Richard Hector Taylor1,2

b. 29 December 1887
FatherThomas Caywood Taylor1,2 b. 5 Jun 1840, d. 11 Jun 1909
MotherMartha Elizabeth Henderson3 b. 10 Mar 1849, d. 1919
Birth29 Dec 1887 Richard Hector Taylor was born on 29 Dec 1887.1,2 
Cens-19006 Jun 1900 The 1900 census for the Glade Spring District of Washington County, Virginia, enumerated Richard living with his parents and 8 siblings. Richard's father was a locomotive engineer. Richard, at age 12, was the next to youngest of his parent's children.4 
DeviseeMay 1919 Richard's mother left he and his brother Robert the family home in Washington County, Virginia when she wrote her will in 1919. She also named Richard as her executor and noted that he was not to be required to give bond in qualifying for that responsibility.3 
Marriage He married Elizabeth Cullop.1,2 

Family

Elizabeth Cullop
Children
  • Thomas Taylor5
  • Dorothy Geraldine Taylor5
ChartsDescendants of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Last Edited28 Jan 2007

Citations

  1. [S29] Leonidas Littleton Papers titled "Ryburn Family."
  2. [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 23.
  3. [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.
  4. [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.
  5. [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 28.