Margaret Allyn (Alexander) Taylor (1926 - 2005)

Born 12 Jun 1926 in Magnolia, County, Arkansas, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Joe Wayne Taylor — married 12 Sep 1948 in Columbia County, Arkansas

Died 21 May 2005 at age 78 in Davis, Murray County, Oklahoma, USA

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Biography

Margaret Allyn Alexander was born on 12 June 1926 in Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas. She was the eldest child of Sam Pickering Alexander and [[Falkner-387 | Louie Maye Falkner Alexander. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Family # 212 - US Census 17 April 1930 - Magnolia, Columbia County Arkansas

Sam Alexander - head age 32 - born AR

Louie M. Alexander - wife age 28 - born AR

Margaret A. Alexander - daughter age 3 - born AR

John E. Alexander - son age 2 - born AR

One missing piece of information in the biographies of Margaret and Joe is how and where their paths crossed, possibly at college after the war, but on 12 September 1948 Margaret married Joe W. Taylor in Columbia County, Arkansas. ^[4]

It was not learned where Joe and Margaret initially settled, but apparently Joe's roots in Oklahoma and the news paper business drew them in that direction. Joe and Margaret had two children, a daughter Debroah A. Taylor who married, has her own family and it believed to be living as of this writing, and a son Timothy W. Taylor who died 22 August 2000. Son Timothy was born in El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma on 7 December 1953 so they apparently lived in El Reno at that time. In 1956 they became publishers of the Davis News published in Davis, Murray County, Oklahoma, and apparently they lived the remainder of their lives in or near Davis. ^{[1] [5]}

Joe died on 9 Feb 1978 and was buried in the Green Hill Cemetery. Margaret died on 21 May 2005, and she too was buried Green Hill Cemetery, Davis, Murray County, Oklahoma. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 16 December 2018), memorial page for Margaret Alexander Taylor (12 Jun 1926–21 May 2005), Find A Grave Memorial no. 28424123, citing Green Hill Cemetery, Davis, Murray County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by J&G Sanders (contributor 46870497). (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28424123)
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 16 December 2018), Sam Alexandria, Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 9A, line 13, family 212, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 69; FHL microfilm 2,339,804. (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM22-JJ4)
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (14 March 2018), Sam Alexander, Ward 1, Magnolia, Magnolia Township, Columbia, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14-19, sheet 6B, line 52, family 143, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 126. (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQVZ-SF4)
4. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (25 September 2017), Joe W Taylor and Margaret Almyra Alexander, 12 Sep 1948; citing , Columbia, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,987,631. (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM1Q-5X7)
5. ↑ "Source Note" - There is a transcription of an obituary of Margaret Allyn Alexander Taylor included on her Find A Grave Memorial which is cited to be from the Daily Ardmoreite, Ardmore, Oklahoma. Attempts to access the article directly and provide proper citation have been unsuccessful, therefore, the information is included with the Find A Grave Memorial cited as the source.