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2. DELILAH2 CROW (SILAS A.1)50,51,52,53 was born 1845 in Georgia, USA54,55,56, and died 10 Jul 1936 in Towns County, Georgia, USA57. She married (1) BYRUM MARSHALL LLOYD 1849. He died Unknown. She married (2) JEREMIAH MARTIN TAYLOR58 29 Aug 1872, son of WILLIAM TAYLOR and FRANCES GASSAWAY. He was born 19 Dec 1827 in Habersham County, Georgia, USA, and died 07 Aug 1904 in Towns County, Georgia, USA.

More About DELILAH CROW:
Burial: 1936, Mt. Zion Church Cemetary
Residence: 1850, District 3, Habersham, Georgia59

More About BYRUM LLOYD and DELILAH CROW:
Marriage: 1849

Notes for JEREMIAH MARTIN TAYLOR:
Jeremiah Martin "Jerry" Taylor, son of William and Frances Gassaway Taylor and grandson of Revolutionary Theophilus Taylor, was born December 19, 1827 in Habersham (now Stephens) County, Georgia and was raised on the North Fork of the Broad River. In the mid 1840's, following the removal of the Cherokees, he and two brothers, John and Andrew Jackson, all in their 20's, left home and migrated to what is now Towns County where they settled in the Owl Creek Community. Jeremiah went to General James R. Wiley, a family friend from Habersham County, for advice and counsel. General Wiley, an influential man with large property and slave holdings, permitted him to live on his land until he was financially able to buy his own land. On the first Tuesday in December 1848, 1\3 interest in Lot 293 of the 18th District was "knocked off to Jeremiah Taylor before the courthouse door in Blairsville at the price of $15, he being the highest bidder." On March 12, 1851, he purchased the remaining 2\3 interest for $150, making a total of 160 acres. The lot had originally been drawn in the Cherokee Land Lottery by Arthur C. Perry's orphans of Twiggs County, Georgia. Matthew Wright, Attorney, handled the sale. Since there was no safe way to send money through the mail, Jeremiah Taylor was advised to cut the bills in half and send them in separate mail runs, which he did and secured the land. The home on Owl Creek in which Jeremiah Taylor raised his family was a dog-trot style log house wedged by dovetail notches. The large living room had puncheon board floors and a 6' broad rock fireplace with soapstone hearth and trim. The breezeway separated the living area from the kitchen, which was in the back, and the entire structure was covered by the sleeping loft. On October 25, 1846, he married Mary Gilbert, daughter of John and Elizabeth Ray Gilbert, who had moved from Wilkes County, North Carolina. They had seven children prior to Jeremiah enlisting in the service during the Civil War. Their names were Harvey Pinson Taylor, Adeline Taylor, William Gilbert Taylor, Sarah Ann Taylor, Mary Jane Taylor (died young), John Wilborn Taylor, and Josephine Taylor (died young). Roused by the spirit of the times, Jeremiah enlisted February 9, 1863 in Company A, 6th Georgia Cavalry and rode under the command of Colonel John R. Hart in A. J. Iverson's Brigade under Brig. General John Pilgrim, commander of the Cavalry Division, C. S. A. During his Civil War tour, Jeremiah and his company rode the grounds from Cumberland Gap, Tennessee to Chickamauga, Georgia and were involved in numerous skirmishes. During the Chickamauga Campaign the 6th Georgia Cavalry saw action at: Leet's Tan-Yard against Wilder's Lightning Brigade of mounted infantry; Reed's Saw Mill on the memorable field of the Chickamauga; Missionary Ridge against Colonel Minty’s mounted infantry - part of Rosecrans Army; Chattanooga and Hiawassee Road against the 59th Ohio Infantry; and skirmishes at Pea Vine Creek against the 1st Kentucky Infantry. During the Chickamauga Campaigns, Jeremiah was "...wounded in the right hand from firing guns. His hand became feverent, infected, and stiffened all his fingers to the point his hand was rendered essentially and substantially useless." The infection also created chronic complications which further hindered him from performing the required tasks of the Cavalry. In July 1864, Jeremiah Martin Taylor was honorably discharged for the wound he received and subsequently received a monthly pension of $25/$30 during his and his widow's aging years respectively. Returning home to Owl Creek, he resumed his life of farming and providing for his family, yet the impressions of the war remained with him to the extent that he named his next child Robert E. Lee Taylor. The last child of Jeremiah and Mary Gilbert Taylor was Georgia Lou Taylor, born July 26, 1867. Only four years after the birth of Georgia Lou, Mary Gilbert Taylor, at age 43, died (August 22, 1871) and was buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery. Following Mary's death, Jeremiah married Delilah, the daughter of Silas Crow and the widow of Byrum Marshall Lloyd, August 29, 1872. They had two children: Benjamin Hill Taylor and Alfred Taylor. Jeremiah Martin Taylor's principal livelihood and support for his family was farming. In addition to his first land, he accumulated lots 294, 291, and part of 286 in the 18th District of Towns County. Maintaining and cultivating over 300 acres, he used the remaining land as investments for selling the timber and mineral rights. Life on the farm demanded hard labor, family cooperation, and the use of oxen, mules, and horses for working the soil. It was recorded in the 1850's that Jeremiah was given "a certain yoke of steers or oxen of a dim or brindle color with a white face, each about 3 years old" for a $28 debt owed by Charles T. Smith, which no doubt helped in its own small way the chores of farming the land. Jeremiah M. Taylor was also a stock raiser, a blacksmith and mechanic, a nurseryman - growing fruit trees, and musician - able to play the VI'lin at will. Being a respected member of the community, he served as a Justice of the Peace of G. M. District 1243, a Commissioner of the Unicoi Turnpike and as Clerk of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church on Soapstone Gap until so many people moved out that it was dissolved and merged with Mt. Zion in the 1880's. Leaving his homestead to his wife and dispersing his property to his ten remaining children, Jeremiah M. Taylor died August 7, 1904 and was buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery beside his first wife, Mary Gilbert Taylor, after having dwelled in his adopted mountain homeland for 60 years. Delilah Crow Lloyd Taylor died July 10, 1936 and was also buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery.

