TAYLOR FAMILY
Linda’s paternal 2nd great grandfather was John Taylor. John
Taylor and Sarah Smith Taylor were the parents of Burns Taylor. Burns Taylor
and Annie Acie Hall Taylor were the parents of Julian Taylor. Julian Taylor
remembers that John Taylor spoke with a Scottish brogue so thick you could
hardly understand it. The family believes that John Taylor was the 1st of this
Taylor line to come over from Scotland.
In “North Carolina Marriage Bonds”
there is a listing of a marriage bond taken out November 27, 1860 for a Mary S
M Smith and a John T Taylor in Carteret County. Whether or not this represents
the parents of Burns Taylor I do not know.
In an 1880 census of White Oak Township in Carteret North
Carolina a John Taylor family is found. The census listing is as follows:
John Taylor 40 years old - a farmer
born in North Carolina
Polly Taylor 39 years old — a wife
keeping house
William Taylor 18 years old — a son
working as a farm hand
Ketty A Taylor 10 years old — a
daughter and mothers help mate
Julian F Taylor 7 years old — a
daughter
John T Taylor 5 years old — a son
Burny E Taylor 4 years old — a son
Living next door is the following family:
B. Taylor
23 years old — a farmer
Carolina
Taylor 17 years old — a wife keeping house
Ella Taylor 3 months old
Janice Smith 70 years old — a grandmother
Living a few farms away from the
John and B Taylor’s is a George H Ennett
George H Ennett 40 years old —
physician and farmer
Lucretia A Ennett 31 years old — a
wife keeping house
George H Ennett 10 years old — a son
at school
William F Ennett 9 years old — a son
Lee B Ennett 7 years old — a son
N.T. Ennett 3 years old — a son
Julian I Ennett 4 years old — a
daughter
Margaret Ann Ennett 20 years old — a
daughter
- there are 8 other people living at this farm
as hired hands or servants
In the enumeration of this district
all 100% of the population was born in North Carolina. I doubt if the census
taker ever asked the exact place of birth of any of the residents.
It is interesting to note that one
of John Taylor daughter’s names was a Caroline. I believe the 17 year old lady
living next door is John Taylor’s daughter. I further believe that a Taylor
married a Taylor and that the grandmother listed (Janice Smith) is John
Taylor’s mother-in-law.
Further family information that we
have states that when John Taylor’s wife died, Burns Taylor was taken in and
raised by a Dr. Ennit. I believe we have found Dr Ennit (Ennett) in the 1880
census of White Oak Township in Carteret County, North Carolina.
The book “The Finest Kind” by Ben
Green talks about Cortez, Florida and speaks of the fishers of the community.
In 1879 there was a murderous hurricane the struck the coast of North Carolina.
Ben Green believes that this hurricane caused many people from North Carolina
to migrate to Florida. On page 48 of his book, Ben Green states that “many of
the new arrivals (to Cortez, Florida) had been farmers in North Carolina, but
had some experience fishing. Tired of trying to wring a living out of sandy
soil along the Bogue Sound. they though fishing in Florida would at least be
more glamorous and exciting”.
Another
reason for the influx of people to Cortez was to fish for mullet. “They came
with the hope that the mullet and the sweat of their brow would bring a better
life. It was a promise hard to resist.”
Burns Taylor
moved to Cortez in 1901. Burn Taylor is credited to be the 1st Taylor to leave
Carteret County to move to Florida. Unusual as it may seem Burns Taylor is also
credited with being the first resident in Cortez to install an indoor toilet in
his home. In a 1910 federal census of Cortez, Manatee County, Florida, we find
Burns Taylor with his wife Annie and his daughter Emma (age 13) and his son
Julian (age 11). On the same census page we find, John Thomas Taylor (age 36)
with his wife Nola. John Thomas Taylor was a brother of Burns Taylor.
In 1920
Burns Taylor lost his wife. Burns Taylor and Annie Acie Hall had 5 children
(Emma, Julian, Floy, Annie, and Bertie). Burns Taylor’s misfortune continued
and in 1921 a hurricane ripped through the Cortez area. This hurricane
destroyed much of what Burns Taylor had built up. He persisted and remarried.
