On 17 December 1846, Franklin S Taylor and James Croxton Jr were bound in the penalty of $150 for the intended marriage of Franklin S Taylor and Miss Martha Shackelford. Signed Franklin S Taylor, James Croxton Jr. In a separate document of the same date, Lydia Shackleford gives consent for Franklin S Taylor to intermarry with her daughter Miss Martha Shackleford. Signed Ludia her x mark Shackleford. [Essex County, Virginia, Marraige Consents and Bonds, 1846.]

1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Page 86B
Dwelling 358, Household 358
Taylor, Franklin, 25, male, carpenter, born in Virginia
Taylor, Martha, 23, female, born in Virginia
Taylor, Amanda, 2, female, born in Virginia

1860 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Lloyds Post Office, Page 61
Dwelling 581, Family 565
Taylor, Frank S., 35, male, carpenter, $250 personal estate, born in Virginia
Taylor, Amanda J., 12, female, born in Virginia, attended school
Taylor, Leonard H., 5, male, born in Virginia, attended school

On 1 October 1862, Franklin S. Taylor was issued a certificate of disability by the Confederate army due to a “fistula in anno with choronic Rheumatism,” “totally unfit for Military duty.” “During the last few months said Soldier has been unfit for duty.” He had enlisted in the 55th Virginia regiment on 17 July 1861 at Dunnsville, Essex County, Virginia. 40 years of age, five feet eight inches high, dark complexion, blue eyes, dark hair, and when enlisted a mechanic. [Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, February 1861–December 1863.]

1870 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Millers Tavern Post Office
Page 43 (130)
Dwelling 324, Family 324
Taylor, Franklin S., 49, male, white, carpenter, born in Virginia
Taylor, Ducilla, 25, female, white, keeping house, born in Virginia
Taylor, Leonard H., 19, male, white farm laborer, born in Virginia
Taylor James L., 1/12, male, at home, born in Virginia, born in May