By Jerry A. Taylor and Steven C. Taylor

More About JEREMIAH MARTIN TAYLOR:
Burial: 1904, Mt. Zion Church Cemetary

More About JEREMIAH TAYLOR and DELILAH CROW:
Marriage: 29 Aug 1872
     
Children of DELILAH CROW and JEREMIAH TAYLOR are:
  i.   BENJAMIN HILL3 TAYLOR60,61, b. 1877, Georgia62,63; d. Unknown.
  More About BENJAMIN HILL TAYLOR:
Residence: 1920, Hiawassee River, Towns, Georgia64
  ii.   ALFRED TAYLOR, d. Unknown.


3. FREDERICK COLUMBUS2 CROW (SILAS A.1)65 was born 1846 in Georgia, USA65, and died 1928. He married MARTHA DUNN. She died Unknown.

More About FREDERICK COLUMBUS CROW:
Residence: 1850, District 3, Habersham, Georgia65
     
Child of FREDERICK CROW and MARTHA DUNN is:
8. i.   A. HARVEY3 CROWE, d. Unknown.


4. NANCY MARINDA CAROLINE2 CROW (SILAS A.1)66,67,68,69 was born 09 Feb 1863 in Habersham County, Georgia70,71,72,73, and died 03 May 1950 in Halfway, Baker County, Oregon74. She married JASHUA JOHN JACKSON74,75,76,77 1885 in Bartow County, Georgia, USA, son of JOSEPH JACKSON and MARTHA HOWELL. He was born 24 Jan 1861 in Habersham County, Georgia, USA78,79,80, and died 21 Mar 1928 in Roy, Harding County, New Mexico, USA.

More About NANCY MARINDA CAROLINE CROW:
Burial: 05 May 1950, Pine Haven Cemetery, Halfway, Baker County, OR, USA
Religion: Baptist
Residence: 1910, Ponil, Colfax, New Mexico81

More About JASHUA JOHN JACKSON:
Residence: 1910, Ponil, Colfax, New Mexico81

More About JASHUA JACKSON and NANCY CROW:
Marriage: 1885, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
     
Children of NANCY CROW and JASHUA JACKSON are:
  i.   ARTHUR3 JACKSON, d. Unknown.
  ii.   HOUSTON JACKSON, d. Unknown.
  iii.   MARTHA JANE JACKSON82, b. 1887, Georgia82; d. 1955.
  More About MARTHA JANE JACKSON:
Residence: 1900, Township 1, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory82
  iv.   MINNIE LEE JACKSON82, b. 1889, Texas82; d. 1927.
  More About MINNIE LEE JACKSON:
Residence: 1900, Township 1, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory82
  v.   JESSIE FRANKLIN JACKSON83,84, b. 1893, Oklahoma85,86; d. 1910.
  More About JESSIE FRANKLIN JACKSON:
Residence: 1910, Ponil, Colfax, New Mexico87
  vi.   GEORGE ROBERT JACKSON87, b. 1897, Oklahoma87; d. 1960.
  More About GEORGE ROBERT JACKSON:
Residence: 1910, Ponil, Colfax, New Mexico87
  vii.   PEARL MARINDA JACKSON88, b. 1900, Oklahoma89,90; d. 1976; m. ALBERT NEWTON; d. Unknown.
  More About PEARL MARINDA JACKSON:
Residence: 1910, Ponil, Colfax, New Mexico91
  viii.   CAS BERRY JACKSON, b. 1902, Oklahoma91; d. 1959.
  More About CAS BERRY JACKSON:
Residence: 1910, Ponil, Colfax, New Mexico91



