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Ofa Quilla Taylor
1894 - 1965

   
 
Father Birth Death
Lacy Malora Taylor Dec 30,1873, Randolph Co., WV

m. Aug 27, 1893, Harts Chapel, Kerens, Randolph Co., WV		 Apr 19, 1947, Philippi, Barbour Co., WV.

Buried with Zora at Mount Vernon Memorial Cemetery, Philippi, Barbour Co., WV
 
Mother Birth Death
Zora Etta Canfield Sep 19, 1875, PA, daughter of Israel Canfield and Susan McGinnis  Oct 6, 1961, Hepzibah, Harrison Co., WV)
 
Siblings - select a name below to view their page
Ofa Quilla Taylor Harley Rufus Taylor Israel Boyd Taylor Oscar Hamilton Taylor Russell Thomas Taylor Leo Webb Taylor Walter Glenn Taylor
 
  Birth Death Notes
Ofa Quilla Taylor Sep 10, 1894, Kerens, Randolph Co., WV d. Nov 20, 1965, Perryopolis, Fayette Co., PA

Buried together at Mount Washington Cemetery, Perryopolis, Fayette Co., PA		  m. Pearl C McWilliams - (b. Jul 30, 1896, WV,  daughter of Abraham Clyde McWilliams and Ida Bell Shreves ; d. Dec 1979, PA) - ca 1916

Note:
- There is an Ofa C Taylor born around 1898 in WV that married a Pearl O'Connor in 1921.  This is a different Ofa and Pearl. 
- There is only one document that spells Ofa's name "Opha" and that is the 1900 Census. All other documents spell his name Ofa.
 
Children - select a name below to view their section or just scroll down
Ford Cregg Taylor Ruth Taylor Betty Louise Taylor Robert Lacy Taylor
 
Ofa Quilla Taylor
 
1900 - 1910 - Census - Ofa living with parents
 
 
1900 U. S. Census, New Interest, Randolph County, West Virginia  See Census
Name   Relation Race Gen Birth
Month		 Birth
Year		 Age Yrs
Marr.		 # Child #
Child
living		 Occup. Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Taylor Lacy M Head W M Dec 1873 26 M 7     Blacksmith WV WV WV
  Zora E Wife W F Sep 1876 23 M 7 3 3   PA WV PA
  Opha Q Son W M Sep 1895 5 S       WV WV PA
  Harlie R Son W M Feb 1897 3 S       WV WV PA
  Israel B Son W M Feb 1899 1 S       WV WV PA
 
1910 U. S. Census, New Interest District, Randolph County, West Virginia  See Census
Name   Relation Race Gender Age Yrs
Marr.		 # Child #Child
living		 Occupation Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Taylor Lacy M Head W M 36 M1 17     Sawyer local mill WV WV WV
  Zori E Wife W F 34 M1 17 5 5   PA WV PA
  Ofa Q Son W M 15 S       WV WV PA
  Harlu R Son W M 13 S       WV WV PA
  Israel B Son W M 11 S       WV WV PA
  Osca H Son W M 8 S       WV WV PA
  Russel T Son W M 2 S       WV WV PA
 

WWI Registration for Ofa Q Taylor

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Ofa Quilla Taylor and Pearl C McWilliams
 
1916 - Marries Pearl C McWilliams ca 1916
 
 
1920 U. S. Census, Perry Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania   See Census
Name   Rel Race Gen Age Marr? Occup Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Taylor Ofa Q Head W M 25 M Laborer coal mine WV WV PA
  Pearl Wife W F 23 M   WV WV WV
  Ford Son W M 2 11/12 S   PA WV WV
  Ruth Dau W F 7/12 S   PA WV WV
 
1930 U. S. Census, Perry Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania    See Census  
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Age 1st
Marr.		 Occup Birth Place Birth Place
Father		 Birth Place
Mother
Taylor Ofa Head W M 35 M 25 Carpenter House WV WV WV
  Pearl Wife W F 33 M 20   PA PA PA
  Ford Son W M 13 S   PA WV PA
  Benney Son W M 9 S   PA WV PA
  Robert Son W M 6 S   PA WV PA
 
