Prrof Rebecca Taylor (Forshey) is the daughter of James Taylor and Margaret Lock(e)

Question

Rebecca F Taylor (Forshey) b:25 Apr 1825 at Huntingdon County, PA

daughter of: James Taylor b:06 Jul 1788, at Mercer, PA, d: 30 Jun 1855 at Connelsville, Pa and his spouse:

Margaret Lock(e) Taylor b:1817 at Washington, Lawrence, PA and d:1870 at Mercer, PA

Rebecca was married to William Forshey b: 15 Mar 1819 at Cass Twp., PA and d: 15 Aug 1888 at Valley, Armstrong, PA

My name is Dan Hamilton. I have a wiki tree that I have not attended to in a while and am also at Ancestry.com. I need to prove to SAR that Rebecca is the daughter of James and Margaret. This proof is the last hurdle I need to jump to get my SAR application from the local level to the state for verification. IF, I should happen to have Rebecca's parents incorrectly shown and you know who they should be, please let me know that.

Thanks so much!!

Comments

Not seeing a birth record.  Sorry.

Answer 1

You may want to research this Margaret listed on the 1860 census:

Name:	Margaret Taylor
Age:	73
Birth Year:	abt 1787
Gender:	Female
Birth Place:	Pennsylvania
Home in 1860:	Cass, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Post Office:	Mount Union
Family Number:	1059
Value of real estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age William Forshey 40 Rebecca Forshey 34 John W Forshey 15 Anthony J Forshey 11 George W Forshey 8 Martin Forshey 5 Isaac Forshey 2 Margaret Taylor 73

 

Source Citation

Year: 1860; Census Place: Cass, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1115; Page: 122; Image: 126; Family History Library Film: 805115

Comments

Hello,

I had actually found this previously. Margaret shows up in the 1850 Cass Twp. census in the residence adjoining the Forsheys' and as you pointed out, she is I their household in 1860. My SAR registrar thinks this is too thin and wants stronger proof. Rebecca doesn't fall in the correct timeframe for a marriage license or death certificate. Sooo, I'm thinking either an obituary for Rebecca or her parents or a will from her father showing her as a child.

Thanks so much for your effort!!