Isn’t it amazing what you sometimes find? While searching for information on Obediah W. Taylor, January 16, 1874-October 6, 1903, I found these birth records for Mercer County for the year 1874. Some of the names were very difficult to read – if you find a mistake let me know. Here are the first five pages:
- Born August 9, 1874, no name given, female, white, dead, born Mercer County, father – A. P. Young, mother – Willia Jacobs, residence of parents Mercer County, father born in Washington County, mother born in Mercer County.
- Born August 12, 1874, Smith H. Peavler, male, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – Jack Peavler, mother Elizabeth Westerfield (?), residence of parents Mercer County, parents born Mercer County.
- Born September 20, 1874, Mary L. Wright, female, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – Andy S. Wright, mother – Lucy J. Patterson, residence of parents Mercer County, parents born Mercer County.
- Born November 23, 1874, Elizabeth Martin, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – John C. Martin, mother – Nancy Dickinson, residence of parents Mercer County, parents born Washington County.
- Born February 11, 1874, Richard H. Lester, male, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – William H. Lester, mother – Nancy J. Matherly, residence Chaplain River, parents born Mercer County.
- Born January 12, 1874, Samuel S. Raney, male, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – Samuel J. Raney, mother – Sarah C. Russell, residence of parents Mercer County, parents born Boyle County.
- Born 1874, Lena T. Hudson, female, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – Robert Hudson, mother – Jessie Edwards, residence of parents Mercer County, parents born Mercer County.
- Born July 1874, George L. Phillips, male, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – David Phillips, mother – Sarah Katron, residence of parents Mercer County, parents born Mercer County.
- Born July 30, 1874, Johnson L. Bottoms, male, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – John T. Bottoms, mother – Eliza Harmon, residence of parents Mercer County, father born Mercer County, mother born Washington County.
- Born August 12, 1874, John W. Russell, male, white, alive, born Washington County, father – Henry Russell, mother – Clarice (?) Samuels, father born Mercer County, mother born Boyle County.
- Born May 4, 1874, William Horst (?), male, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – John Horst, mother Sarah F. Wright, residence of parents Mercer County, parents born Mercer County.
- Born March 14, 1874, Charles Powell, male, white, alive, born Washington County, father – John Powell, mother – Nancy D. Mullins, residence of parents Mercer County, father born Washington County, mother born Mercer County.
- Born July 3, 1874, Norma (?) F. Watts, female, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – William R. Watts, mother – Zelda Williams, residence of parents Mercer County, father born Washington County, mother born Mercer County.
- Born April 1874, William A. Coslow, female (?), white, alive, born Mercer County, father – William Coslow, mother – M. H. Dean, residence of parents Mercer County, parents born Mercer County.
- Born August 1874, no name given, male, white, dead, born Mercer County, father – Robert, mother – Mary J. Peavler, residence of parents Mercer County, parents born Mercer County.
- Born October 1874, no name given, male, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – Enoch Godfrey, mother – Nancy Clark, residence of parents Mercer County, parents born Mercer County.
- Born May 1874, Martin Condor, male, white, alive, Mercer County, father – Thomas Condor, mother – Margaret J. Yeast, residence of parents Mercer County, parents born Mercer County.
- Born September 1874, William David, male, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – J. T. David, mother – R. F. Cummins, residence of parents Mercer County, parents born Mercer County.
- Born February 16, 1874, Obediah W. Taylor, male, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – Henry Taylor, mother – Elizabeth A. Lester, residence of parents Mercer County, parents born Mercer County. Remarks – Proud of its being a boy.
- Born November 10, 1874, Nancy E. Prewitt, female, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – James B. Prewitt, mother – Meccha E. Cave, residence of parents Mercer County, parents born Boyle County.
- Born April 12, 1874, Matical O. Bonta, female, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – John Bonta, mother Nancy P. Prewitt, residence of parents Boyle County, father born Mercer County, mother born Boyle County.
- Born September 10, 1874, Jeanet Hatchell, female, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – William Hatchell, mother – Nancy B. Hantla, residence of parents Mercer County, parents born Mercer County.
- Born January 29, 1874, William T. Randolph, male, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – Thomas J. Randolph, mother – Mary E. Graves, residence of parents Mercer County, parents born Mercer County. Remarks – I’m very proud it was a boy.
- Born September 5, 1874, William O. Powell, male, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – William J. Powell, mother – Nancy B. Carpenter, residence of parents Mercer County, father born Mercer County, mother born Boyle County.
- Born August 5, 1874, Rachael F. Cummins, female, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – M. A. Cummins, mother Alex Dean, residence of parents Mercer county, parents born Mercer County.
- Born December 19, 1874, Willard Vandavier, male, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – William H. Vandavier, mother – Lydia Peach, residence of parents Mercer County, father born Mercer County, mother born Simpson County.
- Born December 12, 1874, Margaret A. Neff, female, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – George Neff, mother – Mary Tewmey, residence of parents Mercer County, parents born Mercer County, Remarks – married.
- Born August 20, 1874, Morgan K. Eastland, male, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – Benson A. Eastland, mother – Alice C. Bonta, residence of parents Mercer County, father born Green County, mother born Mercer County.
- Born August 26, 1874, William Huff, female (?), white, alive, born Mercer County, father – Richard J. Huff, mother – ? Panter, residence of parents Mercer County, father born Mercer County, mother born Casey County.
- Born April 23, 1874, Bessie Vanarsdall, female, white, alive, born Mercer County, father – Merritt C. Vanarsdall, mother Mary E. Mitchell, residence of parents Mercer County, parents born Mercer County.
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