Mostly Angels in the Sky

Gracie Williamson¹

Family

TMG ID:93621, (Mar 1891 - 24 Jul 1958)

Father*

Edward D. Williamson¹ B: c 1854, D: 1923

Mother*

Mellissa Ann Lewis¹ B: c 1863, D: 9 Jun 1950

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Gracie Williamson was born in Mar 1891, at Daisy, Stevens County, Washington^G.¹
Died on Thursday, 24 Jul 1958 at Seattle, King County, Washington^G, at age 67 years and 4 months.¹
Interred after 24 Jul 1958 at Greenwood Memorial Park, Renton, King County, Washington^G. Plot: Garden F, Lot 461, Block 67, Space 2.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Gracie Williamson was the daughter of: Edward D. Williamson and Mellissa Ann Lewis.¹

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: her nickname was "Grace"¹
Name-Married: on Saturday, 3 Oct 1908, her married name became Mrs. Taylor (née Williamson).^1,2
Name-Married: in 1930, her married name became Mrs. Engle (née Williamson).¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Saturday, 3 Oct 1908, Gracie, age 17 years and 7 months, and Thomas T. Taylor, age 29 years, son of: Tomas Taylor and Lucy James, were married at Stevens County, Washington^G, 2^nd marriage for Thomas.^1,2
Marriage	1930, Gracie, age 38 years, and Harvey Engle, age 56 years, son of: Joseph William Engle and Leah Ellen Wunderlich, were married at Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 3 Oct 1908, Gracie, age 17 years and 7 months, and Thomas T. Taylor, age 29 years, son of: Tomas Taylor and Lucy James, were married at Stevens County, Washington^G, 2^nd marriage for Thomas.^1,2

Marriage

1930, Gracie, age 38 years, and Harvey Engle, age 56 years, son of: Joseph William Engle and Leah Ellen Wunderlich, were married at Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington^G.¹

Children of: Gracie Williamson and Thomas T. Taylor

Benjamin F. Taylor¹ B: 1911, D: 19 Jul 1936
Iva Irene Taylor+⁴ B: c 1912, D: 11 May 1982
Thomas Edward Taylor⁶ B: c 1914

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	14 May 1910, Stranger Creek Precinct, Stevens County, Washington^G	Edward D. Williamson, Mellissa Ann Lewis, Edward D. Williamson Jr., John Williamson, Harold Williamson and Thomas T. Taylor³
Census-1920	23 Jan 1920, 6th Street, Deer Park, Spokane County, Washington^G	Thomas T. Taylor, Benjamin F. Taylor, Iva Irene Taylor and Thomas Edward Taylor⁴
Census-1940	26 Apr 1940, Sweetwater, Nez Perce County, Idaho^G	Harvey Engle⁵

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

14 May 1910, Stranger Creek Precinct, Stevens County, Washington^G

Edward D. Williamson, Mellissa Ann Lewis, Edward D. Williamson Jr., John Williamson, Harold Williamson and Thomas T. Taylor³

Census-1920

23 Jan 1920, 6th Street, Deer Park, Spokane County, Washington^G

Thomas T. Taylor, Benjamin F. Taylor, Iva Irene Taylor and Thomas Edward Taylor⁴

Census-1940

26 Apr 1940, Sweetwater, Nez Perce County, Idaho^G

Harvey Engle⁵

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Apr 1940	Sweetwater, Nez Perce County, Idaho^G	young pia? works mission fold⁵

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Apr 1940

Sweetwater, Nez Perce County, Idaho^G

young pia? works mission fold⁵

Witnessed Events & Occasions

Activity	Details
Obituary	Obituary: on Wednesday, 22 Jul 1936, Gracie Williamson was mentioned in the obituary of Benjamin F. Taylor in The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, Washington. Others mentioned: Thomas Edward Taylor and Iva Irene Taylor.⁶

Activity

Details

Obituary

Obituary: on Wednesday, 22 Jul 1936, Gracie Williamson was mentioned in the obituary of Benjamin F. Taylor in The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, Washington.
Others mentioned: Thomas Edward Taylor and Iva Irene Taylor.⁶

