Thomas Alfred was the son of William Fletcher Taylor 1865-1940 and Flora Mame Fredendoll Taylor 1873-1942,
Thomas married Erma Maria Taylor (no relation)11 August 1928 (her 20th birthday).
Their children:
Joyce E. Taylor 1931-1931
Marlys Ann Taylor 1933-2010
Janice Taylor 1935-2013
Thomas Alfred was born in Woodbury County, Iowa. The 9th child out of 13 born to William F. and Flora M. (Fredendall) Taylor. His family moved to Plymouth County, Iowa in 1910 and were reportedly hog farmers. Thomas lived with the family until moving to Sioux City, Iowa after marrying Erma M. Taylor (no relation). They lived there, having 3 children by the middle of 1935. Erma's parents retired to San Diego in 1936 and they joined them, along with her sister Geneva and brother Glenn and his wife Marie. They stayed in San Diego until returning to Sioux City in 1942 when his mother Flora died. They remained in Sioux City until 1948 when they moved to Salem, Oregon. They lived there until his sudden death at home in 1976 from a blood clot in his lung - having released from the hospital after heart surgery to remove an aneurysm. Tom and Erma were planning a cross country road trip to Maine that summer.
He had been a smoker but quit after the doctor warned him of the possibility of lung cancer taking his life.
Thomas was a butcher in Iowa, cutting his ring finger off with a band saw. (I remember it felt strange when you held that hand.) According to the 1940 US Census he worked in the meat battery room in San Diego in 1940. When they first arrived in Oregon he worked in a saw mill where he hurt his back. He eventually retired from the Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility in Salem.
He kept a beautiful yard and enjoyed playing solitaire. Each grandkid got to stay for the weekend. The typical Saturday included learning to play solitaire, watching The Lawrence Welk Show and Roller Derby and enjoying a yummy chocolate malted after a dinner of his fabulous steak (fat trimmed off his) and baked potato with all the fixings.
He had false teeth and would play with them for you when you came to visit.
Christmas was always a big deal at Grandma and Grandpa Taylor's house. We never missed seeing Santa and his sleigh as it left our neighborhood after he'd left our stockings overflowing with goodies.
Thomas married Erma Maria Taylor (no relation)11 August 1928 (her 20th birthday).
Their children:
Joyce E. Taylor 1931-1931
Marlys Ann Taylor 1933-2010
Janice Taylor 1935-2013
Thomas Alfred was born in Woodbury County, Iowa. The 9th child out of 13 born to William F. and Flora M. (Fredendall) Taylor. His family moved to Plymouth County, Iowa in 1910 and were reportedly hog farmers. Thomas lived with the family until moving to Sioux City, Iowa after marrying Erma M. Taylor (no relation). They lived there, having 3 children by the middle of 1935. Erma's parents retired to San Diego in 1936 and they joined them, along with her sister Geneva and brother Glenn and his wife Marie. They stayed in San Diego until returning to Sioux City in 1942 when his mother Flora died. They remained in Sioux City until 1948 when they moved to Salem, Oregon. They lived there until his sudden death at home in 1976 from a blood clot in his lung - having released from the hospital after heart surgery to remove an aneurysm. Tom and Erma were planning a cross country road trip to Maine that summer.
He had been a smoker but quit after the doctor warned him of the possibility of lung cancer taking his life.
Thomas was a butcher in Iowa, cutting his ring finger off with a band saw. (I remember it felt strange when you held that hand.) According to the 1940 US Census he worked in the meat battery room in San Diego in 1940. When they first arrived in Oregon he worked in a saw mill where he hurt his back. He eventually retired from the Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility in Salem.
He kept a beautiful yard and enjoyed playing solitaire. Each grandkid got to stay for the weekend. The typical Saturday included learning to play solitaire, watching The Lawrence Welk Show and Roller Derby and enjoying a yummy chocolate malted after a dinner of his fabulous steak (fat trimmed off his) and baked potato with all the fixings.
He had false teeth and would play with them for you when you came to visit.
Christmas was always a big deal at Grandma and Grandpa Taylor's house. We never missed seeing Santa and his sleigh as it left our neighborhood after he'd left our stockings overflowing with goodies.
