Source: 1900 U.S. Census, Plain City, Weber, Utah, population schedule, Plain City Precinct, enumeration district (ED) 194, p. 8B, dwelling 154, family 157, John A. Taylor Family; digital images, Family Search (FamilySearch.org : downloaded 2 February 2012); FHL microfilm, 1854 reels.
Transcript: Dwelling #154, Family #157, lines 60-67
Line 60. Taylor, John A. Head, W, M, Feb (Un) (Un), married 32 years, pob: Texas, father pob: (Un), mother pob: (Un). Farmer, can read, can write, can speak English. Owns, Mortgaged, Farm, farm schedule 90.
Line 61. —–, Mary H, Wife, W, F, Mar 1849, 51, married 32 years, 10 children, 9 living. pob: Denmark, father pob: Denmark, mother pob: Denmark. Immigrated in 1859, in the US for 41 years.
Line 62. —–, George F. Son, W, M, Apr 1875, 25, single, pob. Utah, father pob: Texas, mother pob: Denmark. Farm Laborer, can read, can write, can speak English.
Line 63. —–, Charles E. Son, W, M, Mar 1880, 20, single, pob. Utah, father pob: Texas, mother pob: Denmark. Farm Laborer, can read, can write, can speak English.
Line 64. —–, Hyrum B. Son, W, M, Jun 1881, 18, single, pob. Utah, father pob: Texas, mother pob: Denmark. Farm Laborer, can read, can write, can speak English.
Line 65. —–, Eather G. Son, W, M, Sep 1884, 15, single, pob. Utah, father pob: Texas, mother pob: Denmark. At school 7 months, can read, can write, can speak English.
Line 66. —–, Parley P. Son, W, M, Feb 1887, 13, single, pob. Utah, father pob: Texas, mother pob: Denmark. At school 7 months, can read, can write, can speak English.
Line 67. —–, Lester P. Son, W, M, May 1892, 8, single, pob. Utah, father pob: Texas, mother pob: Denmark. can read, can write, can speak English.
Interesting:
We don’t get John’s birth year or age. I wonder who was reporting this information to the enumerator.
At this point, the farm was mortgaged. By 1910 it would be owned outright.
I believe the fourth son listed should be spelled Ether…possibly an enumerator error?
If you’ll remember from the 1910 census, only one son was living at home. His name was Elmer and he was 18, so born about 1892. He should show up on this census but doesn’t. Age wise it looks to be Lester, but Elmer and Lester are quite different names. Are they both really sons? Could one of them be a nephew or even a grandson?
Source: State of Utah, Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956, Entry no. 79583, John Ammon Taylor death certificate, 19 February 1921; digital images, Utah State Archives and Records Service, Utah State Archives (archives.utah.gov : downloaded 2 February 2012); Series no. 81448.
Transcript:
1 Place of Death
County or
Precinct or
City / no. / ward
Weber
Ogden / 640 22nd Street (4th Ward)
2 Full Name
Residence No. / St.
Length of residence in city or town where death occurred (yrs. mos. ds)
How long in U.S., if foreign birth?
John Ammon Taylor
640 22nd Street (4th Ward)
4 years
3 Sex
Male
4 Color or Race
White
5 Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced
If Married, Widowed, or divorced, Husband of (or) wife of
Married
Hannah Poulson
6 Date of Birth
February 18, 1846
7 Age
75 yrs. 0 mos. 1 ds.
8 Occupation
Farmer
9 Birthplace (City or town)
Texas
(State or Country)
10 Name of Father
John Taylor
11 Birthplace of Father (State or Country)
Pennsilvania
12 Maiden Name of Mother
Hannah Berkatt
13 Birthplace of Mother (State or Country)
Kentucke
14 Informant
Elmer A. Taylor
Address
15 Filed / Registrar
Feb 3 1921 / R Wilson
16 Date of Death
February 19, 1921
17 I hereby Certify, That I attended deceased from Feb 9, 1921 to Feb 19, 1921 that I last saw him alive on Feb 18, 1921 and that death occurred, on the date stated above, at 1:20 AM.
The Cause of Death was as follows: Apoplexy Duration: 10 ds.
18 Where was the disease contracted if not at place of death?
Did an operation precede death?
Was there an autopsy?
What was the confirmed diagnosis?
(Signed), M.D.
