Family History #
President’s Message by Roger Taylor Russell #
It’s a new decade- the 2020’s. Much has been accomplished in the last decade as we pursue the purpose of the Joseph Taylor Sr. family. We have two goals! One, to gather the descendants of Joseph Sr. and Nancy Taylor of North Carolina, ca 1728-1808 and second, to find the ancestors of Joseph and Nancy.
The gathering of descendants has become the passion of Gordon Taylor, the Vice President of the Taylor Family Association. Many of you have been asked to take a slice of the family and gather information about the descendants. I have been asked to gather information on the Orson Shurtliff Taylor Family. Thank you to all of you that are working on this.
We have made very little progress in finding the ancestors of Joseph and Nancy but we are hoping we will get a DNA breakthrough soon. Keep up your prayers! We need to find them.
As a family we will gather at RootsTech on Friday, February 28th, at noon. Look for signs and also use the mobile app for RelativeFinder and enter the group RootsTech 2020. We look forward to meeting with you.
Again, thank you to so many that make this Taylor Family Association successful. The 2020’s will be great!
RootsTech 2020 #
Many Taylor Descendants Will Be There, Feb 26-29. Let’s Connect.
This is the 10th anniversary for RootsTech and what started out as a conference mainly for techies has grown into “the world’s largest family celebration event.” That’s partly because it’s now a conference for everyone who’s interested in family history, even at the beginner level. Even if you have never gotten closer to a computer than your smart phone.
Half the fun of a conference like this is the “electricity” you sense when so many like-minded people get together. You can come away feeling all excited about what you’re going to do with your family history in a way that you rarely feel when you’re sitting alone at your own desk trying to think about where to search next.
Gordon Taylor, our VP of Descendancy, has been getting good results from contacts he has made with Taylor cousins. He is asking for volunteers to help send messages to Taylor descendants who show up on Relatives Around Me and Relative Finder.
RootsTech can’t post the attendees after the conference is over and it takes several people working on the list in order to reach everyone. We want all the Taylor descendants who attend to know about our organization.
Too often a Utah pioneer family grows so big that collaboration doesn’t take place much, and our Taylor family is much larger than just a Utah family. We read many obituaries that say the deceased was an avid genealogist and had dozens of descendants, yet we know nothing about that Taylor family branch in the last hundred years and they didn’t know about our own research. We want to change that.
Gordon has printed 500 business cards to hand out, with the details as shown in the box above. They ex- plain how to join Relative Finder in a way that will not disappear when RootsTech is over. You do not even need to be at RootsTech to be on our own list, but if you do plan to be there, be sure to get on the list RootsTech is sure to post as well.
The Expo Hall at RootsTech. Go here for free.
“Test out the latest technology, interact with vendors, and get free swag”
Wed 5:30-8:00pm; Thur & Fri 10:00am-7:00pm; Sat 9:00am-3:00pm
William Taylor’s Baptismal Dates #
A Clarification about his membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
It has been eleven years since this topic was discussed in the Taylor Times. You can see the earlier article in the Taylor Times vol. 15 #2 p.6, but if you don’t save these issues, it’s online in the members’ section. If you are a member and don’t have access, contact Mark Taylor (see p.10) for a password.
Evidence for his baptism in 1832:
Family tradition says that William believed his was the first convert baptism in Missouri.
LaMar C. Berrett’s Sacred Places, vol. 4 Missouri, (Salt Lake City, Deseret Book, c. 2000) contains the map segment reproduced here. Here are a couple of paragraphs about this on pages 540 & 541. (isbn #1-57008-9339-6. Amazon has but compare $$.)
“William Taylor, from Kentucky moved with his wife Elizabeth to Monroe County in 1830, He was one of the first converts to the Church in Missouri. Eighty of his 240 acres were located on the south side of State [hwy] 164, .25 mile east of the intersection of State 154 and State 197.”
“Members of the Allred, Taylor, and lvie families joined the Church and formed what was known as the Salt Creek Branch of Missouri converts in Missouri during the Mormon period of 1831-39. Parley P. Pratt called the branch a ‘large branch’ (APPP 115). He had been a missionary there in 1833 and returned with Zion’s Camp in 1834.”
Evidence for his baptism in 1834:
LDS Church ordinance records on FamilySearch.org show his baptism as being 1 June 1834.
According to some Taylor family records this was performed on the Fishing River after a sermon given by Joseph Smith at a schoolhouse in Fishing River, after a visit to the Salt Creek branch by Zion’s Camp. (Zion’s Camp arrived in the Salt Creek area June 7 & 8 and left the area on June 12th, according to Sacred Places.)
William Taylor was possibly baptized twice. This was not unheard of in pioneer times. It may have been done as a way of renewing one’s covenants. Though today the Sacrament is regarded as the ordinance for this purpose, there were a number of pioneers who were baptized more than once.
Even in modern times members whose baptism dates have been lost have been rebaptized. Your editor remembers a sister in her ward who was born in the church and married in the temple being rebaptized in her old age for this reason.
