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Otis Valurian Holcomb

Biography

• Birth: Otis Valurian Holcomb was born on 16 July 1872 in Colburn Township, Adams County, Wisconsin, United States.^1,2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage: He and Sylvia May ("May") Reid were married on 1 January 1899 in New Rome, Adams County, Wisconsin, United States. Officiated by A. Lee Holden, regular Baptist ceremony.^7,8,6
• Witness: Otis Valurian Holcomb witnessed the marriage of Otis John Gray and Mary Malinda ("May") Reid on 23 December 1903 in Hancock, Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. Officiated by W. G. Price.^9,10,11
• Informant: Otis Valurian Holcomb was the informant on the death record of Sylvia May ("May") Reid.^12,6,13
• Death: Otis Valurian Holcomb died on 29 May 1956 at age 83 at Milwaukee County Hospital in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. "Otis V. Holcomb, 83, a former resident of Pittsville and Wisconsin Rapids, died at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday at Milwaukee County Hospital after a one year illness. He had resided in Milwaukee the last ten years. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Taylor Funeral Home with the Rev. L.F. Schnieder officiating. Burial is to take place in Forest Hill Cemetery.
  
  Mr. Holcomb was born in Adams County on July 16, 1872, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wardsey Holcomb. He married Sylvia Reid there on Jan. 1, 1899. His wife died in 1926 and he moved to Wisconsin Rapids from Pittsville in 1928.
  
  Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Earl Robinson and Mrs. Arthur C. Jensen, Wisconsin Rapids, and Mrs. Louis Van Dake, Osseo, Minn.; one brother, William, Hancock; one sister, Mrs. William Ployle, Binger, Wash.; ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. One daughter preceded him in death.
  
  Friends may pay their respects at the Taylor Funeral Home from 7 o'clock this evening until time of services."⁶
• Burial: He was buried on 1 June 1956 at Forest Hill CemeteryG+, in Wisconsin Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, United States.⁶

• Person Source: Otis Valurian Holcomb had sources that helped establish his name.⁷
• Census (fam): He and Sylvia May ("May") Reid appeared in the census on 1 June 1900 in Colburn Township, Adams County, Wisconsin, United States. Otis and Sylvia have been married one year and own their home [mortgage-free]; they are farming.¹
• Census (fam): Otis Valurian Holcomb and Sylvia May ("May") Reid appeared in the census on 1 June 1905 in Wood Township, Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. Otis is farming; he owns his farm [mortgaged].²
• Census (fam): Otis Valurian Holcomb and Sylvia May ("May") Reid appeared in the census on 15 April 1910 in Wood Township, Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. Otis and Sylvia have been married eleven years and have three children; he is operating a truck farm on his own account [mortgaged].³
• Census (fam): Otis Valurian Holcomb and Sylvia May ("May") Reid appeared in the census on 1 January 1920 in Wood Township, Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. Otis and Sylvia are farming.⁴
• Census: Otis Valurian Holcomb appeared in the census on 1 April 1930 at 1451 Thirteenth Street in Wisconsin Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, United States. Otis, now a widower, is renting the home for $10/month. He is working as a laborer in the city.⁵
• Residence: He lived at Route no. 1 in Friendship, Adams County, Wisconsin, United States, on 6 January 1942.¹⁴

