James Wesley Taylor (1824 - 1901)

Born 22 Sep 1824 in Warren, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Marcia Ann (Floyd) Taylor — married 27 Jan 1846 in Warren, Kentucky, United States

Husband of Louisa Dllen Whalen — married 19 Nov 1872 in Butler, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Nov 1901 at age 77 in Woodson, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Parents: Joseph Best Taylor 1801–1864 Polly Ann Hudnall Taylor 1803–1845

Spouses: Marcia Ann Floyd Taylor 1828–1872 (m. 1846) Louisa Ellen Whalen Taylor 1848–1933 (m. 1872)

Birth

Date: 22 Sep 1824

Place: Warren County, KY

Death

Date: 2 Nov 1901

Place: Yates Ctr, Woodson Co., Kansas

Military

Civil War- Union Enlistment Date: 14 Sep 1861; Rank at enlistment: 1st Sergeant; Enlistment Place: Calhoon, Kentucky, Company G, Kentucky 11th Infantry Regiment on 09 Dec 1861 Was POW.

ENLISTED IN 1861 AT AGE 37 IN THE UNION ARMY AT BOWLING GREEN AND WAS MADE FIRST SARGEANT TO CAPT. WILLIAM R WILLIS, COMPANY G, 11TH REGIMENT OF KY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. PRISONER OF WAR AT LIBBY PRISON, AT RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

Burial

Place: Pleasant Valley Cem., Woodson Co., KS

Marriage

Husband: James Wesley Taylor

Wife: Marcia Ann Floyd

Marriage:

Date: 27 Jan 1846

Place: Warren County, KY

Child: Ann D Taylor

Child: Atwood Taylor

Child: Richard B Taylor

Child: Martha Frances Taylor

Child: Joseph Everett Taylor

Child: Alfred Taylor

Child: McClung Taylor

Child: Henry Allen Taylor

Child: Douglass Taylor

Child: James N Taylor

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Husband: James Wesley Taylor

Wife: Louisa Ellen Whalen

Marriage:

Date: 19 Nov 1872

Child: Clara B Taylor

Child: Sarah J Taylor

Child: Isa Lena Taylor

Child: Florence Taylor

Child: Addie May Taylor

Child: Albert Davis Taylor

Child: Fred W Taylor

Child: Archie Lee Taylor

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Husband: Joseph Best Taylor

Wife: Polly Ann Hudnall

Marriage:

Date: 28 Jan 1822

Place: Butler County, KY^[1]

Child: Thomas Bascom Taylor

Child: James Wesley Taylor

Child: Rhoda Chastain Taylor

Child: Sarah Best Taylor

Child: Paradine Taylor

Child: William Allen Taylor

Child: Aaron Taylor

Child: Joseph Irvin Taylor

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Notes

Family History of the Joseph Taylor, Jr. and Sarah Best Family” By Shari H. Franke

James Wesley Taylor, son of Joseph Best Taylor and Polly Amm Hudnall, was born 22 September 1824, near Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky, where he grew to manhood. He became a farmer and at the age of 21 years, married Marcia Ann Floyd on 27 January 1846, at Warren County, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Enoch Floyd, who gave his consent. Gideon Floyd was bondsman. (Note: Family Bible record states they were married on 17 January, and Warren County record indicates they were married 26 January.) To this union were born ten children, eight sons and two daughters.

When war was declared between the States, James Wesley enlisted in 1861 at age 37 in the Union Army at Bowling Green and was made First Sergeant to Captain William R. Willis, Company G, 11th Regiment of Kentucky Infantry Volunteers and served until the end of the war. In the latter days of his life, James Wesley told some of his experiences in the war when visitors came to his home. The first major battle in which he took part was at Pittsburg Landing, sometimes called Shiloh, where the Union forces were defeated in the first day's fighting; however, on the second day, recruits from what were known as Tennessee and Kentucky Riflemen were sent up and repulsed the Confederates with severe losses. The Regiment to which James W. was attached later became a part of General Sherman's Army in his movement to cut communications between the North and South and it was during this engagement that James W. was captured, and made a prisoner of war. The incident of his capture was as follows: Riding a horse into a stream to fill canteens he saw three horsemen approaching but noticing they wore the blue uniform of the Union soldiers, he made no attempt to escape; however, the uniforms were borrowed from former captives and through this guise, James W. was taken prisoner. First, he was sent to Libby Prison near Richmond, Virginia, where a tunnel had been dug under the wall so prisoners could escape. Upon discovery of this escape route, the Libby prisoners were taken to Andersonville Prison, where James W. remained until the end of the war, a total of 16 1/2 months. During his imprisonment he contracted a bronchial ailment from which he never fully recovered. When the war ended and prisoners were being released, a group gathered at the gate to await its opening. They heard the strains of "Home Sweet Home", whereupon some shouted, some prayed, while others fell to the ground, overcome with emotion. They were then marched to waiting freight cars on a siding and taken to Louisville, Kentucky to be mustered out and sent home. Upon arrival at Louisville, their tattered clothing was stripped from their emaciated bodies, they were bathed, given new uniforms, fed and released, on 21 March 1865.