Are You a Mayflower Descendant? #
Some Taylor Collateral Lines Seem to Point That Way,
Eileen Phelps, editor
This year is the 400th anniversary of the landing of the pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts, so if you’ve got a Mayflower ancestor, this is a good time to add the fact to your family lore. Your Taylor ancestors missed that particular boat, but it seems that a number of their descendants married into Mayflower lines. If you have early New England ancestors you might like to try Relative Finder to look for some possibilities. See Page 2 for instructions and when you are in, check out the Group Filter column on the left. Check only the box that says Mayflower. You will then get a list of possible connections it finds.
IMPORTANT! This information is only as good as the data that is in FamilySearch Family Tree (FSFT), which is full of errors. For example, if you see Thomas Rogers on your list, forget him. Extensive research by the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) shows he has absoutely no documented descendants, but many Taylors still list him as an ancestor.
Your next step is to go to AmericanAncestors.org the website for NEHGS and you will find that the Mayflower passengers are so carefully researched for five generations that you only need to be sure of the later connections in your own tree.
For example, if you have Sarah Jane Marler in your pedigree, you should find Edward Fuller in your list. FSFT often confuses his nephew Samuel with his grandson Samuel, but the real problem is with the Heath connec- tions. Sarah’s mother was Harriet Heath, who probably supplied some details from memory. However, FSFT shows sources such as “Ancestral File.” Worthless. There are three generations above Harriet that need thorough documentation to know whether Sarah really was a Mayflower descendant.
If you have deep pockets you can hire one of the NEHGS researchers to verify or disprove a line you find in FSFT or have in your files, but they are offering a free booklet you can download to set your search on the right compass point. I will see what I can do to help the Heath line, and if any of you want to share a Mayflower voyage of discovery with your Taylor cousins I will be happy to log it in the upcoming issues of the Taylor Times.
Did the Taylors Dose With Turpentine? #
They Probably Did, Like Many Others.
Eileen Phelps
Turpentine has been used as a medicine for thousands of years and doctors in the 1800s used it even though they knew about the possible sorry side effects, according to Atlas Obscura.
“The rectified oil of Turpentine is a medicine much less used than it deserves to be. The reason probably is, the fear of its producing violent effects on the alimentary canal and urinary organs,” one doctor wrote in 1821. He also wrote that turpentine could greatly be put to use killing internal worms, since insects instantly died if exposed to the liquid. He ordered one patient afflicted with tapeworms to drink turpentine every few hours. During the Civil War, doctors administered turpentine internally and externally to halt infection, often with dubious results.”
“King of the [medicines] was turpentine, a product of the tidewater pine forests,” Kentucky historian Thomas D. Clark wrote. “Turpentine had three important medical requisites: It smelled loud, tasted bad, and burned like the woods on fire.”
“Clark would know. Turpentine was widely used in the American South. When sailing meant wooden ships, pine products were in high demand for sealing leaks and preserving wood. The British especially valued pine forests, and almost immediately on reaching the Americas, they went in search of enough pines to produce the favored products. A “turpentine belt” developed in the South, and whole forests were tapped for resin. For many years, slaves were forced to do the difficult, painstaking work of making turpentine by “boxing” pine trees. Unfortunately, they were also compelled to take it as medicine, along with castor oil, for any number of illnesses. Today, some Americans still consider turpentine, often mixed with sugar, to be a folk remedy.”
The Taylors came from the South, and Joseph Taylor Sr. sold part of his land grant to a Thomas Taylor who was a shipbuilder. Thomas never lived on the land, so it is logical to assume that he wanted the property for “naval stores.” Google defines these:
Naval stores, products such as tar, pitch, turpentine, pine oil, rosin, and terpenes obtained from the pine and other coniferous trees, and originally used in maintaining wooden sailing ships.
Those of us who have visited the Taylor property know that the section bought by Thomas, who may have been a relative, still has pine trees on it, more so than the property Joseph Taylor Sr. retained, which was nearer to the swamp.
Surprisingly, you can still purchase turpentine for medicinal purposes. Try looking for it on the Internet. It still is considered a folk remedy, but not widely recommended.
A Snake Oil Ad for a Product Containing Turpentine
Today we have many more choices of remedies for ailments than people had in colonial times. We are more likely to hurt ourselves with other products, such as DDT, Roundup and the like.
The Taylors were a hardy bunch, for which we can be thankful. Maybe they mostly relied on mustard plasters and chicken soup.