• Last Edited: 3 July 2017

Citations

1. [S608] 1900 U. S. Census, Adams County, Wisconsin, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T623, roll 1777, Colburn; 6; sheet 4A [penned], stamped 63; dwelling no. 83, family no. 84; Otis Holcomb; 12 May 2015
2. [S737] 1905 State Census, Wood County, Wisconsin, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Census, 1905. Microfilm, 44 reels. CSUSAWI1905_34, Wood Township; p. 6 [penned], stamped 645; family no. 105, line 26; Otis Holcomb; 12 May 2015
3. [S610] 1910 U. S. Census, Wood County, Wisconsin, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T624, roll 1741, Wood Township; 187; sheet 8B [penned]; dwelling no. 170, family no. 177; Otis Holcomb; 12 May 2015
4. [S1089] 1920 U. S. Census, Wood County, Wisconsin, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T625, roll 2023, Wood Township; 181; sheet 9B [penned]; continued on sheet 10A [penned], stamped 195; dwelling no. 176, family no. 176; Otis Holcomb; 13 May 2015
5. [S505] 1930 U. S. Census, Wood County, Wisconsin, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T626, roll 2619, Ward 2, Wisconsin Rapids; 38; sheet 13A [penned], stamped 209; dwelling no. 299, family no. 316; Otis Holcomb; 13 May 2015
6. [S1014] , Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, Wisconsin, , "Otis Holcomb Dies; Rites Here Friday"; 31 May 1956; p. 15
7. [S36] Wisconsin County Registrars, "Registration of Marriages," series 2073 (bound registers of county marriage records, 1836–1907, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin): , Volume 2; Adams County; p. 298, entry for Otis Holcomb and Sylvia May Reid (1 January 1899), New Rome
8. [S709] Joan Benner, Holcomb-Ried Wedding, 1899, Joan Benner; Holcomb-Ried Wedding, 1899; 15 March 2002; 17 March 2002; transcription of an article from the Plainfield Sun newspaper
9. [S36] Wisconsin County Registrars, "Registration of Marriages," series 2073 (bound registers of county marriage records, 1836–1907, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin): , Volume 2; Adams County; p. 362, entry for Otis J Gray and Mary M Reid (23 December 1903); Hancock, Waushara County
10. [S1362] "," Wisconsin (Grand Rapids) Valley Leader, ; online images, NewspaperArchive.com (http://newspaperarchive.com/ : accessed ), Historic Newspapers, Cream of Exchanges; 7 January 1904; p. [not numbered]; "Wild Rose Times;" wedding announcement; 29 November 2014; Wisconsin Valley Leader
11. [S487] 1930 U. S. Census, Adams County, Wisconsin, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T626, roll 2560, Colburn; 4; sheet 1A [penned], stamped 22; dwelling no. [not filled in], family no. 5; Otis Gray; 30 November 2014
12. [S514] "," Wisconsin Rapids (WI) Daily Tribune, ; online images, NewspaperArchive.com (http://newspaperarchive.com/ : accessed ), Historic Newspapers, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bovee...; 22 September 1926; p. 10, col. 7; death announcement; 30 November 2014; Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
13. [S21] , Reid Collection; privately held by Anita A Reid, [address for private use], Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 2014, Death certificate of Sylvia Holcomb; uncertified copy of death certificate for Sylvia Holcomb (1926), reg. no. 1; Reid family, unknown as to when and by whom first acquired
14. [S1383] "U.S., Chicago and North Western Railroad Employment Records, 1935-1970," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Employee Records. Chicago & North Western Historical Society, Berwyn, Illinois, 3 July 2017; application for account no., Ottis Vern Holcomb, age 67 (1942); no. 721-09-6719; a snow laborer. Does not know his date of birth, birth year listed as 1874

Lloyd Horace Bovee

Biography

• Birth: Lloyd Horace Bovee was born on 19 October 1894 in Bancroft, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.¹
• Marriage: He and Bernice Ruth Reid were married on 16 March 1922 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. Officiated by Rev. G. Stanley Joslyn, Methodist Church.²
• Death: Lloyd Horace Bovee died of arteriosclerotic heart disease on 30 June 1981 at age 86 in Whiting, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.
• Burial: He was buried on 3 July 1981 at Plainfield Village CemeteryG+, in Plainfield, Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States.³

• Last Edited: 7 December 2016

Citations

1. [S63] United States, Selective Service System, "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ), Lists Pine Grove as birthplace, 15 June 2017; card for Lloyd Horace Bovee, serial no. 1243, order no. 43; Wisconsin, Portage County, roll no. 1674885; National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls
2. [S87] "," Daily Journal (Stevens Point, Wisconsin), ; online images, NewspaperArchive.com (http://newspaperarchive.com/ : accessed ), Historic Newspapers, Plainfield People Married In Madison; wedding announcement; 17 March 1922; p. 7, col. 5; 7 January 2016; Stevens Point Daily Journal
3. [S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 7 December 2016; Llyod Horace Bovee; 43073453; Plainfield Cemetery; Plainfield, Waushara County, Wisconsin; genealogyfever; Marianne, no. 47781576

Flora Cecil Elliott

Flora (Elliot) Reid

Biography

• Birth: Flora Cecil Elliott was born on 15 October 1913 in Plainfield, Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States.^1,2,3
• Marriage: Ora Glenn Reid and Flora Cecil Elliott were married on 20 February 1932 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States.^2,4,5
• Divorce: Ora Glenn Reid and Flora Cecil Elliott were divorced on 28 August 1952 in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States.²
• Death: She died on 22 February 2013 at age 99 in Wautoma, Waushara, Wisconsin, United States. "Flora was born on October 15, 1913 in Plainfield, WI to Allen Benjamin & Effie May (Baldwin) Elliott and passed to eternal rest on February 22, 2013. She was married to Ora Reid on February 20, 1932 in the State of Illinois. They divorced on August 28, 1952 in Waushara Co, WI. Flora was a school teacher for several years. She taught school locally, Union Grove, WI and 10 years in the State of Alaska where she taught in 5 Eskimo villages until her retirement. She enjoyed crafting quilts for family and friends as well as spending time in her flower gardens. Flora is survived by three children, Robert Reid of Huntingdon, TN, Marirose (Don Sr.) Hilpipre of Plainfield, WI and Phil Reid of Wautoma, WI. She is further survived by her deeply loved grandchildren, great Grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren, family members in WI, ND, MT, and many friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, Allen & Effie Elliott of Plainfield, WI. Her brothers, Ray (Anna) of Towner, ND, Frank (Gladys), Justin (Ellen), Kirk (Ethelyn) of Plainfield, WI, Carl (Regina) of Great Falls, MT and her sisters Ann (Harris) Botsford of Wisconsin Dells, WI, Belva (Dean Sr.) Gustin of Racine, WI. Flora is further preceded in death by 2 Children, Juanita (Reid) McDowell of Wild Rose, WI, and Dick Reid of Weston, ID, 3 Grandchildren and 1 Great Grandchild, as well by her former husband Ora Reid of Chinook, MT who passed on 25 May 1991. A Memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Leikness & Stahl Funeral Home in Plainfield with Lois Scott officiating. Inurnment will be at Plainfield Cemetery in the spring. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until the time of services at the funeral home."²
• Cremation: She was cremated and her ashes interred at Plainfield Village CemeteryG+, in Plainfield, Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States, on 3 March 2013.^2,1

