Benjamin Shadrach Taylor

1829 - 1883  (54 years)

Louvenia P. Thacker

1832 - 1864  (31 years)

Birth	12 Jul 1832	Mississippi
Died	25 Jun 1864	Lafayette County, Mississippi
Buried	Oxford Memorial Cemetery, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Father	Richard Bond Thacker       b. 1799, Kentucky
Mother	Elizabeth Hamilton       b. 14 Feb 1811, Tennessee
Married	15 Feb 1838	Yalobusha County, Mississippi
Family	Benjamin Shadrach Taylor       b. 28 Feb 1829, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Married	15 Jan 1861	Lafayette County, Misssissippi
Children	+ 1. A. B. Taylor       b. 29 Oct 1861

A. B. Taylor

1861 - 1898  (36 years)

Nickname	Charlie
Birth	29 Oct 1861
Died	14 Sep 1898
Buried	Yocona Cemetery, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Father	Benjamin Shadrach Taylor       b. 28 Feb 1829, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Mother	Louvenia P. Thacker       b. 12 Jul 1832, Mississippi
Married	15 Jan 1861	Lafayette County, Misssissippi
Family	Annis Durrett Meaders       b. 19 Jun 1869, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Married	4 May 1897	Yalobusha County, Mississippi
Children	1. Charley Annis Taylor       b. 1889

Annis Durrett Meaders

1869 - 1900  (30 years)

Birth	19 Jun 1869	Lafayette County, Mississippi
Died	5 Jun 1900
Buried	Yocona Cemetery, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Family	A. B. Taylor       b. 29 Oct 1861
Married	4 May 1897	Yalobusha County, Mississippi
Children	1. Charley Annis Taylor       b. 1889

Nancy E. Thacker

1844 - 1908  (64 years)

Birth	3 Jun 1844	Lafayette County, Mississippi
Died	28 Dec 1908	Lafayette County, Mississippi
Buried	Yocona Cemetery, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Father	Richard Bond Thacker       b. 1799, Kentucky
Mother	Elizabeth Hamilton       b. 14 Feb 1811, Tennessee
Married	15 Feb 1838	Yalobusha County, Mississippi
Family	Benjamin Shadrach Taylor       b. 28 Feb 1829, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Married	20 Mar 1866	Lafayette County, Mississippi
Children	1. Lula I. Taylor       b. 3 Jan 1867, Lafayette County, Mississippi   2. Della D. Taylor       b. 27 Dec 1868, Taylor, Lafayette County, Mississippi + 3. John Richard Taylor       b. 14 Oct 1872, Taylor, Lafayette County, Mississippi   4. Fleet Cooper Taylor       b. 14 Oct 1874, Taylor, Lafayette County, Mississippi   5. Elmer Mercer Taylor       b. 18 Aug 1876, Lafayette County, Mississippi   6. Maude J. Taylor       b. 12 Oct 1878, Mississippi   7. Bessie M. Taylor       b. 3 Dec 1882, Taylor, Lafayette County, Mississippi

Lula I. Taylor

1867 - 1932  (65 years)

Birth	3 Jan 1867	Lafayette County, Mississippi
Died	12 Jul 1932	Lafayette County, Arkansas
Buried	Yocona Cemetery, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Father	Benjamin Shadrach Taylor       b. 28 Feb 1829, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Mother	Nancy E. Thacker       b. 3 Jun 1844, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Married	20 Mar 1866	Lafayette County, Mississippi

Della D. Taylor

1868 - 1898  (29 years)

Birth	27 Dec 1868	Taylor, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Died	5 Oct 1898	Lafayette County, Arkansas
Buried	Yocona Cemetery, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Father	Benjamin Shadrach Taylor       b. 28 Feb 1829, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Mother	Nancy E. Thacker       b. 3 Jun 1844, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Married	20 Mar 1866	Lafayette County, Mississippi

John Richard Taylor

1872 - 1950  (77 years)

Birth	14 Oct 1872	Taylor, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Died	1950	Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas
Buried	Sand Springs Cemetery, Mineola, Wood County, Texas
Father	Benjamin Shadrach Taylor       b. 28 Feb 1829, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Mother	Nancy E. Thacker       b. 3 Jun 1844, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Married	20 Mar 1866	Lafayette County, Mississippi
Family	Jane McConnel Mooney       b. 20 May 1877, Oxford, Mississippi
Married	1891
Children	1. Jeanne Howard Taylor       b. 30 Mar 1902, Mississippi   2. Howard G. Taylor       b. 1902, Mississippi   3. Ruth Taylor       b. 31 Jul 1904, Oklahoma   4. Forest Taylor       b. 25 Aug 1905   5. Luta Wesson Taylor       b. 6 Mar 1912, Eufaula, McIntosh County, Oklahoma   6. Gordon McConnell Taylor       b. 23 Apr 1917

Jane McConnel Mooney

1877 - 1919  (42 years)

Birth	20 May 1877	Oxford, Mississippi
Died	22 Dec 1919	Hartshome, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
Buried	Elmwood Cemetery, Hartshome, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
Family	John Richard Taylor       b. 14 Oct 1872, Taylor, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Married	1891
Children	1. Jeanne Howard Taylor       b. 30 Mar 1902, Mississippi   2. Howard G. Taylor       b. 1902, Mississippi   3. Ruth Taylor       b. 31 Jul 1904, Oklahoma   4. Forest Taylor       b. 25 Aug 1905   5. Luta Wesson Taylor       b. 6 Mar 1912, Eufaula, McIntosh County, Oklahoma   6. Gordon McConnell Taylor       b. 23 Apr 1917

