James Landrum Taylor, b: 1812 - Bowling Green, Kentucky

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}

^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}

^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}


		^{James Taylor}^b.1786 d.

	^{James Landrum Taylor}^{b.1812 Bowling Green, Kentucky d.1866}

^{James Landrum Taylor}^{b.1843 Atlanta, Dekalb, Georgia d.1912 Pocatello, Bingham, Idaho}			^{William Robert Scruggs}^{b.1738 Buckingham, Virginia d.1785 Virginia}

		^{John Edward Scruggs}^{b.1770 Buckingham, Virginia d.1854 Laurens, South Carolina}	^{Sarah R Edwards}^{b.1750 Hampshire Co West Virginia d.1830 South Carolina}

	^{Agnes Scruggs}^{b.1812 Bowling Green, Kentucky d.1890}		^{John Andrew Edwards}^{b.1752 Hampshire Co West Virginia d.1819 Laures District North Carolina}

		^{Mary Edwards}^{b.1775 Cumberland Co Virginia USA d.1859 Laurens, South Carolina}	^{Phoebe Meadows}^{b.1754 Cumberland Co Virginia d.1854 Virginia}