Minerva Elizabeth (Lillard) Taylor (1818 - 1901)

Born 3 Aug 1818 in Cocke, Tennessee, United States

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Died 1 Feb 1901 at age 82 in Benton, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Minerva was born in 1831. Minerva Lillard was born Minerva Canester to father Ruben Canester. We assume she was married once before her marriage to James Berry Taylor. She passed away in 1918.

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Buried 1901 Benton Cemetery, Benton, Polk, Tennessee, United States. ^[1]

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Residence 1850 Polk county, Polk, Tennessee, United States. ^[2] 1870 Tennessee, United States. ^[3] 1880 District 5, Polk, Tennessee, United States. ^[4]

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1. ↑ Source: S1 File Format: File: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVH-W4XR Scrapbook: N 19 OTHER Slideshow: N Minerva Elizabeth Lillard Taylor Name: Minerva Elizabeth Lillard Taylor Maiden Name: Lillard Event Type: Burial Event Place: Benton, Polk, Tennessee, United States of America Age (Estimated): 83 Photograph Included: Y Birth Date: 03 Aug 1818 Death Date: 09 Feb 1901 Cemetery: Benton Cemetery Note: Contains Biography Affiliate Record Identifier: 8104843 Affiliate Image Identifier: 8104843 Citing this Record "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVH-W4XR : 18 June 2020), Minerva Elizabeth Lillard Taylor, ; Burial, Benton, Polk, Tennessee, United States of America, Benton Cemetery; citing record ID 8104843, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. 1901
2. ↑ Source: S23 File Format: File: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDY-6S7 Scrapbook: N 57 OTHER Slideshow: N Manervia Taylor in household of James B Taylor Name: Manervia Taylor Event Type: Census Event Date: 1850 Event Place: Polk county, Polk, Tennessee, United States Event Place (Original): Polk county, Polk, Tennessee Gender: Female Age: 32 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1818 Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Schedule Type: 1850 Population House Number: 220 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace James B Taylor M 35 Tennessee, United States Manervia Taylor F 32 Tennessee, United States Joseph E Taylor M 7 Tennessee, United States Samuel H Taylor M 6 Tennessee, United States William A Taylor M 4 Tennessee, United States John Taylor M 1 Tennessee, United States Household ID: 224 Line Number: 36 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M432 Affiliate Film Number: 892 GS Film Number: 444848 Digital Folder Number: 004206050 Digital Folder Number: 004206050 Image Number: 00414 Image Number: 00414 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01135-6 Record Number: 17105 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDY-6SC : 4 April 2020), John Taylor in household of James B Taylor, Polk county, Polk, Tennessee, United States; citing family 224, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). 1850
3. ↑ Source: S19 File Format: File: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZB-4YX Scrapbook: N 113 OTHER Slideshow: N Menurvey Taylor in household of Berry Taylor Name: Menurvey Taylor Event Type: Census Event Date: 1870 Event Place: Polk, Tennessee, United States Event Place (Original): District 05, Polk, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 51 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1819 Birthplace: Tennessee Page Number: 1 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Berry Taylor M 54 Tennessee Menurvey Taylor F 51 Tennessee William Taylor M 24 Tennessee Nancy Taylor F 19 Tennessee Thomas Taylor M 17 Tennessee Joan Taylor F 14 Tennessee Mary Taylor F 12 Tennessee James Taylor M 10 Tennessee Household ID: 7 Line Number: 38 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M593 GS Film Number: 000553053 Digital Folder Number: 004275520 Image Number: 00100 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01564-5 Record Number: 3613 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZB-4Y2 : 19 March 2020), James Taylor in entry for Berry Taylor, 1870. 1870
4. ↑ Source: S20 File Format: File: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWQ-8MR Scrapbook: N 165 OTHER Slideshow: N Manervy Taylor in household of James B Taylor Name: Manervy Taylor Event Type: Census Event Date: 1880 Event Place: District 5, Polk, Tennessee, United States Event Place (Original): District 5, Polk, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 62 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): W Occupation: Keeping House Birth Year (Estimated): 1818 Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Father's Birthplace: Maryland, United States Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina, United States Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife Sheet Letter: D Sheet Number: 59 Person Number: 1 Volume: 1 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace James B Taylor Self M 64 Tennessee, United States Manervy Taylor Wife F 62 Tennessee, United States Thomas N Taylor Son M 27 Tennessee, United States James M Taylor Son M 20 Tennessee, United States Mary E Taylor Daughter F 22 Tennessee, United States Mary V Taylor Granddaughter F 3 --- District: ED 98 Sheet Number and Letter: 59D Household ID: 13339797 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T9 Affiliate Film Number: 1275 GS Film Number: 1255275 Digital Folder Number: 005162509 Image Number: 00123 Record Number: 49181061 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWQ-8M1 : 15 July 2017), Mary V Taylor in household of James B Taylor, District 5, Polk, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 98, sheet 59D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,275. 1880

Tennessee,Deaths and Burials Index 1874-1955

Picture is from Ancestry.com

• Source: S1 Burial Record Find A Grave Index

• Source: S19 Census United States Census, 1870

• Source: S20 Census United States Census, 1880

• Source: S23 Census United States Census, 1850 Master Listing Source: Y

• Source: S53 Death Record Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966File Format: File: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSXC-C58 Scrapbook: N 226 OTHER Slideshow: N Minerva Sillard in entry for Mary E. Edwards Name: Mary E. Edwards Event Type: Death Event Date: 7 Oct 1918 Event Place: Ducktown, Polk, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 60 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Birth Date: Oct 1858 Birth Year: 1858 Birthplace: Polk Co., Tenn. Burial Date: 9 Oct 1918 Burial Place: Benton, Tenn. Father's Name: J. B. Taylor Father's Birthplace: Blount Co., Tenn. Mother's Name: Minerva Sillard Mother's Birthplace: Cocke Co. Tenn. Other information in the record of Mary E. Edwards Name: Mary E. Edwards Event Type: Death Event Date: 7 Oct 1918 Event Place: Ducktown, Polk, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 60 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Birth Date: Oct 1858 Birth Year: 1858 Birthplace: Polk Co., Tenn. Burial Date: 9 Oct 1918 Burial Place: Benton, Tenn. Father's Name: J. B. Taylor Father's Birthplace: Blount Co., Tenn. Mother's Name: Minerva Sillard Mother's Birthplace: Cocke Co. Tenn. Reference ID: v 45 cn 323 Source Reference: Edwards, Mary E., [1918] GS Film Number: 1299692 Digital Folder Number: 004183637 Image Number: 01689 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06488-0 Record Number: 35 Citing this Record "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSXC-C58 : 26 August 2019), Minerva Sillard in entry for Mary E. Edwards, 7 Oct 1918; Death, Ducktown, Polk, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville. 1918