Burns’
Taylor’s son Julian married Bessie Carter in 1920. The account of their
marriage is in Ben Green’s book. The couple married October 19, 1920 in
Hillborough County, Florida. Julian worked as a commercial fisherman and
repaired boat engines. Julian was born in North Carolina and had came to the
Cortez, Florida area as a child with his parents in 1901.
Julian Taylor and Bessie Carter Taylor
Clifford Taylor
Burns
and Annie Hall Taylor’s other children:
Emma Acie
Taylor married a William Guthrie. This couple lived next door to John Thomas
Taylor. Emma and William had one daughter, Marguerite Guthrie who later married
a Mr. Guilford.
Floy Bell
Taylor married a N Manley Bell. Floy died in 1991 in Manatee County, Florida.
They had two children. David Marion Bell and Marion Bell.
Annie
Estelle Taylor who was married to a Drew Powell and she disappeared under
mysterious circumstances. One account states that she was moving from Miami to
West Palm Beach during a storm and it was suspected that her car went in one of
the canals along the side of the highway. It is believed she died in Polk
County, Florida.
Bertie Mae
Taylor 1st married a Ralph Bonnell. Her second marriage was to a Mr.
Edgerton.
Burns Taylor
remarried a girl born in Missouri whose parents were born in France. It appears
her first name was Madelin Edna?. The couple had three children, two boys and
one girl. The boys names are Burns Edgar Taylor and Dan Taylor. The daughter,
Maudie, married a G.B. Fitzgerald.
Annie Acie
Hall married Burns Taylor in Carteret,
County North Carolina. The exact date of marriage is presently unknown but it
appears to have been before 1897. Annie’s parents were a David Hall and an Acie
Ann Mann. David Hall served in the Civil War in the Confederacy. We have a
listing of a David B Hall who enlisted as a private on June 2,1861 at the age
of 23 from Carteret County, North Carolina. His occupation is listed as a
mariner. I could not find a David Hall in the 1860 federal census. However in
the 1870 census in Newport Township, Carteret County I have found a David Hall
(age 36) and his wife Ann (age 21). Two sons are also listed: David age 1 and
James aged 3 months. A 1880 federal census of Carteret County also lists a
David Hall and his wife “Asa” Ann. The children listed in the 1880 census are
David, Jimmie, Thomas, Edgar, Sallie A (Annie A), Winnie (Linnie). Samuel Hall
must have been born after the 1880 census. Also listed is a Alicie S Mann a
sister-in-law. On October 22, 1920 Annie died in Manatee County, Florida. There is little else known about the Hall
family. The search for additional information will continue.
Children of
Annie Acie Hall and Burns Taylor:
Emma
Acie Taylor………………….. born January 24, 1897 in Carteret County, North Carolina
Julian
Ashford Taylor………………. born January 21, 1899 in Carteret County, North Carolina
Floy Bell
Taylor…………………….. born March 20, 1913 in Manatee County, Florida
Annie
Estelle Taylor……………….. born March 12, 1916 in Manatee County, Florida
Bertie Mae
Taylor………………….. born September 6, 1917 in Manatee County, Florida
Linda’s grandmother was Bessie
Carter. She was born in Perry, Florida and died in Sebring, Florida in 1987.
Bessie’s parents were Benjamin Allen Carter and Emma Leona Pearson. Benjamin’s
parents were Albert Cashus Carter and Sarah Adaline Limeberger.
The first time I can find the Carter
ancestors in the federal census is in 1880 in the Ocean Pond District 1268 of
Lowndes County, Georgia. I find Albert Carter with his wife Sarah Limeberger
Carter and their children.
Before 1880 I spot a Susanna Carter
and her 4 daughters in the 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses. These Carter’s live
very close to the Benjamin Limeberger family. Susanna Carter lives with John G
Clayton who is 55 years old in 1850. (Susanna is 28 years old). I suspect that
John G Clayton may be Susanna’s father. Both John G Clayton and Susanna were
born in South Carolina and all of the young girls were born in Georgia. In 1880
Susanna and 3 of her daughters remain in Georgia in Lowndes County. Could this
Susanna Carter be a aunt to Albert Cashus Carter?
