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Canton, OH – August 6, 2016: NFL Hall of Fame player Taylor in a parade. Keith Homan /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: James Charles Taylor
Date of Birth: September 20, 1935
Place of Birth: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of Death: October 13, 2018
Place of Death: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, German, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, distant French
Jim Taylor was an American professional football player, and businessperson. A fullback, he played for the Green Bay Packers and the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1976.
Jim was the son of and Alice Delia and William Clark Taylor. He was married to Dixie Grant.
Jim’s paternal grandfather was James Baron “Jimmy” Taylor (the son of Theodrick/Theoderick Taylor and Elvira Cason/Carson). James was born in Copiah County, Mississippi. Theodrick was born in Virginia.
Jim’s paternal grandmother was Ella E. McGrew (the daughter of John Clarke/Clark McGrew and Sarah Ann Herlong). Ella was born in Claiborne County, Mississippi. John was born in Alabama, the son of John C. McGrew and Caroline A. Caller. Jim’s great-grandmother Sarah was born in Mississippi, the daughter of David Walter Herlong and Mary Carmode Varnado; originally Vernadeau.
Jim’s maternal grandfather was Charles Edward Brown (the son of Nathan William Wiley “Wyatt” Brown and Elizabeth A. Shropshire). Charles was born in Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Nathan was born in Wilkinson County, the son of George Washington Brown and Rachel Harris. Jim’s great-grandmother Elizabeth was born in Wilkinson County, the daughter of William Wlater Shropshire and Tabitha Day.
Jim’s maternal grandmother was Minnie Idellia Matthews (the daughter of Samuel Harmon Matthews and Mary Ann Chavers). Minnie was born in Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Samuel was born in Mississippi, the son of John M. Leviston Matthews and Tabitha Martha Gilson. Mary was born in Mississippi, the daughter of Jesse Chavers Shivers and Eliza Chandler.
Source: Genealogy of Jim Taylor – https://www.findagrave.com