The Taylors and Clemenses Were Neighbors #
But as for William Taylor & Samuel Clemens, Never the Twain Did Meet
Eileen Phelps
Mark Taylor, our membership VP, sent an interesting map he acquired when he visited Hannibal, Missouri this year. It sketches out properties that belonged to relatives of Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain. This is in the same area as the Allred Settlement, where William Taylor first bought a farm in Missouri. You can compare this map with the reprint on the next page of the map from Sacred Places, Vol. 4 Missouri included in the Taylor Times vol. 23 no.4 p.3 and vol.15 no.2 p.6.
Photo taken from diagram in the museum/visitors center at Mark Twain State Park in Florida, Missouri.
William Taylor & Mark Twain never met because political persecutions that took place in “Bloody Missouri” caused William to sell his lands and move twice before Mark/Samuel’s birth in 1835. However, it seems likely that William knew some of the Clemens relatives. Notice the section marked 22 on both maps and you will see that the homes of Mark/Samuel;s Lampton relatives and William Taylor would have been located very near each other. It would be interesting to overlay one map over the other to view the two properties.
On the Salt River Branch map, most of the “Twain” properties would be un- derwater! The Clarence Cannon Dam was completed in 1983 and Mark Twain Lake was created.
The place as mapped above never existed, but in fairness to Mr. Berrett, his map was created to help pioneer descendants locate ancestral properties if they traveled to Missouri today.
Still, it gives a grossly inaccurate impression of what life might have been like for William Taylor’s family back in the day. Obviously, William never saw this dam or the extra water.
If you want to poke around online for more details, see Wikipedia for additional information, both about the Salt River and about Mark Twain, who was born downstream in the town of Florida. The Salt, after many twists and turns, empties into the Mississippi.
Jefferson and South Fork townships should cover it.
There is a legal property description of the Taylor lands in FamilySearch Family Tree. I have obtained a pre-dam map of the area and Gordon Taylor has Berrett’s maps of Taylor properties in several counties in Missouri. The next Taylor Times issue will have more maps from Missouri.
Epidemics #
They’re Nothing “Novel” in Our Taylor History
We need to take time to feel thankful that we don’t have pandemics more often. It’s true that modern-day travel and world trade have made this novel coronavirus spread widely and quickly over the entire planet and Covid-19 hangs over us, whether or not we live in a hotspot. However, if we look at our own family history we discover tragic stories that point to diseases that are now thankfully rare.
From the Delilah taylor & John Wallace Line:
Eaton Wallace, born abt.1825 in Stewart County, TN & his wife Milbry M. Sills, born 26 Jan 1826 in Stewart County. The 1850 Census shows them living in Trigg County, KY. They died in March, 1853.
- Notes under Eaton in FamiySearch Family Tree:
“Eat Wallace contracted smallpox which spread throughout the family, causing the deaths of all family members except Rufus and Marcus.” (History of Stewart Co, Tenn.)
- Notes under Child #1, Rufus
Info from 1850 Census, Trigg Co, KY, Rufus Wallace, age 1 yr, born in KY, residing with parents. Info from 1860 Census, Lyon Co, KY, Rufus Wallace, age 11 yrs, born in KY. living with brother Marcus at Kuttawa with Samuel[sic] & Elizabeth Sills. “Rufus and his brother Marcus were the only ones to survive the smallpox epidemic which killed his parents and other sib- lings.” (History of Stewart Co, Tenn.)
- Notes under Child #2, Marcus
Info from History of Stewart Co, Tenn. “Marcus and his brother Rufus were the only members of this family to survive the small- pox epidemic. Info from 1860 Census, Lyons Co, KY, Marcus Wallace, age 10 yrs, born in KY, residing with brother Rufus at Kuttawa with Lemuel & Elizabeth Sills. Info from Court records of Trigg Co, KY, Wednesday, 23 Aug 1853, p. 235, (GS #321334), which gave the birthdate of Rufus and Marcus. Rufus’ Uncle Caswell Wallace named Guardian for Rufus and Marcus. An Indenture of Apprenticeship made, 12 Dec 1853, p. 257.”
Diptheria:
From the Joseph Taylor & Mary Moore Line: #
William Andrew Taylor & his wife Philomela Lake lost three children to this epidemic. George Lorin, age 3, died 21 Dec 1879. Millie Almeda, age 5, died 4 Jan 1880. Bailey, age 7, died 8 Jan 1880. Here are links to a recorded interview with David Ernest Polson and the picture shown here, with mementos of the children. http://cdn2.legacystories.org/mp3/9bMeR.wav
http://cdn2.legacystories.org/ image/999.jpg.
The picture at the right is the grieving parents.
There are stories about them in our biographies section.
Two children survived, but they were blessed with eight more children who all lived to grow up. Their longest-lived child, Iriminda, died at age 107!
(Modern technology can enable digital copies of these photos of the family to be restored and sharpened.)
