Hannibal Giddings Taylor (1846 - 1910)

Born 10 Jan 1846 in Ohio, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane (Bevers) Taylor — married 24 Jun 1868 in Palo Pinto, Texas, United States

Died 11 Oct 1910 at age 64 in Palo Pinto, Texas, United States

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Biography

When Hannibal Giddings Taylor was born on January 10, 1846, in Ohio, Kentucky, his father, Stephen, was 27 and his mother, Eleanor, was 23. He married Mary Jane "Mollie" Beavers on June 24, 1868, in Palo Pinto, Texas. They had 12 children in 21 years. He died on October 11, 1910, in Palo Pinto, Texas, at the age of 64, and was buried in Palo Pinto, Texas

Biography By Bobbie Watson Ross, great grand daughter of Ham and Mary Jane Bevers Taylor from book "Bevers and Taylor, Pioneer settlers of Palo Pinto County" by Bobbie Ross 1996. BL bluekywoman1 originally shared this on 29 Oct 2012 Biography Posted 03 Apr 2022 by Harley Lusher Hannibal Giddings (Ham) Taylor was the oldest son of Stephen Slade Taylor who was one of the earliest settlers of Palo Pinto County. On 24 June 1868 he and Mary Jane Bevers were married, uniting two pioneer families of the county. Their wedding picture shows Ham to be dressed in nearly knee high leather boots that he was reputed to have made for himself. On this instance Stephen Slade Taylor gave consent for the marriage, the marriage was performed by G. W. Slaughter, B.M., and filed and recorded by Stephen Slade Taylor as Palo Pinto County Clerk. There were 10 children of this union to grow to maturity, one girl died as a child. Ham Taylor in his turn became a preacher and services were held in his home for many years before a church was built. This church has a historical marker, "First Christian Church Oldest- Church Building in Palo Pinto, for congregation believed to have been first of any faith worshipping here. Organized 1857 in home of Dr. Stephen S. Taylor, a lay preacher. Members built church in 1882-1883. Despite 1883 storm damage, building has been in continuous use-sometimes by other faiths during their early years. Addison and Randolph Clark, founders of Texas Christian University, were early Pastors. Recorded texas Historic Landmark-1968" Daughter of Stephen Slade Taylor, Aurilla Eliza Jane married Samuel Houston Bevers. Brother and sister married brother and sister. In this instance S.S. even performed the wedding ceremony. These two couples contributed many children to the development of Palo Pinto County. Ham Taylor died Oct. 10, 1910, Mary Jane lived on until Feb. 11, 1935. She had a grandson in the Legislature in Austin at that time and the Legislature was in session. It was adjourned on Feb. 13, 1935 in her memory and a resolution was read naming her as a true pioneer. Her obituarty in the Palo Pinto County Star stated that at 87, she was the county's oldest pioneer.

Sources

Source Citation Year: 1850; Census Place: Vienna, Johnson, Illinois; Roll: 112; Page: 322a

Source Information Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.