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Individual Record for:
Zachariah F. Taylor (male)
Nickname: Zack
Alternate Spellings:
Z. F. Taylor
Zachery Tailor
C.F. Taylor
Zachary F "Zack" Taylor
| SPOUSE:
Nancy
Elizabeth Osborn Nickname: Nannie Alternative : Nannie Emilie Taylor |
| Birth: | Feb 1845 in Georgia |
| Death: | 6 Jul 1927 in Dade County GA |
| Sex: | F |
| Nannie's Father: | Bluford W. Osburn b. About 1815 in SC |
| Nannie's Mother: | Mary Plummer b. About 1821 in Georgia |
| Marriage: |
20 Nov. 1865 Hamilton County, TN |
Cherokee Heritage: Children |
Alonzo F. Taylor |
| Event | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Birth | 14 FEB. 1840 | Place: Cobb County Georgia |
| Death | 7 SEP 1911 | Place: Dade County GA
Dade County in the Civil War Pension Applications of Confederate Soldiers & Widows Who Applied from Dade County, Georgia |
| Census |
1850 |
Place: Marietta, Cobb County GA A search
of the 1850 Cobb County Ga Census Records found 10 Yr. old
Zack Tailor residing in the household of a
William Jones (age 23) and Nancy Jones (age 65). As I continue to seek Zachariah's parents,
I welcome any insight you may have into this Taylor (and Jones) family.
It appears that this Nancy may have been the mother of 23 year
old William as well as the maternal grandmother to little Zack Tailor.
Given this record, I have wondered if Zachariah was orphaned by 1850. I
have also considered that Zack's mother could have remarried into this Jones
family and in 1850 was either dead or simply not present during the taking
of the census. Your comments, corrections or suggestions are welcomed.
Alma
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| Marriage Census |
Marriage 20
NOV 1865 1870 |
Hamilton County Tennessee Source Notes: Marriage as per Nannie Taylor's Widows Pension Application (CSA) Dade Co GA (I have been unable to verify/ locate a record of this marriage in Hamilton Co TN Archives. Alma) Civil War Soldiers and Widows Pensions
Place: Militia District 974,
Dade, Georgia Post Office:
Trenton
1870 Household Record for Mr. and Mrs. Zacheriah Taylor Authors Note: Zack and Nannie had been married about five years by April of 1870, so some may think the absence of children in their home a bit unusual for the times. I found that Nannie had experienced a total of four (4) miscarriages before finally giving birth to her six children. ( Source: 1910 Dade Co GA Census) Notes Source: Alma E Dailey-Harings * Roll: M593_146 Page:495 Image on File: 249 * Georgia Militia District 974 Dade County_ Post Office: Trenton * Head of Household Zacheriah Taylor * Value of real estate: n/a *Census Taker: Mr. G. Stephen's Enumerated on July 30 1870 |
| Census | 1880 | Place: McMahon, Dade Co GA
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| Census Confederate Pension Application Dade Co GA |
01/ 25/1900 |
Place: Trenton, Dade GA
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| Census | 1910 | Place: Trenton Dade GA
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| Burial | 1911 | Place: Whitt Sitton Cemetery Dade County GADirections To the Whitt Cemetery |
| Military Service | 1861 Battle Flag Artist's Conception Roster Notes |
Place: Enlisted CSA in Cobb County GA - Served
the State of Virginia
Zachary F "Zack" Taylor - Enlisted 3/1/1862, Hospitalized in Lynchburg 11/29/1862 suffering from debility, Transferred to Co F 3rd Ga Sharpshooter Battalion in May 1863, Captured 8/16/1864 at Front Royal Va and imprisoned at Elmira NY until exchanged 3/14/1865, Born 2/14/1840 in Cobb County, Married Nancy E Osburn 11/20/1865, Died 9/7/1911 in Dade County Ga, Buried at Whitt Sitton Cemetery in Dade County Online Resource Phillips Legion Research by Kurt Graham:
AUTHORS NOTE: GSI# LAST NAME FIRST NAME COMPANY UNIT SERVED 187667 Taylor C.F. F 3rd Batt'n, GA Sharpshooters
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| Confederate Pension App |
Jan 1901 | Place: Dade County GA
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| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Farmer/Laborer
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| Physical Description Photograph ca 1905 Contributed by Don and Joann Taylor of Trenton GA |
According to Taylor Oral Family History, Zachariah Stood Well
Over 7 Feet Tall. Folks must have considered Zack somewhat of a giant
considering the average height for a man during the mid 1800's
was 5'7. A preview of his photo revealed that he was in fact an extraordinarily
tall man.
