Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor was born on May 29, 1804, in Pennsylvania, to Matthew S. Taylor. The family moved to Lawrence County, Indiana, by 1820, and he married Nancy Lakey there on September 25, 1828. They had at least seven children: John, born around 1832; Sarah, born around 1834; William, born around 1838; James, born around 1839; Joseph, born around 1841; George, born around 1846; and David, born around 1852.
 
By 1850, he was working as a farmer in Clear Creek, Indiana, and Taylor owned $2,000 of real estate. His wife died in the 1850s, and he married Sarah Grimes soon afterward. Their son Irvin was born around 1859. By 1860, he owned $4,500 of real estate and $1,200 of personal property. A decade later, his wealth had grown to $13,150 of real estate and $2,875 of personal property. He died in Indiana on December 13, 1885.
2074
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(2074)Taylor, Robert1804-05-291885-12-13
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 10

  • (6442) [recipient] ~ William Cameron to Robert Taylor, 19 August 1849
  • (6443) [recipient] ~ Joseph S. Taylor to Robert Taylor, 18 November 1861
  • (6444) [recipient] ~ Joseph S. Taylor to Robert Taylor, 5 January 1862
  • (6446) [recipient] ~ Joseph S. Taylor to Robert Taylor, 26 May 1862
  • (6448) [recipient] ~ Joseph S. Taylor to Robert Taylor, 17 June 1862
  • (6465) [recipient] ~ John Grimes et al. to Robert Taylor and Sarah Taylor, 4 November 1863
  • (6466) [recipient] ~ Silas Grimes to Sarah Taylor and Robert Taylor, 16 July 1864
  • (6471) [recipient] ~ William Bennett to Robert Taylor et al., 9 April 1865
  • (6479) [recipient] ~ George W. Whitaker to Robert Taylor, 2 October 1865
  • (6480) [associated with] ~ Matthew S. Taylor Statement, 30 September 1828

People - Records: 10

  • (2074) Taylor, Robert is the [sibling-in-law of] (2073) Grimes, Silas
  • (2074) Taylor, Robert is the [aunt/uncle of] (2091) Grimes, Sarah Jane
  • (2074) Taylor, Robert is the [parent-in-law of] (2097) Bennett, William
  • (2075) Cameron, William is the [cousin of] (2074) Taylor, Robert
  • (2076) Taylor, Joseph S. is the [child of] (2074) Taylor, Robert
  • (2078) Taylor, Sarah is the [wife of] (2074) Taylor, Robert
  • (2090) Grimes, Eliza is the [sibling-in-law of] (2074) Taylor, Robert
  • (2098) Taylor, William Henry is the [child of] (2074) Taylor, Robert
  • (2103) Taylor, Matthew S. is the [parent of] (2074) Taylor, Robert
  • (5264) Grimes, Louisa is the [sibling-in-law of] (2074) Taylor, Robert

Places - Records: 2

  • (277) [birth] ~ Pennsylvania
  • (379) [death] ~ Indiana

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SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Indiana Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, available from Ancestry.com.