Date/Address
No, —
No
—
(signed)
Feb 19, 1921 / Ogden, Utah
19 Place of Burial, Cremation or Removal
Date of Burial
Plain City Cemetary
Feby 22, 1921
20 Undertaker
Address
[Ija] Lindquist
Ogden, Utah
21 Registered No.
2656
22 no of Burial or Removal Permit
2719
Interesting:
John died one day after his 75th birthday.
Listed as married but his wife died in 1916, according to his gravestone.
His parents birthplaces, in addition to being misspelled, are inverted, maybe. His census records list his Father from Kentucky and his mother from Pennsylvania.
ETA – According to Midge – “Apoplexy is the same as a stroke. Test confirming diagnosis looks like paralysis. They had few tests available to them back then but paralysis either complete or one sided is classic. More of a symptom than a test but I think that is what it says.”
Source: 1910 Census, Plain City, Weber, Utah, population schedule, Plain City Precinct, enumeration district (ED) 236, p. 8A, dwelling 147, family 151, John A. Taylor Family; digital images, Ancestry (Ancestry.com : downloaded 1 February 2012); T624, 1178 rolls.
Transcript: Dwelling #147, Family #151, lines 1-3
Line 1. Taylor, John A. Head, M, W, 64, 1st marriage for 41 years, pob: Texas, father pob: Kentucky, mother pob: Pensylvania. Speaks English. Farmer, General Farm, Employer, can read, can write. Owns, Free, Farm, farm schedule 109.
Line 2. —–, Hanah A, Wife, F, W 60, 1st marriage for 41 years, 10 children, 9 living. pob: Den. Danish, father pob: Den. Danish, mother pob: Den. Danish. Immigrated in 1866. Speaks English. Not employed. Can read, can write.
Line 3. —–, Elmer. Son, M, W, 18, single, pob. Utah, father pob: Texas, mother pob: Den. Danish. Speaks English. Farm Laborer, at home, worker. Not out of work. Unemployed 5 months last year. Can read, can write.
Interesting:
This document verifies the birth years for both John and Hannah.
Hannah is spelled with one n but we now get a middle initial of “A”.
A new son! Elmer appears to be the youngest of the children. We also learn that Hannah had 10 children and that 9 are living. Adding Elmer to the list I already have brings me to 6 children. I have 4 more to find.
Since the 1890 Census is no more, I’ll have to track down the 1900 census to see if I can find more children.
On my way back from a meeting earlier this week I got a chance to stop by the local Family History Center for about 1/2 hour and pull up some documents I had searched for at home. Since Ancestry costs money, and I’m cheap, I just do the search at home, narrow down which entries I think might be close, then add it to my to-do list. When I get a chance to go to the Family History Library or a Center I just pull out my to-do list and gather up the documents.
Here’s the 1880 Census for William Taylor’s family when he was a child. His father John and mother Hannah and his siblings.
Source: 1880 U.S. Census, Plain City, Weber, Utah, population schedule, Harrisville Precinct, enumeration district (ED) ED 101, p. 2, dwelling 11, family 11, John A. Taylor Family; digital images, Ancestry (Ancestry.com : downloaded 1 February 2012); Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Transcript:
Dwelling #11, Family #11, lines 12-18
Line 12. Taylor, John A. W, M, 34, married, Farmer, pob: Texas, father pob: Kentucky, mother pob: Pensylvania.
Line 13. —–, Hannah, W, F, 31, Wife, married, Keeping House, pob: Loland Denmark, father pob: Denmark, mother pob: Denmark.
Line 14. —–, John H. W, M, 10, Son, single, at school, attended school, pob. Utah Ter., father pob: Texas, mother pob: Loland Denmark.
Line 15. —–, William, W, M, 8, Son, pob. Utah Ter., father pob: Texas, mother pob: Denmark.
Line 16. —–, Geo. T., W, M, 6, Son, pob. Utah Ter., father pob: Texas, mother pob: Denmark.
Line 17. —–, Hannah C, W, F, 4, Daughter, pob. Utah Ter., father pob: Texas, mother pob: Denmark.
Line 18. —–, Charles C, W, M, 1, Son, pob. Utah Ter., father pob: Texas, mother pob: Denmark.
Interesting:
Both William’s mother and his wife Ada’s mother are named Hannah.
I now have four of William’s siblings added to my tree, as well as birth places for his grandparents.
All the documents I have for William have different birth years, 1870, 1871, even 1884 (although I think that last one was from another William Taylor – its from a family search tree).
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