The daughter of Squire Woodford Short and his wife Abigail Jane Lewis, both born Lonedell, Franklin Co., MO. Squire was son of Eli Short and Nancy Bay. Jane was daughter of Daniel Lewis and Abigail Brown.

She married 5 Aug 1877, Lonedell, Franklin Co., MO, to Stephen A. Taylor, son of David C. Taylor and his wife Rebecca Jane Short.

1880 census - haven't been found.

Mary was widowed by 1900 and living with three of her surviving four children (out of six) at home:

1900 census, Prairie township, Franklin, Missouri, p. 224
Mary Taylor Head F widow 45 b. Oct 1855 Missouri; 6 children; 4 living
Clarence R Taylor Son M 19 b. Sep 1881 Missouri
Stephen J Taylor Son M 16 b. Jun 1884 Missouri
John E Taylor Son M 14 b. Jul 1886 Missouri

In 1910, Mary was living with her married daughter Lenora Lemons in Wright Co., MO:

1910 census, Boone, Wright, Missouri
Wm E Lemons Head M 37 Missouri; marriage 2 of 12 yrs
Leonora Lemons Wife F 31 Missouri; marriage 1 of 12 yrs
Mary Taylor widowed Mother-in-law F 56 Missouri; 6 chdn; 4 living

1920 census, Boone, Wright, Missouri
Clarence R Taylor Head single M 37 Missouri; parents b. MO; day laborer
Mary E Taylor Mother widow F 66 Missouri;

1930 census, Boone, Wright, Missouri
Ramond Taylor Head M 48 Missouri
Mary Taylor Mother F 78 Missouri

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Children:

1. Solomon Taylor, b. 1876, Lonedell, Franklin Co., MO; d. by 1880; buried possibly Fairview (Old)/Little Meramec Missionary Baptist Church cemetery, Franklin Co., MO.

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2. Lenora May Taylor; b. 5 May 1878, Lonedell, Franklin Co., MO; m. 1st 1898, Franklin Co., MO to William Edwards Lemons [b. 1872, near Lonedell, Franklin Co., MO; d. 17 Mar 1924, Wright Co., MO, buried Little Creek Cemetery; son of Thomas J. Lemons b. Washington Co., MO and Sarah A. Dickenson b. Franklin Co., MO]; m. 2nd after 1920 to B. Walker Bixler; m. 3rd to William E. Roop [b. 29 Jan 1873, Popular Bluff, Butler Co., MO; d. 3 Aug 1949, Wright Co., MO; buried Little Creek Cemetery, Hartville, MO; son of John Morgan Roop and Almeda Douglas]; William was a lawyer. She d. 30 Dec 1965, Wright Co., MO; buried Little Creek cemetery, Hartville, Wright Co., MO.

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3. Clarence Raymond Taylor, b. 7 Sep 1881 or 1882, Lonedell, Franklin Co., MO; m. 1930-1940, Wright Co., MO to Dorothea E. Mills Fowler (Mrs. Mills?) [b. 16 Nov 1890, ND; d. 13 Oct 1963, Monett, Barry Co., MO; buried Pierce City Cemetery, Lawrence Co., MO; daughter of Edwin Fowler and Emma B. Collins]; he d. 30 Apr 1959, Springfield, Greene Co., MO; buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Oak Grove, Franklin Co., MO. [He died after four days in a nursing home in Springfield due to a stroke. His usual address was Spring Grove, MO. Dorothea was a resident of Pierce City when she died.]

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4. Steve Jeremiah Taylor, b. 21 Jun 1884, Lonedell, Franklin Co., MO; m.c. 1916 to Belle Brown [b. 1898 MO; d. 1974; father b. Switzerland and mother b. Ohio; her first language was German]; he d. 5 Dec 1947 at age 63; buried United Methodist Church of St Clair Cemetery, Saint Clair, Franklin Co., MO.

In 1910, he was living with his married sister Ellen Taylor Lewis just across the county line in Jefferson Co., MO after his widowed mother had moved to Wright Co., MO with another sister and brother:

1910 census, Joachim, Jefferson, Missouri
John Lewis Head M 45 Missouri
Ellen Lewis Wife F 40 Missouri
Jesse Lewis Son M 21 Missouri
John Lewis Son M 17 Missouri
Plez Lewis Son M 15 Missouri
Eugene Lewis Son M 12 Missouri
Stephen Taylor Boarder M 26 Missouri

In 1920, he was in St. Louis Co., MO with wife Belle and daughters:

1920 census, Meramec, St Louis, Missouri
Steven Taylor Head M 35 Missouri
Belle Taylor Wife F 23 Missouri
Delma Taylor Daughter F 3 Missouri
Sylvia Taylor Daughter F 2 Missouri
Bula Taylor Daughter F 0 Missouri

In 1930, they were back in Franklin Co., MO and and living next door to his uncle Jerry Taylor and relative Dighton Lewis:

1930 census, Prairie, Franklin, Missouri
Stephen J Taylor Head M 46 Missouri
Bell Taylor Wife F 36 Missouri
Delma Taylor Daughter F 14 Missouri
Bulah Taylor Daughter F 10 Missouri
Jenios Taylor Son M 8 Missouri
Marie Taylor Daughter F 6 Missouri
Harold Taylor Son M 3 Missouri
Olive Taylor Daughter F 1 Missouri
Kenneth Taylor Son M 0 Missouri