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Zachariah F Taylor of Cobb Co Georgia Submitted by Alma Harings
March 2005
E-MAIL ME
My great great grandfather Zachariah F Taylor was born in Cobb County GA on Feb. 14, 1840. Zack was found listed within a previously published Taylor family history as the son of George Taylor (SC 1772-1848 TN) and Nancy Weaver of SC. Unfortunately, after months of searching, this writer has been unable to locate any evidence that would support this parentage for Zack. Therefore, I have concluded that the identity of Zacks parents remain a mystery as of this writing and I welcome and encourage your suggestions at this point.
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A search of the 1850 Cobb County Georgia census records did find 10 Yr old "Zachary Tailor" residing in the Marietta (GA) household of a William Jones and Nancy Jones of SC. Wm was listed as a 23 yr old white male and was probably the son of 65 yr old Nancy Jones. Though one could easily assume that she was the grandmother to Zachary, the true nature of their relationship is currently unknown.
"Zack" Taylor was 22 years old when he enlisted in Phillips Legion Infantry Battalion Company C on 3/1/1862. The Legion formed in the spring of 1861 with men from Habersham County, Ga. Under the command of Colonel William Phillips, the Legion campaigned in the mountains of western Virginia into late 1861. The weather had been brutal and many men succumbed to measles and typhoid. They returned to South Carolina in January of 1862 to recover their strength, Colonel Phillips had returned to Marietta, GA to recruit additional soldiers, enrolling a number of men in Company C. While serving as one of the famed "Habersham Rifles" of Co C., Zack was hospitalized in Lynchburg on November 29 1862 suffering from debility.
In 1863, Zack Taylor transferred over to Co F of the 3rd GA Sharpshooter Battalion formed in May of that year. The Battalion was formed by selecting the best soldiers from the five units that made up Gen Wm T Woffords GA Brigade (16th, 18th, 24th GA regiments and the Phillips and Cobb Legion Infantry Battalions). The Sharpshooter Battalion then served as part of Woffords Brigade for the rest of the war providing scouting and sniper support.
Military History Update:
Zachary F Taylor did not fight in the battle at Chickamauga as our family had previously thought, as Woffords Sharpshooters brigade did not arrive until the day after the battle. Since they were a "fresh" unit, they pursuit of the retreating Union army and ran into the Federals who were entrenching around Chattanooga on September 24th. (1863) They attacked but were driven back by massed artillery fire taking a number of casualties. Fortunately, Zack was not one of them. ( Sources: Kurt Graham, Civil War Historian Phillips Legion & the O. R.'s /Battle Histories)
About a year later on August 16 1864, Zack was captured by the Federals at Front Royal VA and imprisoned at Elmira NY for eight months until his exchange on 3/14/1865. Renamed "Hellmira" by the Confederate Soldiers imprisoned there, it quickly became known as the worst prison camp in the North.
The following excerpt was taken from a document written by Dr. G.T. Taylor of Co. C, 1st Alabama Batallion of Heavy Artillery. (no association) The original had been published in the Confederate Veteran Magizine in 1912 and told of his personal experience's as a prisoner in several different Union prison camps, most specifically Elmira.
.....While in New Orleans, we fared fairly well under the circumstances.
While on Governor's Island a corporal (I think his name was Toby) stole
our rations, and we suffered hunger until Colonel Bumford, in command of
the prison, removed the man, who was making money while we were starving.
While there I took small pox, as did several others, and we carried the
disease to Elmira, where a number died of it.
Talk about Camp Chase, Rock Island, or any other prison as you please,
but Elmira was nearer Hades than I thought any place could be made by human
cruelty. It was a bend of the small river, surrounded by a high board enclosure,
with sentinels walking some fifteen or twenty feet on the inside; and if prisoners
went near the line, a wound or death was the invariable result. Snow and
ice several feet thick covered the place from December 6 to March, 1865.
We were in shacks some seventy or eighty feet long, and they were very open,
with but one blanket to the man. Our quarters were searched every day, and
any extra blankets were taken from us. For the least infraction, we were
sent to the guardhouse and made to wear a "barrel shirt" or were tied to
by the thumbs for hours at a time. There was one Major Beal who, I believe,
was the meanest man I ever knew. Our rations were very scant. About eight
or nine in the morning we were furnished a small piece of salt pork or pickled
beef each, and in the afternoon a small piece of bread and a tin plate of
soup, with sometimes a little rice or Irish potato in the soup where the
pork or beef had been boiled. We were not allowed to have money, but could
make rings or pins or buttons and sell them for suttler tickets and buy tobacco
or apples; but we were not allowed to buy rations. After the surrender of
General Lee, we thought it would be better, but were mistaken.....
