Robert Taylor (1824-1874)
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[edit] OVERVIEW
Robert was probably born in the Glade, Madison County Ohio. His parents relocated to Indiana, settling in Parke County sometime between 1820 and 1830. We do not have a direct record of where in Parke County his parents were living, but in 1849 he married Ama Marie Goldizen in the town of Rockville. Rockville was incorporated in 1823, and it seems likely that the Taylor family moved here about this time. Robert's father died the year after Robert and Ama Marie married, and two of Robert's younger brothers, Harrison and Silas, are shown living with the newly weds in the 1850 census.
By the time of the 1860 census Robert and Ama Marie had moved on to Warren County, Iowa, where they are found living in Washington Township. They are still in Warren County in the 1870 census, but by 1874 they have moved to Franklin Precinct, Fillmore County, Nebraska. Robert died there in December of that year. In the 1885 Nebraska State Census Ama Marie is shown living in Midway Borough of Franklin Precinct, and it is likely that this is where the couple originally settled c. 1872. Ama Marie died at age 65 in July of 1889, in Fillmore County, and was buried in the Franklin Cemetery. Robert's final resting place is not known, but is presumably nearby.
Robert and Ama Marie had a total of six known children, though there is a substantial gap between the birth of John Levick in 1850, and his brother James in 1858. It seems likely that Robert and Ama Marie lost several children during this period.
[edit] Vita
| Entry | Source/Basis/Commentary | |
| DOB: | 4 Apr 1824 | |
| POB: | Madison Co, OH | Census records give various POB's, including OH, IN, and IA. Ohio seems most likely based on POB's of siblings, though those POB's have not themselves been verified. |
| DOD: | 7 Dec 1874 | |
| POD: | Ohiowa, Franklin Township, Fillmore Co, NE | Location map. Note that the Franklin Cemetery where Ama Marie lies buried three miles to the south of Ohiowa, at the red target symbol |
| Burial: | ||
| Spouse: | Ama Marie Goldizen (1827-1889) | |
| DOM: | 17 April 1849 | |
| POM: | Rockville, Parke Co Indiana | |
| Father: | James T. Taylor (1794-1850) | |
| Mother: | Sarah Melvin (1800-1839) |
[edit] Ancestry
[edit] ChildList
| Children of Ama Marie Goldizen (1827-1889) by Robert Taylor (1824-1874) | Edit This List | |||||||
| Name | DOB | POB | DOD | POD | Spouse | DOM | POM | Notes |
| John Levick Taylor | 3 Mar 1850 | Terre Haute, Vigo Co, Indiana | 29 Apr 1905 | Alexandria, Thayer Co NE | Lurana Edyth Davis | 24 May 1870 | Indianola, Warren, Iowa | |
| James Taylor | Jun 1858 | IA | c1875 | Franklin, Fillmore Co NE | ||||
| Edwin Taylor (1859-?) | 12 Jun 1859 (2) | Iowa | 15 Jul 1936 (2) | Marengo co IA | 1) Matilda McPherson | http://www.rootsweb.com/~nefillmo/FillmoreMarriagesS-T.htm | ||
| 2) Lucy E. Tracy (1870-1918) (2) | Edwin and Lucy moved to Marengo Co, at some point, but when is not clear. He was in Fillmore Co in the 1885 census, but has not been located after that date in Federal census records. Lucy died in Marengo in 1918, so the move was prior to that date. (2) Gravestone inscriptions for Edwin Taylor and Lucy E. Taylor by TL Willis 1981 for IOOF Cemetery, Marengo Ohio | |||||||
| Este Phydalia Taylor (1860-1927) | 29 Oct 1860 | Indianola, Warren Co IA | 29 August, 1927 | Marengo, Iowa Co, IA | Este Phydallia and husband appear in the Nebraska census records from 1880 to 1920; in 1930 the couple appears in Marengo, IA. They are buried in the IOOF Cem, Marengo Iowa near her brother Edwin taylor, and wife Lucy E Tracy. | |||