1940 census, St. Clair, Central Township, Franklin, Missouri
Steven Taylor Head M 55 Missouri
Bell Taylor Wife F 45 Missouri
Delma Taylor Daughter F 24 Missouri
Beula Taylor Daughter F 20 Missouri
Steven Taylor Son M 18 Missouri
Marie Taylor Daughter F 16 Missouri
Harold Taylor Son M 14 Missouri
Olive Taylor Daughter F 12 Missouri
Kenneth Taylor Son M 10 Missouri
Rosie Taylor Daughter F 8 Missouri
William Taylor Son M 5 Missouri
Myrna Taylor Daughter F 3 Missouri

Steven J. Taylor's children:

1) Delma Taylor, b. 1917, Franklin or St. Louis Co., MO;

2) Sylvia Taylor, b. 1918, Franklin or St. Louis Co., MO;

3) Beula Taylor, b. 1920, Franklin or St. Louis Co., MO;

4) Steven J. (Julius? James?), b. 1922, St. Louis or Franklin Co., MO;

5) Marie Taylor, b. 1924, St. Louis or Franklin Co., MO;

6) Harold Taylor, b. 1927, St. Louis or Franklin Co., MO;

7) Olive Taylor, b. 1929, St. Louis or Franklin Co., MO;

8) Kenneth Taylor, b. 1930, Franklin Co., MO;

9) Rosie Taylor, b. 1932, Franklin Co., MO;

10) William Taylor, b. 1935, Franklin Co., MO;

11) Myrna Taylor, b. 1937, Franklin Co., MO;

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5. John Edwin Taylor, twin, b. 25 Jul 1886, Lonedell, Franklin Co., MO; m. 1909, Franklin or Wright Co., MO to Ethie Mae Lemons [b. 3 Apr 1893; d. 7 Feb 1971; probably sister of John's brother-in-law William Lemons]; he d. 19 Oct 1953, St. Clair, Franklin Co., MO, age 67; buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Franklin Co., MO.

1910 census, Boone, Wright, Missouri
John E Taylor Head M 24 Missouri; marriage 1 of 1 yr
Ethie Taylor Wife F 18 Missouri; 1 child; 0 living

1920 census, Boone, Wright, Missouri
John E Taylor Head M 33 Missouri
Ethie M Taylor Wife F 27 Missouri
Orbra H Taylor Daughter F 8 Missouri
Opal G Taylor Daughter F 5 Missouri
Richard H Taylor Son M 0 Missouri

1930 census, Central, Franklin, Missouri
John Taylor Head M 43 Missouri
Ethie Taylor Wife F 37 Missouri
Hazel Taylor Daughter F 18 Missouri
Gladys Taylor Daughter F 15 Missouri
Herl Taylor Son M 11 Missouri
Bernice Taylor Son M 8 Missouri
Evelyn Taylor Daughter F 6 Missouri
Leroy Taylor Son M 1 Missouri

1940 census, Central Township, Franklin, Franklin, Missouri
John Taylor Head M 51 Missouri
Ethel Taylor Wife F 47 Missouri
Berniece Taylor Daughter F 18 Missouri
Evelyn Taylor Daughter F 16 Missouri
Leroy Taylor Son M 11 Missouri
Dale Taylor Son M 7 Missouri

John E. Taylor's children:

1) Child Taylor, b. & d. 1909-1910, Franklin or Wright Co., MO;

2) Orbra Hazel Taylor, b. 1912, Wright Co., MO;

3) Gladys Opal Taylor, b. 14 Apr 1914, Wright Co., MO; m. 24 Mar 1934 to Barney Nappier; she d. 18 Apr 2000; buried
Midlawn Memorial Gardens, Union, Franklin Co., MO.

4) Grace L. Taylor, b. 10 May 1917, Wright Co., MO; d. 22 Sep 1918, Wright Co., MO;

5) Herl Richard Taylor, b. 16 Mar 1919, Wright Co., MO; he d. 7 May 1933; buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Oak Grove, Franklin Co., MO.

6) Berenice Taylor, b. 1922, Wright or Franklin Co., MO;

7) Evelyn Mary Taylor, b. 24 Jun 1923, Wright or Franklin Co., MO; m. Roy James Goben [b. 1929; d. 2009; she d. 10 Jun 2008; buried Midlawn Memorial Gardens, Union, Franklin Co., MO.

8) Walter R. Taylor, b. 26 Jan 1925, Wright or Franklin Co., MO; d. 26 Jan 1925; buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Oak Grove, Franklin Co., MO.

9) Leroy Taylor, b. 1929, Wright or Franklin Co., MO;

10) Dale Eugene Taylor, b. 2 Aug 1932, Franklin Co., MO; m.
Doris Jean Phillips [b. 1933; d. 1987]; he d. 11 May 1998; buried Elmwood Church Cemetery, Lonedell, Franklin Co., MO.

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6. Perry Ely Taylor, twin, b. 25 Jul 1886, Lonedell, Franklin Co., MO; d. by 1900; buried Oak Grove cemetery.

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