Lillie Mae (Darnell) Taylor (1888 - 1930)

Born 4 Jan 1888 in Sandwich, DeKalb, Illinois, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Walter Amos Taylor — married 5 Oct 1918 in Kane County, Illinois, USA

Descendants

Died 12 Aug 1930 at age 42 in LaPorte, LaPorte, Indiana, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Karen Wendell [send private message]

Biography

Lillie Mae was born on June 4,1888 in DeKalb County, IL, as the third child of Elizabeth Jennie Poile and Thomas Darnell. ^{[1] [2]}

In 1900 Lillie was 12 years old and living on Rail Road Street in Sandwich, IL with her father, Thomas Darnell, mother Elizabeth Jennie Poile (39), her oldest sister Eva (Darnell) Peterson (17), older brother Blaine Darnell (15), all who were attending school, and her youngest brother, Harry Darnell (6) who had not yet begun school.^[3]

Lillie Mae was known for her fancy baking and elegant presentations when she lived in Sandwich, IL, a talent not seen by or enjoyed by her three grandchildren, who were all born after her death.^[4]

She married Walter A Taylor on 05 Oct 1918, in Kane County, Illinois^[5] and moved to Dorr Township, McHenry County, Illinois for a short time where they lived with or on the same farm as her brother, Blaine Darnell and his wife, Hannah (Priebe) Darnell and their three children - Frances (Darnell) Kivitts, Sherman Darnell, and Gerald Darnell^[6] before moving to Michigan City, Indiana about 1921^[7] with whom Lillie Mae's daughter, E Maureene (Darnell) Wendell, would have lifelong connections. They then moved on to Galena, LaPorte County, Indiana at some time prior to 1930.^[8] Daughter, E Maureene (Darnell) Wendell, remained in Sandwich, IL in the home of her great-grandmother Jennie Jennie (Poile) Darnell and uncle, Harry Darnell where she was able to complete her primary education and maintain strong bonds with her cousins.^[9]

Having had no knowledge that Lillie Mae was ill, her mother, Jennie (Poile) Darnell, siblings and daughter were shocked by her sudden death from intestinal influenza, at the age of 42, on 12 Aug, 1930 in LaPorte, Indiana. ^{[10] [11]}

All contact with Walter ceased for unknown reasons.

She was buried in the Darnell Family Plot at Oak Ridge Cemetery, in Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois.^[12]

Research Notes

Her Mother's Husband: Walter Taylor

1. Need information. Would love to see a photo of him and his family.
2. Maureene's children were never told any stories regarding Walter.
3. Nothing is personally known about him, his family, his whereabouts, occupation, where he lived and with whom, etc.
4. No pictures have been found.
5. Hoping someone will see this and add to his profile and collaborate

Sources

1. ↑ Personal lifelong conversations between daughter E Maureene Darnell and grand-daughter K Wendell
2. ↑ U.S. Find A Grave MEMORIAL ID 130743503
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004; Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls; Year: 1900; Census Place: Sandwich, Dekalb, Illinois; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1240297
4. ↑ Personal lifelong conversations between daughter E Maureene Darnell and grand-daughter K Wendell
5. ↑ Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940
6. ↑ 1920 US Federal Census
7. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
8. ↑ 1930 US Federal Census
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1920; Census Place: Sandwich Ward 1, DeKalb, Illinois; Roll: T625_303; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 36
10. ↑ Second-hand information as told by Maureene to daughter, [[W-228 | K M W-125 | Wendell-374], Friday, February 14, 2014.
11. ↑ U.S. Find A Grave MEMORIAL ID 130743503
12. ↑ U.S. Find A Grave MEMORIAL ID 130743503