Clarence Taylor

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Clarence Taylor was a Missourian.

Biography

Clarence Taylor was a Coloradan.

Family LIfe

The William H Taylor family in 1880 lived in Heaths Creek, Pettis, Missouri. [1]

William Taylor HEAD of the house age 28 married to

Levice Taylor Wife age 24 born in Missouri

Their occupation was Farming

William's birth Year (Estimated) 1852

his birthplace-Missouri, (which is actually wrong, William H was born Kentucky)

Their children were

Julius Taylor Son M 7 Missouri,

Sallie Taylor Daughter F 5 Missouri,

Mollie Taylor Daughter F 3 Missouri,

Zeddie Taylor Daughter F 1 Missouri, ^[1]

Clarence Lee was born Sept. 20, 1889 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri to William H./Levisa A. Lee-Taylor. He was given his mother's maiden name as his middle name.

1896 the family was still living in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri.. All the children were born there until Freddie, 1898 when for some reason William decided to go to Indian Territory, Oklahoma, 385 miles southwest, to farm on Whiteman's farming land. " (To aid the drive toward Oklahoma statehood and the full assimilation of its Indian population, the U.S. Congress created the Dawes Commission in 1893. Another congressional law, enacted June 28, 1898, was sponsored by Charles Curtis, a mixed-blood Kansa Indian and senator from Kansas. With the passage of the Curtis Act, Congress took final control over affairs in Indian Territory."

The year is 1900 and the entire family moved to [2] United States Census, 1900 Indian Territory Choctaw Nation

"Oklahoma, Indian Territory Choctaw nation, township 10N Range 24 E"

HEAD: William H. TAYLOR age 46 -born Jan 1854 KY Farmer

WIFE: Luvisia - age 44-born Mar 1856- married 28 years

Children 14/ 12 living

Mary (Mollie) age 23- MO

Lattie age 19-MO

James M age 17-MO

Leonard age 14- MO

Claudie age 12- MO

Clarence age 10- MO

Willie age 8-MO

Lena age 6- MO

Edwin age 4- MO.

Freddie age 2" Indian Terr. ^[2]

This census would make their marriage date: 1872, which would be good for the age of the older kids. On the same page of this census, next door is

HEAD: Julius age 23 b: Nov. 1876 MO

WIFE: Fannie age 18 B: Oct. 1881 MO

(this would prove the 1880 census as Julius the eldest son.)

ALSO note: 2 children have died

1 being Zeddie Find A Grave: Memorial #99237404 Died before her 10th birthday.

2 would have to have been in infancy, all others lived to adulthood.

1910 Sedalia, Ward 3, Pettis MO. [3]

Address: 801 E. 16th St.

(JAMES M -- is wrong, the husband of Fannie was actually Julius)

HEAD: James M age 35 MO.

Occ.: Laborer- Railroad Co.

WIFE: Fannie age 28 MO

dau. Estelle age 8 OK

son William age 6 OK

son Cecil age 4 MO

sister: Lena age 17 MO

brother: Edwin age 14 MO

brother: Fred age 11 OK

brother: CLARENCE age 21 MO. OCC.: NONE ^[3]

4 of the children of William H AND Levisa A were back in Sedalia MO. living with older brother Julius M and his wife Fannie- & their kids. The parents are not living with them. I did however, find them buried in Oklahoma. see their memorials in Short Mountain cemetery with 2 of their young children. Zettie and Edwin who is listed in the 1910 census. Edwin died just 3 years later.

Marriages

1) Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920

NAME: Clarence Lee Taylor

SPOUSE: Lulu E. Greer

DATE: Dec 1911

PLACE: Sedalia, Pettis MO

Divorced: Las Vegas Nevada

2) Marriages Clark County, Nevada

Date: circa 1935

Spouse: Sarah Belle (Billie) Turner born Greeley, Colorado

World War I Draft Reg. Card [4]

Name: Clarence Lee Taylor

States, date June 1917

born Beaman, Pettis Missouri

Date of birth Sept 20 1889

Occ. Boilermaker Helper

Employer: M. O. & P. RR

Address: 2235 E 12th Sedalia, MO

Wife and 2 kids

(this is just 2 months before Herschel Lofton was born, the same address is on my Dad's birth cert.

1920 census Kinsley, Edwards Kansas [5]

Head: "Clara" "F" (should be Clarence) age 30 MO

Occ.: Boilermaker- Railroad Co.

WIFE: Lula age 29 MO

son: Rossve (should be Roscoe) age 7 MO

dau.: Beulah age 5 MO

son: HERSCHEL age 2 MO ^[4]

I believe the "Clara listed is actually HEAD: Clarence.............

M for male....last child born was Melvin in 1921 Kansas--

Clarence deserted her/4 kids in Kansas, after the 1920 census and when my dad was 3 years old. I am thinking that when Melvin was born it was just too much for Clarence Lee and he split...for California

(So all of this info is kinda right except I do not believe Kansas was allowing same sex marriages,)

Children

1. Clarence Roscoe (named for his dad)
2. Beulah Adeline (middle name Maternal Gramma Manis)
3. Herschel Lofton (middle name Maternal g-Grampa Manis)
4. Melvin Fred

Clarence went to California just after the 1920 census.