Milestones, Honors, News #
William Taylor & Elizabeth Patrick
-John Taylor & Eleanor “Nellie” Burkett
DEATHS:
Harvey Allen Godfrey, 88, died 7 Oct 2019 at his home. Allen was born 25 Apr 1931 to Wonda William Godfrey & Hattie Eleanor Hutchings and married Taylor descendant Delpha Jean Bingham 12 Oct 1956 in the Salt Lake Temple. Interment in the Roy, UT City Cemetery 12 Oct 2019. Jean’s line: Delos Eugene Bingham & Marcia Regina Slater, both Taylor descendants. Delos’ line: Adelbert Willard Bingham & Hannah Rhodelpha Knight > John Hyrum Knight & Eliza Hannah Bradshaw > John Knight III & Sarah Elizabeth Taylor > John Taylor & Eleanor “Nellie” Burkett. Marcia’s line: John Lawrence Slater & Sarah Ann Tracy > James Alma Slater & Mary Elizabeth Allred>John Allen Allred & Mary Jane Knight > Isaac Allred & Julia Ann Taylor.
Ruth May Williamson (Taylor), 90, died 12 Oct 2019 at her home. She was born 29 Oct 1928 in Ogden, UT to Charles Henry Williamson & Eva Louise Eddy and married Grover Earl Palmer in Nov 1947. They were later divorced. She married Eldon LeRoy Taylor 19 Apr 1957. He survives her. Interment 17 Oct 2019 at Lindquist’s Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch, South Ogden, UT. Eldon’s line: John Delos Taylor & Katherine Dickemore > John Henry Taylor & Ellen Petersen > John Ammon Taylor & Maren Johanne “Hannah Mary” Poulsen > John Taylor &Eleanor “Nellie” Burkett.
Frank Van Meeteren, 94, died 17 Oct 2019 at his home. He was born 6 Jun 1925 in Ogden, UT to Karel Van Meeteren & Anna Wilhelmina Timmerman. He served in the US Navy in WWII. He married Elma Jean Taylor 7 May 1954. She survives him. Interment 26 Oct 2019 in the Plain City, UT Cemetery. Jean’s line: Ralph Arlin Taylor & Elma Louise Poulsen > Ether Green Taylor & Gertrude Vause > John Ammon Taylor & Maren Johanne “Hannah Mary” Poulsen > John Taylor & Eleanor “Nellie” Burkett
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Arvil Todd (Walker), 94, died 27 Nov 2019. She was born 25 Jul 1925 in Cedar- view, UT to Thomas Richardson Todd and Cora Powell. She married Taylor descendant Robert Darrel Walker 13 Feb 1946 in the Salt Lake Temple. He died 18 Sep 2015. Interment 7 Dec 2019 in the Kaysville, UT City Cemetery. Robert’s line: Joseph Darrel Walker & Dorothy May Griffis > Joseph Nathaniel Walker & Rose Luckey > Isaac Thomas Luckey & Eliza Jane Taylor > John Taylor & Elea- nor “Nellie” Burkett.
Glen Lawrence Wade, 72, of West Point, UT, died 9 Dec 2019. He was born 29 Sep 1947 in Ogden, UT. He served in the US Army Reserve. He married Nancy Boyington 17 Mar 1972 in the Logan, UT Temple. She survives him. Interment 13 Dec 2019 in the West Point, UT Cemetery. Glen’s line: Lawrence Holley Wade & Mary Ann Holmes > Melbourne Mon- roe Wade & Amanda Jane Knight > John Knight III & Sarah Elizabeth Taylor > John Taylor & Eleanor “Nellie” Burkett. Margaret Midge Ranson (Lund), 70, died 17 Dec 2019. See –Joseph Taylor & Hannah Mariah Harris.
-Allen Taylor & Sarah Lovisa Allred
Major Birthdays:
Rosella Hunt (Paice), 90th. She was born 25 Sep 1929 in Hooper, UT to George Wilson Hunt & Mary Ethel Fowers. She married Taylor descendant Lamar B. Paice 7 Oct 1948 in the Salt Lake Temple. Lamar’s line: Raymond George Paice & Florence Isabell Bennett > George Riley Bennett & Mary Ann King > George Bennett & Nancy Melvina Taylor > Allen Taylor & Saran Lovisa Allred.
Deaths:
Julia Anna Taylor (Anderson), 66, died 22 Oct 2018. See –William Warren Taylor & Mary Adelia Carbine
Afton Brinkerhoff (Taylor), 95, died 12 Aug 2019. See –William Warren Taylor & Mary Adelia Carbine
Dorthy Marie Tolbert (McFarland), 78 died 4 Oct 2019 in Delta, UT. She was born 16 Feb 1941 in Abraham, UT and mar- ried Alan Bryce McFarland 16 Apr 1966. Interment 11 Oct 2019 in the Ogden, UT City Cemetery. Dorthy’s line: Sherman “W” Tolbert & Gladys Margaret Taylor > William Henry Taylor &
Sarah Elizabeth Williams > John Henry Taylor & Augusta Elizabeth Stevens > William Riley Taylor & Margaret Jane Ellison > Allen Taylor & Sarah Lovisa Allred.
