Continuing on with Victor and Pearl, here they are in 1920.
Source: 1920 U.S. Census, Weber County, Utah, population schedule, Plain City Precinct, enumeration district (ED) 169, sheet 8A, dwelling 166, family 166, Victor Lund Family; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : downloaded 6 May 2011); NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls.
Transcription:
1920 Census
Plain City Precinct, Weber Co., Utah
SD 1, ED 169, Sheet 8A
24 January 1920
Lines 34-37. Farm. Dwelling #166, Family #166.
Line 34. Lund, Victor., Head, Rented. M, W, age 32, Married, can read, can write, place of birth: Utah, father pob: Denmark, mt: Danish, mother pob: Sweden, mt: Swedish, can speak English, Farmer, Gen. Farm, employer, farm schedule #129. (“000” written off to the side)
Line 35. —, Pearl,Wife, F, W, age 30, Married, can read, can write, place of birth: Utah, father pob: Utah, mother pob: Utah, can speak English, no employment.
Line 36. —, Ada, Daughter, F, W, 4, Single, place of birth: Utah, father pob: Utah, mother pob: Utah, no employment.
Line 37. —, Eugene, Son, M, W, 1, Single, place of birth: Utah, father pob: Utah, mother pob: Utah, no employment.
Interesting:
I had the name Ada as their daughter but didn’t know anything more. Now I know that she was born around 1916.
I already had Victor and Pearl’s marriage record from 1911. It seems strange that it was 5 years before they had Ada. Perhaps there were more children? I’ll have to look into that.
I’m excited to work further back on the Taylor side of the family, but before I can do that I need to make sure I know all I can about each generation. Starting with Victor Lund and his wife Edith Pearl Taylor.
Source: Utah, Utah Marriages, 1887-1966, batch no. M74786-4, source film no. 1324681, nef. no. 5428 p467 #F (833), Victor Erastus Lund, 18 January 1911; digital images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family Search (www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 May 2011); Family History Library.
Last year I found the record of Victor and Pearl’s marriage on Family Search, but it was only the index and no image. On one of my trips to the Family History Library, I pulled up the film and copied it.
Transcription:
Mr. Victor Erastus Lund of Plain City in the County of Weber and the State of Utah of the age of 22 years and MissEdith Pearl Taylor of Plain City in the County of Weber and the State of Utah of the age of 19 years the ___ of said ___ having given ___ assent to said Marriage.
In Witness Wherof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at my office in Ogden City, Weber County, State of Utah, this the 17th day of Jany AD 1911.
(signed) P.G. Dye, County Clerk
By (signed) Jno. V. Bluth, Deputy.
State of Utah
County of Salt Lake
I hereby certify that on the ___ day of JAN 18 1911 in the year of our Lord one thousand nien hundred and ___ at Salt Lake City in said County, I the undersigned an Elder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints did join in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony according to the laws of this State Victor E. Lund of the County of Weber, State of Utah and Edith P. Taylor of the County of Weber, State of Utah.
Signed – Victor E. Lund (groom)
Signed – Edith P. Taylor (bride)
(signed) Alfred Solomon (witness)
(signed) B Morris Young (witness)
(signed) Anthon H. Lund
An Elder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
It’s so interesting to see that they were married in the same place as Troy and I were, the Salt Lake Temple. They were young, 19 and 22, which is only one year younger than Troy and I when we married almost 100 years later.
I love that this document also has their signatures:
I also love looking at photographs of our ancestors. It’s interesting how much Troy and our son James look like Victor –
A few weeks ago I went to the local Family History Center to download some records from Ancestry.com. While doing that I ran across some user uploaded photographs of John Ammon Taylor.
Source: John Ammon Taylor photograph, ; digital image, uploaded to Ancestry.com 3 Apr 2011; privately held by Alisonpure [address for private use].
Source: John Ammon Taylor photograph, ; digital image, uploaded to Ancestry.com 27 Apr 2010; privately held by rburgesslinn, [address for private use].
I would love to know if the that is in fact John’s signature or if someone just wrote his name under the picture. I’ll need to go back to the FHC and try to contact these users.
Ellen married William Taylor’s older brother John H.
Source: State of Utah, Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956, Entry no. 5755, Ellen Pederson Taylor, 22 September 1905; digital images, Utah State Archives and Records Service, Utah State Archives (archives.utah.gov : downloaded 2 February 2012); Series no. 81448.
Transcript:
Place of Death
County of
Precinct of
City, Town or Village of
Street and No.
Weber
Plain City
Plain City
0503494
Full Name
Former or Usual Residence
How long resident at place of death
Ellen Pderson Taylor
Plain City
37 years
Sex
Female
Color or Race
White
Date of Birth
December 11, 1857
Age
37 yrs. 9 mos. 11 ds.
Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced
Married
Birthplace (State or Country)
Plain City, Weber Co
Name of Father
Hans Pederson
Birthplace of Father (State or Country)
Bornholm, Denmark
Maiden Name of Mother
Annie Martine Hanson
Birthplace of Mother (State or Country)
Bornholm, Denmark
Occupation
housewife
Informant
Wm Taylor
Address
Plain City, Utah
Place of Burial
Date of Burial
Undertaker
Address
Plain City
Sept 25
CJA Lindquist
Ogden
Date of Death
Sept 22, 1905
I hereby Certify, That I attended deceased from Sept 20, 1905 to Sept 22, 1905 that I last saw her alive on Sept 22, 1905 and that death occurred, on the date stated above, at 8:00 AM.
The Cause of Death was as follows: Puerperal Fever Duration: 10 ds.
Contributory: Exhaustion
(signed) Lyman Steve M.D.
Sept 23, 1905 / Ogden, Utah
Filed / Registrar
Sept 24, 1905 / Wm Mathers
Registered No.
27
no of Burial or Removal Permit
27
Interesting:
I’m sure I’ve seen Ellen’s father’s name in my research into the Lund family from Bornholm. It will be interesting to see if there are more connections.
Ellen gave birth to a son on Sept. 12, 1905. Since her fever lasted for 10 days, it appears to have been complications due to childbirth. Such a common trend among women of the time. (ETA: according to Midge – “The fever listed on the other one is puerperal fever. It is also known as childbed fever & sadly is usually a result of bacteria introduced by the doctor or midwife assisting with the delivery. They didn’t understand the need for good handwashing & sterilizing instruments. With all the open blood vessels during childbirth, it would lead to an overwhelming infection also known as blood poisoning.”
William Taylor, Ellen’s brother-in-law was the informant. He would lose his own wife Ada in childbirth only 4 years later.
Why, its the study of the Lund's, of course! I am jumping in to researching our family history and seeing where it takes me. We are the Lund's. We come from Lund's, Ranson's, DeMacedo's, Lima's, Anderson's, Warner's, Ferreira's, Da Silva's and beyond! Since my own side of the family is from Brazil, it is quite difficult to track things down. Troy's side, on the other hand, has proven to be much easier. So, I'll be jumping back and forth and all around to learn about where we come from.
Are you related to us? I'd love to learn more about you and share what I know about our common ancestors!