We have a copy of his social sec record that says he worked for the "O.N. Crafts (which is a carnival company) Address: 2123 Holly Dr. Hollywood, Calif."

He changed his name to TURNER, also his father's name from William TAYLOR to TURNER. He kept his birth date and state of birth MO. The Application date is: Feby. 16th 1937 and signed Clarence L. Turner...

Note: this is probably why he and Billie are not found on the 1930 census.

He and Billie Turner, his 2nd wife and his son Herschel Lofton, and Herschel's wife Jerry, the 4 of them traveled around California working on the carnival operating the bumper cars. And mom/dad lived in a tiny trailer they towed.

After WW II broke out Hersh got a job at Douglas Aircraft and we don't know if Clarence worked there as well. We believe Clarence and Billie moved back to Greeley Colorado about that time. Billie's family was in Greeley where, according to his death cert he was a "boiler maker" (Railroad)

1938 Las Vegas Nevada Clarence divorced Lulu and remarried

Sarah Belle Turner of Greeley, Colorado..(aka: Billie)

1940 Clarence and Billie apparently moved back to Greeley, Colorado.

Clarence's 1964 death certificate states, "resident for 24 years"

World War II Draft Reg. Card

Date: April 25 1942

Place: San Diego, California

Residence: 4353 Vine St, Denver, Colorado

Employer: A.H. Craft Shows (Carnival)

7283 Bellair Ave. North Hollywood with his "Employer"

All other data matches WWI card--- No Wife mentioned...

Grandchildren

ALSO KNOWN AS "numerous other relatives"

Roscoe/Louise had 1 son, Bobby married but no children

Beulah/Len Rutherford

son, Lenny of Port Orchard:

daughters, Liz Hoffman of Brinnon,

Bonnie Lund of Allyn,

Betty Backs of Seabeck,

Bev Rood of Silverdale and

Teresa Smith of Bremerton:

16 grandchildren,

20 great-grandkids

Herschel/Eulene "Jerry"

Herschel Lee

4 wives:Judy/Sharon/Connie/Kim

Michael/Kevin/Tim/Jennifer/Brian/Jon

And at last known count--9 grandkids

Carole Lorraine Taylor

Husband: Skeet Garcia

Jimmy

Billy

Robbie

Ammon

Jensen

Skyler

Calin

Granddaughter: Reese

Barbara Jayne Taylor

Husband: Larry Middlebrook

Keith

Kenneth

And 3 grandkids: Mackinzie/Allen/Justyn and

2 Great: Tristan Keith/ baby girl, 2020

and Step-grandkids, great ones too.

Fred Melvin Taylor

Wife, Clara Taylor;

daughters,

Coleen Hildebrand of San Diego,

Noreen Starkey of Imperial Beach and

Marleen Brichoux of Imperial Beach;

six grandchildren; and

eight great-grandchildren.

He was in the Navy for 30 years, as we never heard from him after the death of my dad, Herschel Lofton, and then at the funeral of Gramma Parks. UNTIL NOW July 10 2016..., I accidentally found his f-a-g memorial and now am in touch with his family. The daughters never answered me. for his story and obit...

Death

Obit of Clarence Lee

Death Certificate copy attached

December 7 1964 Denver Colorado

Presbyterian Hospital

Cause: stomach Surgery -- Date: 7 DEC 1964 -- Place: Denver Colorado

Father: William Taylor

Mother: Levisa Lee

Research Note

Grampa Clarence's middle name is his mother Levisa A. Lee's' maiden name, which was also carried forward after skipping his children and then his son Herschel gave his son the name, Herschel Lee Taylor and then Herschel Lee gave his daughter Jennifer the middle name Lee, and Barbara also used the name for her 2nd son Kenneth Lee Middlebrook, and then Kenny gave the name to his son Justyn Lee Middlebrook.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6FS-79Y : accessed 19 December 2015), William Taylor, 1880.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MST7-3HT : accessed 19 December 2015), Edwin Taylor in household of William H Taylor, Township 9 N. Range 24 E. Bonoshe town, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing sheet 16B, family 251, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,850.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2B6-39M : accessed 19 December 2015), Clarence Taylor in household of James M Taylor, Sedalia Ward 3, Pettis, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 133, sheet 1B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,814.
4. ↑ 1920 Kansas "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF64-Q2C : accessed 19 December 2015), Clara Taylor, Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, United States; citing sheet 12B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,530.

1. Marriage record: parents William H. Taylor/Visey Lee, copy in my possession.
2. Clarence/Lula Marriage certificate- copy in my possession
3. Certified copy Death Certificate- in my possession
4. Find A Grave: Memorial #33696954
5. United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7WD-VW7 : accessed 18 December 2015), Lula Taylor, 1930.

Acknowledgement

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Taylor-26657 was created by Carole L. Taylor through the import of Taylor line 3 gene.ged on May 23, 2015