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James Taylor

1814 – 6 Mar 1836

Birth	1814
Death	6 Mar 1836
Cemetery	The Alamo San Antonio , Bexar County , Texas , USA
Added by	John "J-Cat" Griffith on 11 May 2004
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8742023

Bio

Alamo Defender. He was the brother of Alamo defenders Edward and George Taylor. At the outbreak of the Texas Revolution he and his brothers were employed to pick cotton for a Captain Dorsett on his farm in Liberty, Texas. Upon finishing the job they left to join the revolutionary army and he and his brothers died in the battle of the Alamo. Taylor County, Texas, is named in honor of the three brothers. Parents: Anson Taylor 1791 ca 1831, Elizabeth "Betsy" Maley/Moberly 1791 - ca 1831 Siblings: Sally "Cecilia" Roach 1808 ca 1866 Edward 1812 - 1836 George 1816 - 1836 Robert 1819 - ca 1831 Nancy 1822 Elizabeth Moss/Mos 1828 - ca 1876 Family listed on Atascosito Census of 1826.

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Family

Parents

• Elizabeth "Betsey" Maley or Moberly Taylor 1790–1831
• Anson Taylor 1791–1831

Siblings

• Cecilia "Sally" Taylor Rocha or Roach 1808–1866
• Edward Taylor 1812–1836
• George Taylor 1816–1836
• Robert Taylor 1819–?
• Nancy Elizabeth Taylor Moss 1822–1876

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