Albert’s parents names were Charles
and Elizabeth Carter. I have yet to locate them in a census. I have spotted an
Elbert Carter in Echols County in the 1860 and 1870 federal census. Echols
County adjoins Lowndes County by Lake Park. I do not know if this Elbert Carter
could actually he Albert.
In the 1900 census of Lake Park,
Lowndes County Georgia; Albert states that he was born in Georgia and both his
parents were from South Carolina. In 1900 lola Carter and Jackson Carter had
all ready moved out of the house and were not present for the federal census.
The 1920 federal census shows the
location of Albert Carter’s children.
lola Carter Limeberger - living in
Clyayttville, Lowndes County Georgia
Jackson Harmon Carter — living
outside of Lake Park, Lowndes County Georgia
James Albert Carter - living outside
of Lake Park, Lowndes County, Georgia
Harriet Carter High - living outside
of Lake Park, Lowndes County, Georgia
Benjamin Allen Carter - living in
Cortez, Manatee County, Florida
Alice Carter McCart - living outside
of Lake Park, Lowndes County, Georgia
Colomhus Carter - living outside of
Lake Park, Lowndes County, Georgia
Three of the Carter children all
live very close to one another: Colombus, Jackson and James. Mrs. Albert C
Carter is living with her son Jackson Harmon Carter in 1920.
It appears that Benjamin Carter
moved to Taylor County Florida after 1902 and before 1903. Benjamin later moved
off to Cortez, Florida between 1912 and 1915. In 1920 Benjamin is listed as a
salt water fisherman in the 1920 federal census of Manatee County Florida.
Benjamin Carter was a restless
individual and later in life he left his family and he died on May 1, 1943 in
Sarasota County, Florida. Emma Leona Carter, Benjamin’s wife died in Manatee
County on January 7, 1950.
Some of the children of Benjamin
Carter shared his restlessness. Marvin Byer Carter left his wife and children
later in life. Jessie Lee Carter worked his way through the University of
Alabama and then joined the armed services in the 1930’s or 1940’s. Jessie Lee
Carter was with the early form of the CIA and was stationed in Moscow, Russia
during World War II. Jessie Lee Carter later changed his name to Phillip
LeMair.
A summary of the children of
Benjamin and Emma Carter is as follows:
- Carrie Belle Carter
married John Wiley Mixon – the couple had 3
boys and 2 girls
- Bessie Pearl Carter
married Julian Ashford Taylor – the couple
had one boy and one girl (Clifford and Alma)
- Homer Jackson Carter
never
married
Homer Jackson Carter Homer "Uncle Buddy" with Clifford Taylor
- Jessie Lee Carter (Phillip LeMair)
never married
Jessie Lee Carter
- Willie Edford Carter
married Doris Kathyrn Fason – the couple
had three boys and one girl
- Ruby Mae Carter
married Shelby Novell Lanier – the couple
had one boy and one girl
- Marvin Byer Carter
married Lillian Troyer – the couple had two
girls and one boy
- Frances Marie Carter
married Edward Leo Janes – the couple had one
boy and two girls
LIMEBERGER FAMILY
Clifford Taylor is descended from
the Christian Leimberger family. Clifford’s maternal grand mother was Sarah
Limeberger. Sarah Limeberger was a 5th generation Limeberger living in the
United States. The spelling of this name has changed over the years. It appears
Sarah’s father, Benjamin was the first to use the “Limeherger” spelling.
Christian Leimberger was born in
1710 in Leogang, Austria and was one part of the Salzburger protestant
migration granted land by Govenor Oglethorpe. Christian Leimberger with 30,000
others were driven out of the Salzburg area in the early 1730’s by the Catholic
Archbishop for professing to he Lutheran. He with about 40 other Salzburgers,
came to Georgia and settled at Ebenezer in Effingham County Georgia about 25
miles north of Savannah. He arrived at Savannah Georgia on March 12,1734 on the
ship Purysburg. He settled at Ebenczer in Effingham County Georgia and died in
1763.
