West Virginia Pioneers
Merideth Wellington Taylor
1881 - 1955 (74 years)-
Name Merideth Wellington Taylor Born 21 May 1881 Ryan, Roane County, West Virginia Gender Male Died 30 Sep 1955 St. Frances Hosp., Kanawha Co. WV Buried Ambler Ridge, Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA Notes
1900 - living with cousin Sarah E Taylor Hively
Birth: May 21, 1881
Death: Sep. 30, 1955
From the 10/1/1955 Charleston Gazette:
Taylor, Meredith W.--74, of 539 Pacific St., died yesterday in St. Francis Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired farmer adn stone mason. a native of Roane County, he had lived in Kanawha County for the past 21 years.
Surviving are four sons, Lakin C. of Rand, and Homer E., Clyde M., adn Herman, all of Charleston; a brother, A. M. Taylor of Charleston; two sisters, Mrs. C. R. Hively and Mrs. Anzia Hunt, all of Charleston; 28 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Service will be at 2 pm tomorrow in Mt. Moriah Church on Ambler Ridge, Roane County, with Rev. Estill Monday officiating. Burial will be in Billy Hunt Cemetery near the church under the direction of Cunningham mortuary. The body is at the mortuary.
Person ID I34105 WVPioneers Last Modified 5 Aug 2014
Father Matthew Buckhannon (Buck) Taylor, b. 10 May 1855, Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA , d. 15 Mar 1931, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA (Age 75 years) Mother Louverna Elizabeth Harper, b. 6 Feb 1863, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 15 Dec 1890, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age 27 years) Married 30 Sep 1879 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [1, 2] Notes
RCMR
B M Taylor 24 Roane s/o Isaac & Polly
Louverna Harper, 16 Roane d/o Alexander & Mary
9/30/1879
1900 Roane Co WV Harper Dist # 213
Charles W Harper, 4/1869 m 10y
Emma 11/1871 3-3 children
Lulu E 1/1892
Lona M 2/1894
Birtie son 12/1895
Mathew B Taylor lodger 1 unk/1854 wd
Family ID F10033 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lucinda Hively, b. 11 Dec 1882, West Virginia, USA , d. 11 Oct 1930 (Age 47 years) Married 13 Nov 1900 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [2] Notes - 1910 Harper, Roane, WV # 148-149 all born WV
Taylor, Meredith W 28 m1- 9y
Lucinda 27 m1- 9y 4-4 children
Macie 8
Locie 6
Effie 4
Delphia A 2
1920 Harper, Roane, WV # 74-74
Taylor, Meredith W 38
Lucinda 37
Locie da 16
Effie da 13
Delphia da 11
Laken son 8
Bessie da 5
Homer son 2.7
Davis, Macie da 18 M
Roma sil 25 M
1930 Harper, Roane, WV # 21-22
Taylor, Mirida W 48 M age 19
Lucind 47 M age 17
Delphia d 21 S
Laken C son 19 S
Bessie E da 16 S
Homer E son 12 S
Clyde M son 9
Herman W age scribbled over too much to make it out - maybe 2 or 4?
Children 1. Macie Taylor, b. Abt 1902, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 2. Locie Taylor, b. Abt 1904, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 3. Effie Taylor, b. Abt 1906, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 4. Delphia A Taylor, b. Abt 1908, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 5. Laken Chauncey Taylor, b. 2 Apr 1911, West Virginia, USA , d. 13 Oct 1982, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (Age 71 years) 6. Bessie E Taylor 7. Homer Estil Taylor, b. 19 May 1917, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 28 Nov 2005, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA (Age 88 years) 8. Clyde McKinley Taylor, b. 4 May 1920, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 23 Apr 1998, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (Age 77 years) 9. Herman W Taylor 10. Aden Taylor Family ID F13245 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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