Taylor, Minerva Jane

1836 - 1904  (68 years)

• Name	Taylor, Minerva Jane
  Birth	7 Jan 1836	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	1880 Census lists her birth place as Illinois. Her Certificate of Death shows she was born in Kentucky. Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 shows she was born in Noble, Richland County, Illinois. I will list her place of birth as Noble, Richland County, Illinois until proven otherwise. Warren E. McDowell's death certificate shows Minerva was born in Kentrucky.
  Gender	Female
  Census	19 Jul 1870	Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois   [4, 5]
  	1870 Census, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois, Page 07
  		1870 Census, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois, Page 07 1870 United States Federal Census, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois, Image 07, Page 07
  Occupation	House keeper  [6]
  Reference Number	TAYL.M002
  _FGRAVE	149427310
  Death	20 Nov 1904	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
  	2 miles west of Noble.
  		Death Certificate, McDowell, Minerva Jane (1836-1904) Contributed by Jim and Kathy Michels
  Burial	21 Nov 1904	Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	As of June 14, 2013, her headstone has not been located.
  		Headstone, McDowell, W. E. and Louvina Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I79	Carl Wayne Gray Research | McDowell - Maglone John William 'Will' McDowell and Margaret Maglone Descendants
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Taylor, J.
  Family ID	F109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	McDowell, John H.,   b. 9 Oct 1824, Tennessee d. Bef 20 Nov 1904 (Age < 80 years)
  Marriage	11 Jan 1855	Clay County, Illinois   [2, 3, 4]
  	Indexed as "McDowell, J.H. and Manerva I. , Volume 00A, Page 0083", Volume A is no longer available at the Courthouse.
  		Marriage Index, Clay County, Illinois, 1825-1877 (page 105 of 162 pages)
  Age at Marriage	She was 19 years - He was 30 years and 3 months.
  Children	+ 1. McDowell, John William 'Will',   b. 9 Oct 1855, Richland County, Illinois d. 27 Nov 1941, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 86 years) + 2. McDowell, Warren Edmond 'Ed',   b. 14 Jun 1859, Illinois d. 21 Jun 1920, Noble, Richland County, Illinois (Age 61 years) + 3. McDowell, Parmelia J.,   b. Jan 1862, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. yes, Scott County, Arkansas + 4. McDowell, Anna Florence 'Annie',   b. 25 Aug 1867, Richland County, Illinois d. 17 Apr 1942, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Jan 1836 - Noble, Richland County, Illinois Marriage - 11 Jan 1855 - Clay County, Illinois Census - 1870 Census, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois, Page 07 - 19 Jul 1870 - Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois Death - Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis - 20 Nov 1904 - Noble, Richland County, Illinois Burial - 21 Nov 1904 - Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S202] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McDowell, Minerva Jane, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149427310/minerva-jane-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S203] State of Illinois, Richland County, 21 November 1904, Death Certificate, McDowell, Minerva Jane (1836-1904), (State of Illinois, Richland County, 21 November 1904), none. (Reliability: 2). [S204] Ancestry.com, 1880 United States Federal Census, Noble Township (District 174), Richland County, Illinois, image 03, page 03, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6742/4240548-00186?pid=21732198&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll) (Reliability: 2). [S188] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois, Image 07, Page 07, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7163/4263710_00722?pid=15206883&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll), none. (Reliability: 2). [S46] Ancestry.com, 1880 United States Federal Census, Noble (District 174), Richland County, Illinois, page 01, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6742/4240548-00184?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdb) (Reliability: 2). [S205] Richland County Genealogical and Historical Society, Olney, Illinois, 1870 Federal Census, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois, (1981 Edition), Page 130, Family #52, none. (Reliability: 2).