Bill and Nellie Taylor William Robert Taylor was the son of John Cook Taylor and Frances Margaret Warren. Bill married Nellie Frances Ready, daughter of Torrence Ready and Zella Mae Cantwell, on 21 March 1917 in Leavenworth County, Kansas.
Archives for August 2020
This Week in the Family History: August 23–29
Feature: Titus Fox and Elizabeth Wright 240 Years Ago: Titus Fox and Elizabeth Wright married on 25 August 1780 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.1“Revolutionary War Pensions,” digital images, Fold3 (www.fold3.com : accessed 2 Sep 2013); Titus Fox and Elizabeth, R3724; citing NARA M804. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files. “North Carolina, County Marriages, […]
Photo: Dave and Jimmie Knight
Dave and Jimmie Knight Jimmie was the daughter of John William McCauley and Verda Waller Hankins. Dave’s parents were Griffin and Lena Knight. Jimmie married Dave on 31 December 1948 in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
This Week in the Family History: August 16–22
Feature: John Cook Taylor 126 Years Ago: John Cook Taylor married Margaret Frances Warren on 22 August 1894 at her parents’ home in Rockcastle County, Kentucky.1Rockcastle, Kentucky, Marriage Records, Book 48: pg 268 & 269, Taylor-Warren, 1897; Rockcastle County Clerk, Mt. Vernon. John was the son of James Francis Taylor and Margaret E. Ramsey.2Kentucky Cabinet […]
Photo: Perry and Margaret Hankins
Perry and Margaret Hankins Perry was the son of Thomas Leander Hankins and Samantha Petty. Margaret’s parents were George Hill and Ollie Coomes. Perry married Margaret on 12 April 1921 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Perry died four months before their second anniversary.
This Week in the Family History: August 9–15
Feature: Robert Burke Taylor 150 Years Ago and 72 Years Ago: Robert Burke Taylor was born on 14 August 1870 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky to James Francis Taylor and Margaret E. Ramsey.1Kentucky Division of Vital Statistics, death certificate 17459 (1948), Robert Burk Taylor; digital image, “Kentucky, Death Records, 1852–1965,” Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 Mar […]
Photo: John Covey Hopkins
John Covey Hopkins, son of James Arton Hopkins and Lucinda Howard, served 30 years in the U.S. Army before retiring in 1935.
This Week in the Family History: August 2–8
Feature: William Perry Hankins 100 Years Ago: William Perry Hankins was discharged from the U.S. Army on 4 August 1920. Perry joined on 3 October 1916 at Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky. He served as a 1st sergeant in the 144th Infantry, 36th Division during his first enlistment, part of which was spent in France during […]