Cholera:
Sarah Jane Marler (Lake) married Pleasant Green Taylor
Her story is told in the “New Era” magazine of July 1997. See “I’m the Only One” or: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/new-era/1997/07/im-the-only-one?lang=eng
Spanish Flu (1917-8):
From the Nancy Jane Taylor & Jonathan Smith Line:
Floss Smith & Ben Tueller’s story of World War I, from the Taylor Times Vol 23 #2, Pages 4-6, includes mentions of the flu and its terrible effect on the soldiers. (More died from the flu than from the warfare.) Our Taylor database shows 247 deaths in 1918, but we don’t know how many might have been from the flu. We need more details.
More :
Measles, Typhoid, Polio, and many more have plagued us in the past.
Even in these hard times today, we can be appreciate what we have when we learn about our ancestors’ lives.
We Have Big Plans for Our Website
Meet David R. Taylor, Assistant Webmaster
It is always a red-letter day to get a new volunteer to help with our organization. We are a VERY BIG Taylor family, and need many volunteers to record our stories, share our data, and keep us organized and informed.
We are especially pleased when we can enlist a volunteer with the kind of tech smarts that David has. Such people are in great demand and get spread very thin.
David is working on updating the Obituaries and Biographies on our website to make them easier to use. We are also planning to improve our access to the feature articles in the back issues of the Taylor Talk/Taylor Times newsletters. While the articles are indexed and the issues from Autumn 1993 forward are on our website, a proposed upgrade would be to have each index item converted to a live link to the article.
Your newsletter editor has long wished to expand the Taylor Online Library on our website, including posting feature articles for easy reference, but she’s finding she hasn’t got the stamina to add that task to the other family history commitments she already has. Karl also finds that he has been spread very thin, and has been busy moving, so having an assistant like David is an answer to prayer.
We have a couple of other volunteers in the wings, we’ll tell you about in our next issue, coming out in late summer, and we also hope to have more slicer volunteers, who give us news and updates for our data- base. (Ron Taylor is working on a spread- sheet of deaths that need details. More about that in the next issue also.)
―Eileen Phelps
Milestones, Honors, News #
Frances “Frankie” Taylor & William B Cherry
Death: Jerry Hampton Milam, 78, died 29 Dec 2019 at his home in Bowling Green, KY. He was born in Riverside, KY. He married Martha Webb (Milam-Hotsel). She survives him. Jerry’s line: Edward Hampton Milam & Edna Mae Hudson > Roy Obadiah Milam & Velma M. Richards > Wesley J. Milam & Fannie Bell Lamastus, both Taylor descendants. Wesley’s line: Obadiah Milam & Charlotte “Lottie” Cherry > William B. Cherry & Frances “Frankie” Taylor. Fannie’s line: Bedford M. Lamastus & Sarah M. “Sallie” White > Charlotte “Lottie” Taylor & William Lawson White.
William Taylor & Elizabeth Patrick
-John Taylor & Eleanor “Nellie” Burkett
Major Birthday:
Jeanine Lund (Sinsel), 90th. She was born 14 Jan 1930 in Plain City, UT. She married Jeff Allen Clontz 19 Mar 1949. They were later divorced. She married Floyd K. Allen 10 Dec 1959. They were later
divorced. She mar-
ried 3rd Vern Sinsel 29 Oct 1977. He died in March 2015. Jeanine’s line: Victor Erastus Lund & Edith Pearl Taylor > William Taylor & Ada Rose Taylor. William Taylor’s line: John Ammon Taylor & Maren Johanne “Hannah Mary” Poulsen > John Taylor & Eleanor “Nellie” Burkett. Ada Rose Taylor was the daughter of Joseph Taylor & Hannah Mariah Harris.
Deaths:
Oliver Glenn Taylor Sr., 84, died 10 Nov 2018 at his daughter Cindy’s home in Santa Clara, UT. He was born 11 Dec 1933. He married Dixie Marie Chalk in the Mesa, AZ Temple. She died in 2010. Interment 17 Nov 2018 in the Reed Hatch Memorial Cemetery, Taylor, AZ. Glenn’s line: Alma Reeves Taylor & Florabel Tiffany > Hyrum Henry Taylor & Eliza Jane Bird > Alma Taylor & Cecelia Anzinette “Celia” Keyes > John Taylor & Eleanor “Nellie” Burkett.
Claudia Fraley (Sorensen), 74, died 1 Jan 2020 at McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden, UT. She was born 4 Nov 1945 to Claude Jacob Fraley & Eliane Loveless and married Taylor descendant Brent A. Sorensen. They were later divorced. A celebration of Life was held 1 Feb 2020 in Ogden. Brent’s line: Arthur Wilford Sorensen Jr. & Roberta Wade > Melbourne Monroe Wade & Delilah Holley > Henry Cecil Holley & Amanda Jane Knight > John Knight III & Sarah Eliza- beth Taylor > John Taylor & Eleanor “Nellie” Burkett.
