McCauley, Lanier, Hankins, Hopkins & Taylor Families

Jane "Janie" SOWDER ^1,257

  General Notes:

1930 Census shows Janie living in Rockcastle County, Kentucky with children George & Virgie.

Her death certificate & obituary both list her date of birth as 20 Feb 1886. Her headstone lists her year of birth as 1884. The date from the death certificate is being used.

  More Information:

• Alt. Birth: 20 February 1884 in Woodbine, Whitley County, Kentucky. ²⁵⁸

• 1910 United States Federal Census, Milton Taylor household, Rockcastle County, Kentucky: Janie was living with her husband. She was listed as Janie Taylor, wife, age 24, born in Kentucky. ²⁵⁴

• 1920 United States Federal Census, Milt Taylor household, Rockcastle County, Kentucky: Janie was living with her husband. She was listed as Jalia Taylor, wife, age 39, born in Kentucky. ²⁵⁵

• 1930 United States Federal Census, Jannie Taylor household, Rockcastle County, Kentucky: Janie was living on Dixie Hwy 25 with children, Thomas & Virgie. She was listed as a widow, age 45, born in Kentucky. ²⁹⁸

• Obituary: Published in the Mt. Vernon Signal on 29 December 1955 in Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. ²⁵⁸ MRS. JANIE TAYLOR'S FUNERAL HELD TUESDAY: Mrs. Janie Taylor, a resident of Mount Vernon for many years died at her home Sunday night after and eight-month illness. She was 69.

Mrs. Taylor was born in Woodbine, Ky Feb 20, 1886, the daughter of Richard and Sarah Owens Sowder. Two years after her birth, her family moved to Mount Vernon when she lived until her death.

She married Milt Taylor who preceded her in death many years ago.

She is survived by one son, Thomas, of Mount Vernon and one daughter, Mrs. Virgie Hasty, Elizabeth, Ind., and five grandchildren. One brother, Grover G. Sowder, Hollywood, Calif, also survives.

She was a member of the Buckeye Christian Church for many years.

Funeral services were held Tuesday at Cox Funeral Home with the Rev. George Murphy officiating. She was buried in Taylor Cemetery near Mount Vernon.

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• Grave Marker: Milt & Janie Taylor, Ramsey-Taylor Cemetery, Renfro Valley, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. ²⁵¹

Janie married Milton J. "Milt" TAYLOR, son of James Francis "Jim" TAYLOR and Margaret E. RAMSEY, on 7 August 1901 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky ²⁴⁹.^,250 (Milton J. "Milt" TAYLOR was born on 17 February 1872 in Renfro Valley, Rockcastle County, Kentucky,^1,251 died on 3 January 1928 in London, Laurel County, Kentucky ^251,252,253 and was buried in Ramsey-Taylor Cemetery, Renfro Valley, Rockcastle County, Kentucky ^251,253.)