Lilly was born in 1866 to Thomas & Elizabeth Taylor of Duntroon, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth died in childbirth about 1874. Her daughters Lilly and Elizabeth (Lizzie) were sent to Morrison, Illinois, to be raised by their maternal uncle, Duncan McGilvary and his wife, Agnes. Fred and Ella were sent to live with uncle Alex McGilvary in Manitoba. Both her daughter Jane (Carter) and sons Duncan and Thomas stayed in Ontario.
"Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4QC-BJJ : accessed 24 September 2015), Lily A Taylor in household of Thomas Taylor, Sunnidale, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 50, line 13; Library and Archives Canada film number C-9962, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 4,396,340.
Thomas Taylor M 36 O Anne Jane Taylor F 13 O Lily A Taylor F 5 O Elizabeth Taylor F 1 O
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXK1-JYP : accessed 1 October 2015), Lilley Mcgilvary in household of Duncan Mcgilvary, Union Grove, Whiteside, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district 214, sheet 317A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0259; FHL microfilm 1,254,259.
Duncan Mcgilvary Self M 40 Scotland Agness Mcgilvary Wife F 40 Scotland Lilley Mcgilvary Daughter F 13 Canada Lizzie Mcgilvary Daughter F 9 Canada Agust Ekdahl Other M 17 Sweden Willie Mcgilvary Son M 14 Canada
See also:
US Census 1900 Peter Johnson Head M 52 Sweden Lillie Johnson Wife F 34 Canada E Andy Johnson Son M 21 Illinois Delbert Johnson Son M 19 Illinois Albert Johnson Son M 16 Illinois Iva (Ivy) Johnson Daughter F 10 Illinois Arthur Johnson Son M 9 Illinois Lillian Johnson Daughter F 6 Illinois Josiphine Johnson Daughter F 3 Illinois
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSC3-RKD : accessed 2 February 2016), Lillie Johnson in household of Peter Johnson, Union Grove Township, Whiteside, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 4B, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,352.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2XV-D58 : accessed 20 September 2017), Lillie Johnson in household of Peter Johnson, Election District 2, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 15A, family 217, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 550; FHL microfilm 1,374,563.
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"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV6-4FVQ : accessed 1 October 2015), Lilly Johnson, 1917; Burial, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States of America, Davidsonville United Methodist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 15980754, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
See also: Possibly her brother and sister Fred and Ella (?) Alex McGilvray M 38y Scotland Julia McGilvray F 35y Ontario Fredrick McGilvray M 9y Ontario Ella McGilvray F 7y Ontario Eleanor Birch F 35y England CITING THIS RECORD
"Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6M-99D : accessed 31 January 2016), Alex McGilvray, Portage, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada; citing p. 16; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13283, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,919.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2XV-D56 : accessed 1 March 2019), Lillie Johnson in household of Peter Johnson, Election District 2, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 15A, family 217, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 550; FHL microfilm 1,374,563.
Daughter Eleanor Josephine "Elna" "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7TY-PBN : accessed 1 March 2019), Eleanor J. Johnson, 26 Feb 1920, District of Columbia, United States; citing reference ID cn258136, District Records Center, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,115,938.
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