Marcia Ann Floyd was born in 1828 at Warren County, Kentucky, the daughter of Enoch Floyd and Susan Lee. Marcia Ann died 26 July 1872, at Threlkel (Taylor Port), Butler, Kentucky. She was buried at the Taylor Cemetery off Kill Shed Road on the Joe Taylor farm (later belonging to Cleot Gabbard), Butler, Kentucky.

James Wesley Taylor and Marcia Ann Floyd's children were: Atwood, Richard B., Martha Frances "Fannie", Joseph Everett, Alfred, McClung, Henry Allen, Douglas, Ann Lee and James Newton Taylor.

While living at Butler county, Kentucky, James Wesley Taylor served as a magistrate for many years.

On 19 November 1872, he married (2) Louisa Ellen Whalen, at Butler County, Kentucky. They moved to West Plains, Howell, Missouri in 1875.

Louisa Ellen Whalen was born 9 November 1848, near Booneville, Edmonson, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Christian Whalen and Nancy Young.

James Wesley Taylor and Louisa Ellen Whalen's children were: Clara Belle, Sarah J., Isa Lena, Florence, Addie May, Albert Davis, Fred W. and Archie Lee Taylor.

Son Fred W. Taylor said in his autobiography about his father. "In the last two years of my father's life, he was often bedridden and finally on the morning of 2 November 1901, after calling all members of the family to his bedside, my brother Archie and I being the last to hear his admonition 'Be good', the doughty old warrior expired. He was buried the next day in the cemetery in the northwest corner of the farm which shall always remain in my memory at home. This now left my mother with three young boys and my sister Addie to manage the farm. By dint of effort and spartan living, we stayed together. My mother (Louisa Ellen Whalen) passed away (3 March 1933) at age 84 and was laid to rest beside the grave of my father."

PAGE 210 "JOSEPH TAYLOR FAMILY HISTORY" BY SHARI FRANKE. JAMES WESLEY ENLISTED IN 1861 AT AGE 37 IN THE UNION ARMY AT BOWLING GREEN AND WAS MADE FIRST SARGEANT TO CAPT. WILLIAM R WILLIS, COMPANY G, 11TH REGIMENT OF KY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. PRISONER OF WAR AT LIBBY PRISON, AT RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

Occupation: MAGISTRATE OF BUTLER CO

Buried: PLEASANT VALLEY CEM., WOODSON CO., KS

Sources

• World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1 Title: World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1 Author: Brøderbund Software, Inc. Publication: Release date: November 29, 1995
• PAGE 210 "JOSEPH TAYLOR FAMILY HISTORY" BY SHARI FRANKE. JAMES WESLEY

* KY GENEALOGY AND BIOGRAPHY, VOL. 3, PAGE 48. * BUTLER COUNTY MARRIAGE BOOK, PAGE 119, CONSENT OF ENOCH TAYLOR. WARREN COUNTY MARRIAGES 1797-1851, COPYRIGHT 1970 FROM ORIGINAL BONDS. STATES "HER CONSENT BY FATHER (ENOCH FLOYD, ESQ.) IN PERSON."

• Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
• Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 4, Butler, Kentucky; Roll: M593_451; Page: 360A
• Year: 1880; Census Place: Howell, Howell, Missouri; Roll: 691; Page: 448C; Enumeration District: 051
• Year: 1900; Census Place: Eminence, Woodson, Kansas; Roll: 503; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0183
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50999383/louisa-ellen-taylor: accessed 13 October 2023), memorial page for Louisa Ellen Whalen Taylor (9 Nov 1848–3 Mar 1933), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50999383, citing Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Rose, Woodson County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by F Mc (contributor 46853696).

1. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: Tree #4407 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3