Newspaper Items & Articles

Wednesday, 10 Apr 1935, Gracie was mentioned in an article about Benjamin F. Taylor and Marion V. (née Barnes) Taylor in The Seattle Daily Times at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Mother Of Dead Girls Testifies
Also mentioned in the article: Thomas Edward Taylor.⁷
Thursday, 11 Apr 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor and Gracie (née Williamson) Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Woman Stricken At Trial Of Son
Also mentioned in the article: Thomas Edward Taylor, Margaret L. Major, Marion V. Barnes, Dorothy H. Major and Frances Major.⁸
Monday, 10 Aug 1936, an article about Harvey Engle and Gracie (née Williamson) Engle appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Card Of Thanks
Also mentioned in the article: Thomas Edward Taylor, Iva Irene Taylor and Kenneth Albert Trimble.⁹

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, Stevens County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1859-2008. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
[S3231] Article: Benjamin F. Taylor Funeral, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 22 Jul 1936, Page Twenty. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3215] Article: Mother Of Dead Girls Testifies, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 10 Apr 1935, Page Eight. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3232] Article: Woman Stricken At Trial Of Son, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 11 Apr 1935, Page Ten. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3235] Article: Card Of Thanks, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 10 Aug 1936, Page Nineteen. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.

Last Edited

10 Mar 2018

Thomas T. Taylor¹

Family

TMG ID:93622, (1879 - 1920)

Father*

Tomas Taylor²

Mother*

Lucy James²

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Thomas T. Taylor was born in 1879, at North Carolina^G.^3,4
Died in 1920 at Washington^G at age 41 years.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Born: Thomas T. Taylor was born in 1867.¹
He was the son of: Tomas Taylor and Lucy James.²

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Saturday, 3 Oct 1908, Thomas, age 29 years, and Gracie Williamson, age 17 years and 7 months, daughter of: Edward D. Williamson and Mellissa Ann Lewis, were married at Stevens County, Washington^G, 2^nd marriage for Thomas.^1,5

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 3 Oct 1908, Thomas, age 29 years, and Gracie Williamson, age 17 years and 7 months, daughter of: Edward D. Williamson and Mellissa Ann Lewis, were married at Stevens County, Washington^G, 2^nd marriage for Thomas.^1,5

Children of: Thomas T. Taylor and Gracie Williamson

Benjamin F. Taylor¹ B: 1911, D: 19 Jul 1936
Iva Irene Taylor+⁴ B: c 1912, D: 11 May 1982
Thomas Edward Taylor⁶ B: c 1914

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	14 May 1910, Stranger Creek Precinct, Stevens County, Washington^G	Edward D. Williamson, Mellissa Ann Lewis, Edward D. Williamson Jr., John Williamson, Harold Williamson and Gracie Williamson³
Census-1920	23 Jan 1920, 6th Street, Deer Park, Spokane County, Washington^G	Gracie Williamson, Benjamin F. Taylor, Iva Irene Taylor and Thomas Edward Taylor⁴

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

14 May 1910, Stranger Creek Precinct, Stevens County, Washington^G

Edward D. Williamson, Mellissa Ann Lewis, Edward D. Williamson Jr., John Williamson, Harold Williamson and Gracie Williamson³

Census-1920

23 Jan 1920, 6th Street, Deer Park, Spokane County, Washington^G

Gracie Williamson, Benjamin F. Taylor, Iva Irene Taylor and Thomas Edward Taylor⁴

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa May 1910	Stranger Creek Precinct, Stevens County, Washington^G	invalid at present³
circa Jan 1920	Deer Park, Spokane County, Washington^G	laborer lumber mill⁴

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa May 1910

Stranger Creek Precinct, Stevens County, Washington^G

invalid at present³

circa Jan 1920

Deer Park, Spokane County, Washington^G

laborer lumber mill⁴

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2014. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, Stevens County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1859-2008. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[S3231] Article: Benjamin F. Taylor Funeral, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 22 Jul 1936, Page Twenty. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.

Last Edited

28 Aug 2017

Edward D. Williamson¹

Family

TMG ID:93623, (c 1854 - 1923)

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Edward D. Williamson was born circa 1854, at Ohio^G.²
Died in 1923.¹
Interred in 1923 at Greenwood Memorial Park, Renton, King County, Washington^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Born: Edward D. Williamson was born in 1852.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	1883, Edward and Mellissa Ann Lewis were married.^1,2

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

1883, Edward and Mellissa Ann Lewis were married.^1,2

Children of: Edward D. Williamson and Mellissa Ann Lewis

Gracie Williamson+¹ B: Mar 1891, D: 24 Jul 1958
Edward D. Williamson Jr.² B: c 1893
John Williamson² B: c 1898
Harold Williamson² B: c 1906

