John Milam TAYLOR

1835 - 1906  (70 years)

• Name	John Milam TAYLOR
  Born	11 Sep 1835	Texas, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 Sep 1850	DeWitt County, Texas, USA   [2]
  Census	Jul 1860	DeWitt County, Texas, USA   [3]
  Census	Aug 1870	DeWitt County, Texas, USA   [4]
  	Precinct 3, P. O. Clinton
  Census	12 Jun 1880	DeWitt County, Texas, USA   [5]
  	on Manahuilla Creek
  Census	7 Jul 1900	DeWitt County, Texas, USA   [1]
  	Yorktown Precinct 3
  Occupation	Farmer, Stock Raiser
  Military	Civil War 36th TX Cavalry, Co G, 32nd Regt, TX Mounted Volunteers He enlisted in May 1862. He was discharged two months later with a medical disability. In 1863 in DeWitt County, he enlisted in his uncle Joseph Tumlinson's company of Mounted Militiamen for Home Defense.
  Died	5 Mar 1906	DeWitt County, Texas, USA
  Buried	Taylor Cemetery, DeWitt County, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I210	Dyal and Speckels
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2008

  
  

  Father	William Riley TAYLOR,   b. 16 Feb 1811, Clarke County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 12 Jan 1850, DeWitt County, Texas, USA  (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth TUMLINSON,   b. 13 Jul 1814, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 22 Feb 1886  (Age 71 years)
  Married	14 Mar 1830	Gonzales County, Texas, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Jane COUCH,   d. Abt 1863, DeWitt County, Texas, USA
  Married	30 Jan 1861	DeWitt County, Texas, USA
  Children	1. Male1 TAYLOR,   b. Abt 1863, DeWitt County, Texas, USA ,   d. Abt 1863, DeWitt County, Texas, USA  (Age ~ 0 years)   2. Male2 TAYLOR,   b. Abt 1863, DeWitt County, Texas, USA ,   d. Abt 1863, DeWitt County, Texas, USA  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Last Modified	6 May 2023
  Family ID	F68	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Josephine L. ADAMS,   b. Abt 1847, Alabama, USA ,   d. 24 May 1884  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Married	11 May 1864	Colorado County, Texas, USA
  Children	1. Josiah Preston TAYLOR,   b. 29 Oct 1871, Texas, USA ,   d. 22 Mar 1894  (Age 22 years)   2. Nancy J. TAYLOR,   b. Abt 1874, Texas, USA + 3. Charles Milam TAYLOR,   b. Oct 1877, Texas, USA
  Last Modified	6 May 2023
  Family ID	F69	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Virginia HARRINGTON,   b. 6 May 1851, Manor, Travis, Texas, USA ,   d. 31 Jan 1935  (Age 83 years)
  Married	30 Apr 1885
  Children	1. Leona TAYLOR   2. Elizabeth TAYLOR,   b. Feb 1887, Texas, USA   3. John Fletcher TAYLOR,   b. May 1889, Texas, USA   4. Mae Agnes TAYLOR,   b. Jan 1891, Texas, USA   5. William H. C. TAYLOR,   b. Jan 1893, Texas, USA   6. Myra Alice TAYLOR,   b. Feb 1895, Texas, USA   7. Frances Rebecca TAYLOR,   b. Jun 1897, Texas, USA   8. Martha Ann TAYLOR,   b. Mar 1899, Texas, USA
  Last Modified	6 May 2023
  Family ID	F71	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Sep 1835 - Texas, USA Census - 1 Sep 1850 - DeWitt County, Texas, USA Census - Jul 1860 - DeWitt County, Texas, USA Married - 30 Jan 1861 - DeWitt County, Texas, USA Married - 11 May 1864 - Colorado County, Texas, USA Census - Aug 1870 - DeWitt County, Texas, USA Census - 12 Jun 1880 - DeWitt County, Texas, USA Census - 7 Jul 1900 - DeWitt County, Texas, USA Died - 5 Mar 1906 - DeWitt County, Texas, USA Buried - - Taylor Cemetery, DeWitt County, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  John Milam Taylor settled on his homestead below Nordheim on Manahuilla Creek in the mid-1850's. He built two log cabins which would later be joined into a "dog-run" style house. He took part in the "Taylor-Sutton Feud" during the Reconstruction era in DeWitt and surrounding counties. He became friends with John Wesley Hardin during the feud when John Wesley joined the Taylor faction. They remained friends until John Wesley's death. John Milam survived the feud with his holdings intact. John Milam accumulated over 20,000 acres at his DeWitt County ranch. He had also ranched with his brother Joe over a wide area from Tilden in McMullen County to Paint Rock in Concho County.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, DeWitt County, Texas, ED 29, p. 19B, line 87. [S8] Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, DeWitt County, Texas, p. 116(b), line 15. [S9] Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, DeWitt County, Texas, p. 477, line 2. [S10] Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, DeWitt County, Texas, p. 259(b), line 12. [S11] Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, DeWitt County, Texas, ED 48, p. 26, line 1. [S389] Marriage Records, A-4.