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1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia:
Dwelling 527, Family 527
Taylor, George, 43, male, carpenter, $550 real estate, born in Virginia
Taylor, Nancy, 33, female, born in Virginia
Taylor, Alex., 19, male, laborer, born in Virginia
Taylor, George, 11, male, born in Virginia
Taylor, James, 8, male, born in Virginia
Taylor, Anna, 9, female, born in Virginia
Taylor, Mary, 4, female, born in Virginia

1860 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Page 30
Lloyds Post Office
Dwelling 274, Household 269
Catlin, A. S., 30, male, tailor, value of real estate $200, value of personal estate $2,500, born in Maryland
Marshall, Richd, 20, male, tailor, born in Virginia
Taylor, James, 18, male, tailor, born in Virginia

1870 U.S. Census, State of Indiana, County of Elkhart, Elkhart Corporation
Page 42
Dwelling 24, Household 33
Parker, Marshal, 39, male, white, laborer, value of personal estate $150, born in Canada
Parker, Elizabeth, 36, female, white, keeping house, born in New Brunswick, father of foreign birth
Parker, Ida C., 12, female, white, born in Wisconsin, both parents of foreign birth, in school
Parker, Henry S., 6, male, white, born in Canada, both parents of foreign birth, in school
Household 34
Taylor, James A., 27, male, white, tailor, value of personal estate $200, born in Virginia
Taylor, Mary, 19, female, white, keeping house, born in Ohio, both parents of foreign birth
Taylor, Baby, 3/12, female, white, born in Indiana, born in May

Note: An assumption has been made that James A. Taylor, listed in the 1860 census in Essex County, Virginia is the same James A. Taylor listed in the 1870 census for Indiana, based on name, age, occupation, birth in Virginia, and birth of both parents in Virginia. James in Indiana also named his first son George William Taylor, the name of James of Virginia’s older deceased brother.

1880 U.S. Census, State of Indiana, County of Elkhart, City of Elkhart
Enumeration District 43
Page 501
Third Street
Dwelling 106, Household 128
Taylor, James A., white, male, 37, tailor [sic -- should have been listed under occupation], married, cutter (tailor), born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Taylor, Mary, white, female, 28, wife, married, keeping house, born in Ohio, both parents born in Ireland
Taylor, Amy, white, female, 10, daughter, single, at school, born in Indiana, father born in Virginia, mother born in Ohio
Taylor, George, white, male, 8, son, single, at school, born in Indiana, father born in Virginia, mother born in Ohio

Clothing and Merchant Tailoring.
MOST RESPECTFULLY,
SHACK,
THE BIG KING.
The Sleepless, Restless Clothier of Mankind, begs to call the attention of the thinking men of Elkhart County to his superior advantages for clothing them and their boys in the very latest and most approved styles at
REASONABLY LOW PRICES
It has never been necessary for him to descend to personal attacks or bitter remarks about his neighbors, but Honest Goods, Low Prices, Honorable Dealings, Superior Styles and Large Assortments, have always been sufficient to draw for his house a large and successful business in the better grades of Men’s Clothing, Youth’s Clothing, Boy’s Clothing, Children’s Clothing, Furnishing goods.
THE WONDER OF THE SEASON.
OVERCOATS,
ULSTERS, ULSTERETTES,
Which we have received directly from New York, style and materials not to be found in any other Clothing House in the West. Our
MERCHANT
Tailoring Departmet
Is booming. We are opening the nobbiest styles, the unsurpassed patters of Spring Suitings in the world, and with our fine, selected trimmings, and our Unsurpassed Cutter,
J. A. TAYLOR,
We are able to give perfect satisfaction to all who will give us a call. Yours Most Respectfully,
J. SHACKMAN,
The Big King, the Sleepless and Restless Clothier of Mankind.
HONEST IKE,
Is Still the Poor Man’s Friend
JAMES A. TAYLOR, the Unsurpassed Cutter
116 MAIN STREET 116
ELKHART, INDIANA
[Bristol (Indiana) Banner, 10 June 1881, page 2; 5 August 1881, page 2; 2 September 1881, page 3.]