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	14 May 1910, Stranger Creek Precinct, Stevens County, Washington^G	Mellissa Ann Lewis, Edward D. Williamson Jr., John Williamson, Harold Williamson, Thomas T. Taylor and Gracie Williamson²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

14 May 1910, Stranger Creek Precinct, Stevens County, Washington^G

Mellissa Ann Lewis, Edward D. Williamson Jr., John Williamson, Harold Williamson, Thomas T. Taylor and Gracie Williamson²

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa May 1910	Stranger Creek Precinct, Stevens County, Washington^G	farmer general farm²

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa May 1910

Stranger Creek Precinct, Stevens County, Washington^G

farmer general farm²

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.

Last Edited

28 Aug 2017

Mellissa Ann Lewis¹

Family

TMG ID:93624, (c 1863 - 9 Jun 1950)

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Mellissa Ann Lewis was born circa 1863, at West Virginia^G.²
Died on Friday, 9 Jun 1950 at Renton, King County, Washington^G.¹
Interred after 9 Jun 1950 at Greenwood Memorial Park, Renton, King County, Washington^G. Plot: Garden F, Lot 461, Block 67, Space 3.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Born: Mellissa Ann Lewis was born in Sep 1864, at Virginia^G.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: in 1883, her married name became Mrs. Williamson (née Lewis).^1,2

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	1883, Mellissa and Edward D. Williamson were married.^1,2

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

1883, Mellissa and Edward D. Williamson were married.^1,2

Children of: Mellissa Ann Lewis and Edward D. Williamson

Gracie Williamson+¹ B: Mar 1891, D: 24 Jul 1958
Edward D. Williamson Jr.² B: c 1893
John Williamson² B: c 1898
Harold Williamson² B: c 1906

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	14 May 1910, Stranger Creek Precinct, Stevens County, Washington^G	Edward D. Williamson, Edward D. Williamson Jr., John Williamson, Harold Williamson, Thomas T. Taylor and Gracie Williamson²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

14 May 1910, Stranger Creek Precinct, Stevens County, Washington^G

Edward D. Williamson, Edward D. Williamson Jr., John Williamson, Harold Williamson, Thomas T. Taylor and Gracie Williamson²

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.

Last Edited

28 Aug 2017

Benjamin F. Taylor¹

Family

TMG ID:93625, (1911 - 19 Jul 1936)

Father*

Thomas T. Taylor¹ B: 1879, D: 1920

Mother*

Gracie Williamson¹ B: Mar 1891, D: 24 Jul 1958

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Benjamin F. Taylor was born in 1911, at Stevens County, Washington^G.^1,2
Died on Sunday, 19 Jul 1936 at Colfax, Whitman County, Washington^G, at age 25 years.¹
Interred on Wednesday, 22 Jul 1936 at Greenwood Memorial Park, Renton, King County, Washington^G. Plot: Garden FLencer.^1,3

Obituary & Burial

An Obituary for Benjamin F. Taylor appeared on Wednesday, 22 Jul 1936, in The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, Washington. Benjamin F. Taylor Funeral
Others mentioned: Thomas Edward Taylor, Iva Irene Taylor and Gracie Williamson.³

'Non-primary' Vitals

Benjamin F. Taylor was the son of: Thomas T. Taylor and Gracie Williamson.¹

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "Ben"⁴

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Saturday, 31 Dec 1932, Benjamin, age 21 years, and Margaret L. Major, daughter of: William Martin Major and Marion V. Barnes, were married at King County, Washington^G.⁵

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 31 Dec 1932, Benjamin, age 21 years, and Margaret L. Major, daughter of: William Martin Major and Marion V. Barnes, were married at King County, Washington^G.⁵

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1920	23 Jan 1920, 6th Street, Deer Park, Spokane County, Washington^G	Thomas T. Taylor, Gracie Williamson, Iva Irene Taylor and Thomas Edward Taylor²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

23 Jan 1920, 6th Street, Deer Park, Spokane County, Washington^G

Thomas T. Taylor, Gracie Williamson, Iva Irene Taylor and Thomas Edward Taylor²

Witnessed Events & Occasions

Activity	Details
Death	Tuesday, 1 Jan 1935, Benjamin F. Taylor was the informant on the death certtificate for Dorothy H. Major.⁶

