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Alexander “Elix”, William Taylor 1838 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 NOV 1838

Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 27 JUL 1888

Death Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA

Father: Cornelius Taylor

Mother: Sarah Walker

Spouse(s): Melvinia Hopkins, Amelia Hubbard

Children(s): Isaac Hopkins, Martha Hopkins, Sarah Taylor, John Hopkins, Mary Taylor-Hopkins, George Taylor, James Hopkins

It was in 1838 that Alexander “Elix” William Taylor was born in Knox, Kentucky, USA, a child of Cornelius Alexander Taylor and Sarah Ann Walker. Alexander “Elix” William Taylor went on to marry Melvinia “Viney” Hopkins and Amelia Permelia Hubbard and had children such as Isaac Lee Hopkins, Martha Elaine Hopkins, Sarah Jane Taylor, John Thomas Hopkins, Mary Taylor-Hopkins, George H. Taylor and James Ray Hopkins. Alexander “Elix” William Taylor was deceased by 1888 in Knox, Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

Cornelius Taylor
1794 – 1874
Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, USA
CT
Sarah Walker
1794 – 1880
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
SW

Spouses(s)

Melvinia Hopkins
1846 – 1920
Birth Location: Mulberry Branch Hancock Co. Tn.
MH
Amelia Hubbard
1857 – 1914
Birth Location: Clay Co. Ky.
AH

Children(s)

Isaac Hopkins
1873 – 1949
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
IH
Martha Hopkins
1882 – 1956
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
MH
Sarah Taylor
1871 – 1958
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
ST
John Hopkins
1863 – 1939
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
JH
Mary Taylor-Hopkins
1875 – 1961
Birth Location: Ky.
MT
George Taylor
1881 – 1968
Birth Location: Ky.
GT
James Hopkins
1864 – 1928
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
JH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 NOV 1838
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees, Find a Grave Index, Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979, Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, United States, Census, 1850, United States, Census, 1860, United States, Census, 1870, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky, "United States, Census, 1860", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Mon Jul 08 07:57:43 UTC 2024), Entry for Alex Taylor and Sarah Taylor, 1860., "United States, Census, 1850", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Wed Jan 15 10:30:16 UTC 2025), Entry for Cornelius Taylor and Sarah Taylor, 1850., "United States, Census, 1870", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sun Jan 19 15:03:45 UTC 2025), Entry for Alexander Taylor and Sarah Taylor, 1870., "Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 29 November 2023), Alex Taylor, 1885., "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Apr 04 01:55:48 UTC 2025), Entry for Elix.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stinking Creek, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: Find a Grave Index, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Apr 04 01:55:48 UTC 2025), Entry for Elix.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 JUL 1888
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees, Find a Grave Index, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Fri Apr 04 01:55:48 UTC 2025), Entry for Elix.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Knox county, part of, Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Stinking Creek District, Knox, Kentucky, United States
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