Georgiana Emma Parker

1855 - 1955  (100 years)

• Name	Georgiana Emma Parker
  	Family stories passed down from Georgiana's grandchildren indicate her full name was "Emma Georgiana Priscilla Parker Taylor." The name Priscilla has not yet been found on any documents.
  Birth	25 Feb 1855	Limestone County, Texas
  	See 1860 and 1870 US census enumerations below.
  Gender	Female
  Census	1860	Limestone County, Texas
  		Parker - 1860 US census, Limestone County, Texas, pop. sch., Springfield PO, p. 59 (penned). p. 34 (stamped), dw. 459, fam. 400, John Parker; NARA M653, roll 1300.
  Census	1870	Limestone County, Texas
  		Parker p. 1 - 1870 US census, Limestone County, pop. sch., Eaton PO, p. 41-42 (penned). p. 169 (stamped), dw. 293, fam. 302, John Parker; NARA M653, roll 1300.
  		Parker p. 2 - 1870 US census, Limestone County, pop. sch., Eaton PO, p. 41-42 (penned). p. 169 (stamped), dw. 293, fam. 302, John Parker; NARA M653, roll 1300. John D. Parker, male, age 47, born Tennessee, planter, $1500 real estate, $1000 personal estate; Sarah, female, 40, born Illinois. All others born in Texas except Josephine: Ransom, male, 22, laborer; Emmett, male, 15, laborer; Georgia A, female, 14; Jno., male, 6; Wm., male 4; Alex Richardson, male, 28, planter, born Georgia; Josephine Richardson, female, 23; Wm. Richardson, male, 2. Georgia attended school within the year.
  Census	1880	Wise County, Texas
  		Taylor - 1880 US census, Wise County, Texas, pop. sch., precinct 7, ED 131, p. 18 (penned), p. 239B (stamped), dw. 155, fam. 159, Silvester Taylor; NARA T9, roll 1333. Silvester Taylor, male, 32, born Alabama, farmer; all others born in Texas: wife Emma, 25; son Emmet, 4; orphan William Parker, 13, works on farm; orphan Jodie Parker, male, 11, works on farm.
  Census	1900	Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)
  		Taylor - 1900 US census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, ED 120, p. 22A (penned), dw. 402, fam. 402, Sylvester Taylor; NARA T623, roll 1846. Sylvester Taylor age 51, wife Emma 40 (they have been married 20 years), son [indexed as Flaude, probably Orlando] 24, son Henry 19, daughter Wyome 14, son Colonel 13, son William 10, daughter Leona 7, boarder William Parker 34. Emma had 8 children with 6 still living and 6 children are in this household. Sylvester works as a brick maker. Flaude, Henry, and the boarder William all work as day laborers.
  Misc	23 Aug 1907	Seminole County, Indian Territory
  	"Eastern Cherokee Applications of the U.S. Court of Claims, 1906-1909," images, Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/image/223074572 : 2 July 2021), entry for Emma Taylor, claim no. 39454, 23 August 1907; citing page 4, NARA microfilm publication no. M1104. Fold3 subscription required to access. This document names parents John Berry and Sarah J. Parker; husband Sylvester Taylor, and children Orlando, Henry, Wyoma, Colonel, Billie, and Leeoma; and siblings Ransom Berry, Emitt, Calvin, Johnie, Willie, and Joseph.
  Census	1910	Seminole County, Oklahoma
  		Taylor - 1910 US census, Seminole County, Oklahoma, Brown township, ED 181, p. 13B (penned), dw. 140, fam. 140, Sylvester Taylor; NARA T624, roll 1274. Sylvester Taylor age 68, wife Emma 57 (Emma is Sylvester's second wife and they have been married 34 years), son Orlando E 32, daughter-in-law May E 17, son Henry 26, son William 20, daughter Leona 17.
  Census	1920	Seminole County, Oklahoma
