Louisa Jane Wood

Louisa Jane Wood
My 2nd Greatgrandmother
( Sherry Diane Hess ¹ , Evelyn Mae Swalander ² , Maude Mabel Smith ³ ,
Olive Aurelia Taylor ⁴ , Louisa Jane Wood ⁵ )

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Louisa Jane Wood was born 5 May 1856 in Dyersville, Dubuque County, Iowa and was the oldest child of William H. Wood and Rebecca Mellinger. She spent her youth in Iowa, moving with her family from Dubuque county, to Franklin county and then to Hardin county where she met William Hart Taylor who was then working for her uncle, William Mellinger, Jr. They were married in Eldora, Hardin Co, IA on 12 October 1873.

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

In 1903 Louisa, William and their family moved to Tonkawa, Kay Co, OK where they spent their remaining years. I have a wonderful family portrait which was taken on their 40th wedding anniversary in front of their home there.

Louisa died on 23 June 1930 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co, OK and she was interred in Prairie View Cemetery, Kay Co, OK.

This poem about Louisa and William 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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