Alexander Taylor

Alexander Taylor

Male 1889 - 1957  (67 years)

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  • Name Alexander Taylor 
    Born 21 Nov 1889  Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Group Veteran of World War I 
    • Person who served in World War I
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 69716232 
    Died 1 Aug 1957  Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 1 Aug 1957  Forest Hill Cemetery, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I19630  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 25 Nov 2020 

    Family Theodosia "Dosia" Haynes,   b. 25 Mar 1896, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1921, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years) 
    Children 
     1. Dr. Isaac Montrose "Ike" Taylor,   b. 15 Jun 1921, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1996, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2020 
    Family ID F9325  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Nov 1889 - Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Aug 1957 - Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 1 Aug 1957 - Forest Hill Cemetery, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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  • Badges
    Veteran of World War I
    Veteran of World War I

  • Notes 
    • From FindaGrave:

      Alexander Taylor

      * Birth Year different in records

      Born in (Burke Co.?), N.C., November 21, 1884, Alexander Taylor was the son of Isaac Montrose Taylor and Susan (Murphy or Mosley?) Evans Taylor.

      Birth Index below has a different birth year for Alexander Taylor:

      Name: Alexander Taylor
      Date of Birth: 21 Nov 1889
      Gender: Male - Race: White
      Birth County: Burke
      Parent1 Name: Isaac M Taylor
      Parent2 Name: Susan M Evans

      Alexander Taylor married Theodosia Haynes and they may have had only one child.

      He was retired from working as a manager at an ice plant; he had served in W W I.

      On August 1, 1957, Morganton, Burke County, N.C.,
      Alexander Taylor, a widower, died at the age of 72.

      Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery, August 3, 1957

      Son: Isaac M Taylor
      Death Place: Boston, Mass.
      Death Date: 3 Nov 1996
      Birth Place: North Carolina (Morganton, Burke Co.)
      Birth Date: 15 Jun 1921

      Alexander Taylor is the paternal grandfather of singer/song writer James Taylor. In his recently released autobiography, "Breakpoint", James speaks of his father, Dr. Isaac Montrose Taylor, the only child of Alexander Taylor and Theodosia Haynes. Theodosia died from infection received during childbirth. The physician handling the delivery was her father-in-law, Dr. Isaac Montrose Taylor. Dr. Isaac Montrose Taylor may have committed suicide over losing his daughter-in-law due to his incompetence.

      JT: After my mom and dad divorced, my father's alcoholism spiked. My father was born of tragedy: His mother died when he was born. He was raised until the age of 7 by his aunt and uncle, and then they sent him away to school. (Dr. James William Vernon and Sarah Cole Taylor)