Charles Peyton Taylor (1880 - 1918)

Born 3 Aug 1880 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 17 Oct 1918 at age 38 in Ensley, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Charles Peyton Taylor was born on 03 August 1880 in Alabama, United States. His birth year varies in the records, but this is the date written on his World War I Draft Registration Card.^[1] He was the son of Charles Peyton Taylor and Rowena (Gilcrease) Taylor (~1858 - 1944).^[2]

Charley Taylor and Martha Elizabeth Merrell were married on 16 November 1902 in Shelby County, Alabama.^[3] They were the parents of at least 5 children.

Charles Peyton Taylor died on 17 October 1918 in Ensley, Jefferson County, Alabama at the age of 38.^[2] He was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.^[4]

Known Children:

1. Clarence Green Taylor (1904-1975)
2. Malcolm William Taylor (1906-1976)
3. Melvin Vinson Taylor (1906-1980)
4. Jack Ausley Harding Taylor (1909-1990)
5. James Howard Taylor (1916-1987)

Sources

1. ↑ "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
   Registration State: Alabama; Registration County: Jefferson
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6482 #22117264 (accessed 30 July 2022)
   Name: Charley Peyton Taylor; Race: White; Birth Date: 3 Aug 1880; Residence Date: 1917-1918; Street Address: 98 Valley Road; Residence Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; Draft Board: 5; Physical Build: Medium; Height: Short; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Light Brown; Spouse: Martha Elizabeth Taylor.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:MQK5-CLX : 11 January 2021), Entry for Charles Peyton Taylor, 1918.
3. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:Q2ZR-N4WS : 19 February 2021), Entry for Charley Taylor and Martha Merrell, 16 Nov 1902; citing Shelby, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,571,846.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81757050/charles-peyton-taylor: accessed 30 July 2022), memorial page for Charles Peyton Taylor (Aug 1881–17 Oct 1918), Find A Grave: Memorial #81757050, citing Oakland Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Jerri (contributor 47576651).

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9D1-X16 : 11 March 2022), Charles Taylor in entry for R G Taylor, 1900.

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
R G Taylor	F	31	Widowed	Head	Wash Woman	Alabama
Charles Taylor	M	18	Single	Son	Screens Ore At Furnace	Alabama
Hand Taylor	M	16	Single	Son	Screens Ore At Furnace	Alabama
William Taylor	M	13		Son	Drives Ore ?	Alabama
Rice Taylor	M	10	Single	Son		Alabama
George Taylor	M	7	Single	Son		Alabama

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:9QJS-6VP : accessed 30 July 2022), Household of Chas P Taylor, Precinct 11, Talladega, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 136, sheet 20A, family 326, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 34; FHL microfilm 1,374,047.

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Chas P Taylor	M	27	Married	Head	Brickmaker - Marble Quarry	Alabama
Martha Taylor	F	26	Married	Wife		Alabama
Clarence Taylor	M	5	Single	Son		Alabama
Malvine Taylor	M	4	Single	Son		Alabama
Malcom Taylor	M	4	Single	Son		Alabama
Oswell Taylor	M	1	Single	Son		Alabama