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Family Bible Records for Tioga, Bradford, Chemung Counties

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William and Catherine Haynes Taylor 
Family Bible

These records were written on a piece of paper found in the belongings of Lena Mae TAYLOR Zapf. They appear to have been copied from a family bible or perhaps from someone’s personal recollections.   Records copied as they appear: 

Maryetta Taylor, Born June 1, 1840 

Rhenaldo H. Taylor, Born Aug 3, 1844 

Leonard P. Taylor, Born Dec 25, 1845 

Eliza Ann Taylor, Born Dec 26, 1848 

George Taylor, Born Sept 19, 1850 

Matilda Taylor, Born Mar 20, 1854 

          Died, aged one year six months and two days 

Esther A. Taylor, Born Sept 2, 1855 

William Taylor Died March 1, 1859 

          Aged 44 years the 14th of April 1859 

Esther A. Allen Died Dec 15th 1898 

Maryetta Thompson Died Feb 2 1895 

Rhenaldo H. Taylor Died Oct 1, 1919 


Submitted by Linda ZAPF Cracraft on Sept. 19, 1998. 

 Please note the following discrepancies: 
Rhenaldo H. Taylor was born in 1843 verified by his marriage and death records, cemetery inscription; 
William Taylor died in 1860 verified by his will, written in 1860. 

The following information is provided from my personal records: 

  1. Catherine HAYNES was born Nov 30, 1821

  2. Catherine HAYNES TAYLOR died July 30, 1899 
  3. William TAYLOR was born Apr 14, 1815
  4. Maryetta TAYLOR married F. Marion "Bogue" THOMPSON 
  5. Rhenaldo TAYLOR married 1st:   Lusetta Sophia GRIFFIN 

  6. Lusetta S. GRIFFIN TAYLOR died Sept 24, 1880 
    Rhenaldo TAYLOR married 2nd:   Anna J. SWIMLEAR (Swimley) Oct 25, 1886 
    Anna SWIMLEAR Taylor died Aug 9, 1912 
    Rhenaldo TAYLOR married 3rd:   Anna May "Mayme" OWLETT Curtis Mar 27, 1916 
  7. Leonard P. TAYLOR married 1st:   Ellen REXFORD; later divorced.

  8. Ellen REXFORD married 2nd:   Dr. Thomas A. BAIR 
  9. Eliza Ann "Lide" TAYLOR married Minor JACKSON Dec 31, 1863
  10. George TAYLOR married Adah FULLER
  11. Esther Ann TAYLOR married Elmer ALLEN Dec 3, 1872