Dr. Taylor's tragic tale does not end here. The conclusion of this story along with many other personal accounts of time spent as prisioners in Elmira NY Federal Prision Camp can be found by following the internet link I've provided at the bottom of this page. I highly suggest a visit for those of you who have an interest. (Photo's of the prison and the infamous "barrel shirt" can be found there as well)
After Zack was finally released from Elmira in the spring of 1865, he returned home to Georgia where he met and married another Georgia native Nancy E. Osborn whom everyone lovingly referred to as Nannie.I descend from their last-born, Sallie Mae Taylor who, as a child, was nicknamed Zachy. As an adult, Sallie Mae was lovingly referred to as Little Mommie by those closest to her. While visiting with her kinfolk on Christmas Day 1947_ Sallie Mae suddenly and unexpectedly collapsed and died after walking up the steep hill of Mud Town in Jenkins KY (Letcher County). She was only 57 years old.
Unto this union were born six children:
1. Alonzo F. TAYLOR b: MAY 1872 in Trenton, Dade, GA
2. Eugene "Pallie" TAYLOR b: ABT 1875 in Dade County GA
3. Anna B. TAYLOR b: AUG 1879 in Dade County GA
4. Fanny TAYLOR b: NOV 1880 in Dade County GA
5. Thomas TAYLOR b: MAR 1884 in Dade County GA
6. Sallie Mae TAYLOR b: 10 MAY 1890 in Trenton Dade GA
A reunion was held in Trenton, GA on August 19th 1893 for the areas Ex- Confederate Veterans who had fought in during the War for Southern Independence. My great great grandfather Zachariah F Taylor of Dade County GA was one of many found to attend on that day. (See link below)
Zachariah F Taylor died at 71 years of age at his home in Dade County GA on Sept 7, 1911. Nannie survived her husband nearly 16 years, but after a two-year battle with cancer, she finally died on July 6, 1927. Even though the widow Taylor may have remarried, Nannie chose to be beside her first husband Zack at the Whitt Cemetery not far from their home in Dade County GA.
Alma Harings
GG Granddaughter of Zack and Nannie Taylor
Related Links:
Click here Elmira Prison History Index Page
Click here Phillips Legion History Compiled By Kurt Graham
Click here for Zachariah F. Taylor's Roster Notes-Company C
Click here Lost Legion - The Phillip's Legion Infantry Battalion at Fox's Gap, Maryland, Sept. 14th, 1862
Click here 1893 Dade Co GA Minutes of the Confederate Veterans Aid Associatiation
Alma's Personal Research Notes Below - Leads to Follow Up on Later - Continue on if you dare :^)
- From: Kurt Graham <galegion@bellsouth.net>
Hi Alma. Good to hear from you again. I'll add your additional info on Zack Taylor to his roster entry and put his photo up when I have a chance (may be after the holiday).
Some thoughts on searching for his parents. Since he was born in February 1840, he should show up as an entry (no name) in the 1840 census. I'd closely check for any Cobb County Taylors (all spellings) who show up in the 1840 census with an infant son.(age 4, 5 or 6 months)
I'd also look for Isaac in the 1850 Cobb census. I agree that there's a good chance they are related in some way. If, as you surmise, Isaac was much older you should also check the 1840 census for him. Their enlistment date of 3/1/1862 is a dead giveaway that they were two of the Cobb Countians recruited by Col Phillips to be added to the Legion's Habersham County Infantry Co C while he was back in Cobb County (his home) recovering from typhoid. A good number of Cobb County men enlisted in Co C on this exact date. There is a multi volume set of books covering Cobb County Cemeteries that may provide additional info on Isaac's burial location (and additional info on his birth and death dates). I just remembered that a book I own (Cobb County - The First Hundred Years by Sarah Blackwell Gober Temple) has some cemetery listings and checked for Isaac Taylor. The one I found listed is buried at the big Marietta City Cemetery but is obviously NOT the Isaac who was in the Legion's Co C since this Isaac died 8/11/1853. His stone reads "born Beaufort District SC, died August 11, 1853 aged 67 years. I also just looked at the Ga pension index and it shows that I N Taylor of Legion Inf Co C applied for a veterans pension from Carroll County as did his widow Sarah. This application (available at the State Archive) will yield additional info about him. Also, have you gotten a copy of Zack's (and Nannie's) pension apps?
