Griffin Lewis Taylor was born in Virginia about 1815 or 1816. Elizabeth Wardlaw was born in South Carolina about 1822. They married in Greene County, Alabama on November 24, 1841. At the time, Greene County was the home of Elizabeth’s family. By 1849, Lewis and Elizabeth had relocated to Lafayette County, Arkansas. Most of Elizabeth’s family, the [...]
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Taylors in Arkansas – the facts
Posted in family history, genealogy, surname Taylor, surname Wardlaw, tagged Arkansas, family history, genealogy, surname Taylor, surname Wardlaw, Texas on Friday, September 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Taylors in Arkansas – the story
Posted in family history, genealogy, surname Taylor, surname Wardlaw, tagged Arkansas, family history, genealogy, surname Taylor, surname Wardlaw, Texas on Thursday, September 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Among the many family stories I remember from my childhood is that of my great-grandmother’s maternal grandparents. I think it stuck because it sounds as if it came from a screenplay: settlers moving west, family drama, death, heroism and horses. Family stories are often dismissed as something someone made up to kill time or entertain the [...]
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