Cornelius A. Taylor

M, b. 3 July 1857, d. 19 October 1923
FatherJohn Taylor
MotherEccy (?)
Birth*Cornelius A. Taylor was born on 3 July 1857 at Port Breton, Canada West, British Colonial America.1,2,3,4,5,6,7  
(Witness) MarriageHe witnessed the marriage of William Henry Blowes and Eliza Armanda Eshelby on 4 February 1885 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.8,9 
OccupationCornelius A. Taylor was a marble cutter in 1890 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.10,7 
Property-Purchase*He purchased Lot 24, West of the Lake Road, Hay Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada, on 11 November 1890 from Richard Bell Bailey and Sarah Ann (Harris) Bailey for $2,600 .10 
Occupation*Cornelius A. Taylor was a farmer in 1896 at Hay Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada.1,2 
Residence*He lived in 1896 at Hay Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada.1,2 
Marriage*He married Kezia Ann (Wills) Aldsworth, daughter of William Bird Wills and Mary Ann Toogood, on 9 December 1896 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included William Bird Wills and Emma Hersey Wills.1,2 
Residence*Cornelius A. Taylor and Kezia Ann (Wills) Taylor lived between 1897 and 1902 at Hay Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada.11,12 
(Informant) BirthCornelius A. Taylor was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Edna Kezia Taylor on 16 November 1900 at Hay Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada.13,3,14,15,16,17,18,19 
OccupationCornelius A. Taylor was a farmer between 1901 and 1905 at Lot 24, West of the Lake Road, Hay Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada.3 
Census*He appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Kezia Ann (Wills) Taylor on the census of 1901 at Hay Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada. The household also included Emma Adeline Aldsworth, Archibald Taylor and Edna Kezia Taylor.3 
Property-Sell*Cornelius A. Taylor and Kezia Ann (Wills) Taylor sold Lot 24, West of the Lake Road, Hay Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada, on 5 June 1905 to John Taylor for $2,500.20 
Property-Grant*Cornelius A. Taylor received a grant of property of the Northwest Quarter of Section 6, Township 33, Range 18, West of 3rd Meridean, Plenty, Mountain View No. 318, Saskatchewan, Canada, on 26 August 1909 from King Edward the Seventh .21,22 
OccupationCornelius A. Taylor was a farmer between 1911 and 1921 at Northwest Quarter of Section 6, Township 33, Range 18, West of 3rd Meridean, Plenty, Mountain View No. 318, Saskatchewan, Canada.4,5,6,7 
Census*He appeared as the head of a household on the census of 1911 at Northwest Quarter of Section 6, Township 33, Range 18, West of 3rd Meridean, Plenty, Mountain View No. 318, Saskatchewan, Canada.4 
CensusHe appeared as the head of a household on the census of 1916 at Northwest Quarter of Section 6, Township 33, Range 18, West of 3rd Meridean, Plenty, Mountain View No. 318, Saskatchewan, Canada.5 
CensusHe appeared as the head of a household on the census of 1921 at Northwest Quarter of Section 6, Township 33, Range 18, West of 3rd Meridean, Plenty, Mountain View No. 318, Saskatchewan, Canada.6 
Will*He left a will on 28 September 1923 at Plenty, Winslow No. 319, Saskatchewan, Canada, witnessed by George A. Young and William Wilson. The beneficiaries were Minnie M. (Lashbrook) Yeo.23 
Death*Cornelius A. Taylor died on 19 October 1923 of "cardiac insufficiency due to cardiac failure" at Dodsland Hospital, Dodsland, Winslow No. 319, Saskatchewan, Canada, at age 66. The informant listed on the death certificate was John Wesley Yeo.7,23 
Probate*His estate was probated in 1923 at Kerrobert, Progress No. 351, Saskatchewan, Canada. The executors assigned by the court were John Wesley Yeo. The estate was valued at $5,473.85.23 
BurialCornelius A. Taylor was buried on 21 October 1923 at Plenty, Winslow No. 319, Saskatchewan, Canada.7 

Family

Kezia Ann Wills b. 22 Apr 1859, d. 23 Feb 1952
Marriage*He married Kezia Ann (Wills) Aldsworth, daughter of William Bird Wills and Mary Ann Toogood, on 9 December 1896 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included William Bird Wills and Emma Hersey Wills.1,2 
Child
Last Edited6 Mar 2025