Edna Robison (Knight) (Haws), 91, died 9 Mar 2020. She was born 4 Aug 1928 in Stoddard, UT to George Melvin Robison & Alice Jones. She married Taylor descendant Dale Lamar Knight 19 Aug 1946. He died 15 Mar 1988. She later married Robert Smith Haws. He died 14 Mar 2019. Interment in the North Morgan, UT Cemetery 14 Mar 2020. Dale’s line: James Ammon Knight & Ellen Elizabeth Burt > John Knight III & Sarah Elizabeth Taylor > John Taylor & Eleanor “Nellie” Burkett.
Paul David Turnblom, 68, died 9 Mar 2020 at his home in Clearfield, UT. He was born 3 Jan 1952 to Palmar Felix Turnblom & Margaret Leah Applonie in Idaho Falls, ID. He married Taylor descendant Sandra “Sandy” Thurgood. Interment 21 Mar 2020 in Washington Heights Cemetery, South Ogden, UT. Sandy’s line: Maurice “Corky” Thurgood & Patricia Ruth Eccles > Charles Stewart Eccles & Elvera Marguette Nelson > Samuel Hutchinson Eccles & Jeanette Hiatt > Samuel Hiatt & Mary Eleanor Taylor > John Taylor & Eleanor “Nellie” Burkett.
William Noel “Bill” Harris, 88, died 19 Mar 2020. See –Joseph Taylor & Mary Moore.
Adam John Szerszen, 45, died 2 Apr 2020 at his home. He was born 6 Feb 1975 in Ogden, UT. Adam’s line: Henry John Szerszen & Gwenda Ann Taylor > Byron Spencer Taylor & Dorothy Agnes Hymas > John Delos Taylor & Bertha Florence Murdock John Henry Taylor & Ellen Peterson > John Ammon Taylor & Maren Johanne “Hannah Mary” Poulsen > John Taylor & Eleanor Burkett.
-Allen Taylor & Sarah Lovisa Allred
Deaths:
Wanita Pinegar (Done), 88, died 21 Jan 2020, in Wellington, UT. She was born 17 Jun 1932 and married Kenneth Bennett “Ken” Done 20 Aug 1953 in Salt Lake City, UT. Interment Sunset Lawn Cemetery, in Salt Lake City 25 Jan 2020. Wanita’s line: James Emery Pinegar & Effie Jolley > Bryant Heber Jolley Jr. & Annie Sproul > Bryant Heber Jolley & Orissa Angelia Taylor > Allen Taylor & Sarah Lovisa Allred.
Lorna Lee (Cannon), 71, died 23 Feb 2020 at her home in West Jordan, UT. She was born 26 May 1948 in Richfield, UT and married Kenneth Cannon 27 Sep 1975. He died in 2007. Interment in Memorial Redwood Cemetery, West Jordan, UT, 29 Feb 2020. Lorna’s line: Loren James Lee & Myrtle Reid > Parley James Lee & Susannah Jennette Taylor > William Riley Taylor & Margaret Jane Ellison > Allen Taylor & Sarah Lovisa Allred.
Dr. Leo N. Taylor, 92, died 10 Mar 2020 at his home. He was born 25 Aug 1927 in Fremont, UT. He served in the US Navy and married Geraldine “Jeri” Gardner 9 Oct 1950 in Midvale, UT. She is deceased. Funeral 14 Mar 2020 in Sandy, UT. Leo’s line: Glen Ellison Taylor & Dorothy May Morrell > Joseph Ephraim Taylor & Annie Sophia Brian > William Riley Taylor & Margaret Jane Ellison > Allen Taylor & Sarah Lovisa Allred.
June Paice (Thurgood), 86, died 28 Mar 2020. She was born 13 Jan 1934 and married Blaine Thurgood 14 Nov 1950 in the Salt Lake Temple. He survives her. Interment 1 Apr 2020 in the West Point, UT City Cemetery. June’s line: Raymond George Paice & Florence Isabell Bennett > George Riley Bennett & Mary Ann King > George Bennett & Nancy Melvina Taylor > Allen Taylor & Sarah Lovisa Allred.
-Allen Taylor & Phoebe Ann Roberts
Deaths:
Darlene Mansfield (Thatcher), 70, died 1 Feb 2020 at her home in Layton, UT. She was born 26 Sept 1949 in Orem, UT. She married Robert C. “Bob” Thatcher in the Salt Lake Temple. He survives her. Interment 7 Feb, 2020 in the Memorial Park, Layton, UT. Darlene’s line:
Matthew Rulon Mansfield & Ilean/Ilene
Elsina Poulson > Matthew Lorenzo Mans- field & Jennie Estella Bastian > Jacob Sander Bastian & Harriet Ann Taylor > Allen Taylor & Phoebe Ann Roberts.
Eldon R Taylor, 98, died 2 Feb 2020 at his home in Mapleton, UT. He was born 7 Aug 1921 in Loa, UT and married Dawn Allen 14 Aug 1942 in the Salt Lake Temple. She is deceased. Funeral held 8 Feb 2020 in Ma- pleton, UT, with interment, in the Loa, UT Cemetery. Eldon’s line: Hyrum Leonard Taylor & Cora Ann Rees > Levi Allen Taylor & Rhoda Catherine Jameson > Allen Taylor & Phoebe Ann Roberts.
