James Taylor Jr
Honor Code SignatorySigned 5 Feb 2015 | 7,259 contributions | 166 thank-yous | 2,820 connections
Member and Baptised in Horsepasture Christian Church in Spencer, Va. until transfer to Luray Methodist Church in 1974 then to Calvary Methodist Church in Stuarts Draft, Va., where I've served as Lay Reader, Lay Speaker, Sunday School Superintendant, Director of 8:30 Choir, Usher, and Sound Technician. Graduate of Drewry Mason HS in Ridgeway, Va., and Madison College in Harrisonburg, Va; Member of various bands and orchestras at Madison, the Madison Archery team, Alpha Phi Omega and Theta Chi fraternities; Married the love of my life and best friend. Father to three tallented children and grandfather to seven. In addition to my family, music has been the focal point of my life. After retiring, I've played Tenor Sax in the Stonewall Brigade Band of Staunton, Va; Clarinet in Harrisonburg Rockingham Co. Community band; Assistant Director of Stonewall and Harrisonburg bands; Clarinet in Valley Wind Ensemble in Harrisonburg; Bari Sax in Shenandoah Sax Quartet; and Bari Sax, Tenor Sax, Clarinet in Just Jazzin' Big Band. Also, I enjoy traveling, scuba diving, woodworking, gardening, astronomy, and every moment I spend with Della, our three children, and each one of my seven grandchildren.
U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 Virginia, Birth Records, 1864-2014 Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014
This week's featured connections are Redheads: James is 18 degrees from Catherine of Aragón, 22 degrees from Clara Bow, 27 degrees from Julia Gillard, 14 degrees from Nancy Hart, 15 degrees from Rutherford Hayes, 16 degrees from Rita Hayworth, 23 degrees from Leonard Kelly, 21 degrees from Rose Leslie, 20 degrees from Damian Lewis, 14 degrees from Maureen O'Hara, 26 degrees from Jopie Schaft and 36 degrees from Eirik Thorvaldsson on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.
Can you email me?
Edit: This system does not allow email address,it removed my email! try this: davedraperbloomington @ gmail . com (just remove the spaces)
So, you are missing out on updates to Draper Stories by the Draper Family https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Draper_Family_Stories_by_The_Draper_Family
Next you are missing out on updates to Draper Tour Guide: Tour de Farnham, which lists 4,600 Draper related burial locations. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Farnham%2C_Viginia_Draper_Descendants_Tour_Guide_-1
We made 12 coffee mugs with the "Draper Tour Guide: Tour de Farnham logo on it. 12 mugs divided by 38 people is a problem! So, we decided to have a drawing each month. Later, when these mugs are gone, we will make more mugs with both logos ("Tour Guide" and "Draper Stories") The mugs are free but it cost 5 times more to mail than the mugs are worth! So, I only send out 1 mug a month so I don't bankrupt myself!
Please email me with an address I can send the mug to. Then I will have the correct email address for you. The current email I have for you does not bounce, so I thought you were getting the Family Feeds!
All the Family feeds you missed have been turned into Draper Stories by the Draper Family...they are all there on that WikiTree Free Space page. If you have a story or two, please tell me about it!
Thanks Cousin Dave
edited by David Draper
email me or message me via WikiTree Dave Draper Draper-4171
James
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From what I have found, Bird is the original spelling when they first came to America. The spelling was later changed sometime late 1700's or early 1800's.
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Thanks!
I see you are citing the same source for ALL your unsourced profiles, and add no value to your profiles. This is not the way to do.
Here is a link to help you: http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sources
I noticed your new Club 100 badge.
Congratulations ?
Keep up the nice work.
Guy
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Thanks, Bill