Activity

Details

Death

Tuesday, 1 Jan 1935, Benjamin F. Taylor was the informant on the death certtificate for Dorothy H. Major.⁶

Newspaper Items & Articles

Sunday, 1 Jan 1933, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor and Margaret L. (née Major) Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Daily Statistics - Marriage Licenses.⁷
Thursday, 17 Jan 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Two Drivers In Fatal Accident Are Held in Jail.⁸
Wednesday, 23 Jan 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Bothell Crash, Costing 5 Lives, Laid To Driver.⁹
Thursday, 31 Jan 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Suit for $10,000 Filed Over New Year Death Crash.¹⁰
Monday, 8 Apr 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Taylor On Trial In 2 Auto Deaths.⁴
Tuesday, 9 Apr 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Girls Take Stand in Trial of Taylor for Manslaughter; Speed of McAllister Machine Told to Jurors.¹¹
Tuesday, 9 Apr 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Eye-Witnesses Descirbe Crash That Killed Five.¹²
Wednesday, 10 Apr 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor and Marion V. (née Barnes) Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Mother Of Dead Girls Testifies
Also mentioned in the article: Gracie Williamson and Thomas Edward Taylor.¹³
Thursday, 11 Apr 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor and Gracie (née Williamson) Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Woman Stricken At Trial Of Son
Also mentioned in the article: Thomas Edward Taylor, Margaret L. Major, Marion V. Barnes, Dorothy H. Major and Frances Major.¹⁴
Friday, 12 Apr 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Northwest News - Seattle.¹⁵
Friday, 12 Apr 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Bellingham Herald, at Bellingham, Washington. Headline: Driver Convicted.¹⁶
Friday, 12 Apr 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Taylor Guilty Of Auto Deaths.¹⁷
Saturday, 11 May 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Misconduct of Jury Given as Reason for Rehearing of Manslaughter Case.¹⁸
Sunday, 12 May 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Taylor Will Get New Trial in Three Automobile Deaths.¹⁹
Sunday, 19 May 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Taylor's Trial For Manslaughter Set.²⁰
Tuesday, 28 May 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: New Year's Auto Deaths Trial On.²¹
Friday, 31 May 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Liquor Tested In Auto Death Case.²²
Wednesday, 5 Jun 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: New Year Crash Driver Acquitted.²³
Thursday, 6 Jun 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Death Driver Is Freed By Judge.²⁴
Thursday, 19 Sep 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Dressmaker Here Says She's Kin Of Former King.²⁵
Tuesday, 24 Sep 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Bothell Crash Suit Settled.²⁶
Tuesday, 5 Nov 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Bellingham Herald, at Bellingham, Washington. Headline: Northwest News - Seattle, Nov. 5.²⁷
Monday, 20 Jul 1936, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Truck Ends Life Of Man Accused In 1935 Crash
Also mentioned in the article: Thomas Edward Taylor.²⁸
Monday, 20 Jul 1936, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor appeared in: The Bellingham Herald, at Bellingham, Washington. Headline: No Title
Also mentioned in the article: Thomas Edward Taylor.²⁹