-Julia Ann Taylor & Isaac Allered
Deaths:
J u n e T h o m p s o n (Endrizzi), 74, died 12 Jan 2020 at her home. She was born 21 Dec 1945 and married Theo Endrizzi 54 years ago. He survives her. Interment in the Bountiful, UT City Cemetery 18 Jan 2020. June’s line: Byron “H” Thompson & Betty Ann Slater > John Lawrence Slater & Sarah Ann Tracy > James Alma Slater & Mary Elizabeth Allred > John Allen Allred & Mary Jane Knight > Isaac Allred & Julia Ann
Taylor.
Carmen Haltiner (Shepard), 104, died 24 Feb 2020. She was born 27 Aug 1915 in Logan, UT to Ernest Haltiner & Emma Hollenweger. She married Taylor descendant Calvin Olsen “Cal” Shepard 1 Jun 1936. He died 12 Mar 1983. A funeral service was held 2 Mar 2020. Cal’s line: James Isaac Shepard & Anna Marie Olsen > Justin Shepard & Eliza Maria Allred > Isaac Allred & Julia Ann Taylor.
Lannie Ray Seely, 76, died 25 Mar 2020 at his home in Cottonwood Heights, UT. He served in the U.S. Air Force and later in the Utah National Guard. He married Helen Delahunt. Later he married Katherine Louisa “Kathy” Barlow 25 Jun 1980 in the Salt Lake Temple. She survives him. Interment in the Mount Olivet Cemetery 27 Mar
2020. Lannie’s line: Lee Adair Seely & Verda Mae Stewart > Cyrus Hilman Stewart & Mary Elizabeth “Bessie” Hughes > Jonathan Stewart & Julia Louisa Allred > William Alma Allred & Almira White Aldrich > Isaac Allred & Julia Ann Taylor. Michael Merrill Norton, 83, died 29 Mar 2020. He was born 9 Oct 1936 in Salt Lake City. He married Marilyn Gay Hardin in the Salt Lake Temple 11 Jun 1965. She survives him.
He served in he US Naval Reserve. Interment in the Miramar National Ceme- tery, San Diego, CA. Michael’s line: Elvin Virgil Norton & Phyllis Alene Merrill > Albert Marion Merrill & Julia Etta Lewis > Neriah Robert Lewis & Amanda Jane Allred > Isaac Allred & Julia Ann Taylor.
Chris Francis Newbold, 76, died 9 Apr 2020 in Layton, UT. He was born 28 Dec 1943 in Salt Lake City, UT to Morris Albert Newbold and Carma Emily Francis. He married Taylor descendant Annette Easthope 28 Mar 1975 in the Salt Lake Temple. She survives him. A family service was held 17 Apr 2020 in Layton, UT. Annette’s line: Clarence Laroy Easthope & Anna Saunders > Edward Thomas Saunders & Marcia Ann Slater > James Alma Slater & Mary Elizabeth Allred > John Allen Allred & Mary Jane Knight > Isaac Allred & Julia Ann Taylor.
-Elizabeth Ann Taylor & Samuel Driggs
Major Birthday:
Helen Adamson (Dayton), 90th. She was born 18 Mar 1930. She married Taylor descendant Theone Junior Dayton 1 Jul 1948 in the Salt Lake Temple. He is deceased. Theone’s line: Theone Alma Dayton & Lottie Berniece Hyde > Henry Hyde & Mary Jane Bowden > Rosel James Hyde & Jane Driggs > Samuel Driggs & Elizabeth Ann Taylor.
Death:
Jared Michael Facer, 30, died 24 Mar 2020 in a car accident in Layton, UT. He was born 14 Nov 1989 and married An- gela Morrow. She survives him. Interment in the Uintah Cemetery. Jared’s line: Michael Facer & Laura Burrell > Redmond Fay Facer & Shirley Armstrong > William Thomas Armstrong & Ida Louise Shumway > William Peter Shumway & Louise Hobbs > Charles Richard Hobbs & Ida Eveline Purnell > Shem Bevan Purnell & Louisa Driggs > Samuel Driggs & Elizabeth Ann Taylor.
-Elizabeth Ann Taylor (Drigg) & John Criddle
Callings:
“Jackie” Bennett (Child) of Bountiful, UT have been called as mission president & matron of the Texas Lubbock Mission. Curtis’ line: Sheldon Fay Child & Joan Haacke > Mark Fay Child & Elda Viola Criddle > William Criddle & Sarah Mariah Linford > John Criddle & Elizabeth Ann Taylor (Driggs).