Mona Faye Webster (Hatch) (Taylor), 95, died 8 Nov 2019 at her home in Salina, UT. She was born 30 Aug 1924 in Loa, UT to James Edwin Webster and Mae Alberta Potter. Her father died shortly after and she was raised by her mother and step-father Ephraim Taylor. She married Ellis Hatch in 1946. He died in 1992. She married Harold Varr “Hal” Taylor 31 Aug 1996. He is de- ceased. Interment 16 Nov 2019 in the Salina Pioneer Cemetery. Hal’s line: George Irvin Taylor & Katherine “Cassie” Butler > Wil- liam Riley Taylor & Margaret Jane Ellison > Allen Taylor & Sarah Lovisa Allred.
Brenda Joyce Peterson (Peterson), 66, died 12 Nov 2019 at her home in Bountiful, UT. She was born 11 Nov 1945 in Cardston, Alberta, Canada and married Bob Huish. Later she married Ronald Grant “Ron” Peterson 28 Sep 1989. He is deceased. Interment 15 Nov 2019 in the Bountiful, UT City Cemetery. Brenda’s line: Harold Spencer “Hal” Peterson & Erma Jane Wilcox > Guy R. Wilcox & Leurilla Wheeler > Levi Wheeler & Mary Lovisa Bennett > George Bennett & Nancy Melvina Taylor > Allen Taylor & Sarah Lovisa Allred.
Evlyn Lee (Case), 82 died 15 Nov 2019 at her home in Richfield, UT. She was born 9 Oct 1937 in Panguitch, UT and married Allen J. Case 20 Dec 1954 in Richfield, UT. He survives her. Interment 22 Nov 2019 in the Annabella, UT Cemetery. Evlyn’s line: Loren James Lee & Myrtle Reid > Parley James Lee & Susannah Jennette Taylor > William Riley Taylor & Margaret Jane Ellison > Allen Taylor & Sarah Lovisa Allred.
Marlene Kay Rushton (Brown), 80, died 29 Nov 2019 at her home in West Valley City, UT. She married Edward Brown. He survives her. Interment in Valley View Me- morial Park, West Valley City, UT on 7 Dec 2019. Kay’s line: Rulon Drury Rushton &Lucille Ernstsen > Oversen “Ove” Ernstsen & Mary Violet Taylor > William Allen Taylor & Della Elizabeth Ivie > William Riley Taylor & Margaret Jane Ellison > Allen Taylor & Sarah Lovisa Allred.
Donna Lynne Taylor (Haynes) (Howell), 79, died 3 Dec 2019. She was born 20 Aug 1940 in Ogden, UT and married Jim Haynes 1 Jul 1960. They were later divorced. She married John Howell 16 Oct 1987 in Ogden, UT. He survives her. Funeral 7 Dec 2019 at Lindquist’s Roy, UT Mortuary. Donna’s line: Daniel Andrew Taylor & Isabell Vee Batchelor > William Allen Taylor & Elizabeth Ann Allred > William Riley Taylor & Margaret Jane Ellison > Allen Taylor & Sarah Lovisa Allred.
-Allen Taylor & Phoebe Ann Roberts
Major Anniversary:
Theodore Bert Christensen & Nola Myrl Rees (Christensen), 70th. They were mar- ried 8 July 1949 in the Manti, UT Temple. Nola’s line: Brigham Rees & Viola Taylor > Levi Allen Taylor & Rhoda Catherine Jameson > Allen Taylor & Phoebe Ann Roberts.
Major Birthday:
Nola Byrl Rees (Christensen), (see above) celebrated her 90th birthday on 3 Jan 2020. Her posterity now numbers “178 and counting” and many celebrated with her.
Death:
Ellen Corrine Woolsey (Gravis), 87, died 14 Dec 2019. She was born 29 Apr 1932 in Loa, UT and married Leo P. Gravis 2 Sep 1949. He died 29 Aug 2009. Interment 21 Dec 2019 in the Hooper, UT City Cemetery. Corrine’s line: John William “Jack” Woolsey Jr. & Angela Behunin > Isaac Martin Behunin & Julia Ellen Cook > Joseph Ridley Cook & Mary Ann Taylor > Allen Taylor & Phoebe Ann Roberts.
-Julia Ann Taylor & Isaac Allred
Calling:
Robert McKim Norris III has been called to be 2nd counselor in the Birmingham, Alabama Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His line: Robert McKim Norris Jr. & Pamela Hickman > Brg. Gen. Ret. Don Rue Hickman & LoRee Terry > Ernest Berdell Terry & Beatrice Leona Nordstrom > Gustave Pehrson Nordstrom & Martha Ellen Allred > James Martin Allred & Mary Frances Vance > Isaac Allred & Julia Ann Taylor.
Deaths:
John Dale Slater, 72, died 30 Sep 2019. He was born 5 Aug 1947 in Ogden, UT and served in the US Army Reserves. He married Marcia Lynn Toller 10 Aug 1972 in the Ogden, UT Temple. She survives him.
