Mary Ross Flack

Brief Life History of Mary Ross

When Mary Ross Flack was born on 28 November 1800, in Guilford, North Carolina, United States, her father, James Elone Flack Sr, was 39 and her mother, Agnes Nancy Ross, was 26. She married William Wiley Taylor Jr. on 22 October 1822, in Todd, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 5 August 1857, in Todd, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Todd, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Wiley Taylor Jr.
1797–1860
Mary Ross Flack
1800–1857
Marriage: 22 October 1822
James Wiley Taylor
1824–1896
Julia A Taylor
1835–1925
William F Taylor
1826–1902
John Franklin Taylor
1828–1895
Wright Luther Taylor
1830–1851
Wiley Luther Taylor
1833–
Benjamin Rufus Taylor
1837–1879
Ardelia Catherine Taylor
1839–1924

Sources (8)

  • Mary Taylor in household of Wiley Taylor, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Polly Flack, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Mary Ross Flack Taylor, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1801 · Cane Ridge Revival

The Cane Ridge Revival took place for six days in Cane Ridge, Kentucky. From August 6, 1801- August 12 or 13, 1801, around 20 thousand people gathered together for what was called the Second Great Awakening.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1818 · Jackson Purchase

The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English flak ‘sod, turf, block of peat’ (as found in the placename Flatmoor, in Cambridgeshire, recorded as Flackemore in 1221 ), and hence perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a turf cutter. Compare Flagg 1.

English: variant of Fleck .

German: variant of Flak .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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