Deaths:
Lana Lee Russell (Wilcox), 59, died 10 Jan 2020. She was born 20 Oct 1960 to Jerry Russell & Sharon Hendry of Roy, UT. She married Taylor descendant Dean William Wilcox Sep 1983 in Jackson Hole, WY. He survives her. A celebration of life was held 15 Jan 2020 in Evanston, WY. Dean’s line: Lynn James Wilcox & Bernice Criddle > Lawrence Irvin Criddle & Itha Cox Hooper > William Criddle & Sarah Mariah Linford > John Criddle & Elizabeth Ann Taylor (Driggs).
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Byron Deon Criddle, 85, died 11 Jan 2020 in Salt Lake City, UT. He was bon 23 Nov 1934 in Logan, UT and married JoAnne Swainston 22 Sep 1955. They were later divorced. Deon married Evelyn Davis in Dec 2008. She survives him. Interment 17 Jan 2020 in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City. Deon’s line: Wayne Delbert Criddle & Erma Ellen Sheffield > William Delbert Criddle & Hazel Armstrong > William Criddle & Sarah Mariah Linford > John Criddle & Elizabeth Ann Taylor (Driggs).
Glenna Austad (Miller) (Watkins) (Mecham), 85 died 17 Jan 2020 in American Fork, UT. She was born 22 Mar 1934 in Ogden, UT to Grant Austed & Ora Verla Raty. She married Marvin C. Miller 13 May 1950 in Logan, UT. They were divorced in 1965. She married Baker C. Watkins 8 Jan 1966 in Elko, NV. They later divorced. She married Taylor descendant Delbert Mecham 2 Jan 1993 in Ogden, UT. He died 4 Oct 2004. Interment in Washington Heights Memorial Park, South Ogden, UT 24 Jan 2020. Delbert’s line: Leo Mecham & Malinda May Adams > Joshua Adams & Sarah Criddle > John Criddle & Elizabeth Ann Taylor (Driggs). Kristopher Gary Baron, 34, died 29 Feb 2020. He was born 26 Mar 1985 in Provo, UT and married Rochelle Genera. She survives him. Funeral was 7 Mar 2020 in Mantua, UT. Kristopher’s line: Gary Baron & Rebecca Johnson > Leon P. Johnson & Treva Harper > Grover Reese Harper & Eva Adams > John Adams & Leuvenia Mayne Bishop > Joshua Adams & Sarah Criddle > John Criddle & Elizabeth AnnTaylor (Driggs).
-Joseph Taylor & Mary Moore
Deaths:
Norman “Norm” Cooley Wells, 74, died 11 Mar 2020. He was born 2 Apr 1945 in Salt Lake City. He served in the US Coast Guard and married JoAnn Jacobsen 2 Jan 1975 in Salt Lake City. They were later divorced. Interment 20 Mar 2020 in Utah Veterans Memorial Park, Bluffdale, UT. Norm’s line: Joseph Edward Wells & Lola Bessie Taylor > Riley Edmund Taylor & Jane Elizabeth “Bessie” Kinghorn > William Andrew Taylor & Philomela Lake > Joseph Taylor & Mary Moore.
William Noel “Bill” Harris, 88, died 19 Mar 2020. He was born 8 Apr 1931 to David Oscar Harris & Vera Mae Parker in Layton, UT. He served in the US Navy in the Korean Conflict. He married Taylor
descendant Billie Mae Williams 18 Jun 1951. She died 8 Oct 2018. Interment 27 Mar 2020 in the Kaysville Cemetery. Billie’s line: George William Williams & Leoan Searle > Daniel Leo Searle & Anna Louise Taylor > Teancum Taylor & Clarissa Jane Taylor. Teancum was the son of John Taylor & Eleanor “Nellie” Burkett. Clarissa was the daughter of Joseph Taylor & Mary Moore. Theron Jones Phillips, 96, died 26 Mar 2020. He was born 4 Feb 1924 in Ogden, UT to Melvin Truman Phillips & Marion Jones. He married Taylor descendant Thelma Faye Hipwell 21 Nov 1941 in Evanston, WY. She died 10 May 2008. Interment 28 Mar 2020 in the West Weber City Cemetery, 28 Mar 2020. Faye’s line: Samuel Frederic Hipwell & Thelma Coy > Walter James Coy & Sarah Taylor > Joseph Allen Taylor & Sarah Lake > Joseph Taylor & Mary Moore.
-Joseph Taylor & Jane Lake (Ordway)
Death:
John Donald Chasel, 91, died 4 Feb 2020. He was born 8 Nov 1928 in Neola, UT to Jerry Chasel & Mary Yack. He served in the
Korean Conflict and married Taylor descen- dant Renee Stewart 16 Sep 1950. Later he married Jodie Merlene Johnson. She sur- vives him. Funeral 17 Feb 2020 in Midway, UT with interment in the Park City, UT Cemetery. Renee’s line: George Emery Stewart Jr. & Elva Gagon > William Highland Gagon Jr. & Albie Elnora Glenn > William Highland Gagon & Lydia Ann Taylor > Joseph Taylor & Jane Lake (Ordway).