Citations

  1. [S4303] Ontario marriage registrations, 9 Dec 1896, no. 010324, Cornelius A Taylor and Kezia Ann Aldworth; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 7 Feb 2024); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 90, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  2. [S4530] Main Street United Church (Mitchell, Ontario), "Marriage Register [1896-1916]," 1992.192L, Box 1, File 1, unpaginated, Cornelius A. Taylor and Kezia Ann Aldsworth, 09 Dec 1896; citing microfilm LCM-143 held by United Church of Canada Archives, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  3. [S5200] 1901 census of Canada, Huron (South/Sud), Ontario, population schedule, district 74, subdistrict 5, p. 9, dwelling 80, family 81, Cornelius Taylor household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 20 Sep 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-6474.
  4. [S5202] 1911 census of Canada, Battleford, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 208, subdistrict 4, p. 21, dwelling 10, family 10, Cornelius Taylor household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 21 Sep 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-20451.
  5. [S5203] 1916 Census of the Prairie Provinces, Kindersley, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 19, subdistrict 27, p. 16, dwelling 146, family 132, Cornelous Taylor household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 21 Sep 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-21937.
  6. [S5204] 1921 census of Canada, Kindersley, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 217, subdistrict 54, p. 11, dwelling 130, family 130, Cornelius Taylor household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 21 Sep 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  7. [S5937] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, death certificate 5090 (1923), Cornelius A. Taylor; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  8. [S4624] Ontario marriage registrations, 4 Feb 1885, no. 009177 [corrected], 009174 [original], William Henry Blowes and Eliza Arminda Eshelbey; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 11 May 2024); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 51, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  9. [S4625] "Married," The Stratford Beacon Weekly, 13 Feb 1885, p. 8.
  10. [S5215] Hay Township, Huron, Ontario, deed of land, instrument no. HA5700, Lot 24, West of the Lake Road (1890), Richard Bell Bailey and Sarah Ann Bailey, his wife to Cornelius Taylor, 11 Nov 1890; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "HURON (LRO 22)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 23 Sep 2024).
  11. [S4542] Mitchell, Ontario, Mortgage, instrument no. MIT5269, Lot 6, Plan 336 (1897), Franz Bernard Köenig and Katherine Franciska Köenig to Kezia Ann Taylor, 06 Oct 1897; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 23 Apr 2024).
  12. [S4543] Mitchell, Ontario, Discharge of Mortgage, instrument no. MIT5793, Lot 6, Plan 336 (1902), Kezia Ann Taylor to Franz Bernard Köenig, 24 Oct 1902; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 23 Apr 2024).
  13. [S5201] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Edna Kezia Taylor registration no. 018121 (16 Nov 1900); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 21 Sep 2024); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 150, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  14. [S5210] 1915 New York state census, Erie County, population schedule, Assembly District 04, Election District 05, p. 37, line no. 18, Lloyd P Jones household; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/… : accessed 22 Sep 2024); New York State Archives, Albany, New York.
  15. [S5209] 1920 U.S. census, Erie County, New York, population schedule, Buffalo Ward 5, p. 14A, enumeration district (ED) 45, dwelling 294, family 306, Lloyd Price-Jones household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 Sep 2024); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1100.
  16. [S5211] 1925 New York state census, Erie County, population schedule, Assembly District 04, Election District 11, p. 4, line no. 13, Lloyd Pryce-Jones household; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/… : accessed 22 Sep 2024); New York State Archives, Albany, New York.
  17. [S5220] 1930 U.S. census, Erie County, New York, population schedule, Buffalo, ward 2, block no. 192, p. 9B, enumeration district (ED) 15-14, dwelling 188, family 193, Bower W Tryon household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 Sep 2024); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2341157.
  18. [S5222] 1940 U.S. census, Erie County, New York, population schedule, West Seneca, p. 11A, enumeration district (ED) 15-178, line(s) 3, family 259, Bower Tryon household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Sep 2024); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 02532.
  19. [S5223] 1950 U.S. census, Erie County, New York, population schedule, West Seneca, p. 15, enumeration district (ED) 15-307, line 20, family 142, Bower W Tryon household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Sep 2024); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 12.
  20. [S5216] Hay Township, Huron, Ontario, deed of land, instrument no. HA9118, Lot 24, West of the Lake Road (1905), Cornelius Taylor and Kezia Ann Taylor, his wife to John Taylor, 05 Jun 1905; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "HURON (LRO 22)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 23 Sep 2024).
  21. [S4370] Department of the Interior: Lands Patent Branch, "Saskatchewan Homestead Records (Pre-1930 series)," bundle no. 1591257, Taylor, Cornelius : NW 6-33-18-W3, granted 26 Aug 1909; imaged, "Land Records," database online and images ordered (for a fee), Archives of Saskatchewan (https://search.saskarchives.com/… : accessed 02 Mar 2024); citing S 42.1591257 held by the Archives of Saskatchewan.
  22. [S5149] Department of the Interior, "Western Land Grants," RG15, Liber 376, Folio 175, land grant to Cornelius Taylor, 26 Aug 1909; citing microfilm C-6237 held by Library and Archives Canada, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
  23. [S4304] Surrogate Court (Judicial District of Kerrobert), "Estate files, nos. 557-595, 1922-1923," loose papers in a file folder labelled "594", entry for Cornelius A. Taylor, 1923; imaged, "Canada, Saskatchewan Probate Estate Files, 1887-1931," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNTJ-DJ4 : accessed 07 Feb 2024), image 1500-1548 of 1605; citing FHL digital film 004850840 of original records in the Queen's Bench Provincial Court.