Regarding Zack's inclusion in the Jones household's 1850 census record there are almost too many possibilities. There might not even be a direct family connection. He may just have been visiting. The way censuses were done back then you got recorded wherever you were located. I often see young children who have been loaned or rented out to help with farm chores. Then again, there could be a family connection. We simply don't have enough to be sure.
His picture does make it appear that he was a very tall man. If he was actually over 7 feet tall he would have been considered a real giant since the average man in the mid 1800s was only 5 foot 7.
Best regards,
Kurt
- From: Kurt Graham <galegion@bellsouth.net>
To: Alma <aharings@cox.net>
Subject: More on Zack & Isaac
I poked around in the census data up at the Marietta library earlier today and found Isaac, age 14, in the 1850 census living in the household of Mary Conger. Of course, you already have the knowledge that Zack was living in the William Jones household.
I also checked the 1840 Cobb census and found two solid candidates to be their father(s).
One is James Taylor. Household has one male between 1&5, one male between 5&10, one male 20-30, and one male 40-50 (also females but not pertinent)
- (Note by Alma: I believe this James Taylor to be a descendant of William Taylor Sr. of VA. Reseach has shown that Zack F. Taylor of Cobb Co GA does not have an association with this line)
The Other is Fred Taylor, Household has one male 1-5, two males 5-10, and one male 30-40.
- ( Note by Alma: I have reason to believe that Kurt may be correct and that this Fred may be Zack's father. (But the search for proof continues) My ancestor Zack Taylor would have been an infant ( 1-5) and Issac would have been about 5 ( 2 males 5-10) and the father would have been the right age as well (30-40) Click below to view the Fred Taylor family in the 1840 Cobb County GA Census:
- http://freepages.nostalgia.rootsweb.com/~grundyconnections/1840cobbcensusfredtaylor.gif
Since both boys should have been in the 1-5 bracket it might be that Isaac was the son of one and Zack was the son of the other. (making them cousins)I couldn't find either James or Fred in the 1850 Cobb census so they must have moved out of county or died.
Based on the way the boys were farmed out in the 1850 census, I suspect their father(s) may have died.
I also checked the Cobb cemetery volumes and couldn't find either James or Fred. That doesn't mean much though since many pre 1850 burials were done in family or small church plots without markers (these were NOT rich folk).
I also tried looking all over Ga for Zack and Isaac in the 1860 census and found three Zacharys and one Isaac. Unfortunately, I ran out of time before I could look up their entries to see if any of them were age matches.
Hope this is useful.
Regards, Kurt
Alma continued..........Census records for Zack F. Taylor offer SC as his father's place of birth. This is the only fact I know about Zacks dad. I should possibly check out this Isaac Taylor buried in Cobb Co. who died at age 67 (1853) He was born in S C. ( ca 1786) He would have been 54 years of age when he fathered Zack?
- Note by Alma:
- Excerpt Taken From Kurt's Email:
- ......a book I own (Cobb County - The First Hundred Years by Sarah Blackwell Gober Temple) has some cemetery listings and checked for Isaac Taylor. The one I found listed is buried at the big Marietta City Cemetery but is obviously NOT the Isaac who was in the Legion's Co C since this Isaac died 8/11/1853. His stone reads "born Beaufort District SC, died August 11, 1853 aged 67 years.
Note: Any Association Between Zack F Taylor and the following Taylor (Wm B) has yet to be proven) Alma
1850 Slave Schedule
Place: Marietta District, Cobb County GAName 1850 # of Slaves Cobb Co GA
Taylor, William B. 6 Marietta District
Authors Note: The William B Taylor listed in this slave schedule above
was omitted from the regular 1850 census schedule for Cobb Co GA.
(checking for possible paternal/family link for Zachariah.) Association to Zack F Taylor not yet proven. Alma
Online Resource Notes: 1850 Cobb Co GA Slave Schedule
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/cobb/census/1850/1850slave.txt
Dates census recorded range from 31 July 1850 to 15 Dec. 1850
Transcribed from Microfilm M432-89 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives
by Lynn B. Cunningham" <lcunnin1@bellsouth.net>
SETTLERS AND INTRUDERS ON CHEROKEE INDIAN LANDS 1801-1816
