Robert Marion Taylor (b. Abt. 1826, d. date unknown)
Robert Marion Taylor (son of Thomas Taylor) was born Abt. 1826 in Washington Co., Va, and died date unknown.
Notes for Robert Marion Taylor: The 1850 Smyth Co, Virginia Census Lists: Robert M Taylor, age 24, carpenter, b Va Lucinda C Taylor, age 24, b Va Sarah A Taylor, age 3 b Va Charles Taylor, age 2 b Va
1860 Smyth County Virginia Census: Taylor, Robert M, 36 Catherine, 33 (Golding) Sarah Anne, 13 Charles G. 11, Elizabeth M, 9 Joseph K, 7 "Illegible" (Hamilton Scott) Robert T, 2
The 1870 Smyth County Census listed Robert M. Taylor, 45, a worker in a plaster mine, and lived at Rich Valley township. He was an intelligent man, skilled in herbal doctoring.
1880 Census Place: District 84, Rich Valley, Smyth, Virginia Source: FHL Film 1255390 National Archives Film T9-1390 Page 86A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Robt. M. TAYLOR Self M M W 50 VA Occ: Wagon Maker Fa: VA Mo: VA Kate TAYLOR Wife F M W 54 VA Occ: House Keeper Fa: VA Mo: VA Amanda TAYLOR Dau F S W 18 VA Fa: VA Mo: VA Jacob TAYLOR Son M S W 12 VA Occ: Laborer Fa: VA Mo: VA
Janet & Watha Lambert, 6005 West Indiana Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85033-4136 have done extensive research tracing the Taylor family. Janet is the daughter of LySanders Taylor. "Janet seems to have proven, by Smyth Co deeds and by the statements of Laurie Taylor Martin of Saltville, that Thomas Taylor is the father of Robert M. Taylor. The Thomas Taylor land is identified by this deed, dated 23 Nov 1868: Charles J. Cummings and wife Eliza, and Charles S. Bekem, convey to Mary E. Taylor, but reserving the right to have a road, the 200 acres in Poor Valley which they sold to Thomas Taylor; but, who died without assets before he fully paid for the land. Mary E. Taylor (wife of Thomas Taylor) made no further payment, although the greater part of the selling price was unpaid. Unless the grantor now needed the road rights, the land seems to have been a gift to Mary.
This deed connects Robert M. Taylor with the above land: 24 Jan 1888, Robert M. Taylor and wife Catherine, for $150.00, sell to William Caldwell, the 200 acres in Poor Valley "formerly owned by Thomas Taylor, deceased." It is not clear from the deed if Robert M. Taylor owned the 200 acres by himself, or if he was selling his interest only, and others might have had interest in the land also. Apparently, Robert M. Taylor did not own the entire interest in the Thomas Taylor tract, for a month later, he bought his sister's share: 27 Feb 1888, M. T.(Mitchell Thurmond) Burgess and Martha A., his wife, for $35.00 sell to Robert M. Taylor their "undivided interest In a certain tract or parcel of land lying in Poor Valley, containing two hundred acres, more or less, it being the tract of land owned by Thomas Taylor, deceased." Robert M. Taylor's sister, Mary, who married a Swiney (written with a dotted "i" in the deed, but indexed as Sweeney) sold her share in the land to Thomas Taylor to Hamel S. Taylor about two months later: 1 May 1888, William Swiney and his wife Mary, sell Hamel S. Taylor, for $25.00, their entire interest in "the land purchased by Thomas Taylor from Become and Cummings." Hamel S. Taylor is a nephew to Mary and is the son of Robert M. Taylor In 1906, Robert M. Taylor, sold his interest in the 200 acres, bought 18 years earlier from Mitchell T. Burgess and wife Martha. Robert M. Taylor sells (to his sons) R. T. Taylor and Sanders Taylor for $25.00 "one undivided interest in a certain tract of land lying in Poor Valley, Smyth County, Va. known as the Thomas Taylor land being that interest conveyed to the party of the first part by Mitchell T. Burgess and Martha A., his wife, by deed dated Feb 27, 1888." In 1912, Robert T. Taylor and his son Sanders sold the interest they bought from Robert M (and two other tracts of land). On 25 Jan 1912, R. T. Taylor and Mary N.(Nancy?) Taylor, his wife, and Sanders M. Taylor for $600, three separate tracts of land: "Tract No One known as the Thomas Taylor land, but now known as the Mary E. Taylor Land (this sounds like Mary is still living) containing 25 acres being that part interest conveyed first to R. M.(Robert Marion) Taylor by Mitchell T. Burgess and Mattie A.,(Martha Ann) his wife, by deed dated Feb 22, 1888, thereafter conveyed to party of the first part by R. M. Taylor by deed dated Feb 13, 1906. Track 2 that conveyed to Sanders Taylor by B.F. Allison and wife N.C. by deed made 24 Dec 1907. Tract 3 containing 29 acres, being a state land grant conveyed to R. T.(Robert T) Taylor by deed July 23, 1906 beginning "on South side of Flat Top Mountain corner to the Mary E. Taylor land."
More About Robert Marion Taylor: Fact 1: Source: Census, 1850, 1860, 1870. 1860 lived at 7-Mile Ford. Fact 2 1: 1870 Census: Lived in Rich Valley, VA. Fact 2 2: Buried McReady's Gap, David Talbert's property. Fact 3: Occupation: Wagon Maker, Plaster Miner.
Robert Marion Taylor (b. Abt. 1826, d. date unknown)
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