John Norris Taylor (1915 - 1964)

Born 2 Feb 1915 in Deer River, Minnesota, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Maxine (Gray) Taylor — married 10 Jul 1943 (to about 1946) in Marble, Minnesota, USA

Died 15 May 1964 at age 49 in San Francisco, California, USA

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Biography

John was born in 1915. He was the son of Wilfred Taylor and Enid Hutchinson. ^[1]

John married Maxine Gray in 1943. They had one child: They divorced in 1946. He gave up his daughter for adoption to Maxine's new husband.

John married Vi (Knospe) Taylor. She had children from a previous marriage. They had no children together.

John studied at the University of Minnesota, and was awarded a Bachelor's Degree in Forestry in 1939. ^[2]

John served in the Coast Guard in World War II and the Korean War, serving in the Philippines and Hawaii and achieving the rank of Commander.

John worked as a forester in several places. In 1964 he was serving in such a capacity in Covelo, California. He ran for the office of Judge, there. ^[3]

He passed away in 1964. ^[4] He was buried at the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California. ^[5]

Research Notes

• The FindAGrave reference^[5], refers to a wife, Maude E Taylor. This is an error. The maintainer has been notified. July 2019.

Sources

1. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Jonathan Sandoe.
2. ↑ University of Minnesota, Commencement Convocation, Winter Quarter, 1939. Accessed from https://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/handle/11299/57556/1939-commencement.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y on 16 Aug 2019.
3. ↑ "Jack Taylor Will Run for RV Judgeship"; Covelo Frontier Gazette; 28 Feb, 1964; p 1-2.
4. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP4X-TJL : 26 November 2014), John N Taylor, 15 May 1964; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 October 2018), memorial page for John Norris Taylor (2 Feb 1915–15 May 1964), Find A Grave: Memorial #3640050, citing Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA ; Maintained by US Veterans Affairs Office (contributor 5) .

See also:

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWBS-3VS : accessed 5 June 2019), John Taylor in household of William Taylor, Grand Rapids, Itasca, Minnesota, United States; citing ED 34, sheet 9B, line 64, family 177, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 840; FHL microfilm 1,820,840.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X38S-PQW : accessed 5 June 2019), John N Taylor in household of Wilfred B Taylor, Grand Rapids, Itasca, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 7B, line 55, family 150, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1102; FHL microfilm 2,340,837.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K99K-GQN : 15 March 2018), John Norris Taylor, Ward 1, Longview, Election Precinct 57 Broadway, Cowlitz, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8-13, sheet 81A, line 13, family , 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 4336.