Thomas Orion TAYLOR b. 27 Dec 1872 Lynneville, Jasper Co., Iowa d. 10 May 1958 Parson, Labette Co., Kansas: Darlene's Family Genealogy

1872 - 1958 (85 years)

Name	Thomas Orion TAYLOR [2]
Name	son of James Taylor and Luetta Holmes Taylor. He married Elizabeth Rhoda Harrison on Oct 2. 1895, in Arvonia, Osage Co, Kansas. He worked for the Missouri-Pacific, Rock Island, and MKT railroads. Obituary: newspaper not identified Following a lingering illness, Thomas (Tom) Orion Taylor, age 86, passed away Saturday, May 10, at 3:14 pm, at Mercy hospital in Parsons, where he had been a patient the past five weeks. His residence in Cherryvale was at 317 East Sixth street. Thomas Taylor was born December 27, 1872 in Linville, Jasper county, Iowa, the son of Jim and Luetta (Holmes) Taylor. His childhood was spent at Linville. From 1919 until his retirement in 1940, he was employed with the Missouri-Pacific, Rock Island and MKT railroads. Mound Valley, Kans., was his home from the years 1919 to 1947 and from 1948 to 1954 he lived in Dennison, Tex., and came to Cherryvale in the year 1954, where he had made his home since. Church membership was with the Methodist church and he also held membership in the Sumner lodge AF&AM Number 203 of Caldwell, Kans. On October 2, 1895 at Arvonia, Kans., he was married to Elizabeth Harrison, who survives at the home address. Other survivors are five sons, Harry of Durant, Okla., Ralph of Parsons, Morris of Maxwell AFB, Ala., George of Tyler, Tex., and Bill of Cherryvale; three daughters Mrs. C.P. (Ethel) McCarty and Mrs. Ollie (Elizabeth) Hopkins, both of Cherryvale, and Mrs. B.L. (Jane) Moschel of Baunholder, Germany; 23 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, May 13, at 2:00 pm at the Carinder Funeral Home chapel with Rev. J. Carl Dussair of the local Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in the Mound Valley Cemetery. Masonic services will also be held at the cemetery by Lodge Number 137 AF&AM. Memorial notice: newspaper not identified Memorial Services were conducted today at 2:00 pm for Thomas O. Taylor at the Carinder Funeral Home chapel with Rev. J. Carl Dussair of the Methodist church in charge. O.V. Miller, soloist, sang "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "Does Jesus Care." He was accompanied by Mrs. Robert Cottoln. Casket bearers were Enoch Davis, Alva Wilkinson, Melvin McDowell, Ralph Blades, Robert Ringle and O.V. Miller. Masonic services at the graveside were conducted by the Cherryvale Lodge Number 137 AF and AM. Burial was in the Mound Valley Cemetery. [1]
Birth	27 Dec 1872	Lynneville, Jasper Co., Iowa [2]
Gender	Male
Census	1880	Living with mother and step-father in Lynn Grove, Jasper Co., Iowa [2]
Death	10 May 1958	Parson, Labette Co., Kansas [1]
Burial	Mound Valley Cemetery, Mound Valley, Labette Co., Kansas [1]
Person ID	I79956	Main Tree
Last Modified	20 Nov 2015

Father	James TAYLOR
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Luetta HOLMES, b. 6 May 1854 d. 11 Dec 1893, Gutherie Co., Iowa (Age 39 years)
Relationship	Birth
Family ID	F32174	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Elizabeth Rhoda HARRISON, b. 29 Aug 1879, French Lick, Orange Co., Indiana d. 7 Dec 1959, Independence, Montgomery Co., Kansas (Age 80 years)
Marriage	2 Oct 1895	Arvonia, Kansas
Family ID	F32200	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	20 Nov 2015

Event Map

	Birth - 27 Dec 1872 - Lynneville, Jasper Co., Iowa
	Census - 1880 - Living with mother and step-father in Lynn Grove, Jasper Co., Iowa
	Marriage - 2 Oct 1895 - Arvonia, Kansas
	Burial - - Mound Valley Cemetery, Mound Valley, Labette Co., Kansas

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Headstones

Thomas Orion Taylor Headstone
Thomas Orion, the son of James Taylor and Luetta Holmes, is the husband of Elizabeth Rhoda Harrison. He is buried in the Mound Valley Cemetery in Mound Valley, Labette Co., Kansas.

Created by: Steve McCray
Photo Added by: Steve McCray

Sources
[S02329] Find A Grave Website.

[S8002] 1880 Census Lynn Grove, Jasper County, Iowa.