Lory and Mary Carland Taylor family-Worth County, MO I have in my possession the Bible that belonged to the Lory and Mary Carland Taylor family who lived in Worth County. It has the following births, marriages and deaths written in it. The family moved to Worth Co., MO in 1875 having lived previously in IL and IA. ***************************************************************** ****************************************************************** File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by "Kathi Bryan" USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. Unauthorized use for commercial ventures expressly prohibited. All information submitted to this project remains - to the extent the law allows - the property of the submitter who, by submitting it, agrees that it may be freely copied but NEVER sold or used in a commercial venture without the knowledge & permission of its rightful owner. The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ****************************************************************** ****************************************************************** Births - Lory Taylor, son of Simeon and Thursey Taylor was born Dec. 2, 1822 Mary Taylor, daughter of Patrick Carland and Catherine Carland was born Feb 24, 1836 Leonard F. Taylor, son of Lory and Mary Taylor was born May 21,1856 Mary Lillian Taylor, daughter of Lory and Mary Taylor was born Jan. 9, 1857 Carrie J. Taylor, daughter of Lory and Mary Taylor was born Oct. 20, 1861 Walter Sheridan Taylor, son of Lory and Mary Taylor was born July 4, 1864 Benjamin S. Taylor, son of Lory and Mary Taylor was born Feb 16, 1870 Catherine Bell Taylor daughter of Lory and Mary Taylor was born April 21, 1873 Estella May Taylor daughter of Lory and Mary Taylor was born Dec. 17, 1875 Marriages - Lory Taylor and Mary Carland were married April 17, 1855 Leonard F. Taylor and Edith R. Rice were married Oct. 5, 1876 Charles Avenell and Carrie J. Taylor were married July 4, 1878 John H. Freemyer and Carried J. Taylor were married Feb. 15, 1881 James E. Clark and Catherine B. Taylor were married Dec. 3, 1890 Walter S. Taylor and Venia Ray were married June 19, 1895 Benjamin S. Taylor and Elzina Davis were married Feb. 10, 1897 Estella May Taylor and J. B. Freemyer were married Mar. 22, 1923 Deaths - Mary Lillian Taylor died Aug. 15, 1860 Lory Taylor died Dec. 30, 1887 Leonard F. Taylor died Nov. 22, 1892 Carrie J. Taylor Freemyer, died Feb. 25, 1902 Mary Taylor, wife of Lory Taylor, died Oct. 12, 1925 B. S. (Benjamin) Taylor died April 23 or 24, 1941 (he committed suicide and wasn't immediately found) Ed Clark, husband of Catherine Taylor, died April 21, 1944 Catherine Taylor Clark died April 3, 1955 Estella May Taylor Freemyer died May 26, 1956 I also have the original wedding announcement out of the paper for J. B. Freemyer and Estella May Taylor - It reads as follows: On Thursday evening, March 22, 1923, Mr. J. B. Freemyer,of St. Francis, Kansas, and Estella May Taylor, of near Isadora, Mo., were united in the holy estate of matrimony at the home of the bride's mother in the presence of a few of the relatives, Challie E. Graham, officiating. Following the ceremony, an excellent supper was served. The groom is one of the most prosperous farmers of Cheyenne County, Kansas, and a highly respected citizen. The bride is one of our best young ladies, and a member of the Isadora Church of Christ. They will make their home on the groom's farm near St. Francis, Kansas. The many friends unite is extending congratulations, and in wishing for them much happiness and the best of success throughout their lives. Both the bride and groom were reared in Worth County. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Freemyer, deceased, and the bride is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Taylor. A following article states J. B. Freemyer was a former resident of Union township leaving there for Kansas in 1885 and that he had relatives near Sheridan. Benjamin S. Taylor was my great-grandfather. Kathi Bryan 2357 148th St. Winterset, IA 50273