CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameThomas Low TAYLOR [1760], [5363], [6115], 1C4R
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 PlaceMinneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, United States
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
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 PlaceWorthington, Nobles Co., Minnesota, United States
MemoAge 69 yr. 10 mo. 12 d.
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 PlaceMuncy, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, United States
ChildrenWilliam Clyde (1861-1925)
 (unknown sex) (~1863-)
Last Modified 9 Nov 2017Created 8 Nov 2024 using Reunion for Macintosh
First Published 22 Sep 2013. Revised 8 Nov 2024
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