Christian Leimberger married a
Margaret Staud, one of their children, Christian Israel Leimberger married an
Appollonia Daumer. From the marriage of Christian Israel Leimberger, a son John
Leimberger was born. John married a Christian Elizabeth Seckinger. This couple
had a child named Benjamin Limeherger. The following chart shows the
descendancv:
Christian Leimberger
Margaret Staud
Christian Israel Leimberger
Appollonia Daumer
John Leimberger
Christian Elizabeth Seckinger
Benjamin Limeberger
Salome Geyer
Sarah Adaline Limeberger
Albert Cashus Carter
From 1850,1860 and 1870 federal
census lists we can find Benjamin Limeberger with his wife Salome and their
children living in Lowndes County, Georgia. Benjamin is listed as a farmer
having been born in Georgia and his parents also from Georgia. Two of Sarah’s
brother’s died fighting for the Confederacy. Charles and James Limeberger died
in the Civil War in service to Georgia and Virginia.
Sarah is listed as being 23 years
old in the 1870 census. The following year (1871) Sarah marries Albert Cashus
Carter. In the 1880 federal census we find Benjamin and Salome Limeberger
living next door to Albert and Sarah Carter in Georgia. One of the Carter’s
children, Lola later marries a William Burton Limeberger. William is the 3rd
cousin of Iola. In a 1920 federal census we find lola and her husband living in
Clyattville, Lowndes County, Georgia with their two children and “Willie” B
Limeberger’s mother Emerline.
There is a book about the Limeberger
family written by a Joseph Leimberger. The name of the book is “Leimberger by
Joseph Willima Leimberger: A genealogy and History of some of the descendants
of Christian Leimberger; a Lutheran Salzburger Expatriate.”
One of Linda’s paternal great grandmothers
was Emma Leona Pearson. Emma Pearson married Benjamin Allen Carter on August
7, 1902 in Lowndes County, Georgia. Emma's and Benjamin’s daughter Bessie
married Julian Taylor and their son, Clifford was Linda’s father.
Emma Leona Pearson was born on May
24, 1885 in Lowndes County, Georgia. Her parents were John Warren Pearson and
Suzanne Corbett. John married Suzanne sometime after 1877. We can find John and
Suzanne in the 1880 Federal Census of Echols County, Georgia. John (at 23 years
old) is a farmer and Suzanne (at 23 years old) is keeping house. They live with
Indiana Carter who is the 3 year old daughter of Suzanne and the step daughter
of John Pearson. Suzanne’s first marriage was to a “Bud” Carter. Neighbors
living next door in 1880 were an Elizabeth Corbett 45 years old with sons
George L., Warren P, Henry, John R, and a sister Obedience Carter. I’m
wondering if Elizabeth may be Suzanne’s mother.
In 1894 Indiana Carter married
William Henry Culpepper had 8 children, 4 boys and 4 girls. The children’s
names were Hattie, Rosa Esther, Arthur, Mary, Rutha Minnie, Horace, Dorris
(male), and Rossie James. There is a great deal known about the Culpepper
family genealogically and much information can be found on the internet. I was
able to find the Culpepper family living in Manatee Town, Manatee County,
Florida in the 1930 Federal Census. Mother and father (Indiana and William) are
living with Horace, Dorris, Rossie and Minnie Culpepper Pratt.
The names of the children that John
Warren Pearson and Suzanne Corbett had together are:
John W Pearson………………… born August
1880
James T Pearson……………….. born October
1882 in Lowndes County, Georgia
Emma Leona Pearson………….. born May
24, 1885 in Lowndes County, Georgia
Mary Elizabeth Pearson………… born July
1889 in Lowndes County, Georgia
Benjamin Agar Pearson………… born
October 1891 in Lowndes County, Georgia
Mandy Pearson………………….. born July
1897
In a 1920 Federal Census we can find
Benjamin Agar Pearson in Cortez, Manatee County, Florida living with his wife
Lulu and children, Racy and Edward. I can not find Benjamin in the 1930 census.
In the 1930 Federal Census we find
James T Pearson living with his daughter Anna and Elizabeth. His father John
Warren is also living with the family. Interestingly, John Warren states that
his mother and father were born in Mississippi. ( in other census his father
was born North Carolina and his mother was born in either Georgia or South
Carolina). Living next door in Cortez is Mary Pearson Green with her family.
Also a few houses away is the Burns Edgar Taylor family.