Interment 4 Oct 2019 in the Hyrum, UT Cemetery. Both of John’s parents were Taylor descendants. His father Raymond LaVell “Bill” Slater’s line: John Lawrence Slater & Sarah Ann Tracy > James Alma
Slater & Mary Elizabeth Allred > John Allen Allred & Mary Jane Knight > Isaac Allred & Julia Ann Taylor. John’s mother Nevada Pearl Wardle’s line: William Bonas Wardle & Clara Pearl Webster > John Webster & Lydia Almeda Taylor > Pleasant Green Taylor & Clarissa “Clara” Lake.
David Sylvester Lindsay, 91, died 4 Oct 2019 at his home. He was born 27 Nov 1927 in Eden, UT to David Colon Lindsay & Alice Vivian Cheney. He served in the US Army after WWII and married Taylor descendant Marcia Lavon Saunders 4 Nov 1954 in the Salt Lake Temple. She survives him. Funeral 12 Oct 2019. Interment in the Meadowview Cemetery, Eden, UT. Marcia’s line: Edward Thomas Saunders & Marcia Ann Slater > James Alma Slater & Mary Elizabeth Allred > John Allen Allred & Mary Jane Knight > Isaac Allred & Julia Ann Taylor.
Ann Moore (Sargent) (Groves), 88, died 6 Oct 2019 in Ogden, UT. She was born 4 May 19 1931 in Salina, UT to Floyd Moore & Grace Hillman and married Taylor descendant Wayne Othell Sargent. He preceded her in death. She married Dale Groves, who also preceded her in death. A celebration of life was held 11 Oct 2019, with interment in the Ogden City Cemetery. Wayne’s line: James Madison Sargent & Violet Jane Munson > Edward Rasmus Munson & Violet Luella Allred > Sidney H. Little Allred & Sarah Jane Ivie > Isaac Allred & Julia Ann Tay- lor.
Harvey Allen Godfrey, 88, died 7 Oct 2019 at his home. See –John Taylor & Eleanor “Nellie” Burkett
-Louisa Taylor & Hosea Stout
Death:
Don Sperry (West) Redd, 72, died 24 Sep 2019 at his home in Farmington, UT. He was born 25 Oct 1946 in Los Angeles CA to Donald Lewis West & IvaLou Sperry. He was adopted by his stepfather Frank Bennion Redd. Don married Karen Andersen 23 Jul 1969 in the Salt Lake Temple. She survives him. Interment in the Farmington Cemetery 4 Oct 2019. IvaLou Sperry’s line: William Vernon Sperry & Iva Maud Steers > William Oliver Sperry & Louisa Stout > Eli Har- vey Stout & Carrie Hansen > Hosea Stout & Louisa Taylor. Don’s military service was featured in the Ogden Standard Examiner on Memorial Day of this year and also mentioned in the Milestones of the Taylor Times Vol 23 #2.
-Elizabeth Ann Taylor & Samuel Driggs
Major Birthday:
Donna Mae Heiner (Maxwell) (Monson), 90th. She was born 28 November 1929 in Salt Lake City, UT to Coulam Robison Heiner & Eva Majory Bertoch. She married Roy F. Maxwell in 1950. They were later divorced. She married Taylor descendant Clair Rheal Monson in 1963. He died28 Feb 2000. Clair’s line: Rheal Hyrum Monson & Bessie Woodward > James Leon Woodward & Saphrona Purnell > Ernest Alphreda Driggs Purnell & Alice Foster > Shem Bevan Purnell & Louisa Driggs > Samuel Driggs & Elizabeth Ann Taylor.
DEATHS:
Shelly Frew (Gilgert) (Anderson), 56, died 18 Oct 2019. She was born 17 May 1963 in Ogden, UT. Interment 26 Oct 2019 in Washington Heights Memorial Park, South Ogden, UT. Her line: Kenneth B. Frew & Bonnie Lou Monson > Rheal Hyrum Monson & Bessie Woodward>James Leon Woodward & Saphrona Purnell>Ernest Alphreda Driggs Purnell & Alice Foster > Shem Bevan Purnell & Louisa Driggs > Samuel Driggs & Elizabeth Ann Taylor.
DeRay E. Taylor, 76, died 29 Nov 2019. See James Caldwell Taylor & Sarah Maria Hyde.
-Elizabeth Ann Taylor (Driggs) & John Criddle
Callings:
Paul W. Craig & Nadine Call (Craig), of North Salt Lake, UT to the Ghana Missionary Training Center. Paul’s line: Harris Olene Craig & Rada Joyce Harris > Olene W. Craig & Ruth Kendell > John David Craig & Laura Maria Harris > David Craig & Elizabeth Criddle > John Criddle & Elizabeth Ann Taylor (Driggs).
DEATH: Kimball Karl “Kim” Hemsley, 88, died 18 Oct 2019. He was born 29 Jul 1931 in Rexburg. ID to Clyde Davies Hemsley & Alice Eugenia Hedelius. He served in the US Armed forces as a medic in the Korean Conflict. He married Anderson and later divorced. He then married Taylor descendant LaVee Craig (Weaver) 16 Ded, 1966 in Elko, NV. She is deceased.