• Person Source: Flora Cecil Elliott had sources that helped establish her name.¹
• Census: She appeared in the census on 1 April 1940 in Plainfield, Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. Flora is renting her home for $5/month; she lived in Leola, Adams County, Wisconsin five years ago. She is married but her husband is not listed in the household. Flora is educated through one year of college and is not employed outside the home.³

• Last Edited: 3 March 2017

Citations

1. [S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 8 April 2013; Flora Cecil (Elliott) Reid; 105886212; Plainfield Cemetery; Plainfield, Waushara County, Wisconsin; TM; TM
2. [S1045] Michael D Leikness, Leikness Funeral Home (http://www.wautomafuneralhome.com/?page=index : accessed ), , 8 April 2015; obituary for Flora Reid (2013)
3. [S677] 1940 U. S. Census, Waushara County, Wisconsin, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T627, roll 4536, Plainfield; 69-14; sheet 4B [penned]; family no. 90; Flora Reid; 8 April 2015
4. [S1040] , Waushara Argus, Wautoma, Wisconsin, , Mr. and Mrs. Ora Reid, wedding announcement; 1 March 1932; p. 7; under "West Plainfield"
5. [S87] "," Daily Journal (Stevens Point, Wisconsin), ; online images, NewspaperArchive.com (http://newspaperarchive.com/ : accessed ), Historic Newspapers, Plainfield News; wedding announcement; 27 February 1932; p. 3; 8 April 2015; Stevens Point Daily Journal

Juanita Marie Reid

Parents

Juanita Reid

Biography

• Birth: Juanita Marie Reid was born on 8 February 1933 in Plainfield, Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. Born at the home of her grandparents.^1,2
• Marriage: Encarnacion John ("John") Mata and Juanita Marie Reid were married on 26 April 1977 in Elko County, Nevada, United States.³
• Death: She died on 29 June 2012 at age 79 at Wild Rose Manor Nursing Home in Wild Rose, Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States.⁴
• Burial: She was buried on 5 July 2012 at Plainfield Village CemeteryG+, in Plainfield, Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States.^4,5

• Person Source: Juanita Marie Reid had sources that helped establish her name.²
• Witness: She appeared in the household of Flora Cecil Elliott in the census on 1 April 1940 in Plainfield, Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. Flora is renting her home for $5/month; she lived in Leola, Adams County, Wisconsin five years ago. She is married but her husband is not listed in the household. Flora is educated through one year of college and is not employed outside the home.¹

• Last Edited: 25 June 2017

Citations

1. [S677] 1940 U. S. Census, Waushara County, Wisconsin, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T627, roll 4536, Plainfield; 69-14; sheet 4B [penned]; family no. 90; Flora Reid; 8 April 2015
2. [S1037] Waushara County, Wisconsin; Register of Deeds, Wautoma, Wisconsin, birth certificate; 17-143; 1933; Juanita Marie Reid
3. [S145] "Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Nevada State Health Division, Office of Vital Records, Carson City, NV and Clark County, Nevada Marriage Bureau, Las Vegas, NV, 9 April 2015; entry for John Mata and Juanita Murray (1977); Elko County, book 48, p. 514; Both are residents of Idaho
4. [S21] , Reid Collection; privately held by Anita A Reid, [address for private use], Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 2014, memorial card for Juanita "Nitz" Marie (Reid) McDowell; Funeral card with obituary printed on the back; Joan (Reid) Kramer to Anita Reid, 2012
5. [S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 9 April 2015; Juanita Marie (Reid) McDowell; 98350086; Plainfield Cemetery; Plainfield, Waushara County, Wisconsin; TM; TM

LaVera Lillian Norland

Biography

• Birth: LaVera Lillian Norland was born on 21 April 1914 in Ontario, Canada.^1,2
• Marriage: Ford Anderson Reid and LaVera Lillian Norland were married on 4 July 1934 in Cross River, Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States.³
• Death: She died of a myocardial infarction on 18 September 1983 at age 69 at St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.^1,2
• Burial: She was buried on 21 September 1983 at Evergreen CemeteryG+, in Solon Springs, Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States.^1,2

• Person Source: LaVera Lillian Norland had sources that helped establish her name.⁴

• Last Edited: 23 November 2015

Citations

1. [S616] , Evening Telegram, Superior, Wisconsin, , "Lavera Reid, Minong, Dies Sunday Evening"; 19 September 1983; p. 2
2. [S393] , Death certificate , Minnesota, Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, Minnesota, Lavera L Reid; Minnesota; 24791; 1983
3. [S72] Minnesota Official Marriage System, MOMS (https://www.moms.mn.gov/ : accessed ), , 23 November 2015; entry for Ford Reid and LaVera Norland (1934); Koochiching County, no. G 390
4. [S45] "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, MN, 23 November 2015; entry for Elnora Marie Reid (1935); Koochiching County, no. 1935-MN-027710; parents listed are Ford Andre' Reid and Lavera Lillian Norland

