Thomas G. Taylor (abt. 1844 - abt. 1887)

Born about 15 Aug 1844 in Tennessee, USA [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Josephine (Bumpus) Taylor — married about 23 Jun 1872 in Stewart, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Zepora Westie (Bumpus) Taylor — married about 1878 in Stewart, Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 17 Nov 1887 at about age 43 in Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

Thomas Gregory^[1] Taylor was born on 15 Aug 1844 (unsourced) to Jarrus T Taylor and (presumed wife) Rebecca C. (Empson) Taylor.
Thomas married Nancy Josephine Bumpus on 28 Jun 1872^[2][1]. The couple had two children:

• Edward Frazier Taylor (b. about 1874)^[3] and
• Hettie Caroline (Taylor) Moores (b. 5 Jan 1876)^[3]
  

Nancy died 30 Aug 1877 and Thomas then married Nancy's younger sister, Zepora Westie (Bumpus) Taylor sometime between Sep 1877 and Dec 1878. Thomas and Westie had two children that lived to adulthood:

• Oscar Taylor (b. Sep 1879)^[3]
• Winfred Cullum Taylor (b. 17 Dec 1881)^[4]
• Ethel V. Taylor (b. Aug 1884)^[5].
  

Thomas died 17 Nov 1887 probably in Bumpus Mills, Tennessee, where he is buried in Morgan Cemetery^[6].

Research Notes

• The first and middle names of Thomas are sourced only in Acree^[1] though one can just barely read the initials "T.G. on the gravestone^[6] and in the marriage record^[2] which lists him with initials "T.J.". The middle initial "J." in the marriage record could be a confusion with the middle initial of the bride so middle initial "G." is thought to be more probable.
• The birth date of Thomas in the original of this profile show Thomas being born about 15 Aug 1844 - this is unsourced. The FindAGrave source^[6] depicts the gravestone but it is too worn to be readable. The text of the FindAGrave entry says he was born 15 Jan 1854. One of these two unsourced dates may be right. The 1850^[7], 1860^[8] and 1880^[3] censuses each give an approximate year of birth as ~1843, ~1844 and ~1844 respectively. These dates are much closer to "about 15 Aug 1844" and this date has been retained.
• The first name of the father in the 1850 census is hard to decipher. The indexer of the record gave up and listed no first name. My interpretation is "Jorrot" which would be an interpretation of what the census taker thought he heard - could be anything. The name used in the biography is readable from the father's gravestone.
• The 1850 census and the 1860 census do not align well with each other. 1850 shows the father as born in 1804 or 1805 in NC, with presumed wife Rebecca (born 1820 or 1821 in TN). 1860 shows the father as born in 1819 or 1820 in TN, with presumed wife Sarah (born 1829 or 1830 in TN). The two following censuses show that the father's birth year and place is likely to be 1804 or 1805 in NC so it has been assumed that the 1860 census is bad reporting for birth place and age. The two following censuses show that birth year 1829 to 1931 is probably right for Sarah (though she is shown as born in KY instead of TN). So either the name and wife's birth year were misreported in the 1850 census or the wife (and presumed mother of Thomas) was a prior marriage. The latter theory is supported by the fact that the death certificate for a later child of Jarrus, Leander Taylor (born about 1864), gives his father as "Josh Taylor" and his mother as "Hawkins" but from the marriage record of Jarrus and Rebecca (15 Jan 1837) we know that the wife's name was "Rebecca C Empson". Inconclusive at this point.
• The marriage date of Thomas and Westie is calculated as a period between one month after the death of first wife Nancy and 9 months before the birth of Westie's child Oscar.