Fleet Cooper Taylor

1874 - 1876  (1 years)

Birth	14 Oct 1874	Taylor, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Died	6 Feb 1876	Lafayette County, Mississippi
Buried	Yocona Cemetery, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Father	Benjamin Shadrach Taylor       b. 28 Feb 1829, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Mother	Nancy E. Thacker       b. 3 Jun 1844, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Married	20 Mar 1866	Lafayette County, Mississippi

Elmer Mercer Taylor

1876 - 1974  (98 years)

Birth	18 Aug 1876	Lafayette County, Mississippi
Died	13 Sep 1974
Buried	Oxford Memorial Cemetery, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Father	Benjamin Shadrach Taylor       b. 28 Feb 1829, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Mother	Nancy E. Thacker       b. 3 Jun 1844, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Married	20 Mar 1866	Lafayette County, Mississippi
Family	Ethyl Pittman       b. 6 Dec 1876

Ethyl Pittman

1876 - 1960  (83 years)

Birth	6 Dec 1876
Died	8 Apr 1960
Buried	Oxford Memorial Cemetery, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Family	Elmer Mercer Taylor       b. 18 Aug 1876, Lafayette County, Mississippi

Maude J. Taylor

1878 - 1970  (91 years)

Birth	12 Oct 1878	Mississippi
Died	5 Sep 1970
Father	Benjamin Shadrach Taylor       b. 28 Feb 1829, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Mother	Nancy E. Thacker       b. 3 Jun 1844, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Married	20 Mar 1866	Lafayette County, Mississippi

Bessie M. Taylor

1882 - 1929  (46 years)

Birth	3 Dec 1882	Taylor, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Died	2 Jan 1929	Oklahoma
Father	Benjamin Shadrach Taylor       b. 28 Feb 1829, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Mother	Nancy E. Thacker       b. 3 Jun 1844, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Married	20 Mar 1866	Lafayette County, Mississippi
Family	Haynes Hoffmann

Haynes Hoffmann

Family	Bessie M. Taylor       b. 3 Dec 1882, Taylor, Lafayette County, Mississippi

• Name	Benjamin Shadrach Taylor
  Born	28 Feb 1829	Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Feb 1883	Lafayette County, Mississippi
  Buried	Yocona Cemetery, Lafayette County, Mississippi   [1]
  		Find A Grave Memorial - Benjamin Shadrach Taylor 1829 - 1883
  Origins
  Person ID	I596	Thacker Family Forest
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2015

  
  

  Family 1	Louvenia P. Thacker       b. 12 Jul 1832, Mississippi       d. 25 Jun 1864, Lafayette County, Mississippi  (Age 31 years)
  Married	15 Jan 1861	Lafayette County, Misssissippi
  	Name: Benjamon S. Taylor Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: L. P. Thacker Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 15 Jan 1861 Event Place: Lafayette,Mississippi Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race (Original): Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race (Original): Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51698-1 System Origin: Mississippi-ODM GS Film number: 894619 Reference ID: Citing this Record: "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2Z5-2N9 : accessed 1 November 2015), Benjamon S. Taylor and L. P. Thacker, 15 Jan 1861; citing Lafayette,Mississippi; FHL microfilm 894,619.
  Children	+ 1. A. B. Taylor       b. 29 Oct 1861       d. 14 Sep 1898  (Age 36 years) ▻ Annis Durrett Meaders  m. 4 May 1897
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy E. Thacker       b. 3 Jun 1844, Lafayette County, Mississippi       d. 28 Dec 1908, Lafayette County, Mississippi  (Age 64 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1866	Lafayette County, Mississippi
  	Name: S. B. Taylor Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: N. E. Thacker Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 20 Mar 1866 Event Place: Lafayette,Mississippi Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race (Original): Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race (Original): Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51698-1 System Origin: Mississippi-ODM GS Film number: 894619 Reference ID: Citing this Record: "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2Z5-F7G : accessed 25 Jan 2014), S. B. Taylor and N. E. Thacker, 1866.
  Children	1. Lula I. Taylor       b. 3 Jan 1867, Lafayette County, Mississippi       d. 12 Jul 1932, Lafayette County, Arkansas  (Age 65 years)   2. Della D. Taylor       b. 27 Dec 1868, Taylor, Lafayette County, Mississippi       d. 5 Oct 1898, Lafayette County, Arkansas  (Age 29 years) + 3. John Richard Taylor       b. 14 Oct 1872, Taylor, Lafayette County, Mississippi       d. 1950, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas  (Age 77 years) ▻ Jane McConnel Mooney  m. 1891   4. Fleet Cooper Taylor       b. 14 Oct 1874, Taylor, Lafayette County, Mississippi       d. 6 Feb 1876, Lafayette County, Mississippi  (Age 1 years)   5. Elmer Mercer Taylor       b. 18 Aug 1876, Lafayette County, Mississippi       d. 13 Sep 1974  (Age 98 years) ▻ Ethyl Pittman   6. Maude J. Taylor       b. 12 Oct 1878, Mississippi       d. 5 Sep 1970  (Age 91 years)   7. Bessie M. Taylor       b. 3 Dec 1882, Taylor, Lafayette County, Mississippi       d. 2 Jan 1929, Oklahoma  (Age 46 years) ▻ Haynes Hoffmann
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2014
  Family ID	F184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Feb 1829 - Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi Married - 20 Mar 1866 - Lafayette County, Mississippi Died - 28 Feb 1883 - Lafayette County, Mississippi  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Reference

  Your Name Here. "Benjamin Shadrach Taylor". Thacker Family Forest. https://www.thackerfamilytree.com/getperson.php?personID=I596&tree=thacker (accessed July 3, 2026).