John Wintersteen Taylor (1840 - 1899)

Born 2 Oct 1840 in Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Jacobs) Taylor — married 23 Sep 1866 in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Sep 1899 at age 58 in Lyons, Burt County, Nebraska, USA

Biography

John Wintersteen Taylor was born on 2 Oct. 1840 at Franklin Co., Ohio, USA. He appeared on the census of 7 Aug. 1850 in the household of his parents, John McKnight Taylor and Ive McClary, at Clay Township, Scioto Co., Ohio.^[1] He appeared on the census of 28 June 1860 in the home of his parents at Pike Township, Muscatine Co., Iowa.^[2] He began military service on 7 Sep. 1861 at Camp McClellen, Davenport, Iowa. He ended military service on 23 July 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.^[3]

He married Mary Ann Jacobs on 23 Sep. 1866 at Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa.^[4]

He was a farmer when he and Mary appeared on the census of 6 July 1870 at Seventy Six Township, Muscatine Co., Iowa. He was teaming when he and Mary appeared on the census of 8 June 1880 at Blair, Washington Co., Nebraska.^[5] He and Mary appeared on the census of 6 June 1885 at Blair, Washington Co., Nebraska.

John died on 27 Sep 1899 at Lyons, Burt Co., Nebraska, at age 58 and was buried at Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, Nebraska. His memorial has a photo of his headstone, a copy of his obituary and links to those of family members.^[6]

Obituary

Sep. 1899 at

Lyons, Burt Co., Nebraska

Lyons Mirror

J. W. Taylor died at his home in Lyons, Wednesday morning, Sept. 27, 1899, from the affect of a cancer, leaving a wife and five children to mourn his death. Funeral services were held at 9 o'clock this morning and the remains were taken to Blair for interment. Mr. Taylor was a soldier of the Rebellion, serving in the volunteer army. The Mirror extends its sympathy to the bereaved family.

John enlisted in the Union Army, Co A, 11th Regiment of the Iowa Infantry along with his twin brother William Emory (buried in Blair Cemetery also) and elder brother Joseph Matthew (buried in Wyuka Cemetery, Otoe Co., Ne).

Census

7 Aug. 1850

Clay, Scioto Co., Ohio.

• J M Taylor 38.
• Ive Taylor 34.
• Joseph M Taylor 15.
• O H Taylor 12.
• John Taylor 10.
• Wm Taylor 10.
• Sarah A Taylor 7.
• E R Taylor 4.
• Helen Taylor 9/12.^[1]

28 June 1860

Pike Township, Muscatine Co., Iowa.

• John M Taylor 47.
• Iva Taylor 43.
• Jacob H Taylor 22.
• William U Taylor 19.
• John W Taylor 19.
• Helen Taylor 10.
• Clarence Taylor 8.
• James Taylor 5.^[2]

8 June 1880

Blair, Washington Co., Nebraska

• John W. Taylor 37 b. OH teaming.
• Mary A. Taylor 34 wife b. OH.
• Flora Taylor 12 dau. b. IA.
• Charles Taylor 10 son b. IA.
• Drucilla Taylor 7 dau. b. IA.
• Noah Taylor 5 son b. IA.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Year: 1850; Census Place: Clay, Scioto, Ohio; Roll: M432_727; Page: 266B; Image: 408 1850 US Census. J M Taylor.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Year: 1860; Census Place: Pike, Muscatine, Iowa; Roll: M653_337; Page: 694; Image: 210; Family History Library Film: 803337 1860 US Census. John M Taylor.
3. ↑ John W Taylor Martin-Rott, Susie. Muscatine County, Iowa Civil War Soldiers [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
4. ↑ John W Taylor Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Iowa, Select Marriages, 1851-1900
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Year: 1880; Census Place: Blair, Washington, Nebraska; Roll: 756; Page: 188A; Enumeration District: 032 1880 US Census John W. Taylor
6. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 66025239 John Wintersteen Taylor