5. JAMES HOUSTON2 CROW (SILAS A.1)92,93,94,95,96 was born 10 Jun 1867 in Georgia97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104, and died 03 Nov 1932 in Marshall County, Alabama105. He married MATTIE MILLER106 15 Dec 1889 in Georgia, USA, daughter of CHARLES MILLER and MILLY KITCHENS. She was born 16 Dec 1870 in Georgia107,108,109, and died 21 Jun 1958 in Albertville, Marshall County, Alabama.

More About JAMES HOUSTON CROW:
Burial: Unknown, Corinth Church/Jackson County, Alabama, USA
Occupation: 1900, Farmer110
Residence: 1880, Stilsboro, Bartow, Georgia, United States111

Notes for MATTIE MILLER:
Could Read, but not write

More About MATTIE MILLER:
Burial: Unknown, Corinth Church/Jackson County, Alabama
Residence: 1920, Haigwood, Jackson, Alabama112

More About JAMES CROW and MATTIE MILLER:
Marriage: 15 Dec 1889, Georgia, USA
     
Children of JAMES CROW and MATTIE MILLER are:
9. i.   ALVA LEE3 CROW, b. 22 Sep 1890, Georgia, USA; d. 13 May 1914.
10. ii.   WILLIAM ARTHUR CROW, b. 06 Jun 1894, Walnut Grove, Etowah County, Alabama; d. 20 Nov 1954, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.
11. iii.   MILFORD HOWARD CROW, b. 27 Oct 1896, Walnut Grove, Etowah County, Alabama, USA; d. 20 Nov 1980, Harrison County, Texas.
  iv.   OLLIE M CROW113, b. 1898, Alabama, USA113; d. Unknown.
  More About OLLIE M CROW:
Residence: 1910, Haigwood, Jackson, Alabama113
12. v.   ESSIE MAY CROW, b. 01 Dec 1901; d. 30 Oct 1995.
13. vi.   LILLIE LOIS CROW, b. 30 May 1905, Alabama, USA; d. 27 Dec 1999, Albertville, Marshall County, Alabama, USA.
14. vii.   CHARLES CLARENCE CROW, b. 20 Mar 1912, Alabama, USA; d. 24 Aug 1970.


6. MARY LOUISE JANE2 CROW (SILAS A.1)114,115 was born 21 Mar 1874 in Atlanta, Cobb County, Georgia116,117, and died 21 Jul 1939 in Bosque Farms, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. She married ROBERT CLINTON FRANKLIN BYRNE117 19 Sep 1894 in Waco, Texas, USA. He was born 1872 in Tennessee117, and died Unknown.

More About MARY LOUISE JANE CROW:
Burial: Unknown, Roy Cemetery, Roy, New Mexico, USA
Residence: 1880, Stilsboro, Bartow, Georgia, United States118

More About ROBERT CLINTON FRANKLIN BYRNE:
Residence: 1920, Morgan, Carter, Oklahoma119

More About ROBERT BYRNE and MARY CROW:
Marriage: 19 Sep 1894, Waco, Texas, USA
     
Children of MARY CROW and ROBERT BYRNE are:
  i.   OLIVE EVER3 BYRNE, b. 1898; d. 1974.
  ii.   HOMER LEE BYRNE119, b. 1901, Oklahoma119; d. 1929.
  More About HOMER LEE BYRNE:
Residence: 1920, Morgan, Carter, Oklahoma119
  iii.   LOY MAC BYRNE119, b. 1905, Oklahoma119; d. 1981.
  More About LOY MAC BYRNE:
Residence: 1920, Morgan, Carter, Oklahoma119
  iv.   WILLIE FAY BYRNE119, b. 1913, Oklahoma119; d. 2001.
  More About WILLIE FAY BYRNE:
Residence: 1920, Morgan, Carter, Oklahoma119

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