Carl Anderson Reid

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Carl Anderson Reid was born on 4 June 1938 in Emmo, Ontario, Canada.¹
• Death: He died on 12 June 2007 at age 69 at St. Cloud Hospital in Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States.¹
• Cremation: He was cremated and his ashes interred on 15 June 2007.¹

• Person Source: Carl Anderson Reid had sources that helped establish his name.¹

• Last Edited: 7 December 2016

Citations

1. [S688] Dingmann Funeral Home Cremation Service, Dingmann Funeral Home Cremation Service, CFS, Dingmann Funeral Home—Cremation Service (http://www.dingmannandsons.com/ : accessed ), , 28 December 2001; Carl A Reid—obituary

Esther Marie Sandness

Biography

• Birth: Esther Marie Sandness was born on 26 July 1909 in Roseau County, Minnesota, United States.^1,2,3
• Marriage: Frank Orlando Reid and Esther Marie Sandness were married on 13 May 1927 in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States.⁴
• Death: She died of an acute coronary occlusion on 1 September 1977 at age 68 in Warroad, Roseau County, Minnesota, United States.^2,3
• Burial: She was buried on 6 September 1977 at Riverside CemeteryG+, in Warroad, Roseau County, Minnesota, United States.^2,3

• Person Source: Esther Marie Sandness had sources that helped establish her name.^1,2

• Last Edited: 7 December 2016

Citations

1. [S689] Minnesota, Division of Vital Statistics; Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, Minnesota, birth certificate; 24810; 13 January 1934; Ethel Marie Reid
2. [S710] Minnesota, Division of Vital Statistics; Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, Minnesota, death certificate; 22-77-025214; 1 September 1977; Esther Marie Reid
3. [S1457] "," Roseau (Minn.) Times-Region, , , Esther Reid; obituary; 15 September 1977; p. 15
4. [S72] Minnesota Official Marriage System, MOMS (https://www.moms.mn.gov/ : accessed ), , 17 November 2014; entry for Frank Reed and Esther Sandness (13 May 1927); certificate no. 1-146

Truman Riley Taylor

Parents

Truman R Taylor signature

Biography

• Birth: Truman Riley Taylor was born on 31 October 1799 in Massachusetts, United States.^1,2,3
• Marriage: He and Rachel Witherell were married in 1824.⁴
• Witness: Truman Riley Taylor witnessed the marriage of Samuel Halfhide and Flora Sarah Taylor on 8 October 1865 in Belmont Township, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. Officiated by Truman R Taylor, Justice of the Peace.^5,6
• Death: Truman Riley Taylor died on 24 May 1869 at age 69 in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.⁴
• Burial: He was buried at First Belmont CemeteryG+, in Belmont Township, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.

• Person Source: Truman Riley Taylor had sources that helped establish his name.⁷
• Census: He appeared in the census on 1 June 1830 in Rushford, Allegany County, New York, United States. All in the household are free and white: two males under the age of 5 years [most likely sons Luman and Charles]; one male between the ages of 15 and 19 years [this might be a brother, Luman]; one male between the ages of 20 and 29 years [most likely Truman]; one female between the ages of 20 and 29 years [most likely Rachel].⁸
• Census: He appeared in the census on 1 June 1840 in Rushford, Allegany County, New York, United States. All in the household are white and free: one male under the age of 5 years [most likely Ezra], three males between the ages of 5 through 9 years [most likely Truman and then two unknowns], one male between the ages of 30 through 39 years [most likely Truman]; one female between the ages of 5 through 9 years [most likely Adaline], one female between the ages of 10 through 14 years [most likely Helen], and one female between the ages of 30 through 39 years [most likely Rachel]. This would leave the following children out of the household: Lucy Jane, Luman, Charles and Albert.⁹
• Property: He owned part of lot number twenty seven, in the sixth township and fifth range; bounded south by lands owned by Amasa Wheeler, fifty-nine chains, seventy-four links; west by lot number 35, fifty-nine chains, seventy-four links; and east by lot number nineteen, thirteen chains, thirty-nine links; containing eighty acres on 30 October 1841 in Yorkshire Township, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. Purchased the land for $500 from James Chamberlin and Harriet his wife.¹⁰
• Property: He sold part of lot twenty-seven in the sixth township and fifth range; bounded on the south by lands owned by George Taylor, fifty-nine chains and seventy-four links; west by lot number thirty-five, thirteen chains, nine links; north by a line parallel to the first contained boundary, fifty-nine chains, seventy-four links and east by lot number nineteen, thirteen chains and thirty-nine links, containing eighty acres on 29 January 1846 in Yorkshire Township, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States.¹¹
• Census: He appeared in the census on 1 June 1850 in Yorkshire Township, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. Truman is farming and has real estate valued at $1500.²
• Census: He appeared in the census on 1 June 1860 in Belmont Township, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. Truman is a farmer with real estate valued at $1000 and a personal estate valued at $200.³