Interment in the Willard, UT Cemetery 24 Oct 2019. LaVee’s line: Shirley Harris Craig & Rachel Eliza O’Brien > John David Craig & Laura Maria Harris > David Craig & Elizabeth Criddle > John Criddle & Elizabeth Ann Taylor (Driggs).
-Joseph Taylor & Mary Moore
BIRTH:
Melody Anne Gervais was born 28 Nov 2019 to Taylor Gervais & Jessica Phelps (Gervais) in Ran- cho Cordova, CA. Jessica’s line: Mark Stonely Phelps & Krista Maria Gidney > Wayne Irwin Phelps & Lois Eileen Stonely > John Wilfred Stonely & Doris Taylor > George Bailey Taylor & Elizabeth Torrie > Joseph Allen Taylor & Mary Lake > Joseph Taylor & Mary Moore.
DEATH:
Evelyn Daines (Chugg), 87, died 17 Oct 2019. She was born 10 Jul 1932 in Logan, UT to Edgar LeRoy Daines & Arvilla LaVerne Olson. She married Taylor descendant Cecil Karl Chugg 19 Feb 1955. He died 9 Jul 2007. Interment 23 Oct 2019 in the Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, UT. Cecil’s line: Karl Willis Chugg & Mary Ellen Barker > Mo- roni Chugg & Ida Taylor > William Andrew Taylor & Philomela Lake > Joseph Taylor & Mary Moore.
-Joseph Taylor & Jane Lake (Ordway)
DEATH:
Robert Nelson Gray, M.D., 80, died 21 Oct 2019. He was born 4 Sep 1939 in Ala- mosa, CO to Henry Nelson Gray & Cora Faye Peterson. He married Taylor descen- dant Nancy Catherine Bagwell 19 Jul 1963 in the Mesa, AZ Temple. She survives him. Nancy’s line: LaVere Norland Bagwell & Mary Dola White > John Crabtree White & Nancy Elnora Taylor & Joseph Moroni Taylor & Mary Ann Olive Rawson > Joseph Taylor & Jane Lake (Ordway).
-Joseph Taylor & Hannah Mariah Harris
DEATHS:
RaNae Morby (Fielding), 84, died 10 Nov 2019. She was born 20 Jul 1935 in Ogden and married William Arthur Fielding 13 Aug 1954. He is deceased. Interment in the Washington Heights Memorial Park, South Ogden, UT 20 Nov 2019. RaNae’s line: Alma Clarence Morby & Emma Richardson > Ebenezer Richardson & Martha Ellen Taylor > James Henry Taylor & Martha Amelia Rawson > Joseph Taylor & Hannah Mariah Harris.
Margaret Midge Ranson (Lund), 70, died 17 Dec 2019. She was born 5 Nov 1949 to Archie William Ranson & Margaret Warner. She married Taylor descendant Brent Eugene Lund. He survives her. Interment in the Syracuse, UT City Cemetery. Brent’s line: Eugene Victor [Victor Eugene?] Lund & Aliene Anderson > Victor Erastus Lund & Edith Pearl Taylor > William Taylor & Ada Rose Taylor. William was the son of John Ammon Taylor & Maren Johanne “Hannah Mary” Poulsen > John Taylor & Eleanor “Nellie” Burkett. Ada Rose was the daughter of Joseph Taylor & Hannah Mariah Harris.
Lucy Richardson (Robins), 51, died 20 Dec 2019 after a long illness. She was born 18 Feb 1968 in Ogden, UT. She married Jim Robins 19 Nov 1988 in the Ogden, UT Tem- ple. Interment 28 Dec 2019 in the Meadow View Cemetery, Eden,
UT. Lucy’s line: Delwyn
Richardson & Williamina McKay > Leland Clawson Richardson & Helen Rasmussen > Ebenezer Richardson & Martha Ellen Taylor > James Henry Tay- lor & Martha Amelia Rawson > Joseph Taylor & Hannah Mariah Harris.
-Pleasant Green Taylor & Clarissa “Clara” Lake
FEATURED:
Donald Stephens Child, who died 13 May 2011 was featured in the Ogden Standard Examiner for his work in sign painting. He painted the landmark “Swift” sign on the wall of the Swift Building in the 1950’s and the building is slated to be torn down. Donald was a military sign painter in WWII and afterwards he painted signs as a side job to pay for family camping trips. He was married to Donna Taylor. Her line: Parley Pratt Taylor & Ozula Jane Atkinson > Levi James Taylor & Flora Genet Bingham > Pleas- ant Green Taylor & Clarissa “Clara” Lake.
