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John Elwes Taylor

Male 1857 - 1944  (86 years)

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  • Name John Elwes Taylor
    Birth 4 Oct 1857  Dayton County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Death 28 Apr 1944  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6599  Rossville
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2018

    Father William M Taylor,   b. 1811, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Mother Elizabeth Noble Taylor,   b. 1811, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1876, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F5715  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ida May Cover Taylor,   b. 10 Sep 1859, Iowa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1905, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    Marriage Mar 1878 
    Children 
     1. Joel William Taylor,   b. 20 Nov 1880
     2. Grace Taylor Buechner,   b. Nov 1883
    Family ID F7938  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2018

    Family 2 Emma N Robison Taylor,   b. 1874   d. 14 Dec 1934 (Age 60 years)
    Children 
     1. Edna M Taylor,   b. 1910   d. 2002 (Age 92 years)
     2. Lois B Taylor,   b. 1912
    Family ID F7939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2018

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Taylor, John
    Obituary- Taylor, John
    JOHN E. TAYLOR
    John E. Taylor, 86, former superintendent of the Shawnee County farm, and long-time farm resident of Rossville township, died Friday in a Topeka hospital. His home was at 2028 North Kansas Avenue. He was born October 4, 1857, in Dayton County, Ohio, came to Kansas when a young man and settled at Hays. After living there six years he moved to Rossville where he made his home on his farm sixteen years.

    Mr. Taylor was superintendent of the Shawnee County Farm twenty-eight years, retiring twelve years ago. He was a member of Hesperian Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Rossville.

    He is survived by three daughters, Edna and Lois Taylor, and Mrs. W. G. Buechner of Kansas City, a son Joel W. Taylor Oklahoma City, Okla., four grandchildren and three great¬grandchildren.

    Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Peebler’s Funeral Home, and burial was in Topeka Cemetery.