• Last Edited: 3 March 2017

Citations

1. [S981] Rev. Elbert O. Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley, Including Accounts of the Organization and Mettings of the Taylor Reunion Association of Hadley, Massachusetts, and the Genealogy of the Descendants of the Ancestor, p. 68; identified as "Riley" with a birth year of 1800
2. [S854] 1850 U. S. Census, Cattaraugus County, New York, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M432, roll 480, Yorkshire; p. not numbered; dwelling no. 1431, family no. 1442; Truman R Taylor; 3 May 2015
3. [S664] 1860 U. S. Census, Portage County, Wisconsin, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M653, roll 1426, Belmont; p. 11 [penned]; dwelling no. 91, family no. 78; Truman Taylor; 4 May 2015
4. [S981] Rev. Elbert O. Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley, Including Accounts of the Organization and Mettings of the Taylor Reunion Association of Hadley, Massachusetts, and the Genealogy of the Descendants of the Ancestor, p. 69, entry V. Riley Taylor
5. [S981] Rev. Elbert O. Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley, Including Accounts of the Organization and Mettings of the Taylor Reunion Association of Hadley, Massachusetts, and the Genealogy of the Descendants of the Ancestor, p. 71, entry VI. Flora Taylor
6. [S700] Portage County, Wisconsin; Register of Deeds, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, marriage certificate; 2-113; 1865; Samuel Halfhide and Flora (Taylor) Grayham
7. [S981] Rev. Elbert O. Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley, Including Accounts of the Organization and Mettings of the Taylor Reunion Association of Hadley, Massachusetts, and the Genealogy of the Descendants of the Ancestor, p. 69; identified as 'Riley' has a son also named Truman Riley Talyor
8. [S853] 1830 U. S. Census, Allegany County, New York, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M19, roll 84, Most likely brother Luman Taylor is living with the family, Rushford; p. 170 [penned]; line 13 [counting]; T. R. Taylor; 2 May 2015
9. [S694] 1840 U. S. Census, Allegany County, New York, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M704, roll 265, Rushford; p. 262 [penned], stamped 134; line 6; T. R. Taylor; 3 May 2015
10. [S809] New York, "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed ), ; Land and property records from the New York Land Office and county courthouses. The records include land grants, patents, deeds, and mortgages. Collection includes all counties except Franklin, Nassau and Queens, 14 February 2015; Cattaraugus County, Deeds 1844-1848, volumes 17-18; vol. 17, p. 301 for James Chamberlin and wife to Truman R Taylor
11. [S809] New York, "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed ), ; Land and property records from the New York Land Office and county courthouses. The records include land grants, patents, deeds, and mortgages. Collection includes all counties except Franklin, Nassau and Queens, 14 February 2015; Cattaraugus County, Deeds 1844-1848, volumes 17-18; vol. 17, p. 30301 for Truman R Taylor to David Taylor

Rachel Witherell

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Rachel Witherell was born on 24 July 1805 in Shrewsbury Township, Rutland County, Vermont, United States.^1,2,3,4,5
• Marriage: Truman Riley Taylor and Rachel Witherell were married in 1824.⁶
• Death: She died on 30 January 1873 at age 67 in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.⁶
• Burial: She was buried at First Belmont CemeteryG+, in Belmont Township, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.

• Person Source: Rachel Witherell had sources that helped establish her name.⁶
• Witness: She appeared in the household of Truman Riley Taylor in the census on 1 June 1850 in Yorkshire Township, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. Truman is farming and has real estate valued at $1500.¹
• Witness: Rachel Witherell appeared in the household of Truman Riley Taylor in the census on 1 June 1860 in Belmont Township, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. Truman is a farmer with real estate valued at $1000 and a personal estate valued at $200.²
• Witness: Rachel Witherell appeared in the household of Luman Taylor in the census on 1 June 1870 in Belmont Township, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. Luman is a farmer with real estate valued at $800 and a personal estate valued at $450.³

• Last Edited: 3 March 2017

Citations

1. [S854] 1850 U. S. Census, Cattaraugus County, New York, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M432, roll 480, Yorkshire; p. not numbered; dwelling no. 1431, family no. 1442; Truman R Taylor; 3 May 2015
2. [S664] 1860 U. S. Census, Portage County, Wisconsin, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M653, roll 1426, Belmont; p. 11 [penned]; dwelling no. 91, family no. 78; Truman Taylor; 4 May 2015
3. [S665] 1870 U. S. Census, Portage County, Wisconsin, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M593, roll 1732, Belmont; p. 9 [penned], stamped 79; dwelling no. 64, family no. 62; Luman Taylor; 7 May 2015
4. [S1087] "Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908," database and images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts and State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records, 1871–1908. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 11 May 2015; card for Rachael Witherell, daughter of Noah Witherell (1805); Shrewsbury
5. [S1132] "Vermont Births, Marriages, and Deaths to 2008," images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors.org (http://www.americanancestors.org : accessed ); From microfilmed records, orginals held by Vermont State Archives and Records Administration, 11 May 2015; Volume: Births W to 1871, Page(s): 6901, for Rachael Witherell (1805); Shrewsbury
6. [S981] Rev. Elbert O. Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley, Including Accounts of the Organization and Mettings of the Taylor Reunion Association of Hadley, Massachusetts, and the Genealogy of the Descendants of the Ancestor, p. 69, entry V. Riley Taylor

