Vernal Taylor

Male 1913 - 2004  (90 years)


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  • Name Vernal Taylor 
    Born 6 Nov 1913  Fairview, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Feb 2004  Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2787  Speirs-Taylor
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2015 

    Father Franklin Daniel Richards Taylor,   b. 19 Oct 1864, Harrisville, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1933, Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Eliza Priscilla Merrill,   b. 12 Mar 1874, Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1971, Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1891  Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F834  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wilda Linford,   b. 22 Feb 1917, Laramie, Albany, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 2008  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 14 Nov 1934  Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Linford Taylor
     2. Trenna Priscilla Taylor
     3. Gloria Gean Taylor,   b. 1938
     4. Brent Vernal Taylor,   b. 9 May 1942, Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 2012, Cortez, Montezuma, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2015 
    Family ID F854  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Nov 1913 - Fairview, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Nov 1934 - Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Feb 2004 - Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Franklin Daniel Richard and Eliza Priscilla (Merrill) Taylor Family Photo- Taken about 1918
    Franklin Daniel Richard and Eliza Priscilla (Merrill) Taylor Family Photo- Taken about 1918
    Back Row (L to R): Legrand Specer, Mable, Clarence, Lila Eveline, Vaughn Franklin, Lenora, William Aquilla
    Middle Row (L to R): Albert, Delbert
    Front Row (L to R): Eliza Priscilla, Raymond, Vernal, Ada Marie, Franklin Daniel Richards
    Star Valley High School Football Team- 1930-1931
    Star Valley High School Football Team- 1930-1931
    Located in Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming.
    Afton High School Graduating Class of 1933
    Afton High School Graduating Class of 1933
    Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming.
    Vernal Taylor is the 7th student in from the left on the back row.
    Vernal Taylor and Wilda Linford Taylor
    Vernal Taylor and Wilda Linford Taylor
    Photo of Vernal and Wilda Taylor Out for a Ride in the Car
    Photo of Vernal and Wilda Taylor Out for a Ride in the Car
    Vernal and Wilda Taylor with others
    Vernal and Wilda Taylor with others
    The photo was only labeled with the following: Vernal is the man on crutches and Wilda is the woman on the far right.
    Photo of the Linford Family
    Photo of the Linford Family
    This photo was only labeled with the following: Wilda Linford is the first female on the left and Vernal Taylor is the 3rd male in from the left.
    Photo of Vernal Taylor and Children
    Photo of Vernal Taylor and Children
    Taken about 1948-1950.
    L to R: Brent, Linford, Trenna, and Vernal
    Photo of Vernal Taylor with his two oldest children
    Photo of Vernal Taylor with his two oldest children
    Taken about 1945
    L to R: Brent, Vernal, Gloria
    Photo of Vernal and Wilda Taylor
    Photo of Vernal and Wilda Taylor
    The Taylor Brothers
    The Taylor Brothers
    L to R: Vernal, William Aquilla, Delbert, Albert, Clarence, Vaughn Frankin, Raymond, Legrand
    Taken sometime before 1944.
    Note: This photo was not labeled but the photo was compared to others in order to determine who is who. These may not be accurate.
    Coal Mine- Vernal Taylor with Bernie Welchman
    Coal Mine- Vernal Taylor with Bernie Welchman
    L to R: Vernal, Bernie
    Taken near a coal mine in Kemmer, Lincoln, Wyoming
    Vernal and Wilda Linford Taylor
    Vernal and Wilda Linford Taylor

    Documents
    1920 United States Federal Census for the Franklin and Priscilla Taylor Family
    1920 United States Federal Census for the Franklin and Priscilla Taylor Family
    Event Type Census
    Event Year 1920
    Event Place Montpelier Ward 2, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
    HOUSEHOLD-ROLE-GENDER-AGE-BIRTHPLACE
    Frank Taylor Head M 54 Utah
    Beriscilla Taylor Wife F 46 Utah
    Mable Taylor Daughter F 18 Idaho
    Legrande Taylor Son M 16 Idaho
    Raymond Taylor Son M 14 Idaho
    Albert Taylor Son M 12 Idaho
    Delbert Taylor Son M 12 Idaho
    Ada Taylor Daughter F 10 Idaho
    Vernal Taylor Son M 8 Wyoming

    "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDCX-4LS : accessed 26 October 2015), Frank Taylor, Montpelier Ward 2, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States; citing sheet 5B, family 111, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,287.
    1930 United States Federal Census for the Franlin and Priscilla (Merrill) Family
    1930 United States Federal Census for the Franlin and Priscilla (Merrill) Family
    Home in 1930: Election District 11, Lincoln, Wyoming
    Occupation: Farmer
    Industry: Stock
    Household Members:
    Franklin Taylor 64
    Priscilla Taylor 56
    Raymond Taylor 24
    Albert Taylor 22
    Delbert Taylor 22
    Vernal Taylor 16