1940 U. S. Census, Perry, Fayette County, Pennsylvania    See Census
Name   Rel. Race Gen Age Marr? Highest grade of school completed Occup. Birth Place
Taylor Ofa Q Head W M 45 M 8 Carpenter coal company PA
  Pearl Wife W F 43 M H-2   PA
  Betty Son W F 19 M H-4   PA
  Robert Son W M 16 M H-2   PA
 

WWII Registration for Ofa Quilla Taylor

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1965 - Ofa Q Taylor passes away, Nov 20, 1965, Perryopolis, Fayette Co., PA

Death Certificate for Ofa Q Taylor

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Grave marker for Ofa Q and Pearl C McWilliam Taylor at Mount Washington Cemetery, Perryopolis, Fayette Co., PA

Photos taken by Ancestor Searcher a volunteer at the Find A Grave website

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Children of Ofa Quilla Taylor and Pearl C McWilliams
   
  Ford Cregg Taylor - b. Jan 31, 1917; Perryopolis, Fayette Co., PA; d. May 29, 2005, Mt Pleasant, Westmoreland Co., PA.

m. Sarah Elizabeth Porter - (b. Jul 5, 1914, Westmoreland Co., PA, daughter of Charles V Porter and Ruth A Shupe ; d. Dec 27, 1997 ) - ca 1936

Buried together at West Newton Cemetery, West Newton, Westmoreland Co., PA
 
Ford Cregg Taylor and Sarah Elizabeth Porter
 
1920 - 1930 - Census - Ford living with parents
 
  1936 - Marries Sarah Elizabeth Porter ca 1936
 

WWII Registration for Ford Cregg Taylor

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Obituary for Ford C Taylor - Valley News Dispatch - May 30, 2005
Ford C. Taylor, 88, of Rostraver Township, died Sunday, May 29, 2005, in Frick Community Hospital, Mt. Pleasant.

Born in Perryopolis, Jan. 31, 1917, he was a son of the late Oafa [sic] and Pearl McWilliams Taylor.

Ford was a retired steel roller from the Clairton Works of USX. He was a member of Olive Branch Baptist Church in Rostraver Township and had also served as a trustee of the church. He was a member of the Rostraver AARP and worked with the Rostraver Food Bank. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean conflict.

He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald L. and Joye Taylor, and Roy P. and Alma Taylor, all of Rostraver Township; five grandchildren, Mark, Ronald and Lee Taylor, Timothy Taylor, and Laurie Pokol; three step grandchildren, Deana Sobek, Cynthia Granato and Jodi Evans; 22 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; and a brother, Robert Taylor, of Star Junction.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah E. Porter Taylor, Dec. 27, 1997; and a sister, Betty Warman. Friends will be received from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Sweeney Plan/Rostraver Township, 724-929-7934, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday with the Rev. Norman Melser officiating. Interment with full military honors will follow in West Newton Cemetery.
 

Grave marker for Ford C and Sarah E Porter Taylor at West Newton Cemetery, West Newton, Westmoreland Co., PA

Photo taken by Mindy a volunteer at the Find A Grave website

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  Ronald L Taylor - b. Apr 15, 1937

m. Joye K Wise - (b. Mar 17, 1938, Brownsville, PA, daughter of Karl Ernest Wise and Pearl Thomas; d. Jan 17, 2008)
 
Ronald L Taylor
 

Yearbook photo for Ronald L Taylor
1955 - Rostraver High School, Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
  Mark F Taylor - b. ca 1956              m. Vanessa A
 
Mark F Taylor
 

Yearbook photo for Mark Taylor
1974 - Belle Vernon Area High School, Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
   
  Ronald C Taylor - b. ca 1957      m. Cindy
 
Ronald C Taylor
 

Yearbook photo for Ronald Taylor
1975 - Belle Vernon Area High School, Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
   
  Lee Taylor - b. ca 1974          m. Norma
 
Lee Taylor
 

Yearbook photo for Lee Taylor
1992 - Belle Vernon Area High School, Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
   
   
  Roy Porter Taylor - b. Sep 22, 1938, Belle Vernon, Westmoreland Co., PA           

m. Alma Louise West - (b. May 9, 1938, Belle Vernon, Westmoreland Co., PA, daughter of Samuel Paul West and Mary Louise Richardson ) - Jul 24, 1959, Frederick, VA
 
