Taylor Whitley

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Taylor Whitley Veteran

Birth
North Carolina, USA
Death
25 Sep 1859 (aged 63)
Macon County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Red Boiling Springs, Macon County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.5323584, Longitude: -85.8386042
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Taylor Whitley married Mehilina Adams and had the following 12 children: Kinchen, James, Elizabeth, Exum (Axum), Vincent, Mary Ann, Frankie, Wylie, William T., Ethie, Noah Bethel & Jefferson Cannon.

Taylor Whitley volunteered for service in the War of 1812. He enlisted in the 2nd Regt. of the Mounted Gunmen of West Tennessee Volunteers on 24 Sep. 1814 and served 104 days until 28 Dec. 1814. His pay as a private was $8.00/month plus 40 cents a day for his horse. He received $2.00 travel expense to return home from Huntsville, AL. (Source: Macon County, Tennessee History & Families)

7 of his sons served in the same company during the Civil War. (Co. D, 9th KY Infantry, USA): Pvt. Axum Whitley; Pvt. James M. Whitley; Coprl. Jefferson C. Whitley; Pvt. Kinchen Whitley; Pvt. Noah B. Whitley; Pvt. Vincent B. Whitley & 1st Lt. Wiley A. Whitley.
Taylor Whitley married Mehilina Adams and had the following 12 children: Kinchen, James, Elizabeth, Exum (Axum), Vincent, Mary Ann, Frankie, Wylie, William T., Ethie, Noah Bethel & Jefferson Cannon.

Taylor Whitley volunteered for service in the War of 1812. He enlisted in the 2nd Regt. of the Mounted Gunmen of West Tennessee Volunteers on 24 Sep. 1814 and served 104 days until 28 Dec. 1814. His pay as a private was $8.00/month plus 40 cents a day for his horse. He received $2.00 travel expense to return home from Huntsville, AL. (Source: Macon County, Tennessee History & Families)

7 of his sons served in the same company during the Civil War. (Co. D, 9th KY Infantry, USA): Pvt. Axum Whitley; Pvt. James M. Whitley; Coprl. Jefferson C. Whitley; Pvt. Kinchen Whitley; Pvt. Noah B. Whitley; Pvt. Vincent B. Whitley & 1st Lt. Wiley A. Whitley.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47020238/taylor-whitley: accessed ), memorial page for Taylor Whitley (8 May 1796–25 Sep 1859), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47020238, citing Whitley Cemetery, Red Boiling Springs, Macon County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by comer (contributor 47131419).