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)

Mattie Moore TAYLOR

Mattie MOORE was born about 1882 in Florence County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of John Moore and Mary Joe Brown. About 1901 she married Robert Gary TAYLOR, son of Levi R TAYLOR and Martha "Mattie" McLELLAN (or maybe McMILLAN).

Mattie and Gary TAYLOR had at least 5 children: Girlie Levi, Lena, Mattie, Thomas, and Mattie Katheline. The last child died as a baby about 2 months after her mother.

There are two death certificates for Mattie MOORE TAYLOR:

This is a photo of Mattie and Gary TAYLOR owned by Shea Mecure.

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

Frederick CUPP (1784-1867)

Frederick CUPP was born 17 Mar 1784 in Augusta County, Virginia. He died 14 Jan 1867 in Augusta ?County. I do not have proof of these dates and places, but they are on many family trees. He married Elizabeth BAKER 21 Aug 1810 in Rockingham County, Virginia. His father is said to be Marcus CUPP.

I am interested in Frederick because two of his children married the children of Christain RUSMISEL:
George B RUSMISEL married Catherine CUPP 29 Nov 1848
Mary Ann RUSMISEL married Simeon CUPP 19 Oct 1848.

1820 United States Federal Census
Name: Frederic Cupp [Frederick Cupp]
County: Rockingham
State: Virginia
Males:
<10: 2
26-44: 1 [Frederic]

Females:
<10: 2
26-44: 1 [Elizabeth]

Persons in Agriculture: 1

1830 United States Federal Census
Name: Fredk Cupp [Frederick Cupp]
County: Rockingham
State: Virginia

Males:
<5: 1
15-19: 1
40-49: 1 [Frederick]

Females:
<5: 2
5-9: 2
10-14: 1
15-19: 1
40-49: 1 [Elizabeth]

There is a Frederick CUPP on the 1840 Census in Rockingham, but he is too young to be this Frederick. He may be a son or a nephew. This Frederick is probably there under one of the many variant spellings:
CUP, KOF, KOFF, KUP and others.

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Frederick Cup [Frederick Cupp]
Age: 66
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1784
Birth Place: Virginia
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Rockingham, Virginia
Household Members: Name Age
Frederick Cup 66 VA
John Cup 23 VA
Daniel Cup 20 VA
Lydia Cup 17 VA
Margaret M Cup 13 VA
Jacob Price 7 VA
Lydia Cup 17 VA
Elizabeth Cup 62 VA

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Frederick Cupp
Age in 1860: 76
Birth Year: abt 1784
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: District 1, Rockingham, Virginia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Harrisonburg
Household Members: Name Age
Frederick Cupp 76 VA
Elizabeth Cupp 59 VA
Margaret Cupp 23 VA
Jacob Price 17 VA
Angeline Carson 24 VA

There are two records of a Frederick CUPP in the War of 1812 which might be him:

War of 1812 Service Records
Name: Frederick Cupp
Company: FLYING CAMP (MCDOWELL'S), VIRGINIA MILITIA.
Rank - Induction: PRIVATE
Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
Roll Box: 51
Roll Exct: 602

War of 1812 Service Records
Name: Frederick Cupp
Company: PRYOR'S DETACHMMENT, VIRGINIA MILITIA.
Rank - Induction: PRIVATE
Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
Roll Box: 51
Roll Exct: 602

I also found him listed in the Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 3, p. 38:

Two Rockingham County Polling Lists, 1842, Poll taken at Oterbine in Rockingham County on the Fourth Thursday in April [28] 1842 for two delegates to serve in the next General Assembly: Frederick Cupp

He is listed as a Lutheran living in Mt. Solon in the book "History of the Lutheran Church in Virginia and East Tennessee" published in 1930 by the Lutheran Synod, Shenandoah Publishing House, Inc., Strasburg, VA.

German Migration into Virginia

Today I found an interesting book on microfilm on Ancestry.com.

History of the Lutheran Church in Virginia and East Tennessee, Published by the Authority of the Lutheran Synod of Virginia, Cassell, C. W., Finck, W. J, and Henckel, Elon O., editors, 1930, Sheanandoah Publishing House, Inc., Strasburg, VA

I am abstracting a few notes from Chapter 1 "The People."

The first known German to enter the Colony of Virginia was Jacob Lederer. He was employed by Gov. William Berkely to explore. His maps and journals show that from 1699 to 1700 he travelled as far south as the Santee River in South Carolina and as far west as the Alleghany Mountains. It was 46 years later before Gov. Spottswood and his Knights of the Golden Horseshoe entered the Valley of the Virginia. The next year a ship of Luteran immigrants arrived and, unable to pay their passage, were endentured to the governaol as servants for the next eight years. After they served their term the emigrated (in 1725) to (what was in 1930) Madison County.

News of the German settlers in VA reached the fellow emigrants in Lancaster County, PA., and one of them named Adam Muller made a trip to investigate. He learned there was plenty of beautiful land and desire of the governor of VA to have it settled, so in 1726 or 1727 a large party of Germans migrated along the Indian trails to settled in the Shenandoah Valley on the South Fork of the Sheanndoah River. The settlers were mainly Mentonintes, but there were three Lutherans, including Adam Muller--later written Miller, who formed a Luterhan community near Elkton.

Following these early pioneers, Germans from PA, NJ, MD, and NY migrated and settled mostly in five communities in the valley. There follows various congregations and the names of many of the early members with some having more detailed genealogical information.

The French and Indian War, then later the Revolution, caused much uneasiness in the settlers. Some, who had moved as far south as NC, returned. Others moved from the northern part of the state to the southwest. One area near Harrisonbug received so many German emigrants that it was called German Valley. A fort was built there and named Fort Henkel, after Paul Henkel who settled there in 1784.

The next generation began intermarrying with the Scotch-Irish and thos names began to appear in the Lutheran rolls. What had before been an English speaking Scotch-Irish community became a largely German speaking German community.

There are many genealogical references in this book references to Lutheran marriages, migrations, and children.