Ora Ellen Taylor

1883 - 1959  (75 years)

• Name	Ora Ellen Taylor  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	6 Aug 1883	Tennessee, USA   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Putnam County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Census	1920	Putnam County, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  	Age: 36; Occupation: None; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Alfred Ray
  Death	26 Apr 1959	Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   [4, 5]
  Burial	Summer City Cemetery, Summer City, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I11592	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Silas Matthew Taylor,   b. 12 Jul 1853, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Oct 1939, Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ann Tennessee Leftwich,   b. 1 Jul 1855   d. 2 Jul 1899 (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F4201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Silas Matthew Taylor,   b. 12 Jul 1853, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Oct 1939, Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F14436	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Robert High James,   b. 5 Dec 1879, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Apr 1914, Silver Point, Putnam, Tennessee, USA (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	7 Jan 1906	Putnam County, Tennessee, USA   [3, 5]
  Children	1. Orville Hooper James,   b. 16 Jul 1911, Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Jun 1985, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Alfred L Ray,   b. 19 Oct 1858, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Feb 1948 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	27 Dec 1917	Putnam County, Tennessee, USA   [5, 7, 8]
  	Ora James and Alfred Ray
  Family ID	F15735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Aug 1883 - Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1900 - Putnam County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 7 Jan 1906 - Putnam County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 27 Dec 1917 - Putnam County, Tennessee, USA Census - Age: 36; Occupation: None; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Alfred Ray - 1920 - Putnam County, Tennessee, USA Death - 26 Apr 1959 - Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~b Yarbrough-F Yarbrough Female Ancestor

  
  

• Sources

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