DEATHS:
John Dale Slater, 72, died 30 Sep 2019. See
–Julia Ann Taylor & Isaac Allred
Lindsy Anne Westergard, 11, died 16 Nov 2019 due to a congenital heart problem. She was born 20 Jun 2008 in Ogden, UT and attended Plain City Elementary School. Interment 23 Nov 2019 in the Plain City, UT Cemetery. Her line: Gary Westergard & Rebecca Lynn “Becki” Hadley >Dr. Stephen Lloyd Hadley & Anne Brown > Lloyd Thomas Hadley & Marian Vilate Brown > Nephi James Brown & Nancy Vilate Taylor > Levi James Taylor & Flora Genet Bingham > Pleasant Green Taylor & Clarissa “Clara” Lake.
-Pleasant Green Taylor & Sarah Jane Marler (Lake)
DEATHS: Gertrude “Trudy” Taylor (Hougaard) (Daich), 86, died 26 Sep 2019. She was born 12 Jul 1933 in Ogden, UT and married John Paul Hougaard. They later divorced. She then married Mitchell Daich. Interment in the Washington Heights Memorial Park, South Ogden, 4 Oct 2019. Trudy’s line: Loran Josiah Taylor & Ida Mariea “Mary” Bell > Josiah Taylor & Arrilla Abigail Smith. Josiah Taylor was the son of Pleasant Green Taylor & Sarah Jane Marler (Lake). Arrilla was the daughter of Jonathan Smith & Nancy Jane Taylor.
-William Warren Taylor & Julia Aner Carbine
Pamela Kay Blackham (Roundy), 59, of Price, UT died 8 Nov 2019. She was born 6 Mar 1960 in Price and married Taylor descendant Phillip Roundy in the Manti, UT Temple. He survives her. Interment 15 Nov 2019 in the Price Cliffview Cemetery. Phil’s line: Robert Acil “Ace” Roundy & Leola Vilate Watkins > Samuel Edmund Roundy & Cassada “Cassie” D. Fullmer > Samuel Harrison Roundy & Eugenia Elmira Taylor>William Warren Taylor & Julia Aner Carbine.
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-William Warren Taylor & Mary Adelia Carbine
DEATHS
Julia Anna Taylor (Anderson), 66, died 22 Oct 2018. She was born 18 Mar 1952 in Richfield, UT and married Darcy Finlinson Anderson 24 May 1969 in Bicknell, UT. He survives her. Interment 27 Oct, 2018 in the New Harmony Cemetery, New Harmony, UT.
For Julia’s two Taylor lines, see her mother Afton Taylor below.
Afton Brinkerhoff (Taylor), 95, died 12 Aug 2019 in Cedar City, UT. She was born 2 Apr 1942 in Bicknell, UT and married Don Emil Taylor 2 Apr 1924 in Bicknell. They were later divorced. Interment 17 Aug 2019 in the Bicknell Cemetery. Afton’s line: Royal James Brinkerhoff & Beatrice Gertrude
Taylor > Francis Green
Taylor & Ann Louise Pace > William Warren Taylor & Mary Adelia Carbine. Don’s line: David Alvin Taylor & Julia Anna Morrell > Thomas Alvin Taylor & Hannah Jonsdotter Fredricksson > William Riley Taylor & Margaret Jane Ellison > Allen Taylor & Sarah Lovisa Allred.
-Nancy Jane Taylor & Jonathan Smith
DEATHS:
Gertrude “Trudy” Taylor (Daich), 86, died 26 Sep 2019. See -Pleasant Green Taylor & Sarah Jane Marler (Lake)
Michael Workman Smith, 70, died 4 Oct 2019. He was born 15 Dec 1948 in Powell, WY and married Yvonne Windley. Funeral 10 Oct 2019 in Bluffdale, UT. Michael’s line; Scott Ballard Smith & Venita Workman > James Warden Smith & Sarah Alta Ballard > James Bruce Smith & Nancy Johnson > Warren Marshall Johnson & Permelia Jane Smith > Jonathan Smith & Nancy Jane Taylor.
-James Caldwell Taylor & Sarah Maria Hyde
DEATHS:
DeRay E. Taylor, 76, died 29 Nov 2019 in a fire in his home in Kaysville, UT. He was born 1 Jul 1943 in Ogden, UT and married Caroldine Mason in the Salt Lake Temple 24 Jan 1964. They were later divorced Interment 6 Dec 2019 in the Spanish Fork, UT Cemetery. DeRay’s line: Thorley Eriksen “Chuck” Taylor & Telitha Ileen Talbot, both Taylor descendants. Chuck’s line: Joseph Thomas Taylor & Anna Marie Eriksen > James Caldwell Taylor & Sarah Maria Hyde. Ileen’s line: Hyrum Gilbert “Bert” Talbot & Telitha Jane Simmons > Hyrum Purcell Talbot & Ellen Maria Bennett > Thomas R. Bennett & Maria Driggs > Samuel Driggs & Elizabeth Ann Taylor.
-Seraphy Temperance “Tempy” Taylor & Wiley Smart
BIRTH:
Isaac Michael Schwenk was born 30 Aug 2019 in Gibson City, IL to Michael David Schwenk & Ashley Anne Barnes. We announced his birth in our last issue but we now have his birthplace, Gibson City, IL, and a cute photo.
