William Earl Taylor (Muhlenberg/ Hopkins County, Ky, laborer )
b. 1820-10-10 d. 1889-01-07
Muhlenberg County and Hopkins County, Kentucky, laborer. Tennessee native. Married to Ellen C. Taylor. Father of Thomas T. Taylor, Cynthia J. Taylor, William A. Taylor, Elvira F. Taylor, Mary E. Taylor, and James T. Taylor. Laborer in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farm laborer in Hopkins County in 1860.
Details
- Sex
- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County, Subdivision 2, p. 244B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, p. 807.
"William Earl Taylor (1824-1889)," Find A Grave, Memorial #62572145, accessed October 28, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62572145.
Citation
Taylor, William Earl. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201897 (November 12, 2026).
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