Historical Rosters Database
Edmund Taylor
Roster ID 54This is a summary. Contact the Archives for additional biographical information.
| First Name: | Edmund |
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| Last Name: | Taylor |
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| Affiliation: | Class of 1844 |
| Biography & Genealogy: | Birth date: October 1824 in Caroline County, Virginia Death date: September 21, 1881 in Richmond, Virginia (some records show his date of death being January 7, 1881) Father: Dr. John Taylor Mother: Lucy Gregory Woodford Paternal grandparents: Colonel John Taylor and Lucy Penn Maternal grandparents: John Thornton Woodford and Mary T. Taliaferro Marriage (August 4, 1827): Susan Morris Dabney Children: Blair Dabney Taylor (married Mary Allen), Anne Montgomery Taylor (married James Langhorne), Bessie Lewis Taylor (married Charles Cleneay), Paraline May Taylor (first married William Gold and then Mr. Bayliss), William Oliver Taylor (married Caroline Roberts), Agatha Bernard Taylor (married David Walker), and Susan Morris Taylor Career: Farmer; author about agriculture topics VMI Record Entered VMI on July 28, 1841 and graduated on July 4, 1844, standing seventh in a class of nine. Military Record Civil War: May have been the Edmund Taylor who was 1st Lieutenant of the Reserve Army of the Confederate States of America on duty in Richmond |
