CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameThomas Low TAYLOR [1760], [5363], [6115], 1C4R
Birth Date12 May 1835 [1760], [1800], [1805], [1498, Memorial# 65248654], [2167], [2341], [2169], [5023], [6115]
Birth PlaceMadison Twp., Columbia Co., Pennsylvania, United States
Memo1836 according to the 1900 census; 1935 on tombstone.
Census Date11 Sep 1850 [1804] Age: 15
Census PlaceMoreland Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, United States
Census Date26 Jul 1860 [2627] Age: 25
Census PlaceMuncy Creek Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, United States
Census Date1 May 1875 [1849] Age: 39
Census PlaceElk Twp., Nobles Co., Minnesota, United States
Census Date7 Jun 1880 [1803] Age: 45
Census PlaceElk Twp., Nobles Co., Minnesota, United States
Census Date1895 [1801]
Census PlaceElk Twp., Nobles Co., Minnesota, United States
Census Date18 Jun 1900 [1805] Age: 65
Census PlaceWorthington, Nobles Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo2nd Ward
Census Date28 Apr 1910 [1802] Age: 74
Census PlaceWorthington, Nobles Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo2nd Ward
Death Date7 Jan 1914 [1760], [450, CERTID# 1914-MN-016787], [1800], [2167], [2182], [2341] Age: 78
Death PlaceMinneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, United States
Burial DateJan 1914 [1800], [2167], [1498, Memorial# 65248654]
Burial PlaceWorthington, Nobles Co., Minnesota, United States
MemoWorthington Cemetery, Sec C Row 30
OccupationFarmer [1803]
OccupationCarpenter [1800]
OccupationJustice of the Peace [1965], [2167]
OccupationPostmaster of Elk Twp., Nobles Co., MN [2167]
FatherWilliam TAYLOR Jr. (1802-1898)
MotherEdith COLBURN (1806-1890)
Misc. Notes
Thomas was probably named after Thomas LOW, a group leader in the Moreland United Methodist Church. [4240]

Homesteaded 160 acres in Nobles County, MN in 1878. [2168]
Military
Civil War: Company D (aka "The Williamsport Rifles"), 11th Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment, under Captain William B. Shant Enlisted 23-APR-1861. Discharged 21-JUL-1861. [1965], [2167], [2169], [2182], [1606, Chap.26], [2223]
Research
06-JUL-2011: Searched Minneapolis Tribune from 7-JAN through 14-JAN-1914 but did not find an obituary. It may have been published in Worthington, Nobles Co., MN.


Why does his Civil War discharge certificate say he was born in Madison, Pennsylvania? [2169] That is a long way from Lycoming Co.
Spouses
1Almeda STEAD [1760], [1850], [5074]
Birth Date13 Mar 1843 [1760], [1805], [1965], [1498, Memorial# 65248686], [2170], [2171], [2341], [5074]
Birth PlaceNorthumberland Co., Pennsylvania, United States
Census Date1 May 1875 [1849] Age: 32
Census PlaceElk Twp., Nobles Co., Minnesota, United States
Census Date7 Jun 1880 [1803] Age: 37
Census PlaceElk Twp., Nobles Co., Minnesota, United States
Census Date1895 [1801]
Census PlaceElk Twp., Nobles Co., Minnesota, United States
Census Date18 Jun 1900 [1805] Age: 57
Census PlaceWorthington, Nobles Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo2nd Ward
Census Date28 Apr 1910 [1802] Age: 67
Census PlaceWorthington, Nobles Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo2nd Ward
Death Date25 Jan 1913 [1760], [450, CERTID# 1913-MN-008595], [2170], [2171], [2341], [5023], [5074] Age: 69
Death PlaceWorthington, Nobles Co., Minnesota, United States
MemoAge 69 yr. 10 mo. 12 d.
Burial Date28 Jan 1913 [1498, Memorial# 65248686], [2170], [2171], [5074]
Burial PlaceWorthington, Nobles Co., Minnesota, United States
MemoWorthington Cemetery, Sec C Row 30
Alias/AKAMeda [2468]
Alt.SpellingAlmada [1805]
FatherWilliam STEAD (1801-1880)
MotherMary [STEAD] (1803-1880)
Misc. Notes
Had two children in total; only one living as of 1910. [1802]
Parents were born in England. [1849]
Marr Date1 Jan 1861 [1760], [1805], [1965], [2167], [2170], [2171], [2341], [5017]
Marr PlaceMuncy, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, United States
ChildrenWilliam Clyde (1861-1925)
 (unknown sex) (~1863-)
Last Modified 9 Nov 2017Created 23 Jun 2022 using Reunion for Macintosh
First Published 22 Sep 2013. Revised 23 Jun 2022
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