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George Washington Traylor (abt. 1865 - 1947)

George Washington Traylor
Born about in Owen, Kentucky, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Son of and
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Husband of — married 25 Mar 1886 in Owen, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Father of , and
Died at about age 81 in Beechwood, Owen, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

George was born 22 September 1865, in Owen County,Kentucky to Andrew Jackson Traylor and Ediah Barber.[1] This exact date is uncertain, a document supporting the date remains unfound. Perhaps is can be accredited to a family Bible owned by one of the descendents who has put a tree onto Ancestry.

In 1870, George was 6.[2] The Traylor family was living in the Harmony Precinct of Southern Owen County. Mr. Daniel English was the Census worker in 1870. He visited with the family on the 18th day of August that year. The Traylor family consisted of 10 souls that summer. There were Mr. Jackson Traylor or Trailor, who was 35 years of age, his wife, Elizabeth, a lady who was 34 years old. Their children were as follows: Nathaniel-16, Andrew J.- 14, Mary F. - 12, Louisa - 10, Nancy D. - 8, George W. - 5, Sarah E. - 3 and little Annie who was 5 months. Mr. Traylor has personal property of $200.00, he was working as a laborer for area farmers. Young George has not started to school yet.

W. H. Redding was working as the U. S. Census enumerator in 1880. He gathered the data from the Traylor family on June 3rd, that year. The family now numbers 11 people. Nathaniel and Andrew have moved on into adulthood, but three more little people have joined the family. There is 7-year-old Rosa Lee, 4-year-old Rilla T. and the toddler, Robert A, who is 1. George is now 14 and working on the farm when he isn't attending school. More likely than not he's attending school when he isn't working on the farm. [3]

George married Alice Gardner on March 25, 1886, in Owen County, Kentucky.[4][5] Mr. R. H. Alexander was the officiant, and the witnesses were W G Reville and Ed Howard. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters.

In 1900, George had brought his family to the New Columbus portion of Owen County, Kentucky. This precinct is in the southeastern section of the county, near the Grant and Scott County lines. [6] George and Alice have been married 15 years and she has borne 7 children to George, but only 5 remain living. We learn on this document that George was in fact born in September of 1865, we still don't know the exact date. This report completed by Mr. Oscar Jones, on June 13th tells us George can read and write. He is renting the farm he is making his living on.

George realized the Great American dream at some point after 1900, he became a landowner. On that farm is where Charles A Claxon interviewed George or Alice for the 1910 Census on May the 11th. The family was living on the Bethany and Teresita Turnpike, today the road is known as Teresita. Alice and George have now brought 10 children into the world and 8 are alive, 6 of the 8 reside with them on that farm. The oldest is Earl or Earlie as it is written here. The baby of the family is Carrie B who is only 2. On this document, Mr. Claxon tells us that George can't read or write. [7]

His son Vernon ends up in Indiana with his brother Nathan by 1920. George has bought a farm on Harmony Pike, which is the last road in Owen County before you reach the Scott County line on US Hwy 227. Harmony runs from US Hwy 227 to KY Hwy 368, commonly known as Cedar Creek Rd. It is very near Franklin County where it intersects Cedar Creek Rd. There are 4 of his children living with him and Alice when the Census is performed by Hubert Hearn on January 20th of 1920. His daughter, Floyd and her husband, Neal are living with them at the time. [8]

It appears that George had moved his family and farming operation back closer to Beechwood by the time the 1930 Census rolled around. He, Alice, their baby girl, Carrie and her husband, Joe Warfield were living on Georgetown Road or US Hwy 227 on April 17th when W. W. Oliver gathered the data for the Census Bureau in that section of Owen County Kentucky.[9] For some reason, Mr. Oliver doesn't record the value of George's farm for us. George is now 64 years old.

This decade brought Mr. and Mrs. Traylor to being alone again. They were living in the Beechwood community of southern Owen County, Kentucky on April 16th, 1940, when Rex Jones gathered the census data. George had completed the 3rd grade and Alice the 5th grade. The farm they owned had a value of $400.00. I am unable to find the 1940 Census in FamilySearch.org

George W Traylor passed away 1 April 1947 in Beechwood, Owen County, Kentucky. [10][11][12]

Buried Beechwood Cemetery, Beechwood, Owen County, Kentucky. 1947 Find A Grave: Memorial #25564756 See Georges Grave Marker at Bethany Christian Church Cemetery.

