Benjamin Gordon "Gordy" TAYLOR1,2

HAIRSTON.org ID#7386, b. 5 September 1871, d. 10 March 1958
Father*(surname unknown) TAYLOR1 d. b 1880
Mother*Sena HIGDON1 b. a 1855
Birth*Benjamin Gordon "Gordy" TAYLOR was born on 5 September 1871 in Louisana.1,3,2 
He was the son of (surname unknown) TAYLOR and Sena HIGDON.1 
Census 1880Benjamin Gordon "Gordy" TAYLOR appeared on the 1880 census of John BLANKENSHIP on 1 June 1880 in Ward 5, Union, Louisiana; John Blankenship 18 (parents born in Alabama), wife Sena 25 (she had been married to a Mr. Taylor and had 4 children; Benjamin 8, Allen 6, Travis 4 and Robert 3) and John and Sena's new daughter Mary, born in February 1880.1

Marriage*Benjamin Gordon "Gordy" TAYLOR married Alberta MONNIER on 18 August 1896 in Ouachita, Louisiana.3,4 
Census 1900*Benjamin Gordon "Gordy" TAYLOR appeared on the census of 14 June 1900 in Ouachita, Louisiana, Benjamin G Taylor 28, Bertha 25, Earl 3 months.3 
Census 1910*He appeared on the census of 19 April 1910 in Ward 5, Ouachita, Louisiana, Benjamin G Taylor 37, Bertha 30, Earl 10, Hilton 8, Harvey 7, Rosa M. 1.5 
Census 1930*He appeared on the census of 22 April 1930 in West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, Benjamin G Taylor 58, Alberta 53, Rosa M 21, Albert B 19, Aubrey G 13.6 
Census 1940*He was Head of Household in the 1940 Federal Census on 25 April 1940 in West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana. Benjamin G Taylor 68, Alberta 63, Rosa Mae 31, Aubrey G 23, Albert Benoit 29, Joann Taylor 5 (granddaughter).7 
Death*He died on 10 March 1958 at age 86.8 
Burial*He was buried in Hasley Cemetery, Ouachita, Louisiana.8 

Family

Alberta MONNIER b. 21 May 1875, d. 6 May 1950
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S3145] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  3. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S290] Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925, Provo Utah, Ancestry.com.
  5. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S1930] 1930 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  7. [S1940] 1940 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  8. [S48] Find A Grave Website with Photo - only listings with photos of grave markers that are contemporary to the deceased individuals death are acceptable for genealogical proof.
Last Edited4 Mar 2021