| Walter Ellesworth Taylor (1862-1942 | 8 Jul 1862 | Palmyra, Warren Co, IA | Nov 1944 | Hillsboro, OR | Quitera May Patten (1867-1901) | 12 May 1883 | Moved to Hillsboro Oregon c1890 | |
| Harrison Taylor | 6 May 1864 | Warren Township, IA ? | 25 Nov 1939 | Maysville CA | Mary Jane Corbin | 6 Mar 1890 | Harrison and Mary J are shown in the 1930 census for Belvediere, Thayer Co, NE., ages 66 and 63 respectively. | |
[edit] Dispersion
Most of the children of Robert and Ama Marie seem to have remained in Nebraska, in or near Fillmore Co, for most of their lives. James lived and died in Fillmore Co. John Levick and Harrison moved to nearby Thayer Co. Harrison apparently moved to California late in life, as he is shown dying there in 1939, but was still in Thayer County as late as the 1930 census. Edwin and Este Phydallia apparently moved back to Iowa, as they are shown dying there. This has been reasonably confirmed for Este Phydallia, as she appears with her husband William Baldwin in the 1920 census for Marengo IA. So far we have not been able to confirm the whereabouts of Edwin after the 1885 Nebraska census which shows him in Fillmore Co. Walter Ellesworth Taylor moved about 1890 to Hillsboro Oregon.
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[edit] Alternative Interpretation
[edit] Records
[edit] U.S. 1840 Census Record
| Year | 1840 | Commentary | ||||||||||||||
| State | Indiana | Robert Taylor is probably the 15-20 year old male in the household of James Taylor. Note that the eldest female is between 15 and 20; this is presumably one of Robert's sisters, and is consistent with Sarah Melvin, wife of James T. dying just before this census. James is living two households away from a Clarissa Taylor age between 50 and 60; This placs her DOB between 1780 and 1790, and is marginally consistent with her being James T. Taylor's widowed mother, but is more likely a sister or sisterinlaw. There is also a James (?) Justus living a few households away; he might be related to Katherine Justice, but the relationship would be somewhat distant from James Taylor. | ||||||||||||||
| County | Parke | |||||||||||||||
| Township | -- | |||||||||||||||
| HOH | Sex | Under 5 | 5-under 10 | 10-under 15 | 15-under 20 | 20-under 30 | 30-under 40 | 40-under 50 | 50-under 60 | 60-under 70 | 70-under 80 | 80-under 90 | 90-under 100 | 100 and upwards | ||
| James Taylor | Male | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Female | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
[edit] U.S. 1850 Census Record
| Year | 1850 | House # | 709 | Commentary |
| State | IND | Family # | 709 | Robert and Amy have been married for about 1 year, as evidenced by their 1 year old son John. Robert's brothers Silas and Harrison are living with them; his mother died in 1839, and his father died in 1850, so it seems likely that the census was taken after his fathers death, and the orphaned Harrison and Silas moved in with their older brother. Ama Maria's mother, Mary Goldizen, is found living next door to the couple, with two grown sons. |
| County | Parke Co | Enumeration Date | 12 September 1850 | |
| Township | District 85 | |||
| Name | Age | YOB | Occupation | POB |
| Robert Taylor | 25 | 1825 | Farmer | OH |
| Amy Taylor | 21 | 1829 | IND | |
| John Taylor | 1 | 1849 | IND | |
| Silas Taylor | 19 | 1831 | Farmer | IND |
| Harrison Taylor | 12 | 1838 | IND |
[edit] U.S. 1860 Census Record
| Year | 1860 | House # | 342 | Commentary |
| State | IA | Family # | 318 | Robert is shown as having a personal estate worth $250, comparable to his immediate neighbors ($150-$500). He is shown as owning no land, though most of his neighbors have real estate valued at between $1200 and $2500. |
