Martha Loggins Taylor was the second wife of Rev. William Taylor. Rev. Taylor was one of a trio of brothers who were Methodist circuit riders in North Alabama. He was the son of George and Nancy Taylor, who came from Tennessee to settle at Cedar Mountain in the Clay community near Trussville. They came in 1817 after the treaty with the Creeks made land available for settlement. They were already Methodists.
William was licensed to preach in about 1820. Sometime after 1832, "Parson Billy" took up the Jones Valley Circuit. He was active in the building of the new church in Sweeney Hollow. Begun just before the Civil War broke out, it was not completed until the end of the war. This church is now known as Taylor Memorial UMC, where they are both buried.
Some records indicate that she was the daughter of Major Loggins (1764-1840) and Elizabeth Clayton Loggins (1773-1830). Records indicate that she married Rev. William Taylor on Dec. 18, 1841, within the year after his first wife died. So Martha would have been his wife during the founding of Taylor Memorial Methodist Church.
Martha and William had a number of children: Matilda Jane Taylor, Julia A Taylor, Christopher Taylor, James Harris Taylor, Perry F. Taylor, Allan P. Taylor, and Thomas K. Taylor.
William was licensed to preach in about 1820. Sometime after 1832, "Parson Billy" took up the Jones Valley Circuit. He was active in the building of the new church in Sweeney Hollow. Begun just before the Civil War broke out, it was not completed until the end of the war. This church is now known as Taylor Memorial UMC, where they are both buried.
Some records indicate that she was the daughter of Major Loggins (1764-1840) and Elizabeth Clayton Loggins (1773-1830). Records indicate that she married Rev. William Taylor on Dec. 18, 1841, within the year after his first wife died. So Martha would have been his wife during the founding of Taylor Memorial Methodist Church.
Martha and William had a number of children: Matilda Jane Taylor, Julia A Taylor, Christopher Taylor, James Harris Taylor, Perry F. Taylor, Allan P. Taylor, and Thomas K. Taylor.
Martha Loggins Taylor was the second wife of Rev. William Taylor. Rev. Taylor was one of a trio of brothers who were Methodist circuit riders in North Alabama. He was the son of George and Nancy Taylor, who came from Tennessee to settle at Cedar Mountain in the Clay community near Trussville. They came in 1817 after the treaty with the Creeks made land available for settlement. They were already Methodists.
William was licensed to preach in about 1820. Sometime after 1832, "Parson Billy" took up the Jones Valley Circuit. He was active in the building of the new church in Sweeney Hollow. Begun just before the Civil War broke out, it was not completed until the end of the war. This church is now known as Taylor Memorial UMC, where they are both buried.
Some records indicate that she was the daughter of Major Loggins (1764-1840) and Elizabeth Clayton Loggins (1773-1830). Records indicate that she married Rev. William Taylor on Dec. 18, 1841, within the year after his first wife died. So Martha would have been his wife during the founding of Taylor Memorial Methodist Church.
Martha and William had a number of children: Matilda Jane Taylor, Julia A Taylor, Christopher Taylor, James Harris Taylor, Perry F. Taylor, Allan P. Taylor, and Thomas K. Taylor.
William was licensed to preach in about 1820. Sometime after 1832, "Parson Billy" took up the Jones Valley Circuit. He was active in the building of the new church in Sweeney Hollow. Begun just before the Civil War broke out, it was not completed until the end of the war. This church is now known as Taylor Memorial UMC, where they are both buried.
Some records indicate that she was the daughter of Major Loggins (1764-1840) and Elizabeth Clayton Loggins (1773-1830). Records indicate that she married Rev. William Taylor on Dec. 18, 1841, within the year after his first wife died. So Martha would have been his wife during the founding of Taylor Memorial Methodist Church.
Martha and William had a number of children: Matilda Jane Taylor, Julia A Taylor, Christopher Taylor, James Harris Taylor, Perry F. Taylor, Allan P. Taylor, and Thomas K. Taylor.
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