Brantley Victor TAYLOR

Brantley Victor TAYLOR was the son of Allie BAXLEY and Robert Gary TAYLOR.

Social Security Death Index
Name: Brantley V. Taylor
SSN: 249-44-5329
Last Residence: 29506 Florence, Florence, South Carolina, United States of America
Born: 5 Oct 1931
Died: 22 Aug 1995
State (Year) SSN issued: South Carolina (Before 1951)

U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Name: Brantley Victor Taylor
Service Info.: SA US NAVY
Birth Date: 5 Oct 1931
Death Date: 22 Aug 1995
Service Start Date: 21 Jul 1949
Interment Date: 25 Aug 1995
Cemetery: Florence National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 803 East National Cemetery Road Florence, SC 29501
Buried At: Section 4 Site 12

Allie BAXLEY TAYLOR SANDERS

Allie BAXLEY was born 21 Jun 1902 in SC. She married Robert Gary TAYLOR abt. 1921 (1930 Census says married 9 years), his second wife. She was the daughter of Daniel BAXLEY and Verline COKER. She and Gary had (at least) 5 children: G.D. (b. 1923), Lucile (b. 1925), Dessie Lima (1928), Brantley, and Barney. After Gary died she married a Sanders.

Social Security Death Index
Name: Allie B. Sanders
SSN: 247-46-1133
Last Residence: 29501 Florence, Florence, South Carolina, United States of America
Born: 21 Jun 1902
Died: 30 Aug 1991
State (Year) SSN issued: South Carolina (Before 1951)

Robert Gary TAYLOR b. May 1880 SC

Robert Gary TAYLOR was b. May 1880 in Florence County, SC, the son of Levi R. and Martha "Mattie" (McLELLAN or McMILLAN) TAYLOR. His father was the son of William (Jr.), son of William (Sr.) TAYLOR.

Photo owned by Shea Mecure

Gary appeared on the 1880 Census but had not been named yet. The 1900 Census says he was born in May 1880. The 1880 Census was taken 4 Jun 1880.

1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Levi Taylor
Home in 1880: McMillans, Marion, South Carolina
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: South Carolina
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Martha
Father's birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's birthplace: South Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
House Number: 13877202
Household Members: Name Age
Levi Taylor 45 SC
Martha Taylor 35 SC
Orelia Taylor 15 SC
Alston Taylor 8 SC
Ada Taylor 6 SC
Cora Taylor 4 SC
Not Named Taylor 1 SC

By the 1900 Census Levi TAYLOR had died and Martha was listed as a widow. The census is dated 26 Jun 1900.

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Martha Taylor

Home in 1900: McMillan, Florence, South Carolina
Age: 63
Birth Date: 1837
Birthplace: South Carolina
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Female
Relationship to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina
Mother: number of living children: 3
Mother: How many children: 7
Marital Status: Widowed
Residence : McMillan Township, Florence, South Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
Martha Taylor 63 SC
Austin Taylor 24 SC
Ada Taylor 22
Garry Taylor 20

By the 1910 Census Gary had married Mattie (Maddie/Matie) MOORE. The Census places that marriage about 1901 (married 9 years, 3 children, 3 living).

1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Gary Taylor
Age in 1910: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1882
Birthplace: South Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: South Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: South Carolina
Spouse's name: Matie
Home in 1910: McMillan, Florence, South Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Gary Taylor 28 SC
Matie Taylor 27 SC
Levy Taylor 8 SC
Lena Taylor 6 SC
Matty Taylor 9/12

Mattie MOORE Taylor died in 1919 and Gary is listed as a widower.

1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Gary Taylor
Home in 1920: McMillen, Florence, South Carolina
Age: 43 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Birthplace: South Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: South Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: South Carolina
Marital Status: Widow
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: No
Able to Write: No
Image: 309
Household Members: Name Age
Gary Taylor 43 SC
Girlie Taylor 17 SC
Lenor Taylor 16 SC
Mattie Taylor 10 SC
Thomas Taylor 3 10/12

About 1921 Gary married Allie BAXLEY. She was b. abt 1912 in SC, the daughter of Daniel B and Verline B (COKER) BAXLEY.

1930 United States Federal Census

Name: R G Taylor
Home in 1930: McMillen, Florence, South Carolina
Age: 50
Estimated birth year: abt 1880
Birthplace: South Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Allie
Race: White
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members: Name Age
R G Taylor 50 SC
Allie Taylor 28 SC
Gurley Taylor 29 SC
Thomas Taylor 15 SC
G D Taylor 7 SC
Lucile Taylor 5 SC
Dessie Lima Taylor 2 SC

Gary TAYLOR's Baby

I was contacted by a lady named Mary who is the church historian for Evergreen Baptist Church in Effingham, Florence County, SC. She wrote:

I am working on our cemetary records and I ran across two rows of lots that were purchased by brothers Gary and Austin Taylor. There are no markers, but a note in the records that say both rows have one child buried in each. I was just wondering if you would have any information on a child of Gary being buried here.

I have not worked on the TAYLOR family in probably at least a year. It turns out that I never did research Gary's line very well, so will have to correct that now.

Robert Gary TAYLOR was b. May 1880 in South Carolina. He married twice:
Mattie (Maddie) MOORE 1883-1919 married about 1901
Allie BAXLEY b. 1912 SC married about 1921

Gary TAYLOR was the son of Levi R TAYLOR (son of William Jr, son of William Sr.) and Martha "Mattie" McLELLAN or McMILLAN.

I found a death certificate for baby Matie Elizabeth TAYLOR

Name: Matie Katheline Taylor
Death Date: 4 Nov 1919
Location of Death: McMillan, Florence County, South Carolina
Birth Date: 3 July 1919
Birth Place: Florence Co. SC
Father: Gary Taylor, b. Florence Co. SC
Mother: Matie Moore, b. Florence Co. SC
Informant: Auston Taylor, Effingham, SC
Burial: 9 Nov 1919 Evergreen Church, ? Purvis, Undertaker
Cause of Death: fever
Certificate Number: 19854-E