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S3231] Article: Benjamin F. Taylor Funeral, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 22 Jul 1936, Page Twenty. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3212] Article: Taylor On Trial In 2 Auto Deaths, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 8 Apr 1935, Page One. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, King County Marriage Records, 1855-Present. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2014. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[S3233] Article: Daily Statistics - Marriage Licenses, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 1 Jan 1933, Page Twenty-three. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3234] Article: Two Drivers In Fatal Accident Are Held in Jail, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 17 Jan 1935, Page Thirteen. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3210] Article: Bothell Crash, Costing 5 Lives, Laid To Driver, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 23 Jan 1935, Page Nine. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3211] Article: Suit for $10,000 Filed Over New Year Death Crash, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 31 Jan 1935, Page Two. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3214] Article: Girls Take Stand in Trial of Taylor for Manslaughter; Speed of McAllister Machine Told to Jurors, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 9 Apr 1935, Page One. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3213] Article: Eye-Witnesses Describe Crash That Killed Five, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 9 Apr 1935, Page One. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3215] Article: Mother Of Dead Girls Testifies, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 10 Apr 1935, Page Eight. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3232] Article: Woman Stricken At Trial Of Son, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 11 Apr 1935, Page Ten. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3217] Article: Northwest News - Seattle, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 12 Apr 1935, Page Twelve. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3216] Article: Driver Convicted, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, WA, 12 Apr 1935, Page Eleven. Hereinafter cited as Bellingham Herald.
[S3218] Article: Taylor Guilty Of Auto Deaths, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 12 Apr 1935, Page Ten. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3219] Article: Misconduct of Jury Given as Reason for Rehearing of Manslaughter Case, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 11 May 1935, Page One. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3220] Article: Taylor Will Get New Trial in Three Automobile Deaths, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 12 May 1935, Page Fourteen. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3221] Article: Taylor's Trial For Manslaughter Set, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 19 May 1935, Page Seven. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3222] Article: New Year's Auto Deaths Trial On, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 28 May 1935, Page Six. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3223] Article: Liquor Tested In Auto Death Case, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 31 May 1935, Page Seventeen. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3224] Article: New Year Crash Driver Acquitted, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 5 Jun 1935, Page Five. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3225] Article: Death Driver Is Freed By Judge, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 6 Jun 1935, Page Two. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3226] Article: Dressmaker Here Says She's Kin Of Former King, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 19 Sep 1935, Page Four. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3227] Article: Bothell Crash Suit Settled, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 24 Sep 1935, Page Seven. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3228] Article: Northwest News - Seattle, Nov. 5, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 5 Nov 1935, Page Twelve. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3230] Article: Truck Ends Life Of Man Accused In 1935 Crash, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 20 Jul 1936, Page One. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3229] Article: No Title, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, WA, 20 Jul 1936, Page Three. Hereinafter cited as Bellingham Herald.

Last Edited

27 Jul 2022

Thomas Edward Taylor^1,2

Family

TMG ID:93626, (c 1914 - )

Father*

Thomas T. Taylor¹ B: 1879, D: 1920

Mother*

Gracie Williamson¹ B: Mar 1891, D: 24 Jul 1958

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Thomas Edward Taylor was born circa 1914, at Washington^G.²

'Non-primary' Vitals

Thomas Edward Taylor was the son of: Thomas T. Taylor and Gracie Williamson.¹

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "Ed"

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1920	23 Jan 1920, 6th Street, Deer Park, Spokane County, Washington^G	Thomas T. Taylor, Gracie Williamson, Benjamin F. Taylor and Iva Irene Taylor²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

23 Jan 1920, 6th Street, Deer Park, Spokane County, Washington^G

Thomas T. Taylor, Gracie Williamson, Benjamin F. Taylor and Iva Irene Taylor²

Witnessed Events & Occasions

Activity	Details
Obituary	Obituary: on Wednesday, 22 Jul 1936, Thomas Edward Taylor was mentioned in the obituary of Benjamin F. Taylor in The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, Washington. Others mentioned: Iva Irene Taylor and Gracie Williamson.¹

Activity

Details

Obituary

Obituary: on Wednesday, 22 Jul 1936, Thomas Edward Taylor was mentioned in the obituary of Benjamin F. Taylor in The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, Washington.
Others mentioned: Iva Irene Taylor and Gracie Williamson.¹

Newspaper Items & Articles

Wednesday, 10 Apr 1935, Thomas was mentioned in an article about Benjamin F. Taylor and Marion V. (née Barnes) Taylor in The Seattle Daily Times at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Mother Of Dead Girls Testifies
Also mentioned in the article: Gracie Williamson.³
Thursday, 11 Apr 1935, Thomas was mentioned in an article about Benjamin F. Taylor and Gracie (née Williamson) Taylor in The Seattle Daily Times at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Woman Stricken At Trial Of Son
Also mentioned in the article: Margaret L. Major, Marion V. Barnes, Dorothy H. Major and Frances Major.⁴
Monday, 20 Jul 1936, Thomas was mentioned in an article about Benjamin F. Taylor in The Seattle Daily Times at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Truck Ends Life Of Man Accused In 1935 Crash.⁵
Monday, 20 Jul 1936, Thomas was mentioned in an article about Benjamin F. Taylor in The Bellingham Herald at Bellingham, Washington. Headline: No Title.⁶
Monday, 10 Aug 1936, Thomas was mentioned in an article about Harvey Engle and Gracie (née Williamson) Engle in The Seattle Daily Times at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Card Of Thanks
Also mentioned in the article: Iva Irene Taylor and Kenneth Albert Trimble.⁷

Citations

[S3231] Article: Benjamin F. Taylor Funeral, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 22 Jul 1936, Page Twenty. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S3215] Article: Mother Of Dead Girls Testifies, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 10 Apr 1935, Page Eight. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3232] Article: Woman Stricken At Trial Of Son, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 11 Apr 1935, Page Ten. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3230] Article: Truck Ends Life Of Man Accused In 1935 Crash, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 20 Jul 1936, Page One. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3229] Article: No Title, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, WA, 20 Jul 1936, Page Three. Hereinafter cited as Bellingham Herald.
[S3235] Article: Card Of Thanks, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 10 Aug 1936, Page Nineteen. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.