Roy Porter Taylor
 

Yearbook photo for Rpy Taylor
1957 - Rostraver High School, Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
  Becky Louise Taylor - b. and d. Sep 2, 1960, Mt Pleasant, Westmoreland, PA.  Buried at Belle Vernon Cemetery, North Belle Vernon, Westmoreland Co., PA
 
Becky Louise Taylor
 

Death Certificate for Becky Louise Taylor

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Grave marker for Becky Louise Taylor at Belle Vernon Cemetery, North Belle Vernon, Westmoreland Co., PA

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  Timothy Taylor - b. ca 1963
 
Timothy Taylor
 

Yearbook photo for Tim Taylor
1981 - Belle Vernon Area High School, Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
   
  Laurie Ruth Taylor - b. ca 1966           m. Bruce A Pokol
 
Laurie Ruth Taylor
 

Yearbook photo for Ruth Taylor
1984 - Belle Vernon Area High School, Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
   
   
  Infant Boy Taylor - b. and d. Dec 8, 1943, Mt Pleasant, Westmoreland Co., PA.  Buried at West Newton Cemetery, West Newton, Westmoreland Co., PA
 
Infant Boy Taylor
 

Death Certificate for Baby Boy Taylor (stillborn)

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  Ruth Taylor - b. Jun 7, 1919, PA; d. Nov 20, 1920, Perry, Fayette Co., PA.  Buried at Israel Church Cemetery, Kerens, Randolph Co., WV
 
Ruth Taylor
  1920 - Census - Ruth living with parents
 
1920 - Ruth Taylor passes away from measles, Nov 20, 1920, Perry, Fayette Co., PA

Death Certificate for Ruth Taylor

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  Betty Louise Taylor - b. Mar 9, 1921, Perryopolis, Fayette Co., PA; d. Sep 22, 2003, PA.

m. John Robert Warman - (b. Dec 23, 1917, son of Bartholomew W Warman and Anne Connelly;  d. Jan 2, 1983 ) -

Buried together at Sylvan Heights Cemetery, Oliver, Fayette Co., PA
 
Betty L Taylor and John Robert Warman
 
1930 - 1940 - Census - Betty living with parents
 
 
Obituary for Betty L Warman - TribLIVE.com - accessed Nov 26, 2013
http://obituaries.triblive.com/listing/47151/Betty-L-Warman/
Betty L. Warman, 82, of Perryopolis, died Monday, Sept. 22, 2003, at 7:52 a.m. in Uniontown Hospital.

She was born March 9, 1921, in Perryopolis, daughter of the late Ofa Q. and Pearl C. McWilliams Taylor.

Betty was a member of the Perryopolis United Methodist Church and the Asbury United Methodist Church of Uniontown. A graduate of Perryopolis High School and a graduate of Uniontown Hospital School of Nursing.

She is survived by a daughter and two sons, Beth Warman Hess of Perryopolis, John Robert Warman Jr. and wife Lorna of Uniontown and James T. Warman and wife Kathleen of Scottdale; six grandchildren, Erin Marie Graham and husband Jim, Taryn Brooke Hess, Ashley Bryn Hess, Brett Warman, Lee Warman and Sean Michael Warman; and two brothers, Ford Taylor of Belle Vernon and Robert Taylor and wife Garnet of Star Junction.

Viewing and services are all private. Arrangements under the direction of the BLAIR-LOWTHER FUNERAL HOME INC., 106 E. Independence St., Perryopolis. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345.
  James T Warman - b. Feb 18, 1944, Uniontown, Fayette Co., PA;  d. Jul 2, 2017, Unity Township, Westmoreland Co., PA.  Buried at Keslar Cemetery, Fayette Co., PA

m. Kathleen J Coffman - (b.           daughter of Wilmer Coffman ) - Aug 12, 1971
 
James T Warman
 
Obituary for James T Warman
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/triblive-tribune-review/obituary.aspx?n=james-t-warman&pid=185975456&fhid=4264
Accessed Jun 13, 2020
James T. Warman, 73, of Scottdale, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017, at Mountainview Specialty Care Center, Unity Township.

