Lewis Scott TAYLOR

  General Notes:

Edna Walters Winkler interview by Christine Williams:
Edna remembered that Uncle Scott Taylor was born in a covered wagon and they had to drive 20 miles before they found a place to wash him. He the father of Bijah

Boyd Co KY 1870 census #488 Coalton, KY Micro 593, Vol.24, Roll 488 411-608A Taylor, George 41 Coal miner Eng. F & M foreign birth not naturalized Catherine 30 Scotland F & M foreign birth canot read or write Eliza 12 Scotland attended school within year Mary 10 NY attended school within year Ellen 8 VA attended schoo within year Lewis 5 VA Maggie 3 WV George 1 KY

Born the week Lee surrendered to Grant. Lived in Ky, Michigan & Logan Co WV. Moved to WV to work in the coal mines when Mary Virginia was about 6 years old. She had attended kindergarden in Michigan. Scott and Alice Taylor became very active in the Pilgrim Holiness Church (Wesleyan) at Cherry Tree when the girls were quite young--a life void of worldly amusements, makeup and bobbing of the hair for the girls.

Logan County West Virginia, USA: Taylor, Lewis A., Town: Switzer, WV, Married, White, Widowed, b 4-4-1865 in England, Occupation: Miner(Coal), Father: George Taylor b England, Mother: Mary Engles, b Scotland, d 9-6-1939, Age 74 yrs, 4 mo, 2 days, buried 9-9-1939, Cause of Death: High B P (Blood Pressure), Nephritis?, Buried:Yuma (Yuma Camp, a former coal mining community at present day Wilkinson, WV), Physician: L L Aultz, Informant: Ed Taylor, Date Certificate Filed-10-10-1939, M Lamb (Clerk)

Error: Lewis Scott Taylor was not born in England. His father was.

Carter Co KY 1880 census #408 Seventh Prcnt P 596 P 596A Vol 5 June 29 & 30 #357 Visitation 354 Taylor, George 45 Farmer Eng. Eng. Eng. Catherine 43 Keeping house Scot. Scot. Scot. Mary 17 at home VA(?) Eng. Scot. Ellen 16 at home VA Eng. Scot. Scott 14 works on farm KY(?)Eng. Scot.(Lewis Scott) Margaret 12 at home KY Eng. Scot. George 10 works on farm KY Eng. Scot William 8 KY Eng. Scot. Victoria 6 KY Eng. Scot Albert 4 KY Eng. Scot. Mary 4 G. Daughter KY VA KY


1900 Fed Cen Carter Co KY Willard Precinct 215 215 Taylor, Lewis Head W M Apr 1863 35 M 12 VA Eng Scotland R & W Farmer , Rent Alice Wife W F Oct 1870 29 M 12 KY VA KY R & W Bige Son W M Jan 1891 9 S KY VA KY R & W Clyde Son E M Aug 1894 5 S KY VA KY Jessee Son W M May 1897 3 S KY VA KY Edward Son W M Feb 1900 3/12 S KY VA KY

Deeds: Carter CO KY Deed Book 58 26 day of February 1937 between Wm. Taylor, a single man hereinafter called party of the first part and George Taylor hereinafter called party of the second part, Witnessed: That for and in consideration of the division of the land willed to the said William Taylor, George Taylor and L. S. Taylor by their brother, Albert Taylor, the party of the first part has this day sold, assigned, aliened and by these presents do convey unto the said party of the second part, all the undivided interest in and to the following described tract of land the interest herein conveyed being a two-third undivided interest, and which is bounded and described as follows, to wit: All that certain tract or parcel of land, situate, lying and being on Lost Creek a tributary of Dry Fork of Little Fork of Little Sandy Rivber in Carter County, Kentucky, and bounded as follows: . . . to a stone in the line between Taylor and Willaims on the ridge at Grave Yard, . . ..two hickories on the Taylor side and a sassafrass on the William side marked . . . containing 50 acres, more or less; the grantor Wm. Taylor holds title to a one third undivided interest conveyed herein by virtue of the will of Albert Taylor which is recorded in Will Book Nol. 2 P 229, records of Carter County Court Clerk's Office and by virture of a deed of conveyance from L. S. Taylor bearing date the __ day of ___, 19__, and of record in Volume ___page___Deed Records of Carter County, Kentucky. To have and to hold the above described tract of land with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging unto the party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever with covenants of General Warranty. In testimony whereof the party of the first part hath hereunto subscribed his name this day and date first written herein. W. M. Taylor Recorded 20 March 1937.

Will: Carter CO KY Will Book 2 P 229 May 28, 1918 I hereby bequeath everything that I possess which conists of one hundred and forty (140) acres of land lying in Carter County Kentucky, and a span (?) of mules to my three brothers, namely, Scott Taylor, George Taylor, and W. M. Taylor, the same to be equally divided among them.

Signatures Albert Taylor

Witnesses Lena Henderson Carrie Fitzwater J M McGu (?)

State of Kentucky County of Carter I Arthur Jarvis Clerk of the Carter County Court certify that the forgoing will was on the 10th day of June 1918 produced in the open Court and probated as the last will and testament of Albert Taylor deceased and the same ahs been truly recorded in my office as such. Given under my hand this the 13th day of June 1918. Arthus Jarvis Cler, By Ella Jarvis D.C.

  Research Notes:

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  Death Notes:

High B P Nephritis Dr. L.L. Aultz

  Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Burial: Moved to Highland Memory Gardens at Godby, WV.

Lewis married Mary Alice BOLLING, daughter of William BOLLING and Mary(Molly) L HAM, on 17 May 1888 in Carter Co KY. (Mary Alice BOLLING was born on 18 Oct 1869 in Carter Co, KY, died on 16 Oct 1933 in Monitor, Logan Co, WV and was buried in Euma Cem, Logan Co, WV.)

  Marriage Notes:

Bond 12 May 1888, Sur. Wm Bowling,