Benoni Taylor

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Benoni Taylor was born on 22 June 1761 in South Hadley, Massachusetts Colony.^1,2
• Marriage: He and Polly Read were married on 5 December 1799 in Brookfield, Orange County, Vermont, United States. Officiated by Rev. Elijah Lyman.^3,4
• Death: Benoni Taylor died in 1842 at age ~81.⁴

• Person Source: Benoni Taylor had sources that helped establish his name.²
• Other Spelling: His name was also spelled Bennony Taylor.¹
• Witness: He appeared in the household of Jacob Taylor in the census on 2 August 1790 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. Two white males under the age of 16 years [unknowns], three white males over 16 years [most likely Jacob age 71 years, Samuel age 33 years, and Benoni age 28 years]; six white females [most likely Ruth Taylor, age 70 years, Susanna Taylor age 35 years, and four unknowns]⁵
• Census: Benoni Taylor appeared in the census on 1 June 1830 in Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont, United States. All in the household are free and white: one male between the ages of 60 through 69 years [most likely Benoni]; one female between the ages of 10 through 14 years [most likely Mary], and one female between the ages of 50 through 59 years [most likely Polly]⁶
• Witness: He appeared in the household of David R Taylor in the census on 1 June 1840 in Rushford, Allegany County, New York, United States. all in the household are free and white: one male between the ages of 30 through 39 years [most likely David], one male between the ages of 70 through 79 years [most likely his father, Benoni]; one female under the age of 5 years [perhaps Flora, more likely an unknown], one female between the ages of 20 through 29 years [most likely Marilla], and one female between the ages of 60 through 69 years [most likely David's mother, Polly]⁷

• Last Edited: 18 January 2017

Citations

1. [S863] "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook), 27 January 2016; p. 257, entry for "Jacob Taylors Family Births & Deaths"; Jacob Taylor and his wife Elizabeth
2. [S981] Rev. Elbert O. Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley, Including Accounts of the Organization and Mettings of the Taylor Reunion Association of Hadley, Massachusetts, and the Genealogy of the Descendants of the Ancestor, p. 56, entry III. Jacob Taylor continued
3. [S1132] "Vermont Births, Marriages, and Deaths to 2008," images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors.org (http://www.americanancestors.org : accessed ); From microfilmed records, orginals held by Vermont State Archives and Records Administration, 2 May 2015; card for Benari [Benoni] Taylor and Polly Read (1799); Brookfield
4. [S981] Rev. Elbert O. Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley, Including Accounts of the Organization and Mettings of the Taylor Reunion Association of Hadley, Massachusetts, and the Genealogy of the Descendants of the Ancestor, p. 68, entry IV. Benoni, s of Jacob
5. [S1374] 1790 U. S. Census, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M637, roll 4, Granby; p. 235 [penned]; second column, line 12; Jacob Taylor; 2 April 2016
6. [S1073] 1830 U. S. Census, Rutland County, Vermont, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M19, roll 84, Pittsford; p. penned 66 and 67; line [counting] 16; Benoni Taylor; 4 May 2015
7. [S694] 1840 U. S. Census, Allegany County, New York, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M704, roll 265, Rushford; p. stamped 134; line [counting] 4; D. Taylor; 4 May 2015

Polly Read

Biography

• Birth: Polly Read was born in 1780 in New Jersey, United States.^1,2
• Marriage: Benoni Taylor and Polly Read were married on 5 December 1799 in Brookfield, Orange County, Vermont, United States. Officiated by Rev. Elijah Lyman.^3,4

• Person Source: Polly Read had sources that helped establish her name.^3,4
• Witness: She appeared in the household of Benoni Taylor in the census on 1 June 1830 in Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont, United States. All in the household are free and white: one male between the ages of 60 through 69 years [most likely Benoni]; one female between the ages of 10 through 14 years [most likely Mary], and one female between the ages of 50 through 59 years [most likely Polly]⁵
• Witness: Polly Read appeared in the household of David R Taylor in the census on 1 June 1840 in Rushford, Allegany County, New York, United States. all in the household are free and white: one male between the ages of 30 through 39 years [most likely David], one male between the ages of 70 through 79 years [most likely his father, Benoni]; one female under the age of 5 years [perhaps Flora, more likely an unknown], one female between the ages of 20 through 29 years [most likely Marilla], and one female between the ages of 60 through 69 years [most likely David's mother, Polly]⁶
• Witness: Polly Read appeared in the census in the household of Samuel Persons and Mary Taylor on 1 June 1855 in Yorkshire Township, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. Samuel and Mary live in a framed house valued at $300; they are farming¹
• Witness: Polly Read appeared in the household of Samuel Persons in the census on 1 June 1860 in Yorkshire Township, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. Samuel is a farmer with real estate valued at $2600 and a personal estate valued at $600.²