On 2 March 1898, a deed was made between Lucinda C. Johnson, Martha E. Crow, Ann E. Jordon, Mary E. Boughan, James A. Taylor, Georgianna Boughan, John W. Verlander, Elizabeth F. Boughan, and James H. Verlander of the first part, and Christian Mallory Dietrich of the second part. For $500, the parties of the first part grant unto the parties of the second part a tract of land which the late Henry Beazley died seized and possessed, lying on the right hand side of the road leading from Henley’s Ford to Mount Zion Church, containing 174 acres. Signed Lucinda C. Johnson, Martha E. Crow, Bettie Jordon, Mary E. Boughan, James A. Taylor, Georgianna Boughan, J. W. Verlander, Elizabeth F. Boughan, and J. H. Verlander. Recorded 27 October 1898. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 59, pages 227-228.]

Another Robbery at Elkhart.
Elkhart, Ind., July 21. — Another daring robbery has been perpetrated here, this time James Taylor, a tailor, being the victim. The burglar entered through a window in the rear of the shop, forced a door between the two rooms and appropriated nearly $100 worth of goods.
[South Bend Tribune, 21 July 1898, page 2.]

1900 U.S. Census, State of Indiana, County of Elkhart, Concord Township within Elkhart City
Sheet 2B
Enumeration District 10
502 Notula[?] Street
Dwelling 48, Household 51
Taylor, James A., head, white, male, born Feb 1842, 58, married for 31 years, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, merch tailor, 0 months unemployed, can read and write, speaks English, owns mortgaged house
Taylor, Mary H., wife, white, female, born Nov 1851, 48, married for 31 years, has had 3 children of whom 3 survive, born in Ohio, born parents born in Ireland, can read and write, speaks English
Taylor, Amy M., daughter, white, female, born May 1870, 30, single, born in Indiana, father born in Virginia, mother born in Ohio, stenographer, 8 months unemployed previous year, can read and write, speaks English
Taylor, George W., son, white, male, born Dec 1871, 28, single, born in Indiana, father born in Virginia, mother born in Ohio, clothing cutter, can read and write, speaks English
Taylor, J. Warren, son, white, male, born Nov 1884, 15, single, born in Indiana, father born in Virginia, mother born in Ohio, at school for 9 months previous year, can read and write, speaks English

WAS KILLED BY TRAIN
J.A. TAYLOR, OF ELKHART, IND., FOUND NEAR VAIDEN,
Had Apparently Been Run Over by a North-Bound Train During the Night—Has the Appearance of a Man in Good Cirumstances.
VAIDEN, Miss., Aug. 7.—A man supposed to be J. A. Taylor, of Elkhart, Ind., was found dead beside the Illinois Central tracks one mile north of here this morning.
The left side of the man’s skull had been crushed, and he was otherwise bruised and mangled in a manner indicating that he had been struck by a passing train. It is the supposition that he was walking along the track when a north-bound train struck him.
The dead man’s pockets contained a card bearing the name of J. A. Taylor, Elkhart, Ind.; also notice showing that the premium was due on his life insurance. He is about six feet tall, of slender build, age apparently fifty years, weight 150 pounds. Although very well dressed, the man had no money in his pockets. His general appearance is that of a well-to-do business man. The Elkhart officials have been notified.
[Jackson Daily News, 7 August 1907, page 1.]

“James A. Taylor, a prominent merchant tailor who recently left Elkhart on account of domestic troubles, is said to have been killed on a railroad at Eaiden, Miss.” [Fort Wayne Sentinel, 8 August 1907, page 3.]

Killed by Train.
Elkhart, Ind., Aug. 8.—James A. Taylor, long a resident of this city, as a merchant tailor, and prominent in Masonic circles, was killed by a train at Vaiden, Miss., while traveling in the south. His widow and three children live here.
[Rushville Republican, 8 August 1907, page 3.]