Husband: Joseph Taylor
Born: 1793 1,2
Died: Sep- 2-1868 3,4 (see note 1)
Buried: in Middleville Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylor Co, WV 3
Father:
Mother:
Notes 4
Wife: Deborah Gaston
Also known as: Debbie Gaston
Married: Feb-11-1822 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5
Born: Aug- 9-1798 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
Died: Nov-10-1885 in Taylor Co, WV 6,7
Buried: in Middleville Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylor Co, WV 3
Father: John Gaston, Jr. (1752 - 1829)
Mother: Anna Davisson (1765 - 1854)
Notes
M Child 1: John Taylor Born: Jan-18-1823 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 8,9 Died: Jul-31-1888 in Lewis Co, WV 8,9 Buried: in Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 3,8 Census: 1880 in Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV 8 Resided: Jun 1856 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 8 Occupation: farmer 8 Wife: Amanda West b. Jul-28-1829 d. Aug-26-1919 Married: Jul-10-1849 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 8
F Child 2: Nancy Ann Taylor Born: Sep-29-1824 in Peddlers Run, Harrison Co VA (now Taylor Co WV) Died: Apr- 8-1856 Buried: in Middleville Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylor Co, WV Husband: Oliver Perry Corbin b. Nov-10-1821 d. Dec-24-1895 Married: Mar-2-1845 10
F Child 3: Elizabeth Jane Taylor Born: Aug-21-1826 Died: May-12-1884 Husband: John Robinson Married: 1852
F Child 4: Margaret Taylor Born: Sep-24-1828 3 Died: Jan- 4-1909 3 Buried: in Middleville Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylor Co, WV 3 Husband: Andrew S. Carr b. Mar-10-1823 d. Aug-17-1905
M Child 5: James Gaston Taylor Born: Jan-12-1831 in Taylor Co, WV Died: Dec-26-1908 Buried: presumably in Clermont Cemetery, Eldora, Marion Co, WV Wife: Mary Jane Yates b. 1837 d. Aug-30-1908 Married: Jul-1-1856
F Child 6: Mary Taylor Born: Mar- 9-1833 Died: Sep-24-1886 Husband: Francis Findley b. 1815 Married: Dec-8-1864 Husband: James Davis b. 1817 Married: Jul-3-1884
M Child 7: William Davidson Taylor Born: Sep-29-1835 Died: Dec-20-1890 Buried: in Middleville Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylor Co, WV 3 Wife: Nancy Bartlett b. Oct-12-1843 d. Jan-28-1932 Married: Jan-15-1863
M Child 8: Andrew Allen Taylor Born: Sep- 2-1837 Died: Jun-24-1856 Buried: in Middleville Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylor Co, WV Cause of death: typhoid fever
M Child 9: Josiah Taylor Born: Nov-12-1838 Died: Aug- 7-1856 Buried: in Middleville Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylor Co, WV Cause of death: typhoid fever
F Child 10: Sarah "Sally" Taylor Born: Nov-24-1840 Died: May- 1-1909 Buried: in Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Husband: Francis Marion "Frank" Brooks b. Jan- 8-1826 d. May-12-1883 Married: Apr-4-1871 in Taylor Co, WV 11
F Child 11: Henrietta Taylor Also known as: L. E. Gaul 11 Born: Jun-18-1845 Died: Dec-11-1924 Buried: in Mt. Morris Cemetery, Freemansburg, Lewis Co, WV Husband: Anthony Asbury Robinson b. 1848 d. Mar-14-1872 Married: Apr-28-1870 in Taylor Co, WV 11 Husband: Lafayette Erastus Gall b. Sep-13-1834 d. Mar-26-1912 Married: Jun-14-1874 in Taylor Co, WV 11
Sources: (1) Headstone, Inscription does not give a birthdate, but reads that he died on Sep 2 1868 "In His 75 Year of his Age." This would put his birth in about 1793. (2) 1820 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA, Age given as 27. (3) Headstone. (4) E. Murray Taylor, Jr. (1921-2011), Ancestral Record of John Gaston and Anna Davison (self-published) (5) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, A marriage bond was executed on Feb 11 1822 between Joseph Taylor and John Gaston for the marriage of Joseph Taylor and Deborah Gaston. Although there is no indication as to when the wedding ceremony took place, the Feb 11 1822 date is used here for that purpose. Marriage Bonds Bk 3, p. 430. (6) Taylor County Death Records, Grafton, WV, Identified as Deborah Taylor, dau of John & Anna Gaston, wife of Joseph Taylor, d. Nov 10 1885 in Taylor Co, WV, at age 87y 3m 1d. Informant: W. D. Taylor, son. DR Bk 2, p. 34. (7) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 457 & 557. (8) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 294. (9) Headstone (year only) (10) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), www.rootsweb.com. (11) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) Event Notes Note (1) Death date for Joseph Taylor reported as Sep 12 1869 by researcher Linn Baiker, Virginia Beach, VA