• Last Edited: 14 November 2016

Citations

1. [S695] 1855 New York State Census, Cattaraugus County, population schedule, , , ; microfilm FHL no. 583831, Yorkshire; p. stamped 286; dwelling no. [cut off], family no. 58; Samuel Persons Jr
2. [S1075] 1860 U. S. Census, Cattaraugus County, New York, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M653, roll 725, Yorkshire; p. 68 [penned], stamped 276; dwelling no. 541, family no. 516; Samuel Person; 6 May 2015
3. [S1132] "Vermont Births, Marriages, and Deaths to 2008," images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors.org (http://www.americanancestors.org : accessed ); From microfilmed records, orginals held by Vermont State Archives and Records Administration, 2 May 2015; card for Benari [Benoni] Taylor and Polly Read (1799); Brookfield
4. [S981] Rev. Elbert O. Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley, Including Accounts of the Organization and Mettings of the Taylor Reunion Association of Hadley, Massachusetts, and the Genealogy of the Descendants of the Ancestor, p. 68, entry IV. Benoni, s of Jacob
5. [S1073] 1830 U. S. Census, Rutland County, Vermont, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M19, roll 84, Pittsford; p. penned 66 and 67; line [counting] 16; Benoni Taylor; 4 May 2015
6. [S694] 1840 U. S. Census, Allegany County, New York, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M704, roll 265, Rushford; p. stamped 134; line [counting] 4; D. Taylor; 4 May 2015

David R Taylor

Parents

Biography

• Birth: David R Taylor was born on 11 May 1810 in Vermont, United States.^1,2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage: He and Marilla Taylor were married.^7,8
• Marriage: David R Taylor and Mary H Newburg were married on 10 March 1875 in Waupaca, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. officiated by S. C. Sale, a religious ceremony¹
• Death: David R Taylor died on 7 April 1883 at age 72 in Mill Creek, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.⁹
• Burial: He was buried on 10 April 1883 in Belmont Township, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.

• Person Source: David R Taylor had sources that helped establish his name.¹⁰
• Census: He appeared in the census on 1 June 1840 in Rushford, Allegany County, New York, United States. all in the household are free and white: one male between the ages of 30 through 39 years [most likely David], one male between the ages of 70 through 79 years [most likely his father, Benoni]; one female under the age of 5 years [perhaps Flora, more likely an unknown], one female between the ages of 20 through 29 years [most likely Marilla], and one female between the ages of 60 through 69 years [most likely David's mother, Polly]¹¹
• Witness: He witnessed the property of Truman Riley Taylor as a part of lot twenty-seven in the sixth township and fifth range; bounded on the south by lands owned by George Taylor, fifty-nine chains and seventy-four links; west by lot number thirty-five, thirteen chains, nine links; north by a line parallel to the first contained boundary, fifty-nine chains, seventy-four links and east by lot number nineteen, thirteen chains and thirty-nine links, containing eighty acres on 29 January 1846 in Yorkshire Township, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States.¹²
• Census: David R Taylor appeared in the census on 1 June 1850 in Yorkshire Township, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. David is a farmer with real estate valued at $500.⁴
• Census (fam): He and Marilla Taylor appeared in the census on 1 June 1855 in Yorkshire Township, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. David is a farmer with a framed house valued at $30.³
• Census: David R Taylor appeared in the census on 1 June 1860 in Yorkshire Township, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. David is a farmer with real estate valued at $1500 and a personal estate valued at $100.⁵
• Witness: He witnessed the will of Zebina Taylor on 11 March 1878 in Rushford, Allegany County, New York, United States.¹³
• Census: David R Taylor appeared in the census on 1 June 1880 in Belmont Township, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. David is working as a laborer.⁶