Edna Sybil Gagon (Angus), 78, died 10 Feb 2020. She was born 23 Jan 1941 in Roosevelt, UT and married Nyal Gene Angus 14 Jul 1961 in the Manti, UT Temple. They were later divorced. A celebration of life was held 14 March in Holladay, UT. Edna’s line: Hugh William Gagon & Sybil Arva Mowrey > Ira David Gagon & Mary Ella Smith > William Highland Gagon & Lydia Ann Taylor > Joseph Taylor & Jane Lake (Ordway).
-Joseph Taylor & Hannah Maria Harris
Major Birthday: Jeanine Lund (Sinsel), 90th. See -John Taylor & Eleanor “Nellie” Burkett.
DeAnn Speirs (Morgan),
56, died 1 Feb 2020. She was born 25 Nov 1963 in Vernal, UT and married Jeff Morgan. He survives her. Interment 8 Feb 2020
in Memorial Park, Layton, UT. DeAnn’s line: Owen Karl Speirs & Claire Taylor Clarence Taylor & Viona
Oletha Williamson > Franklin Daniel Richards “Frank” Taylor & Eliza Priscilla Merrill > Joseph Taylor & Hannah Mariah Harris.
Marcene Fielding (Taylor), 86, died 22 Mar 2020. She was born 20 Dec 1933. She married Robert Elden “Bob” Taylor 4 May 1956. He died 21 Apr 2019. Interment 27 Mar 2020 in Memorial Holladay Cemetery, Holladay, UT. Bob’s line: Joseph Arthur Taylor & Caroline “Carrie” Housley > James Henry Taylor & Martha Amelia Rawson > Joseph Taylor & Hannah Mariah Harris.
-Pleasant Green Taylor & Clarissa “Clara” Lake
Deaths:
William Carl Hartmann, 93, died 26 Jan 2020 in Ogden, UT. He was born 9 May 1926 in Ogden and served in the US Navy as a Seabee in WWII. He married Taylor descendant Donna Lee Sams 25 Jan 1947. She is deceased. A Memorial was held 29 Feb 2020. Donna’s line: George Ellsworth Sams & Ila May Webster > John Jackson Webster & Lydia Almeda Taylor > Pleasant Green Taylor & Clarissa “Clara” Lake.
Jay Don Wardle, 90, died 22 Mar 2020. Don was born 29 Jul 1929 in Ogden, UT. He served in the US Army in Germany. He married Mary Ann Wyatt 20 Jun 1952 in the Salt Lake Temple. She is deceased. Interment 26 Mar 2020 in Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, UT. Don’s line: Elton William Wardle & Margaret Jane Blakeley William Bonas Wardle & Clara Pearl Webster > John Jackson Webster & Lydia Almeda Taylor > Pleasant Green Taylor & Clarissa “Clara” Lake.
-Pleasant Green Taylor & Mary Eliza Shurtliff
Callings: Bert B. Young & Jennefer Barney (Young) of Centerville, UT have been called as mission president & matron to the Ghana Cape Coast Mission. Jennefer’s line: Archie Dean Barney & Gwen Marler Ezra Lewis Marler & Vesa Call > Allen Marler Jr. & Amanda Melvina Taylor > Pleasant Green Taylor & Mary Eliza Shurtliff.
Major Anniversary:
Douglas Herschel “Doug” Nay & Linda Harris (Nay), 50th. They were married 30 Jan 1970 in the Logan, UT Temple. They have six children and 13 grandchildren. Linda’s line: Leo Neeley Harris & Verla Bright > Melvin Leo Harris & Letha Neeley > James Alvin Harris & Aner Lucetta Marler > Allen Marler Jr. & Amanda Melvina Taylor > Pleasant Green Taylor & Mary Eliza Shurtliff.
Major Birthdays: Jean Ransom (Harris), 95th. She was born 2 Jan 1925 in Cleveland, ID and married Taylor descendant Merlin Grant Harris. His line: James Alvin Harris & Aner Lucetta Marler > Allen Marler Jr. & Amanda Melvina Taylor > Pleasant Green Taylor & Mary Eliza Shurtliff.
Deaths:
Lucia Balderas (Rose) died 8 Jan 2020. She was born in El Paso, TX to Reuben Balderas & Lucia Portillo and married Taylor descendant Joel Glenn Rose. He survives her. Funeral was 13 Jan 2020 in Bountiful, UT. Joel’s line: Glenn Earl Rose & Ruth Hazel Stokes > Henry Archibald Stokes & Susan Lucetta Taylor > Joseph Albert Taylor & Susan Elizabeth Marler > Pleasant Green Taylor & Mary Eliza Shurtliff.
William Warren Taylor & Julia Aner Carbin
Death:
Mark David Hartshorn, 65, died 4 Jan 2020 at his home in Orem, UT. He was born 29 Jul 1954 and married Ann Rickenbach in the Provo, UT Temple 7
May 1976. She survives him. Interment in the Lehi, UT Cemetery 10 Jan 2020. Mark’s line: Leon Roundy Hartshorn & Beatrice Scovill > Robert Hartshorn & Esther Irene Roundy > Samuel Harrison Roundy & Eugenia Elmira Taylor > William Warren Taylor & Julia Aner Carbine.