 Jim was born Feb. 18, 1944, in Uniontown, a son of the late John R. and Betty L. (Taylor) Warman. He married the former Kathleen J. Coffman on Aug. 12, 1971. Jim was a devoted husband, father, and brother. He was employed as a boilermaker at USX, Clairton Works, for over 30 years, retiring in May 2001. He graduated from Uniontown High School, Class of 1962, and attended the University of Virginia and West Virginia University.

Jim served as a master sergeant in the Air Force in Homestead, Fla., from 1965-1969 during the Vietnam War. He was a faithful member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Scottdale, a life member of the Scottdale BPO Elks Lodge 777, and a member of the Polish American Club (PAK) in Everson. Jim enjoyed fishing, gardening, and going each summer to Ocean City, Md., with his family. He was also an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan!

Jim will be sadly missed by his loving family, his wife of 45 years, Kathleen J. (Coffman) Warman; his son, Sean Michael Warman, and his girlfriend, Lynn Legge, of Scottdale; his brother, John R. Warman Jr., and his wife, Lorna, of Uniontown; his sister, Beth Hess, of Perryopolis; his sisters-in-law, Eva Reed, of Mt. Pleasant, Phyllis Coffman, of Scottdale, and Janice Albright, and her husband, William, of Ruffsdale; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Personalized arrangements are under the professional supervision of the ROBERT B. FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME, 105 Spring St., Scottdale. Family and friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. Thursday, with the Rev. Harry Speakman officiating. Graveside committal service and interment will be in Keslar Cemetery. The Scottdale BPO Elks Lodge 777 will conduct a memorial service at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday.

The family wishes to extend their appreciation to caregivers at Westmoreland Hospital ICU, doctors, the Mountainview Specialty Care Center, and Interim Hospice. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Trinity United Methodist Church, 600 Hickory St., Scottdale, PA 15683 or the Elks National Veterans Service Commission, P.O. Box 373, Scottdale, PA 15683. Love Lasts Forever!
  Sean Michael Warman - b. Nov 23, 1975, PA     (NOT the same as the Sean Michael Warman living in Texas, born Nov 26)
  Beth Warman - b. ca 1954               m. John Hess
 
Beth Warman
   
  Erin Marie Hess - b. Mar 7, 1974          m. James Graham
  Taryn Brooke Hess - b. ca 1980
  Ashley Bryn Hess - b. ca 1983
  John Robert Warman, Jr -        

m. Lorna Rae Garden - (b. ca 1946, Clarkesville, PA, daughter of Louis Garden and Alice Marie Guy.  Married John Ray Stone first in VA, Mar 23, 1968)
 
John Robert Warman, Jr
   
  Brett Warman - b. Sep 1, 1972
  Lee Warman - b. ca 1978
   
  Robert Lacy Taylor - b. Mar 4, 1924, Perryopolis, Fayette Co., PA; d. April 13, 2013, PA

m. Garnet R Jones - (b. Mar 28, 1929, Perryopolis, Fayette Co., PA, daughter of John Paul Jones and Mary Ada Vance;  d. Apr 9, 2013) -

Buried together at Mount Washington Cemetery, Perryopolis, Fayette Co., PA
 
Robert Lacy Taylor
 
1930 - 1940 - Census - Living with parents
 

Yearbook photo for Robert Taylor
1942 - Perry Township High School, Perryopolis, Pennsylvania
 

WWII Registration for Robert Lacy Taylor

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Grave marker for Robert L and Garnet R Jones Taylor at Mount Washington Cemetery, Perryopolis, Fayette Co., PA

Photos taken by Tombstoneguy a volunteer at the Billion Graves website

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  Bobbi Jo Taylor -  b. ca 1952               

m Jerry R Carr
 
Bobbi Jo Taylor
 

Yearbook photo for Bobbi Jo Taylor
1968 - Frazier High School, Perryopolis, Pennsylvania
  Michael M Carr - b. ca 1973                fiancée Amanda Conroy
  Kristen Taylor  Carr -  b. ca 1971                 m. Bradley D George
  Nena Jean Taylor - b. ca 1955              

m. David G Simmons - (b. Feb 1960, mother of Polly A  ) -         
 
Nena Jean Taylor
 

Yearbook photo for Nena Taylor
1971 - Frazier High School, Perryopolis, Pennsylvania
  Nelson D Simmons -
   
   
June 21, 2020