Researching Jerry Taylor
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The name Jerry means "Form of GERALD. Spear Warrior" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jerry Taylor on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jerry Taylor and the Taylor Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Taylor Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Taylor family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Jerry Taylor at Find My Past.
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Taylor Family Tree Databases
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Taylor Forums
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Miscellaneous Taylor Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Jerry Taylor. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jerry Taylor
Jerry Taylor (politician)
Jerry Wayne Taylor (October 9, 1937 – March 19, 2016) was an American politician and businessman.
Born in Rison, Arkansas, Taylor graduated from Rison High School in 1955. He then served in the United States Army. Taylor worked in heavy construction. He was the owned of Taylor Reality and Taylor Surveying Company in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Taylor served on the Pine Bluff City Council and as Mayor of Pine Bluff. From 2001 to 2005, Taylor served in the Arkansas House of Representatives and was a Democrat. Taylor then served in the Arkansas State Senate from 2005 to 2013 and was the assistant president pro tempore. Taylor died in Benton, Arkansas.
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