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130 Years Ago: Rhoda Nell Taylor
Rhoda Nell Taylor was 27 years old when she died on 5 October 1893 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. She was the fifth child of James Francis Taylor and Margaret E. Ramsey, born on 19 April 1866 in Rockcastle County.
Rhoda may have died of some type of cancer. While no marker survives, she was almost certainly buried in Ramsey-Taylor Cemetery in Rockcastle County. Her mother was buried there the year before Rhoda died.
Relationship: Sister of great-grandfather John Cook Taylor
McCauley Line
276 Years Ago: Henry Lanier
- Born: 3 October 1747, Brunswick County, Colony of Virginia
- Parents: James Lanier and Mary Cooke
- Relationship: Brother of 4th great-grandfather Nathaniel Lanier
195 Years Ago: Mary C. Gamble
- Born: 5 October 1828, South Carolina
- Parents: David Gamble and Anna Finney
- Relationship: Sister of 2nd great-grandmother Martha Gamble
170 Years Ago: Percifer Quitman Gamble
- Born: 4 October 1853, Alabama
- Parents: Thomas Ewing Gamble and Martha E. Connely
- Relationship: 1st cousin of great-grandmother Nancy Jane Bennett
50 Years Ago: Afrie Lumarel Strickland Lanier
- Died: 5 October 1973, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
- Spouse: James Dewey Lanier
- Relationship: Sister-in-law (wife of half brother) of father, David Hankins McCauley
Hankins Line
307 Years Ago: Benjamin Waller
- Born: 1 October 1716, King William County, Colony of Virginia
- Parents: John Waller and Dorothy King
- Relationship: Brother of 6th great-grandfather John Waller
256 Years Ago: Barbara Dobyns
- Born: 6 October 1767, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Colony of Virginia
- Parents: Thomas Dobyns and Rachel Miskell
- Relationship: 1st cousin of 4th great-grandfather Edward Dobyns
228 Years Ago: Randolph Mott
- Born: 2 October 1795, St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia
- Parents: Isaac Mott and Lucy Hammond
- Relationship: 1st cousin of 3rd great-grandmother Eliza Ann Dobyns
187 Years Ago: John Emerson Goodloe and Eliza Ann Dobyns
- Married: 5 October, Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky
- John’s Parents: Henry Lewis Goodloe and Elizabeth Berry
- Eliza’s Parents: Edward Dobyns and Sarah Mott
- Relationship: 3rd great-grandparents
155 Years Ago: George M. Petty
- Born: 7 October 1868, Tennessee
- Parents: Rash P. Petty and Sarah Ann ?
- Relationship: 1st cousin of great-grandmother Samantha Angeline Petty
130 Years Ago: Daniel W. Thomas
- Died: 3 October 1893, Texas
- Parents: Jesse Thomas and Rebecca Baker
- Relationship: Brother of 2nd great-grandmother Margaret E. Thomas
124 Years Ago: Cornelia Petty
- Married: F. L. Owen, 1 October 1899, Jennings, Lamar County, Texas
- Parents: Joseph A. Petty and Nancy A. Thomas
- Relationship: Double 1st cousin of great-grandmother Samantha Angeline Petty
111 Years Ago: Thomas Richard Hankins
- Married: Edith Rhea Jackson, 3 October 1912, Davidson County, Tennessee
- Parents: Thomas Leander Hankins and Samantha Angeline Petty
- Relationship: Brother of paternal grandmother, Verda Waller Hankins
95 Years Ago: John Wesley Petty
- Married: Annie Pearl Whitman, 6 October 1928, Elmore County, Alabama
- Parents: Joseph Bunyan Petty and Fredonia Tyson
- Relationship: 1st cousin of paternal grandmother, Verda Waller Hankins
Hopkins Line
332 Years Ago: Lydia Cole
- Born: 7 October 1691, Swansea, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
- Parents: Hugh Cole and Deborah Buckland
- Relationship: Sister of 7th great-grandfather Hugh Cole
206 Years Ago: John Howard
- Married: Nancy Cameron, 5 October 1817, Floyd County, Kentucky
- Parents: James Howard and Elizabeth Green
- Relationship: 1st cousin of great-grandfather John Covey Howard
169 Years Ago: Radford Howard
- Born: 5 October 1854, Harlan County, Kentucky
- Parents: Robert Howard and Lucinda Bingham
- Relationship: 1st cousin of great-grandmother Lucinda Howard
153 Years Ago: Matilda Forester
- Born: 2 October 1870, Harlan County, Kentucky
- Parents: John Wesley Forester and Nancy Howard
- Relationship: Half 1st cousin of maternal grandfather, Elmer Dennis Hopkins
105 Years Ago: Lucinda Gladus Hopkins
- Born and Died: 5 October 1918, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
- Parents: Elijah L. Hopkins and Leila Mae Hunt
- Relationship: 1st cousin of mother, Uta Faye Hopkins
Taylor Line
166 Years Ago: Josiah Taylor
- Born: 7 October 1857, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
- Parents: Robert Taylor and Mary Margaret Parsons
- Relationship: 1st cousin of great-grandfather John Cook Taylor
148 Years Ago: Thomas Jefferson Taylor
- Born: 3 October 1875, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
- Parents: William Taylor and Delilah Cox
- Relationship: Half brother of 2nd great-grandfather James Francis Taylor
145 Years Ago: Laura J. Taylor
- Born: 2 October 1878, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
- Parents: William Taylor and Delilah Cox
- Relationship: Half brother of 2nd great-grandfather James Francis Taylor
127 Years Ago: Jones Porter Lair
- Died: 2 October 1896, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
- Parents: Jerome Burke Lair and Ann French
- Relationship: Half 1st cousin of great-grandfather John Cook Taylor
127 Years Ago: Wilmoth Lofton Owens
- Died: 2 October 1896, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
- Spouse: William L. Owens
- Relationship: Sister-in-law of 2nd great-grandfather Madison Crawford Owens
121 Years Ago: William Ambrose Taylor
- Married: Margaret Walter, 1 October 1902, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
- Parents: William Taylor and Delilah Cox
- Relationship: Half brother of 2nd great-grandfather James Francis Taylor
109 Years Ago: Wilmoth Owens Elder
- Died: 1 October 1914, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
- Parents: Allen Owens and Mary Kilbourn
- Relationship: 1st cousin of 2nd great-grandfather Madison Crawford Owens and of 2nd great-grandmother Cecilia Owens
