Henry Bowman Taylor (1829 - 1912)

Born 17 Sep 1829 in Aston Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Adelaide Jaques (Upham) Taylor — married 19 Apr 1870 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Died 24 Jun 1912 at age 82 in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Henry married Adalaide Jacques Upham on 19 April 1870 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.^[1] Her parents were Don A. J. Upham and Elizabeth S. Upham. Adelaide is mentioned in a genealogy of the Upham family, saying that she had 3 daughters with Henry Bowman Taylor.^[2] Her father's name is given there are "Hon. Don Alonzo Joshua Upham" and her mother's as Elizabeth S. Jaques.

They appear in the 1870 census in Chester, indicating that they were married in April of that yer. They are 40 and 20 respectively. He is in the retail hardware trade. They have one domestic servant.^[3] By 1880 they had their first two daughters.^[4]

In 1900 Henry was 70 and Adelaid was 50. two daughters were with them, Elizabeth (Jun 1874) and Caroline (May 1881). They have been married 30 years and Henry's occupation is "Gentleman". Adelaide shows 3 children born and 3 living.^[5] In 1910 they are together at 81 and 60, with no other family.^[6]

He died 24 Jun 1912 in the city of Chester. He was a hardware merchant with parents Joseph Taylor and mother Hannah Burdett. His wife survived him. Some transcriptions show him as "Harry B Faylor".^[7][8]

Research Note

A Henry and Adelaide Taylor who had children in Michigan at about this time were a different couple.

Henry married Adelaide when he was about 40 years old. There is no evidence of a prior marriage, but it can't be ruled out.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
   Citing Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,013,961.
   FamilySearch (accessed 14 November 2021)
   Henry Bowman Taylor marriage to Adalaide Jacques Upham on 19 Apr 1870 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
2. ↑ Upham genealogy; the descendants of John Upham, of Massachusetts, who came from England in 1635, and lived in Weymouth and Malden, Frank Kidder Upham, 1892. p.255. Accessed at archive.org 14 Nov 2021.
3. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   Citing Page: 56; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 14; FHL microfilm: 000552835; Record number: 7141;
   FamilySearch (accessed 14 November 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00185
   Henry B Taylor (40) head of household in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   Citing enumeration district ED 18, sheet 339A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,126.
   FamilySearch (accessed 14 November 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00287
   H B Taylor (50), married head of household in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania, United States.
5. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   Citing enumeration district (ED) 152, sheet 4B, family 79, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,404.
   FamilySearch (accessed 14 November 2021)
   FamilySearch Image
   Henry Taylor (70), married head of household in Chester city Ward 6, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.
6. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 98, sheet 7A, family 149, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1338; FHL microfilm 1,375,351.
   FamilySearch (accessed 14 November 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00863
   Henry B Taylor (81), married head of household in Chester Ward 1, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
7. ↑ Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 050111-054030. Accessed at ancestry.com, 14 Nov 2021.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160089415/henry-bowman-taylor : accessed 14 November 2021), memorial page for Henry Bowman Taylor (17 Sep 1829–24 Jun 1912), Find A Grave: Memorial #160089415, citing Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by William Taylor (contributor 48642628) .