Minerva Elizabeth Taylor1

b. 13 December 1871, d. 27 October 1953
FatherThomas Caywood Taylor2,1,3 b. 5 Jun 1840, d. 11 Jun 1909
MotherMartha Elizabeth Henderson4 b. 10 Mar 1849, d. 1919
Birth13 Dec 1871 Minerva Elizabeth Taylor was born on 13 Dec 1871.2,1 
Cens-19006 Jun 1900  Minerva was enumerated living in her father's household in the Glade Spring District of Washington County, Virginia, in 1900. She was 28 years old, the eldest of the 9 children recorded with her parents that year. The enumeration stated that Minerva's mother had given birth to a 10th child who was not living.5 
Marriage She married Leroy Erastus Heaberlin.2,1 
Devisee1919 Minerva's mother wrote her will in May of 1919, leaving Minerva a parcel of land in Washington County, Virginia, lying north of her own lot and between her land and that of Mrs. Jennie Clark.4 
Death27 Oct 1953 Minerva died on 27 Oct 1953 at age 81.6,7 
Burial She was buried at Old Baptist Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.7 

Family

Leroy Erastus Heaberlin b. 1878, d. 1917
Children
  • Margaret Elizabeth Heaberlin1
  • Minnie Leroy Heaberlin1
ChartsDescendants of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Last Edited17 Jun 2010

Citations

  1. [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 23.
  2. [S29] Leonidas Littleton Papers titled "Ryburn Family."
  3. [S165] Thomas C. Taylor household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 26 (65B stamped), dwelling 228, family 230, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 26 of 54. Thomas C. Taylor, 40, engineer; Elizabeth, 31, wife, father b. England; Manerva E., 8, dau; Mary Ellen, 6, dau; William T., 4, son; Minnie R., 1, dau; William, 77, father;.
  4. [S961] Martha E. Taylor will (recorded 1919), Washington Co., Virginia, Will Book 31: 575. The will was dated 12 May 1919 and recorded 23 Jul 1919. Martha's son Richard Taylor was named as her executor.
  5. [S574] Thomas Taylor household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 108, sheet 5B, dwelling 86, family 90, viewed online at Genealogy.com, Nov. 2006, image 10 of 70. Enumeration includes: Thomas Taylor, 59, marr 30 yrs, b. June 1840, owns home, no mortgage, is home (not farm); Elizabeth, wife, 51, marr 30 yrs, mother of 10 children, 9 living; Minerva, dau, 28, b. Dec. 1871; William, son, 23, b. Oct. 1876, blacksmith; Minnie, dau, 21, b. Dec. 1878; Robt, son, 19, b. Apr. 1881, watchman; Margaret, dau, 16, b. Sept. 1883; Charles, son, 14, b. Dec. 1885; Richard, son, 12, b. Dec. 1887; Ethel, dau, 10, b. Apr 1890; William Adkins, son-in-law; 30, b. May 1870, marr 3 yrs, locomotive fireman; [Adkins], Ella, dau, 26, b. March 1874, marr 3 yrs, mother 1 child; cont. top next page: Claude Adkins, gr son, 2, b. Aug. 1897; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  6. [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 23. Miss Shugart lists 27 Oct. 195_ as Minerva's date of death at the top of the page, but farther down she simply states she died in 1953.
  7. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 168. Stone reported to read: Minerva T. Heaberlin, 1871-1953.