Individual Details

Thomas Gipson Taylor

(Feb 1860 - 26 Jun 1954)



Probably his marriageThomas Tayler to Sally Wyatt, 21 Feb 1878, Chilton Co, AL

1880 Census: Coppers, Chilton Co, AL, Hh 607
Thomas Taylor, 20. Sallie B., 16, wife
Margaret J., 4 months, b. January, daughter

1900 Census. Cooper, Chilton, AL, Hh 52
Thomas Taylor, b. Feb 1860, age 40, married 22 years
Sallie, wife, b. Nov 1864, 36, 8 children - all listed as living, but only 4 are named
Marget, dau, b. Jan 1880, 20
James, son, b. Aug 1854, 15
Jula, dau, b. Jan 1886, 14
Ocy, son, b. May 1890, 10
Note: 1910 suggests there should have been Tommy age 8, Nora age 6, William age 2, Janie, an infant.

1910 Census. Prec 4, Chilton, AL, Hh 476
Thomas G. Taylor, 50, married 32 years
Sallie B., wife, 10 children
Margaret J., dau, 30. Tommy M., son 18. Nora L., dau, 16. William G., son, 12. Janie I., dau, 10. Eudora, dau, 5. James M., son, age 1 year, 9 months.

1920 Census. Clanton, Chilton, AL, Hh 157
Thomas Taylor, 60. Sallie, wife, 56
Junie, dau, 19. Mdora, dau, 15. Jimmie, son 11.

1930 Census. Clanton, Chilton, AL, Hh 425
David D. Easterling, 46. Katie L., wife, 43.
James C., son, 17. Mildred L., dau, 11
Thomas Taylor, Boarder, 70, widowed

1940 Census. Clanton, Chilton, AL, Hh 151
Thomas Gibson Taylor, age 80; lived in same house in 1935
Eva Lee Taylor, wife, age 49. In 1935 she lived in Atmore, Escambia Co, AL

Thomas died 26 Jun 1954, in Clanton, age 94. His parents listed as Aron Taylor and Hayley Easterling.

The Union-Banner, Clanton, AL, 1 July 1954, Thursday, p. 1
THOMAS GIBSON TAYLOR
Services for Thomas Gibson Taylor, age 94, were held fro Concord Baptist Church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. ....Burial was in the adjoing cemetery.
....Following an illness of 13 weeks, the aged gentleman died at the home in Clanton, Saturday, June 26, at 1:40 pm. He was born in Coosa County, Feb 15, 1860, son of Aaron Taylor and Mahala Mis Taylor. Mr. Taylor was thrice married; first to Sallie Wyatt, then to Julia Parrish, and the third time to Mrs. Eva Holloway who survives him.
Two sons survive - Roland W. Taylor of Sylacauga and Jimmie M. Taylor of Clanton; three daughters - Mrs. O. H. McDowell, Mrs. I. O. Blalock, and Mrs. Sanford DeVaughn, all of Clanton; two half brothers - Lewis & Charles Easterling of Clanton; five stepsons - Artie, A. P., J. P., and Herman Holloway all of Sylacauga, Mack Holloway of Mobile; one stepdaughter, Mrs. H. M. Riley of Siluria, Ala. there are 18 grandchildren, 35 great grandchild, five great, great grandchildren.
Tom & Sallie Taylor were parents of ten children, five of whom survive. Sallie Wyatt Taylor died 25 years ago last May.

Events

BirthFeb 1860Autauga County, Alabama
Birth15 Feb 1860Coosa County, Alabama
Marriage21 Feb 1878Chilton County, Alabama - Sarah B. Wyatt
Death26 Jun 1954Clanton, Chilton County, Alabama
Adoption

Families

SpouseSarah B. Wyatt (1864 - 1929)
ChildWilliam Grady Taylor (1897 - 1941)
ChildMargaret Josephine Taylor (1881 - 1943)
FatherAaron W. Taylor (1839 - 1863)
MotherMahala Mims (1837 - 1926)
SiblingMary Elizabeth Taylor (1859 - )