Spouse

  1. Alice Gardner

Children

  1. Mary Traylor (1887 - 1961) m. Palmer Lee Ruth[13]
  2. Vernon C. Traylor m. Esther True,17 Nov 1919[14]
  3. Floyd Traylor 1902-1975 M. Cornelius "Neil" Payton 15 Oct 1919, [15] M. John Bach 1962
  4. Carrie B Traylor[16]

Parents

Jackson Traylor
Ediah Barber

Siblings

  1. Nathaniel Traylor
  2. Andrew Jackson Traylor
  3. Mary F Traylor
  4. Louisa M Traylor
  5. Nancy D Traylor
  6. Sarah E Traylor
  7. Anna R Traylor
  8. Rosa Lee Traylor
  9. Rilla T Traylor
  10. Robert A Traylor

Research Notes

  1. Daughter Carrie Ann born in Indiana, Marriage of her son[17]

Sources

  1. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVFN-N48B : 15 September 2015), George Traylor, died 1947; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Bethany Christian Church Cemetery, Owenton, Owen, Kentucky, United States.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch United States Census, 1870, accessed 20 January 2017, George W Trailor in household of Jackson Trailor, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 7, family 47, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,992.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZL-735 : Thu Aug 03 01:35:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Jackson Traylor and Ediah E. Traylor, 1880.
  4. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4HS-6NG : 4 December 2014), G. W. Traylor and A. A. Gardner, 25 Mar 1886; citing Owen, Kentucky, reference ; FHL microfilm 272,768.
  5. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4HS-RPX : 4 December 2014), G. W. Traylor and Allice N. Gardner, 25 Mar 1886; citing Owen, Kentucky, reference ; FHL microfilm 272,768.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9HR-DVY : accessed 2 February 2017), George W Traylor, Magisterial District 3, New Columbus, Caney Precints New Columbus town, Owen, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51, sheet 12A, family 224, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,547.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M26K-4QV : Tue Jul 18 17:50:51 UTC 2023), Entry for George W Traylor and Alice Traylor, 1910.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHP7-Q3W : Fri Jul 21 13:21:21 UTC 2023), Entry for George Traylor and Alice Traylor, 1920.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMFF-D3K : accessed 2 February 2017), George Traylor, District 3, Owen, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet 1A, line 26, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 772; FHL microfilm 2,340,507.
  10. ↑ "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1962," database, FamilySearch Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1962, accessed 19 January 2017, George Washington Traylor, 1947; citing Beechwood, Owen, Kentucky, United States, Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,944,493.
  11. ↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-6C2P : 1 July 2015), George W Traylor, 01 Apr 1947; citing Death, Owen, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
  12. ↑ "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N92Q-H9H : 20 October 2016), A.J. Traylor in entry for George Washington Traylor, 1947; citing Beechwood, Owen, Kentucky, United States, Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,944,493.
  13. ↑ "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-8ZYM : 20 October 2016), George Traylor in entry for Mary Traylor Ruth, 24 Dec 1961; citing Beechwood, Owen, Kentucky, United States, Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,973,408.
  14. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4S8-9PL : 4 December 2014), Geo Traylor in entry for Vernon Traylor and Esther True, 17 Nov 1919; citing , reference 47; FHL microfilm 1,943,443.
  15. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4S8-9JK : 11 May 2022), Floyd Traylor in entry for Neal Payton, 1919.
  16. ↑ "Owen County Delayed Births," Scott County (Kentucky) Geneaological Society, database, Owen County Delayed Births, accessed 10 March 2017, p. 5; Carrie B Traylor, 6 Sep 1907, Owen, Alice Gardner, Vol. 235 Certificate #49471 http://www.scgs-ky.org
  17. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8RX-GGS : 8 December 2014), Carrie Ann Traylor in entry for Charles G. Fitch and Jessie G. Barkley, 24 Mar 1923; citing Hamilton, Ohio, United States, reference 190; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 384,180.




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