George Colby Taylor (1805 - 1871)

Born 16 Oct 1805 in Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Isabelle B. (Winn) Taylor — married 9 Oct 1832 in Hickman, Kentucky, United States

Husband of Virginia C. (Singletary) Taylor — married 20 Jan 1853 in Hickman, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Apr 1871 at age 65 in Hickman, Kentucky, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

George Colby Taylor was born 16 Oct 1805, the son of Richard Taylor, Jr. and Mary Stubbs Taylor.

He married first on 09 Oct 1832 at Hickman County, Kentucky to Isabelle Winn ^[1] and they had children: ^{[2] [3]}

1. John C., b. 02 Feb 1835 ^[1]

2. S. C. (dau.), b. abt. 1839

3. Philip H., b. abt. 1843

4. T. R. (son), b. abt. 1849

Isabelle died in 1853 and George married second on 20 Jan 1853 at Hickman County, Kentucky to Virginia Singletary, ^[4] and they had children: ^{[3] [5]}

5. Myra F., b. 07 Jan 1855, m. Thomas Robert Gordon, d. 02 Aug 1937

6. Mary Elizabeth, b. 17 Aug 1857, m. Gilbert Garrard, d. 20 May 1941

George passed away 07 Apr 1871 and was buried at Columbus Confederate Cemetery in Hickman County, Kentucky. ^[6]

Enslaved African Americans

In 1850, George held 10 African Americans in slavery: ^[7]

7 males, ages 29, 26, 14, 14, 12, 12, 7

3 females, ages 30, 8, 3

In 1860, George held 10 African Americans in slavery: ^[8]

7 males, ages 38, 28, 23, 18, 4, 1, 0

3 females, ages 27, 19, 7

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Copyrighted transcripts of letters by Richard Taylor, Jr. (1777-1835) on file at the Filson Historical Society, 1310 South 3rd Street, Louisville, Kentucky.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M654-776 : 4 April 2020), George C Tayler, Hickman county, part of, Hickman, Kentucky, United States; citing family 412, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB3-1T3 : 14 December 2017), George C Taylor, 1860.
4. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWB9-DMZ : 11 February 2018), George C. Taylor and Virginia C. Singletary, 20 Jan 1853; citing Hickman County, Kentucky, reference p167, ln 192; FHL microfilm 321,386.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWH-Y4K : 12 April 2016), George C Taylor, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 24, family 219, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,969.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #71002996 for Capt George Colby Taylor (16 Oct 1805–7 Apr 1871), citing Columbus Confederate Cemetery, Columbus, Hickman County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Lonnie Mahan (contributor 47391355).
7. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVZS-LTM : Sat Jun 03 16:06:16 UTC 2023), Entry for <Unknown> and George C Taylor, 1850.
8. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKK5-9NPZ : Tue Jul 11 15:33:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Geo C Taylor and <Unknown>, 1860.

See also:

• "United States, Kentucky, Agricultural Schedules, 1850-1880", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68S2-4ZHG : 28 December 2021), George C Taylor, 1850.
• "United States, Kentucky, Agricultural Schedules, 1850-1880", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68MG-QV2G : 28 December 2021), G C Taylor, 1860.
• Ware Family Genealogy: Addendum - The Invisible Tie that Binds