James TAYLOR & Cordelia EDKIN

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James TAYLOR
Cordelia EDKIN

Husband: James TAYLOR
Birth: 1809/10, PA
Occupation: farmer
Brother: Robert TAYLOR (1806-1864)
Father: Robert TAYLOR
Mother: Elizabeth MAYHEW (1780-1875)

Marriage:

Wife: Cordelia "Adelia/Delia" EDKIN
Birth: 22 May 1810, PA
Occupation: homemaker
Father: George EDKIN (1767-1848)
Mother: Debra MARBY (1774-1849)

Children:

— born in PA:
1. Sarah Jane TAYLOR, b. 24 Jun 1821; d. 1 Feb 1831
2. Matthew TAYLOR, b. 1834/5; lived Shrewsbury
3. Alfred TAYLOR, b. 1834-37
4. Catharine / Katharine H. TAYLOR, b. 20 Oct [Dec?] 1837

— born in Davidson Twp., Sullivan Co., PA:
5. Sarah Jane TAYLOR, b. 1839
6. Margarett / Margaret Jane TAYLOR, b. 15 Aug 1844; d. 13 Dec 1863
7. Gaylord TAYLOR, b. 4 Oct 1849; d. 28 Nov 1863

Grandchildren — born in PA, presumably in Davidson Twp., Sullivan Co., PA:

. Laura TAYLOR, b. 1863/4
. Sarah M. TAYLOR, b. 1867/8

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1830

3. 1840

4. 1850

5. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9-10 of 14): Eldredville [Eldredsville] P.O., Davidson Twp., Sullivan Co., PA, Roll M653_1184, p. 739-740, PN 9-10, 66/60, enumerated 26 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

James Taylor 51 M Farmer 7000 4365 Pennsylvania

Cordelia 50 F "

Mathew 25 M Farm Labourer "

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Alfred Taylor 23 M Farm Labourer Pennsylvania

Catharine " 21 F "

Margarett " 15 F "

Gaylord " 10 M "

Listed next to James's brother, Robert TAYLOR (æ 54, b. PA, wife Mary).

6. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13 of 16): Jonestown P.O., Davidson Twp., Sullivan Co., PA, Roll M593_1453, p. 41A, PN 13, 82/86, enumrated 16 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Taylor James 60 M W Farmer 10000 2500 Pa

______ Adelia 60 F W Keeping house Pa

______ Alfred 35 M W Works on Farm 1200 400 Pa

______ Catharine 33 F W Pa

______ Sarah M 2 F W Pa

______ Laura 6 F W Pa

Stroup James 26 M W Work on Farm Pa

Listed next to James TAYLOR's brother, Robert TAYLOR (æ 66, b. PA, wife Mary).

7. George Streby. 1903. History of Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. Sullivan Gazette, Printer, Dushore, PA (information extracted and online at the Sullivan County PAGenWeb site).

James Taylor also came to Davidson Township in 1838, settling the farm below his brother, Robert’s. He was for many years postmaster of the post office then called Muncy Bottom. He was also the first Treasurer of Sullivan County. He was married to Delia Edkin and to them were born:
Matthew, of Shrewsbury
Alfred, who lived on his father’s homestead
Katharine, married James Stroup
Sarah Jane, died when 10 years old
Margaret Jane, died in 1863.

8. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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