West Virginia Pioneers

William Henderson "Hent" Taylor

Male 1851 - 1928  (77 years)


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  • Name William Henderson "Hent" Taylor 
    Born 5 Jan 1851  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 Nov 1928  [2
    Notes 
    • FGD has his birth as 1/5/1851

      The Roane Co. death records has William H Taylor died 11/12/1928, age 78y10m7d. There is no record in the Roane Co. deaths for Jerusha Harper Taylor.
    Person ID I696  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

    Father George Washington Taylor,   b. 1815, Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Nancy A Cobb,   b. Dec 1823,   d. 1901  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Married 19 Aug 1846  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1850 Kanawha Co VA Dist 20 # 1782
      Elijah Taylor 61 VA
      Lydia 68
      George W 38
      Nancy 30
      Archibald 3
      Cornelius 30
      Nancy 25
      George 5
      Polly A 4
      Anderson 2

      1860 Roane Co VA June 8&9, 1860
      Taylor, George W 45
      Nancy 40
      Arthur 12
      Henderson 9
      Lydia 8
      Elijah 4
      Mary 2

      1870 Harper Roane, WV # 44-49
      G W Taylor 50 farmer RE 600, PE 300 b Va
      Nancy A 49 b Dec Va
      Archibald 22 b July Va
      Elijah 14 b May Va
      Mary E 11 b June Va
      Rebecca A 8 b Feb Va

      1880 Census Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia
      George TAYLOR Self M M W 63 VA
      Nancy TAYLOR Wife F M W 57 WV
      Mary TAYLOR Dau F S W 22 WV
      Anna TAYLOR Dau F S W 18 WV
    Family ID F2098  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jerusha HARPER,   b. 15 Aug 1838, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1920  (Age < 81 years) 
    Married 30 Jul 1867  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Notes 

    • Roane Co Marrriages 1856-1919
      Taylor, William H. 17 Kanawha: Roane
      m July 30, 1869
      Green Jerusha 25 (W) Kanawha: Roane
      G. W. & Nancy (Cobb)
      Armistead & Rhoda

      WV Culture website
      Marriage Record
      Date: 30 July 1867
      Place: Roane, West Virginia, United States
      Wm H Taylor, 17; Kanawha Co, WV; Roane Co, WV; GW & Nancy
      Drishy Green, 25; widow; Kanawha Co, WV; Roane Co, WV; Armsted & Rachel

      1870 Harper, Roane, West Virginia
      Taylor, Wm H 19 Jan WV
      Jerusha wife 32 Aug WV
      Green, Sarah E 13 May WV attended school, cannot read/write
      Mary J 10 Apr WV attended school

      1880 Harper, Roane, West Virginia
      Taylor, Henderson 28 WV VA VA
      Jurusia 49 wife WV VA VA

      1900 Roane Co, Harper Dist, sheet 2, line 39:
      26/26 Taylor, William H, Jan 1849, 51, 33, owns farm free #26 reads
      Taylor, Jerusha, Aug 1838, 61, 33, 3-2, Va, Ky, KY, reads

      1920 Roane Co WV Harper Dist 121 # 170
      Dennis L Lowe 32
      Laura B 34
      Hubert 12
      Virgil 9
      Audra 6
      Hargus, Andrew fil 72
      Martha mil 69
      Taylor, Henderson cousin 69 Wd
    Family ID F194  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    2. [S64] Death Records, Roane Co, WV.

    3. [S339] Flora Janet Taylor Lockhart of New Smyrna FL (LemL.

    4. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.