William Alexander Taylor

Father:
John W Taylor
Mother:
Mary Ann "Polly" Varney∼4th Generation

William Alexander Taylor
Birth: 11 AUG 1806 in Russell County, Virginia
Death: 8 NOV 1887 in Pike County, Kentucky

Census: 1850 Pike County, Kentucky
Census: 1860 District 1, Pike County, Kentucky

Father: John W. Taylor b: ABT 1779 in Monroe, Amherst County, Virginia
Mother: Mary Ann 'Polly' Varney b: ABT 1781 in Bedford County, Virginia

Marriage 1 Sarah 'Sallie' A. Maynard b: 26 JAN 1810 in Pike County, Kentucky
Married: 10 JUN 1832 in Pike County, Kentucky

Children
1. Margaret 'Peggy' Taylor b: 3 JUN 1829 in Logan County, Virginia (WV)
2. Lydia Taylor b: ABT 1833 in Pike County, Kentucky
3. Tabitha Taylor b: ABT 1836 in Pike County, Kentucky
4. Alvis J. Taylor b: MAR 1837 in Pike County, Kentucky
5. John Taylor b: ABT 1841 in Pike County, Kentucky
6. Jane Taylor b: ABT 1846 in Pike County, Kentucky
7. Sarah A. Taylor b: ABT 1848 in Pike County, Kentucky
8. Paslee Taylor b: ABT 1850 in Pike County, Kentucky
9. Harriett Taylor b: 19 JAN 1853 in Pike County, Kentucky
10. Pricey M. Taylor b: ABT 1843 in Pike County, Kentucky

Added info from Gregory Evans
Sarah married William Alexander Taylor in 1832 in Pike Co Ky. They had a large family and lived on Pond Creek near the town of Stone. William Alexander Taylor was in Co E, 39th Ky Infantry in the Civil War. William was said to have been a strong and hearty man until about a few years before his death. The pension file says William was in a fight and was struck in the head by a rock. The blow to his head was said to have led to paralysis. Another date for William and Sarah's marriage was given as March 15, 1829. That date was said to have been an error.

Sarah in her pension application also stated that she made extra money by being a kind of a doctor. There was a small obituary for her in the Big Sandy News on January 8, 1904. She was said to be well known and respected.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 12 2023, 21:28:46 UTC