After William Taylor‘s death, likely at the end of 1885, his administrator Toby Farmer oversaw the auction of his household furniture. The buyers, who probably bought more to help the family than from a need for these commonplace items, included Jacob Pitt, Charles Darden, Treasy Taylor, Nicey Harper, Haywood Freeman, Ennis [Enos] Thompson, Alfred Dew, Henry Young, John H. Lassiter, Jerry Washington, Mack Bynum, Charles Bynum, Charles Gay, Cary Gray, Daniel Vick, B.R. Winstead, and S.H. Vick.
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- William Taylor
Perhaps: in the 1870 census of Wilson township, Wilson County: carpenter William Taylor, 22, and wife Anna, 16.
And, in the 1880 census of Wilson township, Wilson County: house carpenter William Taylor, 32; wife William Ann, 26; daughter Hattie, 2; and niece Mary Gay, 9.
- Jacob Pitt
In the 1870 census of Wilson township, Wilson County: farm laborer Jacobs Pitt, 40; wife Quilla, 35, farm laborer; and daughter Vinah, 3; and Turner Strickland, 20, farm laborer.
In the 1880 census of Gardners township, Wilson County: farmer Jacobb Pitt, 53; wife Quiley, 34; and daughter Vinah, 13.
- Treasy Taylor
In the 1880 census of Wilson township, Wilson County: drayman Aaron Jones, 30; wife Mollie, 25; and daughter Emma, 13; mother Theresa Taylor, 40; and boarder Blake Watson, 36, laborer.
- Nicey Harper
Nicey A. Barnes died 11 April 1963 at Mercy Hospital, Wilson. Per her death certificate, she was born 28 December 1871 to John and Edna Harper; was a widow; lived on Route 4, Wilson; and was buried in the Masonic Cemetery, Wilson. Alene Harper of Snow Hill, N.C., was informant.
- Ennis Thompson
Probably Enos Thompson. In the 1880 census of Stantonsburg township, Wilson County: farmer Enos Thompson, 41; wife Hellon, 41; and children John, 17, Margaret, 16, Lucy, 6, Pet, 4, and Ennis, 3.
- Henry Young
In the 1870 census of Wilson township, Wilson County: farm laborer Henry Young, 34; wife Anna, 37; and children Jane, 4, John, 2, and George, 5 months.
On 15 November 1879, Henry Young, 45, married Zilpha Barnes, 24, in Wilson. Minister Daniel Blount performed the ceremony at his home in the presence of Sam Williams and Elias Strickland.
In the 1880 census of Wilson township, Wilson County: farm laborer Henry Young, 45; wife Zilpha Ann, 21; and children Joseph, 15, Nettie, 13, and George, 10.
In the 1900 census of Wilson township, Wilson County: farmer Henry Young, 65; wife Annie, 42; and boarder Pennie Young, 22.
Henry Young died 9 March 1910 in Wilson. Per his death certificate, he was 72 years old; was born in Franklin County, N.C., to Herbert and Clarisa Young; was married; and was buried in Wilson. Walter Foster was informant.
- Cary Gray
In the 1870 census of Gardners township, Wilson County: Cary Gray, 35, farm laborer; wife Fillis, 25; and children Mary, 12, Cherry, 10, Henry, 8, Susan, 5, and Robert, 1.
In the 1880 census of Gardners township, Wilson County: Cary Gray, 45, farmer; wife Phillis, 30; and children Susan, 14, Henry, 18, Robert, 12, Colia, 9, Fannie, 6, and Caroline, 2.