Sources

^{[1] [7] [8] [2] [3] [5] [6] [4]}

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} According to the document "A Fentress Genealogy" by Cecil Acree Jr. (as amended Feb. 1985). This document is basically unsourced (it is just a collection of family recollections of varying quality) but has proven reliable in the past. A copy is in the possession of David Fentress.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950 database with images, FamilySearch (21 December 2016), T. J. Taylor and N. J. Bumpus, 23 Jun 1872; citing , Stewart, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 554,291. This shows that "T. J. Taylor" (male) married "N. J. Bumpus" (female) on 23 Jun 1872 in Stewart County, Tennessee, United States.
   Note there is a film linked which one can browse but the record in the film could not be found.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} United States Census, 1880 database with images, FamilySearch (15 July 2017), Westa Z Taylor in household of Thomas Taylor, Saline, Tobacco Port, Stewart, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 155, sheet 237B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1280; FHL microfilm 1,255,280. Enumerated on 8 Jun 1880. This shows :

   "Thomas Taylor (Self, Male, age 36, born TN, occupation farmer, father born NC, mother born Tennessee)

   "Westa Z Taylor" (Wife, Female, age 18, born Tennessee)

   "Edward F Taylor" (Son, Male, age 6, born Tennessee)

   "Hetta C Taylor" (Daughter, Female, age 3, born Tennessee)

   "Oscar M Taylor" (Son, Male, age 9 mo. born Tennessee).

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965 database, FamilySearch (9 January 2019), Winfred Cullum Taylor, 1 Sep 1962; citing Death, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,973,418. This says that "Winfred Cullum Taylor" (married, age 80, born 17 Dec 1881, residence 2121 Crachet, Hopkinsville, occupation Cabinet Maker with own shop, father = "Thomas G Taylor", mother = "Westie Bumpus") died on 1 Sep 1962 in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky from viral pneumonia due to prostatic hypertrophy. Informant was Grady Taylor. Burial on 3 Sep 1962 at Greenhill cemetery, Christian County, Kentucky.
   Note that this is the death record of Westie's son.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} United States Census, 1900 database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 4 July 2018), Westie Z Taylor, Civil District 4, Stewart, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 62, sheet 11A, family 186, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,600. This shows the family living in Civil District 4, Stewart County, Tennessee. Members :

   "Westie Z Taylor" (Head, F, age 38, born Tennessee, Widowed, Number of Living Children: 2, Mother of how many children 4, Birth Date: Jan 1862)

   "Ethel V Taylor" (Daughter, F, age 16 (born Aug 1884), born Tennessee).

6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Find A Grave: Memorial #24065999 for Thomas Gregory Taylor (accessed 25 Aug 2019).
   The gravestone is depicted but only the name "T.G. TAYLOR" is readable from the image.
   The entry says "Thomas Gregory Taylor, Birth 15 Jan 1854, Death 17 Nov 1887 (aged 33), Burial Morgan Cemetery, Bumpus Mills, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA ".
   Links to memorials for the father, two spouses, two siblings and two children are provided.
   Additional text reads: "He had 2 wives that were sisters. The first was Nancy J Bumpus (1856-1879)and when she died he married one of her younger sisters Zepora Westie Bumpus (1862-1944)."
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} United States Census, 1850 database with images, FamilySearch (12 April 2016), Taylor, Stewart county, Stewart, Tennessee, United States; citing family 683, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). This was enumerated on 29 Oct 1850 in Stewart County, Tennessee and shows the family living on a farm with the value of $1500. Members :

   "Jorrot Taylor" (Male, age 45, born North Carolina, occupation farmer)

   "Rebecca Taylor" (Female, age 29, born Tennessee)

   "Margaret Taylor" (Female, age 9, born Tennessee)

   "Thomas Taylor" (Male, age 7, born Tennessee)

   "William Taylor" (Male, age 5, born Tennessee)

   "May Crago" (Female, age 12, born Tennessee).

8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} United States Census, 1860 database with images, FamilySearch (12 December 2017), Jorris Taylor, 1860. This was enumerated on 11 Jun 1860 in District 3 of Stewart County, Tennessee shows the family living on a farm with the value of $1500 and other assets in the value of $1500. Members:

   "Jorris Taylor" (Male, age 40, born Tennessee)

   "Sarah Taylor" (Female, age 30, born Tennessee)

   "Thos Taylor" (Male, age 16, born Tennessee)

   "William Taylor" (Male, age 13, born Tennessee).

Acknowledgement

This profile (Taylor-24489) was generated by a GEDCOM import created by Kelly Moores on Feb 13, 2015. The sources referred to in the import which had working links, referred to publically accessable sources and which did not point to unsourced family trees were retained.