• Last Edited: 3 May 2016

Citations

1. [S36] Wisconsin County Registrars, "Registration of Marriages," series 2073 (bound registers of county marriage records, 1836–1907, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin): , Waupaca County
2. [S981] Rev. Elbert O. Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley, Including Accounts of the Organization and Mettings of the Taylor Reunion Association of Hadley, Massachusetts, and the Genealogy of the Descendants of the Ancestor, p. 68; under IV Benoni, s of Jacob; lists David's birth date as 14 May 1810
3. [S695] 1855 New York State Census, Cattaraugus County, population schedule, , , ; microfilm FHL no. 583831, Yorkshire; p. stamped 293; dwelling no. 111, family no. 111; David Taylor
4. [S854] 1850 U. S. Census, Cattaraugus County, New York, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M432, roll 480, Yorkshire; p. stamped 474; dwelling no. 1435, family no. 1445; David R Taylor; 4 May 2015
5. [S1075] 1860 U. S. Census, Cattaraugus County, New York, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M653, roll 725, Yorkshire; p. 76 [penned], stamped 284; dwelling no. 600, family no. 575; David R Taylor; 6 May 2015
6. [S666] 1880 U. S. Census, Portage County, Wisconsin, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T9, roll 1442, Belmont; 136; p. 6B [penned]; dwelling no. 47, family no. 47; David R Taylor; 13 May 2015
7. [S981] Rev. Elbert O. Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley, Including Accounts of the Organization and Mettings of the Taylor Reunion Association of Hadley, Massachusetts, and the Genealogy of the Descendants of the Ancestor, p. 71; says 'date unknown' Marilla is the daughter of Silas
8. [S981] Rev. Elbert O. Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley, Including Accounts of the Organization and Mettings of the Taylor Reunion Association of Hadley, Massachusetts, and the Genealogy of the Descendants of the Ancestor, p. 88, entry V. Marilla Taylor
9. [S981] Rev. Elbert O. Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley, Including Accounts of the Organization and Mettings of the Taylor Reunion Association of Hadley, Massachusetts, and the Genealogy of the Descendants of the Ancestor, p. 71, entry V. David Taylor
10. [S981] Rev. Elbert O. Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley, Including Accounts of the Organization and Mettings of the Taylor Reunion Association of Hadley, Massachusetts, and the Genealogy of the Descendants of the Ancestor, p. 68; under IV. Benoni, s of Jacob
11. [S694] 1840 U. S. Census, Allegany County, New York, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M704, roll 265, Rushford; p. stamped 134; line [counting] 4; D. Taylor; 4 May 2015
12. [S809] New York, "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed ), ; Land and property records from the New York Land Office and county courthouses. The records include land grants, patents, deeds, and mortgages. Collection includes all counties except Franklin, Nassau and Queens, 14 February 2015; Cattaraugus County, Deeds 1844-1848, volumes 17-18; vol. 17, p. 30301 for Truman R Taylor to David Taylor
13. [S810] New York, Surrogate Courts in New York, "New York, Probate Records, 1629-1971," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org: accessed ), , 3 May 2015; Examination of Charles W Woodward, dated 20 January 1879 in proving the will of Zebina Taylor: lists place and date of death

Marilla Taylor

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Marilla Taylor was born about 1806 in Massachusetts, United States.^1,2,3
• Marriage: David R Taylor and Marilla Taylor were married.^4,5
• Death: She died on 18 July 1873 in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States.^6,5
• Burial: She was buried in Belmont Township, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.

• Person Source: Marilla Taylor had sources that helped establish her name.^7,6,8
• Witness: She appeared in the household of David R Taylor in the census on 1 June 1840 in Rushford, Allegany County, New York, United States. all in the household are free and white: one male between the ages of 30 through 39 years [most likely David], one male between the ages of 70 through 79 years [most likely his father, Benoni]; one female under the age of 5 years [perhaps Flora, more likely an unknown], one female between the ages of 20 through 29 years [most likely Marilla], and one female between the ages of 60 through 69 years [most likely David's mother, Polly]⁹
• Witness: Marilla Taylor appeared in the household of David R Taylor in the census on 1 June 1850 in Yorkshire Township, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. David is a farmer with real estate valued at $500.²
• Census (fam): He and Marilla Taylor appeared in the census on 1 June 1855 in Yorkshire Township, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. David is a farmer with a framed house valued at $30.¹
• Witness: She appeared in the household of David R Taylor in the census on 1 June 1860 in Yorkshire Township, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. David is a farmer with real estate valued at $1500 and a personal estate valued at $100.³

• Last Edited: 8 April 2016

Citations

1. [S695] 1855 New York State Census, Cattaraugus County, population schedule, , , ; microfilm FHL no. 583831, Yorkshire; p. stamped 293; dwelling no. 111, family no. 111; David Taylor
2. [S854] 1850 U. S. Census, Cattaraugus County, New York, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M432, roll 480, Yorkshire; p. stamped 474; dwelling no. 1435, family no. 1445; David R Taylor; 4 May 2015
3. [S1075] 1860 U. S. Census, Cattaraugus County, New York, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M653, roll 725, Yorkshire; p. 76 [penned], stamped 284; dwelling no. 600, family no. 575; David R Taylor; 6 May 2015
4. [S981] Rev. Elbert O. Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley, Including Accounts of the Organization and Mettings of the Taylor Reunion Association of Hadley, Massachusetts, and the Genealogy of the Descendants of the Ancestor, p. 71; says 'date unknown' Marilla is the daughter of Silas
5. [S981] Rev. Elbert O. Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley, Including Accounts of the Organization and Mettings of the Taylor Reunion Association of Hadley, Massachusetts, and the Genealogy of the Descendants of the Ancestor, p. 88, entry V. Marilla Taylor
6. [S981] Rev. Elbert O. Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley, Including Accounts of the Organization and Mettings of the Taylor Reunion Association of Hadley, Massachusetts, and the Genealogy of the Descendants of the Ancestor, p. 71, entry V. David Taylor
7. [S1194] Mrs. Georgia Drew Merrill, Allegany County and its people. A centennial memorial history of Allegany County, N. Y. Also histories of the towns of the County, p. 810
8. [S981] Rev. Elbert O. Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley, Including Accounts of the Organization and Mettings of the Taylor Reunion Association of Hadley, Massachusetts, and the Genealogy of the Descendants of the Ancestor, p. 74, Children of Silas Taylor
9. [S694] 1840 U. S. Census, Allegany County, New York, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M704, roll 265, Rushford; p. stamped 134; line [counting] 4; D. Taylor; 4 May 2015