William Hart Taylor

William Hart Taylor
My 2nd Greatgrandfather
( Sherry Diane Hess ¹ , Evelyn Mae Swalander ² , Maude Mabel Smith ³ , Olive Aurelia Taylor ⁴ ,
William Hart Taylor ⁵ )

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William Hart TAYLOR was born to Abijah P. TAYLOR and Mary Ann BALCH on 2 July 1852 in Thompson, Geauga Co, Ohio. His mother died in 1864 and his father remarried. In 1968, William moved with his family to Iowa Falls, Iowa and by 1870 William was living in Eldora, Hardin Co, IA as a hired man for William MELLINGER. This is where he met Louisa Jane WOOD, William MELLINGER's niece. William and Louisa were married in Eldora on 12 October 1873. They were in Dallas Co, IA in 1880 and in Green Co, IA in 1900. William was a farmer while living in Iowa. In 1903 they moved to Tonkawa, Kay Co, Oklahoma and built a house in town. I have a wonderful family portrait taken in front of this house in 1913 on the occasion of William and Louisa's 40 wedding anniversary. While living here William worked as a laborer.

William died in Tonkawa on 13 April 1928 of pneumonia and carcinoma of the liver.

William and Louisa had the following children:

Clarence Eugene Taylor
b. 12 February 1875 in Hardin Co, IA
m. 1st - Ritty? about 1899
m. 2nd - Nina V. Trent in 1910
d. 14 May 1946 in Cabool, Texas Co, MO
Olive Aurelia Taylor
b. 6 September 1880 in Waukee, Dallas Co, IA
m. 1st - Irwin Lehman Delany on 8 November 1896 in Baker Township, Guthrie Co, IA
m. 2nd - William Joseph Smith on 7 June 1905 in Kay Co, OK
m. 3rd - Claude Leroy Kelchner
d. 11 January 1973 in Puyallup, Pierce Co, WA and she was interred 15 January 1973 in Mt. View Memorial Park, Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA
William Perry Taylor
b. 15 January 1886 in Waukee, Dallas Co, IA
m. 1st - Nellie Viola Marigold
m. 2nd - Ella May McKee about 1905
d. 7 June 1962 in Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, CO

They also had an adopted daughter:

Cora Anna Taylor
b. December 1895 in Iowa
m. ??? Goe
d. 27 May 1921

This poem about William and Louisa Taylor was clipped from a Kay county newspaper and passed down to me. Unfortunately, I have been unable to find the paper and date.

Also passed down to me is this newspaper article about a trip they took.

"TAKES FIRST TRIP IN FIFTY-ONE YEARS - (Special to the Tribune)
TONKAWA, Oct. 30. --"We've been too busy to gad about much," say Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Taylor of this city, who returned last week from the first trip they have made together during their entire 51 years of married life.
In addition to bringing up enough of their own progeny to insure them a place among the nation's patriotic citizens, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have acted as parents to several adopted children.
They recently spent four weeks with their son, Gene Taylor, at Cabool, Mo., their first trip together in 51 years of busy married life. Their belated honeymoon occurred about a year after the celebration of their golden wedding anniversary."

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