    Source Citation
    Year: 1930; Census Place: Election District 11, Lincoln, Wyoming; Roll: 2623; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0011; Image: 797.0; FHL microfilm: 2342357
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
    1940 United States Federal Census for the Vernal and Wilda Taylor Family
    1940 United States Federal Census for the Vernal and Wilda Taylor Family
    Home in 1940: Lincoln, Wyoming
    Residence in 1935: Same Place
    Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
    Household Members:
    Vernal Taylor 26
    Wilda Taylor 23
    Gloria Jean Taylor 2
    Delbert Taylor 33

    Source Citation
    Year: 1940; Census Place: Lincoln, Wyoming; Roll: T627_4573; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 12-13A
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

    Headstones
    Headstone for Vernal and Wilda Linford Taylor- FRONT
    Headstone for Vernal and Wilda Linford Taylor- FRONT
    Vernal Taylor
    Birth: Nov. 6, 1913
    Fairview, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA
    Death: Feb. 4, 2004
    Afton, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA
    Find A Grave Memorial# 33205642

    Wilda Linford Taylor
    Birth: Feb. 22, 1917
    Death: Dec. 29, 2008
    Find A Grave Memorial# 75136917
    Headstone for Vernal and Wilda Linford Taylor- REAR
    Headstone for Vernal and Wilda Linford Taylor- REAR
    Gloria, Brent, Lindord, Trenna

    Histories
    The Life History of Delbert Taylor
    The Life History of Delbert Taylor
    Written by Delbert Taylor contributed to FamilySearch By Bruce Dee Rasmussen

  • Notes 
    • Afton North Ward Records, Star Valley, Wyoming Stake-
      No. 326: Vernal Taylor
      Father: Franklin D. Taylor; Mother: Priscilla Merrill
      Born: Fairview, Wyo., 6 Nov 1913
      Ordained: Deacon - Franklin R. Gardner, 1 Feb 1925
      Priest - Franklin R. Gardner, 5 Jan 1936
      Elder - Albert Barrus, 5 Dec 1936
      Received from North Logan, Nov 1923
      Married to Wilda Linford, Civil, 7 Dec 1934
      Afton North Ward Records, Star Valley, Wyoming Stake, 1919-1948, FHL Film #00334538.

    • Obituary:
      AFTON - Afton resident Vernal Taylor, 90, died Feb. 4, 2004.

      Born Nov. 6, 1913, in Fairview, he was the youngest of 12 children of Franklin and Priscilla (Merrill) Taylor; attended school in Montpelier, Idaho, and Logan, Utah; and graduated from Star Valley High School in Afton.

      On Nov. 14, 1934, he married his sweetheart, Wilda Linford, in Paris, Idaho. Their marriage was solemnized on Dec. 22, 1936, in the Salt Lake Utah Temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

      He and two of his brothers farmed together and took care of their widowed mother. He also hauled milk to the creamery with a team and wagon.

      In 1943, the couple bought a farm north of Afton. To make ends meet, the family spent a winter in Kemmerer so he could work in the coal mines; and a winter in Ogden, Utah, during World War II, working in a factory.

      In addition to farming, milking cows and raising livestock, he drove a school bus for 17 years; and was known as a favorite driver in the area. He and his wife sold their farm in 1975 and moved into Afton.

      An active member of the LDS Church, he held many positions and enjoyed regularly attending the temple. In 1981, he and his wife served in the Charlotte, N.C., Mission for 18 months; and he also served a stake mission.

      For many years, the couple enjoyed winters in St. George, Utah, and summers in Afton.

      Survivors include his wife of 69 years; four children, Gloria Mower of St. George, Brent and his wife of Rock Springs, Linford and his wife of Evanston and Trenna Gailey and her husband of Clifton, Idaho; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and sister, Marie Creamer of Boise, Idaho.

      He was preceded in death by his parents, seven brothers and three sisters.

      Newspaper: Billings Gazette; Publication Date: 13 2 2004; Publication Place: Billings, MT, US.

  • Sources 
    1. [S20] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, ( Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), accessed online 21 Dec 2015.
      Name: Vernal Taylor
      Last Residence:
      83110 Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA
      BORN: 6 Nov 1913
      Died: 4 Feb 2004
      State (Year) SSN issued: Utah (Before 1951)

    2. [S19] Idaho, Select Marriages, 1878-1898; 1903-1942, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014), FHL Film Number: 1450968 Reference ID: p 288 cn 39760, accessed online 21 Dec 2015.
      Name: Vernal Taylor
      Gender: Male
      Marital Status: Single
      Race: White
      Age: 22
      Birth Date: 6 Nov 1912
      Birth Place: Fairview, Wyoming
      Marriage Date: 14 Nov 1934
      Marriage Place: Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho
      Father: Franklin Taylor
      Mother: Pricilla Merrill
      Spouse: Wilda Linford

      Name: Wilda Linford
      Gender: Female
      Marital Status: Single
      Race: White
      Age: 18
      Birth Date: 22 Feb 1916
      Birth Place: Larimie, Wyoming
      Marriage Date: 14 Nov 1934
      Marriage Place: Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho
      Father: Joseph Linford
      Mother: Addie Roberts