JOHN A TAYLOR AND
LUCINDA WETSEL
submitted by Lynn Davis
John A Taylor b 10-23-1818
Al or White Water Cape Giradeau Co Mo d 6-28-1862 Collin Co Tx buried
Pecan Grove Mckinney Collin Co Tx m 12-8-1842 Lawrence Co Ar to Lucinda
Wetsel b 3-31-1824 Richland Co Ohio d 4-14-1911 Collin Co Tx ---buried
Pecan Grove Mckinney Collin Co Tx. Lucinda was the d/o Henry David
Wetzel and Nancy Nelson.
Louisa Taylor b 5-23-1853
Collin Co Tx d 5-6-1913 pos Scurry Co Tx buried Lorraine Cemetery Mitchell
Co Tx. Louisa m Francis Marion Collier Nov 1872 Collin Co Tx (see notes
below) Francis ( aka F M or Marion) was born 5-13-1832 Va/ twp ukn. d
10-5-1912 pos Curry Co Tx (they farmed near Snyder Tx) buried
Lorraine Cemetery Mitchell Co Tx.
Lucinda (Elizabeth?) b 1874
Olive Cora b 1876 (aka as Cora Olivia, Cora Olive)
Eldora E b 1881 m William D Green (aka Broth, Bud)
Les
b???? m Lena Mae Fine
NOTE: Louisa and Francis's marriage was found in Collin Co Tx marriages Vol
1
1846-67 (this is misleading for their marriage was in this book and states
they were married Nov 1872. States their marriage is recorded in book 3
page 5
NOTES:
1) John was a farmer
2)Lucinda was John's second
wife. His first was Mary Polly Blair whom he married in 1838
3) Lucinda lived 49 years after
John's death I have no record of her marrying again.
4) Lucinda's obit is in the
Dem 5-18-1911 pg 1 and Cour 4-18-1911 pg 7 Collin Co Tx.
5) John's sister Elizabeth also
married a Wetzel
6) this Taylor family came from
around Strawberry Twp Lawrence Co Ar
John A Taylor's parents
William Taylor b 1789 NC d 1841/2 Taylor Mills Lawrence Co Ar buried near
the Mill site. (Taylor Mills is around Strawberry Twp Lawrence Co Ar.)
William m 1810/11 New Madrid Co Mo to Mary Fortenberry (d/o of James Leath
Fortenberry) b 1791 Va or SC d 1825 Coopers Creek Taylor Mills Lawrence Co
Ar.
Milledge b 1812 m Hester Ann Cravens
James b 1816 m Sally Walker Finley
Wesley b 1819 m Mary Gibson
Joseph b 1823 m Mary Jane Henderson
William also married Leah Williams after Mary died. Their ch:
Nancy b 1827 m Morgan Raney
1)
William had a sister Nancy who m a cousin Jacob Fortenberry (aka Jake).
Nancy was b 1791 d 1850 and buried Lancaster Cemetery Lawrence Co Ar.
2)
Lawrence Co Ar is upper right hand corner of the state close to the Mo
line. Look for Jonesboro and it is left of there.
Surname Index
Recommended Citation:
"John A. Taylor,
EARLY SETTLERS OF COLLIN COUNTY." Collin County, Texas History
and Genealogy Webpage by Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc., <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>
[Accessed Fri February 13, 2004 ].
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