Ashley’s line: Dale Allen Barnes & Wendy Michele Leetzow > Robert Allen Barnes & Carolyn Jane Koyn > Walter Henry Barnes & Ruth Leola Combest > Albert Galatin Combest & Claudia Ardella “Della” McNutt > James W. McNutt & Martha Elizabeth Smart > Allen Taylor Smart & Harriet A. Burrus > Wiley Smart & Seraphy Temperance “Tempy” Taylor.
DEATH:
Walter Richard “Dick” Barnes, 88, of Genoa, IL, died 8 Oct, 2019 at his home. He was born 13 Feb 1931 in Elgin, IL. He married Marlene Elizabeth Davis 15 Apr 1951. She died 19 Apr 2001. He married Geneva A. Henson in April 2003. She died May 2013. He married Sharon Howard 13 Aug 2014. She survives him. Interment 12 Oct 2019 in Burlington Union Cemetery, Burlington, IL Dick’s line: Walter Henry Barnes & Ruth Leola Combest > Albert Galatin Combest & Claudia Ardella “Della” McNutt > James W. McNutt & Martha Elizabeth Smart > Allen T. Smart & Harriet A. Burrus > Wiley Smart & Seraphy Temperance “Tempy” Taylor.
Editor’s Two Cents Worth
You may be surprised to get an- other issue of the Taylor Times so soon after the prior one, but the last issues have been delayed because we did not have a vol- unteer to handle the printing and mailing. We have one now, Teresa Johnson, for whom we’re really grateful, because we wanted one more issue to get out before the start of Roots Tech. This issue completes the volume for 2019, so we’ll have to get right back to work on the first issue for 2020. Who knows? We might actually catch up to date.
Eileen Phelps
The Taylor History Books
Volumes 2 and 3 are still available
The books are 25.00 each, with $5 extra for shipping. Order from Shari Franke, 6147 South 2250 East, Ogden, Utah 84493. (More contact info on Page 10.)
Volume 3 covers the descendants of William Taylor & Elizabeth Patrick. Having the entire set of three volumes makes the books more valuable as heirlooms.
Taylor Family Association Officers and Committee Heads: #
Taylor Association Board: Noel Taylor, Chair, 5600 South Highland Dr. #255, Salt Lake City, UT 85212. Cell: 801-644-8599; noeltaylor2002@gmail.com
President: Dr. Roger Taylor Russell; 7138 S. Highland Dr. #101, Salt Lake City, UT 84121; 801-661-2038; rogertdds@aol.com
Vice-President: Blaine Taylor, 4380 West 2100 North, Plain City, UT 84404; 801-731-4356 or 801-644-0595; bj.taylor40@gmail.com
Descendancy Vice-President: Gordon M. Taylor, 5952 Tom Court, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130; 303-683-9244 or 303-945-5737; gmtmt8@gmail.com
Membership Vice-President: Mark J. Taylor, P.O. Box 639, St George, UT 84771, 435-669-1367, tmjtbat2@gmail.com
Treasurer: Reid Brown, 167 W. Newberry Ln., Ogden, UT 84414; 801-624-0126; reidbro@msn.com
Taylor Association Website: https://taylorassociation.org;
Webmaster: Karl Taylor, 325 West Center St. #311, Orem, UT 84057; 352-263-7820; karl@taylorassociation.org
Facebook Groups: Joseph Taylor Sr. Family Association; Taylor Family Association
Taylor Database Manager: Ron Taylor, 183 West 1600 South, Orem, UT 84058; 801-224-5711; doit4ron@gmail.com
Assistant: Nancy Gregory, 2337 E. Canaan Way, Apple Valley, UT 84737; 360-914-7093: ngregory16@gmail.com
Taylor Family History Books: Shari Franke, 6147 South 2250 East, Ogden, UT 84403; 801- 479-6725; dwfranke@comcast.net
Taylor Times editor: Eileen Phelps; 12325 Marshall Ct. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112; cell 505-252-2005; eileen.phelps@littlehillservices.net
Mail Distribution: Teresa Johnson, 1786 Grandview Dr., Idaho Falls, ID 83402 ; 208-221-8832; btsmt2005@yahoo.com
Taylor Milestones: Shari Franke, 6147 South 2250 East, Ogden, UT 84403; 801- 479-6725; dwfranke@comcast.net
Taylor DNA Project: Ron Taylor, 183 West 1600 South, Orem, UT 84058; 801-224-5711; doit4ron@gmail.com
We are a member of the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the LDS Ancestral Families Association
Joining the Joseph Taylor Sr. Family Association?
To sign up or renew your membership, send $15 annual dues to:
Mark J. Taylor, P.O. Box 639, St George, UT 84771, 435-669-1367. All checks should be payable to “Joseph Taylor Sr. Family Association.”
Please include your email address if you have one, as well as your postal address and a telephone number. To obtain a password to the members-only section, e-mail Mark at the address above and ask for one or follow the online directions.