  		Taylor - 1920 US census, Seminole County, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, ED 125, p. 5B (penned), dw. 121, fam. 127, Henry Taylor; NARA T625, roll 1476. 1920 US census, Seminole County, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, ED 125, p. 5B (penned), dw. 120, fam. 126, Sylvester Taylor; NARA T625, roll 1476. Henry Taylor age 33, wife Mora 27, daughter Imogene 5, son H C 4, daughter Arcola 1. Henry born in Texas, Mora in Arkansas, all children in Oklahoma. The home is rented. Henry works as a clerk in a grocery store. Henry's father is listed as born in Alabama and his mother in Texas. The adjacent household, at the same street number, is Sylvester Taylor, age 72, born in Alabama, and wife Aura, age 65, born in Texas.
  Census	1930	Hughes County, Oklahoma
  		Taylor - 1930 US census, Hughes County, Oklahoma, pop. sch., Jacobs township, ED 14, p. 15A (penned), p. 98 (stamped), dw. 327, fam. 351, N. S. Taylor; NARA T626, roll 1906. N. S. Taylor, male, 80, born Alabama, rents home for $10; wife Emma, 75, born Texas.
  Census	1940	Hughes County, Oklahoma
  		Taylor p. 1 - 1940 US census, Hughes County, Oklahoma, pop. sch., Holdenville, ED 32-16, p. 15B-16A (stamped), dw. 334, C. W. Taylor; NARA T627, roll 3298. C. W. Taylor, male, 54, born Texas, building painter; wife Ruthie, 46, born Oklahoma; son Joe, 26, born Oklahoma; mother Emma, 80, born Texas.
  		Taylor p. 2 - 1940 US census, Hughes County, Oklahoma, pop. sch., Holdenville, ED 32-16, p. 15B-16A (stamped), dw. 334, C. W. Taylor; NARA T627, roll 3298.
  Death	26 Jun 1955	Hughes County, Oklahoma
  		Taylor - Georgina "Emma" Parker Taylor Headstone, Holdenville Cemetery, Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma.
  		Taylor - Oklahoma Death Certificate No. 011459 (1955), Emma Taylor.
  Person ID	I3702	EarlyTexans
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	John Berry Parker,   b. 1822, Rutherford County, Tennessee d. 7 Jan 1879, Texas (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Sarah Jane Frost,   b. 1830, Illinois d. 12 Jan 1879, Texas (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	27 Sep 1847	Anderson County, Texas
  Family ID	F3496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sylvester Taylor,   b. 8 Mar 1848, Blount County, Alabama d. 11 Jun 1932, Hughes County, Oklahoma (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	16 Oct 1875	Limestone County, Texas
  Children	1. Emmett Orlando Taylor,   b. 15 Jul 1876   d. 1 Jun 1960 (Age 83 years)   2. Henry Otis Taylor,   b. 7 Dec 1880, Wise County, Texas d. 3 Nov 1932, Seminole County, Oklahoma (Age 51 years)   3. Wyoma Taylor,   b. 27 Sep 1884   d. 27 May 1929 (Age 44 years)   4. Cornol William Taylor,   b. 6 Mar 1886   d. 28 Jul 1968 (Age 82 years)   5. William Slaughter Taylor,   b. 13 Sep 1890   d. Jan 1968 (Age 77 years)   6. Leeoma Taylor,   b. 22 Feb 1894   d. Yes, date unknown   7. unnamed-1 Taylor   d. Yes, date unknown   8. unnamed-2 Taylor   d. Yes, date unknown
  Documents		Taylor-Parker - "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," Familysearch.com, Limestone County, Texas, Sylvester Taylor to Georgie Ann Parker, 24 October 1875.
  Family ID	F3466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2021

  
  

• Photos		Taylor - "Emma" Parker Taylor's 100th birthday
  		Taylor - Emma Georgiana with her grandson, John Wilburn Taylor (the son of Henry Otis Taylor), and two of his sons. The photo is undated, but based on the boy's ages it was taken sometime between 1952-1955.

  
  

  Documents		Taylor - “100-Year-Old Woman Ready to Meet Old Friends Today,” (Seminole, Oklahoma) Seminole Producer, 27 February 1955, p. 2, col. 1.
  		Taylor - "100-Year-Old Area Resident Will Host Many Friends Today," Seminole (Oklahoma) Producer, 27 February 1955, p. 1-2; part 2.

  
  

  Histories

  Parker-Taylor - Georgiana Emma Parker Taylor - Brief bio