| County | Warren | Enumeration Date | 12 June 1860 | |
| Township | Washington | |||
| Name | Age | YOB | Occupation | POB |
| Robert Taylor | 32 | 1828 | farmer | IND |
| Emma Taylor | 28 | 1832 | IND | |
| John Taylor | 10 | 1850 | IND | |
| James Taylor | 2 | 1858 | IA | |
| Edwin Taylor | 1 | 1859 | IA |
[edit] U.S. 1870 Census Record
| Year | 1870 | House # | 119 | Commentary |
| State | IA | Family # | 119 | The Lorana Taylor listed in this household is probably Lorana Cook, wife of John Levick Taylor. A Warren County Ohio marriage record shows John as marrying a Lorana Cook in May of 1870. |
| County | Warren | Enumeration Date | 1 July 1870 | |
| Township | Palmyra | |||
| Name | Age | YOB | Occupation | POB |
| Robert Taylor | 44 | 1826 | Farmer | Iowa |
| Amy Taylor | 42 | 1828 | Keeps House | Iowa |
| John Taylor | 20 | 1850 | Farmer | Iowa |
| James Taylor | 14 | 1856 | Iowa | |
| Edwin Taylor | 11 | 1859 | Iowa | |
| Estei | 9 | 1861 | Iowa | |
| Walter Taylor | 7 | 1863 | Iowa | |
| Harrison Taylor | 4 | 1866 | Iowa | |
| Lorana Taylor | 20 | 1850 | Keeps House | NC |
[edit] U.S. 1880 Census Record
| Year | 1880 | House # | 85 | Commentary | ||||
| State | Nebraska | Family # | 91 | Ama is shown as being widowed. Joseph Taylor is shown living in the household as her brotherinlaw. Oliver Patten is shown living in House 83 John Taylor in House 84, Harrison Taylor with wife Loranna in House 86 living with, and another family) | ||||
| County | Fillmore | Enumeration Date | 1 June 1880 | |||||
| Township | Franklin Precinct | |||||||
| Name | Age | YOB | Occupation | Immigration Year | POB | Fathers POB | Mothers POB | |
| Ama Taylor | 50 | Keeping House | Indiana | KY | VA | |||
| Edwin Taylor | 21 | Farming | Iowa | OH | Indiana | |||
| Walter Taylor | 18 | Farming | Iowa | OH | Indiana | |||
| Harrison Taylor | 14 | Farming | Iowa | OH | Indiana | |||
| Joseph Taylor | 50 | Farming | IND | IND | IND | |||
[edit] 1885 Nebraska State Census
Persons listed are shown as living in Midway Borough,, recorded on page 15 of Enumeration District 283
| Name | Age | Birth Place | Location | Date |
| Edwin Taylor | 26 | Iowa | Franklin Precinct, Fillmore Co, NE | 15 Jun 1885 |
| Matilda Taylor | 28 | Iowa | Franklin Precinct, Fillmore Co, NE | 15 Jun 1885 |
| Oran Taylor | 3 | Nebraska | Franklin Precinct, Fillmore Co, NE | 15 Jun 1885 |
| Bessie Taylor | 5/12 | Nebraska | Franklin Precinct, Fillmore Co, NE | 15 Jun 1885 |
| Amy Taylor | 59 | Indiana | Franklin Precinct, Fillmore Co, NE | 15 Jun 1885 |
| Haneson Taylor | 21 | Indiana | Franklin Precinct, Fillmore Co, NE | 15 Jun 1885 |
| Walta Taylor | 22 | Iowa | Franklin Precinct, Fillmore Co, NE | 15 Jun 1885 |
| Charely Taylor | 18 | Iowa | Franklin Precinct, Fillmore Co, NE | 15 Jun 1885 |
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[edit] Research Needs
There appear to be some significant problems in tracing the history of some of Robert and Ama Marie's children. Edwin and Este Phydallia in particular seem problematic, as knowledgable sources show them returning to Iowa at some point. While this is possible, it does not seem particularly likely. A clear cut vetment of their history is needed to show that the persons cited as dying in Iowa, are really the children of Robert and Ama Marie.
Another problem is the wife of Edwin. Knowledable sources indicate he had two spouses, but his first marriage to Lucy Tracy was less than two years. Yet all of his children are commonly listed as the children of Lucy, not Matilda. It may be that the family lines of two separate Edwin Taylors have been conflated.