Thomas Alfred was the son of William Fletcher Taylor 1865-1940 and Flora Mame Fredendoll Taylor 1873-1942,
Thomas married Erma Maria Taylor (no relation)11 August 1928 (her 20th birthday).
Their children:
Joyce E. Taylor 1931-1931
Marlys Ann Taylor 1933-2010
Janice Taylor 1935-2013
Thomas Alfred was born in Woodbury County, Iowa. The 9th child out of 13 born to William F. and Flora M. (Fredendall) Taylor. His family moved to Plymouth County, Iowa in 1910 and were reportedly hog farmers. Thomas lived with the family until moving to Sioux City, Iowa after marrying Erma M. Taylor (no relation). They lived there, having 3 children by the middle of 1935. Erma's parents retired to San Diego in 1936 and they joined them, along with her sister Geneva and brother Glenn and his wife Marie. They stayed in San Diego until returning to Sioux City in 1942 when his mother Flora died. They remained in Sioux City until 1948 when they moved to Salem, Oregon. They lived there until his sudden death at home in 1976 from a blood clot in his lung - having released from the hospital after heart surgery to remove an aneurysm. Tom and Erma were planning a cross country road trip to Maine that summer.
He had been a smoker but quit after the doctor warned him of the possibility of lung cancer taking his life.
Thomas was a butcher in Iowa, cutting his ring finger off with a band saw. (I remember it felt strange when you held that hand.) According to the 1940 US Census he worked in the meat battery room in San Diego in 1940. When they first arrived in Oregon he worked in a saw mill where he hurt his back. He eventually retired from the Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility in Salem.
He kept a beautiful yard and enjoyed playing solitaire. Each grandkid got to stay for the weekend. The typical Saturday included learning to play solitaire, watching The Lawrence Welk Show and Roller Derby and enjoying a yummy chocolate malted after a dinner of his fabulous steak (fat trimmed off his) and baked potato with all the fixings.
He had false teeth and would play with them for you when you came to visit.
Christmas was always a big deal at Grandma and Grandpa Taylor's house. We never missed seeing Santa and his sleigh as it left our neighborhood after he'd left our stockings overflowing with goodies.
Thomas married Erma Maria Taylor (no relation)11 August 1928 (her 20th birthday).
Their children:
Joyce E. Taylor 1931-1931
Marlys Ann Taylor 1933-2010
Janice Taylor 1935-2013
Thomas Alfred was born in Woodbury County, Iowa. The 9th child out of 13 born to William F. and Flora M. (Fredendall) Taylor. His family moved to Plymouth County, Iowa in 1910 and were reportedly hog farmers. Thomas lived with the family until moving to Sioux City, Iowa after marrying Erma M. Taylor (no relation). They lived there, having 3 children by the middle of 1935. Erma's parents retired to San Diego in 1936 and they joined them, along with her sister Geneva and brother Glenn and his wife Marie. They stayed in San Diego until returning to Sioux City in 1942 when his mother Flora died. They remained in Sioux City until 1948 when they moved to Salem, Oregon. They lived there until his sudden death at home in 1976 from a blood clot in his lung - having released from the hospital after heart surgery to remove an aneurysm. Tom and Erma were planning a cross country road trip to Maine that summer.
He had been a smoker but quit after the doctor warned him of the possibility of lung cancer taking his life.
Thomas was a butcher in Iowa, cutting his ring finger off with a band saw. (I remember it felt strange when you held that hand.) According to the 1940 US Census he worked in the meat battery room in San Diego in 1940. When they first arrived in Oregon he worked in a saw mill where he hurt his back. He eventually retired from the Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility in Salem.
He kept a beautiful yard and enjoyed playing solitaire. Each grandkid got to stay for the weekend. The typical Saturday included learning to play solitaire, watching The Lawrence Welk Show and Roller Derby and enjoying a yummy chocolate malted after a dinner of his fabulous steak (fat trimmed off his) and baked potato with all the fixings.
He had false teeth and would play with them for you when you came to visit.
Christmas was always a big deal at Grandma and Grandpa Taylor's house. We never missed seeing Santa and his sleigh as it left our neighborhood after he'd left our stockings overflowing with goodies.
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