-Nancy Jane Taylor & Jonathan Smith
Deaths:
Boyd James Sorenson, 65, died 29 Jan 2020. He was born 28 Oct 1954 in Ogden, UT to Fred Randall Sorensen & Jean Bradshaw. He married Taylor descendant Jan Burton. They later divorced. Boyd married Cathy Chapman 31 Dec 2008. She survives him. Jan’s line: Ronald Shurtliff Burton & Verona Allen > Joseph John Burton & Eva Shurtliff > Charles Vincent Shurtliff & Nancy Alzina Smith > Jonathan Smith & Nancy Jane Taylor.
LaFae Judd (Painter), 92, died 29 Jan 2020 in Layton, UT. She was born 25 Oct 1927 in Kanab, UT and married Edward
Henry Painter 7 Sep 1943. He survives her. Funeral was held 1 Feb 2020, with interment in the Spring City, UT Cemetery. LaFae’s line: Earl Sharp Judd & Marion Fulller > Samuel Ami Judd & Polly Abigail Johnson > Warren Marshall Johnson & Permelia Jane Smith > Jonathan Smith & Nancy Jane Taylor.
E l a y n e A m i d a n (Butler), 94, died 9 Mar
2020. She was born 24 Jul 1925 in Ogden, UT and married Frank Ipsen Butler 18 Jul 1946. He died 6 Jun 1990. Interment in Washington Heights Memorial Park, South Ogden, UT. Elayne’s line: Albert Wayne Amidan & Thelma Lizzah Leavitt > Albert Henry Amidan & Zella Izetta Hicks > Rolla Anderson “Roll” Hicks & Marzella “Zella” Smith > Jonathan Smith & Nancy Jane Taylor.
-James Caldwell Taylor & Sarah Maria Hyde
Deaths:
Harold John Asplund, 87, died 15 Feb 2020 at his home. He was born 4 Dec 1932 in Fortuna, CA and married Taylor descendant Carolyn Winger 3 Jan 1956. She survives him. Interment 22 Feb 2020 in the Murray, UT City Cemetery. Carolyn’s line: Harold Asa Winger &
Rachel LaVon Baxter > Asa Loren Winger & Merelda Taylor > James Green Taylor & Mary Alice Jessop > James Caldwell Taylor & Sarah Maria Hyde.
James George “Jim” Brown Sr., 90, died 15 Feb 2020. He was born in Ogden, UT 5 Apr 1929 to Robert Leland Brown and Alice Wilson. He served in the US Army in World War II and in the Korean Conflict. He married Leola Taylor 15 Oct 1949 in Ogden. She died 12 Aug 2017. Interment 21 Feb 2020 in the Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch, South Ogden, UT. Leola’s line: Elden C. Taylor & Eva LaPreal Kendall > Joseph Thomas Taylor & Anna Marie Eriksen > James Caldwell Taylor & Sarah Maria Hyde.
Mary Ann Taylor & Samuel Cherry
Deaths:
Oscar Martin Cherry, 66, died 21 Jan 2020 at his home in Bowling Green, KY. He was born 28 Dec 1953. He served in the US Army 1972-1976 and was honored as a Kentucky Colonel. He married Jeanine Marie. She survives him. Interment 25 Jan 2020 in the Cherry’s Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery in Bowling Green. Oscar’s line: Youree Patterson Cherry & Imogene Flener > Jesse Clarence Cherry & Bertha B. “Bertie” Hightower, both Taylor descendants. Jesse’s line: Adam Cherry & Martha Jane Goode, also both Taylor descendants. Adam’s line: Alfred Cherry & Sarah “Sallie” Miller > Samuel Cherry & Mary Ann Taylor. Martha Jane’s line: Samuel Venable Goode & Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Taylor. Bertha’s line: Sylvester J. “Doc” Hightower & Charlotte E. “Lottie” Lamastus > Bedford M. Lamastus & Sarah M. “Sallie” White > Charlotte “Lottie” Taylor & William Lawson White.
Nancy Carol Cherry (Cline), died 24 Feb 2020 in Bowling Green, KY. She was born abt 1943 and married Wayne R. Cline. He is deceased. Interment 27 Feb 2020 in the Bowling Green
Gardens. Nancy’s line: Woodrow Stanley Cherry & Ova A. Wilson > Jesse Clarence Cherry & Bertha B. “Bertie” Hightower, both Taylor descendants. Jesse’s line: Adam Cherry & Martha Jane Goode, also both Taylor descendants. Adam’s line: Alfred Cherry & Sarah “Sallie” Miller > Samuel Cherry & Mary Ann Taylor. Martha Jane’s line: Samuel Venable Goode & Cherry & Ova A. Wilson > Jesse Clarence Cherry & Bertha B. “Bertie” Hightower, both Taylor descendants. Jesse’s line: Adam Cherry & Martha Jane Goode, also both Taylor descendants. Adam’s line: Alfred Cherry & Sarah “Sallie” Miller > Samuel Cherry & Mary Ann Taylor. Martha Jane’s line: Samuel Venable Goode & Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Taylor. Bertha’s line: Sylvester J. “Doc” Hightower & Charlotte E. “Lottie” Lamastus > Bedford M. Lamastus & Sarah M. “Sallie” White > Charlotte “Lottie” Taylor & William Lawson White.
