Uzilla Jane Showen was the daughter of Nathaniel Franklin Taylor 1824-1883 and Eleanor Dye Taylor 1778-1841.
Uzilla married John Acton Showen 1854-1933.
Two daughters of Nathaniel and Eleanor, Julia and Uzillah Taylor, attended Grinnell College and later taught school. The two daughters married in a double wedding ceremony at Toleo, Tama, Iowa on March 19, 18779, Julia to William Whitmore Ballard and Uzillah to John Acton Showen.
John and Uzilla's children were:
William Ellsworth Showen 1882-1967,
Ben J. "Bennie" Showen 1884-1971,
Bessie Showen 1885-, and
John A. Showen, Jr. 1890-1913.
written by Keith Taylor
1900 Census:
John A Showen 46
Uzillah Showen 42
William E Showen 17
Bennie J Showen 15
Bessie Showen 12
John A Showen 10,
Madison Township, Poweshiek, Iowa
After her father and stepmother died, John and Uzilla took in Arthur Taylor and raised him as their own.
Uzilla married John Acton Showen 1854-1933.
Two daughters of Nathaniel and Eleanor, Julia and Uzillah Taylor, attended Grinnell College and later taught school. The two daughters married in a double wedding ceremony at Toleo, Tama, Iowa on March 19, 18779, Julia to William Whitmore Ballard and Uzillah to John Acton Showen.
John and Uzilla's children were:
William Ellsworth Showen 1882-1967,
Ben J. "Bennie" Showen 1884-1971,
Bessie Showen 1885-, and
John A. Showen, Jr. 1890-1913.
written by Keith Taylor
1900 Census:
John A Showen 46
Uzillah Showen 42
William E Showen 17
Bennie J Showen 15
Bessie Showen 12
John A Showen 10,
Madison Township, Poweshiek, Iowa
After her father and stepmother died, John and Uzilla took in Arthur Taylor and raised him as their own.
Uzilla Jane Showen was the daughter of Nathaniel Franklin Taylor 1824-1883 and Eleanor Dye Taylor 1778-1841.
Uzilla married John Acton Showen 1854-1933.
Two daughters of Nathaniel and Eleanor, Julia and Uzillah Taylor, attended Grinnell College and later taught school. The two daughters married in a double wedding ceremony at Toleo, Tama, Iowa on March 19, 18779, Julia to William Whitmore Ballard and Uzillah to John Acton Showen.
John and Uzilla's children were:
William Ellsworth Showen 1882-1967,
Ben J. "Bennie" Showen 1884-1971,
Bessie Showen 1885-, and
John A. Showen, Jr. 1890-1913.
written by Keith Taylor
1900 Census:
John A Showen 46
Uzillah Showen 42
William E Showen 17
Bennie J Showen 15
Bessie Showen 12
John A Showen 10,
Madison Township, Poweshiek, Iowa
After her father and stepmother died, John and Uzilla took in Arthur Taylor and raised him as their own.
Uzilla married John Acton Showen 1854-1933.
Two daughters of Nathaniel and Eleanor, Julia and Uzillah Taylor, attended Grinnell College and later taught school. The two daughters married in a double wedding ceremony at Toleo, Tama, Iowa on March 19, 18779, Julia to William Whitmore Ballard and Uzillah to John Acton Showen.
John and Uzilla's children were:
William Ellsworth Showen 1882-1967,
Ben J. "Bennie" Showen 1884-1971,
Bessie Showen 1885-, and
John A. Showen, Jr. 1890-1913.
written by Keith Taylor
1900 Census:
John A Showen 46
Uzillah Showen 42
William E Showen 17
Bennie J Showen 15
Bessie Showen 12
John A Showen 10,
Madison Township, Poweshiek, Iowa
After her father and stepmother died, John and Uzilla took in Arthur Taylor and raised him as their own.
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