1. It was said that when Mary Ann Taylor was a child in Mississippi she was kidnapped and held for ransom.
2. Elizabeth Taylor Garcia, daughter of Mary Ann Taylor, use to say that she was a "Taylor and Baylor" on her mother's side. However, Maria M. Herrera said that someone told her that it sounded like "Lennon or Linnon."
3. Some of the old timers believe that Mary Ann's grandfather was named Jim. We don't know if it was Henry or Margaret's father.
4. Cynthia Taylor Hilburn remembered a story that when she was a baby her mother went dry and could not nurse her. James Willborn would take fresh cow milk by horseback to her mother every day so Cynthia could be fed. The Hilburn and Willborn farms were only a few miles apart.
5. John B. Taylor and Jesus Garcia, Mary Ann Taylor's husband, were partners in the live stock business. This appears to be a true story since we found that they both filed for the same live stock brand. Plus, Mary Ann filed for her own live stock brand. Maybe this was done so they could separate the family and business livestock. The "Brand" book can still be viewed in the Atascosa County Court House.
6. The children of Martha Wilborn Hilburn told a story of when Mary Ann Taylor Garcia was chased by a bear. This happened in the early 1870's when she went down to the spring to get some water for family washing. While she was there she noticed a bear watching her. She did some fancy maneuvering to avoid the bear and ran back to the cabin as fast as she could with the bear chasing her. Fortunately she made it back and closed the door before the bear could catch her. The bear tried to bump the door down, but it was strong enough to keep him out and he gave up right away.
The following information (items 7 - 10) was furnished Shelia Taylor Maines by Minnie and Bernice Qualls around 1983.
7. Margaret Taylor was born in either Louisiana or Scotland. They believe that Henry and Margaret Taylor both died in Atascosa County although they haven't been able to locate their graves. [ does anyone know where Henry and Margaret are buried?]
8. Charlie Taylor is buried in Cynthia Hilburn's plot at the Mission in San Antonio. [what mission?]
9. James Taylor married to Malissa Jane Slaughter in Live Oak County, Tx? Is Malissa and Mary J. one in the same? When were they married?
10. Josephine Elizabeth Taylor married to S.W. Slaughter in Live Oak County? When were they married? Is this Josephine related to Henry Taylor? Remember, Mary Ann Taylor named one of her daughters Josephine.
The following information was obtained from census documents.
11. 1860 Live Oak County Census show the following: Henry Taylor, age 34, Stock Raiser, born in MS., Margaret Taylor, age 37, born in MS., James Taylor, age 12, born in MS., John Taylor, age 10, born in MS.,Tabitha Taylor, age 7, born in MS., Nancy Taylor, age 7, born in MS., Mary Taylor, age 18, born in MS., Thomas Sinclair, age 22, Stock Raiser, born in MS.
12. 1870 Live Oak County Census shows the following: Note that there is only 10 years difference between the above census, and Henry and Margarets' ages are both 13 years greater than the ones in 1860? Henry Taylor,, age 47, Stockraiser, born in MS., Margaret Taylor, age 50, born in MS., James Taylor, age 22, born in MS., John Taylor, age 19, born in MS., Nancy Taylor, age 16, born in MS., Tabitha Taylor, age 16, born in MS.
13. 1870 Live Oak County Census show the following: Thomas Sinclair, age 36, Stock Raiser, born in MS., Elizabeth Sinclair, age30, Keeping House, born in LA., James Thomas, age 10, born in LA., Margaret Sinclair, age 5, born in TX., Mary Sinclair, age 2, born in TX.
Note: Henry Taylor and Thomas Sinclair were neighbors according to the 1870 census.
14. 1880 Atascosa County census shows the following: Henry Taylor, age 67, Farmer, born in MS., Margaret Taylor, age 69, born in MS.
15. 1880 Atascosa County census shows the following: James Taylor, age 35, Farmer, born in MS., Mary J. Taylor, age 24?, born in TX., William Taylor, age 8, born in TX., Milton Taylor, age 5, born in TX., Mandy Elizabeth Taylor, age 2, born in TX.
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