Joseph Best Taylor & Polly Ann Hudnall
Death:
David Alton Miller, 84, of Las Vegas, NV died 27 Dec 2019. He was born 22 Apr 1935 in Bowling Green, KY. Interment 29 Feb 2020 in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Bowling Green. His line: Alton William Miller & Mary Milton > Eugene Miller & Minnie C. Clark > William Marshall “Marsh” Miller & Nancy Floyd > Gideon O. Floyd & Rhoda Chastain “Rodie” Taylor > Joseph Best Taylor & Polly Ann Hudnall.
Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Taylor & Samuel Venable Goode
Deaths:
Oscar Martin Cherry, 66, died 21 Jan 2020. See Mary Ann Taylor & Samuel Cherry.
Nancy Carol Cherry (Cline), died 24 Feb 2020. See Mary Ann Taylor & Samuel Cherry.
Charlotte “Lottie” Taylor & William Lawson White
Deaths:
Jerry Hampton Milam, 78, died 29 Dec 2019. See Frances “Frankie” Taylor & William B. Cherry.
Oscar Martin Cherry, 66 , died 21 Jan
2020. See Mary Ann Taylor & Samuel Cherry
Nancy Carol Cherry (Cline), died 24 Feb 2020. See Mary Ann Taylor & Samuel Cherry.
The Broad Ax #
About Julius F. Taylor (1853-1934) an African-American publisher in Salt Lake City
While we have no known genealogical connection either to Julius or to whatever Taylor plantation owner conferred his surname to Julius when he was freed, here is a bit of history probably known to members of our own Taylor family who lived in northern Utah at the time, and might be of interest to our readers today.
If you have heard of the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America Project, you know that a grant was offered to each state for digitizing all the state’s newspapers (presumably those found in the Library of Congress). Utah’s grant was given to the University of Utah and this newspaper’s images can be found at https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024055/
Here are some excerpts from the web page explanation:
Throughout its history, the Broad Ax (Salt Lake City and Chicago) was issued weekly by its founder, publisher, and editor, Julius F. Taylor (1853-1934). Born into slavery near New Market, Virginia, Julius Taylor was the 13th of 14 children of Gilbert and Mary Ann Taylor. Taylor’s parents and older siblings had earlier been sold to different owners but remained in relatively close proximity in the Shenandoah Valley. In the mid-1860s Taylor made his way to Philadelphia and settled successively in St. Paul, Minnesota; Fargo, North Dakota; and Chicago, before arriving in Salt Lake City in 1895. There Taylor founded the Broad Ax, which joined two other black newspapers published in Salt Lake City at a time when there were fewer than 1,000 African Americans in the state.
The first issue, published on August 31, 1895, carries the motto that remained with the paper until it ceased in 1931: “Hew to the line.” Taylor announced that his paper would be “Democratic in politics, advocating the immortal principles of Jefferson and Jackson.” He advocated racial equality, religious tolerance, and support for Free Silver (and, later William Jennings Bryan). As one scholar observed, “a sharp-tongued, Democratic, atheistic, African American editor in Utah in the 1890s stood out as an anomaly” (Michael S. Sweeney, “Julius F. Taylor and the Broad Ax of Salt Lake City, Utah Historical Quarterly 77, no. 3: 205).
With tensions rising between the Broad Ax and the leaders of the Latter Day Saints in Salt Lake City, Taylor relocated to Chicago in 1899. The last issue of the Broad Ax published in Salt Lake City was vol. 4, no. 41, dated June 6, 1899. Taylor relaunched the paper in Chicago, continuing the same numbering, with the July 15 issue. Along with a description of his editorial platform (roughly identical to the description in the first issue in 1895), the Chicago debut issue carried an endorsement signed by the mayor of Chicago, Carter Henry Harrison II.
Described by one historian as “the most controversial black newspaper in Chicago in the late nineteenth century” (Juliet E. K. Walker, “The Promised Land: The Chicago Defender and the Black Press in Illinois: 1862-1970,” in The Black Press in the Middle West, 1865-1985, ed. by Henry Lewis Suggs, Greenwood Press, 1996, 21), the Broad Ax was noted for its caustic, inflammatory language and criticism of Booker T. Washington. During World War I, Taylor provided extensive coverage of lynchings that took place on American soil while black soldiers fought for the United States in Europe.
We have to hand it to Julius Taylor for his courage to speak out about the injustices he perceived. While we have made progress in racial tolerance since those days, we obviously still have a way to go. But a war of words beats a riot any day.