Last Edited

29 Aug 2017

Tomas Taylor¹

Family

TMG ID:93627

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Tomas and Lucy James were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Tomas and Lucy James were married.¹

Child of: Tomas Taylor and Lucy James

Thomas T. Taylor+¹ B: 1879, D: 1920

Citations

[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2014. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.

Last Edited

28 Aug 2017

Lucy James¹

Family

TMG ID:93628

Alias(es)

Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Taylor (née James).¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Lucy and Tomas Taylor were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Lucy and Tomas Taylor were married.¹

Child of: Lucy James and Tomas Taylor

Thomas T. Taylor+¹ B: 1879, D: 1920

Citations

[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2014. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.

Last Edited

28 Aug 2017

Iva Irene Taylor^1,2

Family

TMG ID:93629, (c 1912 - 11 May 1982)

Father*

Thomas T. Taylor¹ B: 1879, D: 1920

Mother*

Gracie Williamson¹ B: Mar 1891, D: 24 Jul 1958

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Iva Irene Taylor was born circa 1912, at Washington^G.¹
Died on Tuesday, 11 May 1982 at Seattle, King County, Washington^G.²
Interred after 11 May 1982 at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington^G.²

'Non-primary' Vitals

Born: Iva Irene Taylor was born on Thursday, 28 Sep 1905.²
She was the daughter of: Thomas T. Taylor and Gracie Williamson.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Saturday, 9 Jun 1934, her married name became Mrs. Trimble (née Taylor).³

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Saturday, 9 Jun 1934, Iva and Kenneth Albert Trimble, age 28 years and 2 months, son of: Albert E. Trimble and Ada M. (?), were married at King County, Washington^G.³

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 9 Jun 1934, Iva and Kenneth Albert Trimble, age 28 years and 2 months, son of: Albert E. Trimble and Ada M. (?), were married at King County, Washington^G.³

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1920	23 Jan 1920, 6th Street, Deer Park, Spokane County, Washington^G	Thomas T. Taylor, Gracie Williamson, Benjamin F. Taylor and Thomas Edward Taylor¹
Census-1940	15 Apr 1940, 3 S. W., Sylvan Precinct, King County, Washington^G	Kenneth Albert Trimble⁴

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

23 Jan 1920, 6th Street, Deer Park, Spokane County, Washington^G

Thomas T. Taylor, Gracie Williamson, Benjamin F. Taylor and Thomas Edward Taylor¹

Census-1940

15 Apr 1940, 3 S. W., Sylvan Precinct, King County, Washington^G

Kenneth Albert Trimble⁴

Witnessed Events & Occasions

Activity	Details
Obituary	Obituary: on Wednesday, 22 Jul 1936, Iva Irene Taylor was mentioned in the obituary of Benjamin F. Taylor in The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, Washington. Others mentioned: Thomas Edward Taylor and Gracie Williamson.⁵

Activity

Details

Obituary

Obituary: on Wednesday, 22 Jul 1936, Iva Irene Taylor was mentioned in the obituary of Benjamin F. Taylor in The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, Washington.
Others mentioned: Thomas Edward Taylor and Gracie Williamson.⁵

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Kenneth Albert and Iva Irene (née Taylor) Trimble lived at: Seattle, King County, Washington^G.⁴

Newspaper Items & Articles

Monday, 10 Aug 1936, Iva was mentioned in an article about Harvey Engle and Gracie (née Williamson) Engle in The Seattle Daily Times at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Card Of Thanks
Also mentioned in the article: Thomas Edward Taylor and Kenneth Albert Trimble.⁶

Citations

[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, King County Marriage Records, 1855-Present. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
[S3231] Article: Benjamin F. Taylor Funeral, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 22 Jul 1936, Page Twenty. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3235] Article: Card Of Thanks, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 10 Aug 1936, Page Nineteen. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2018

Edward D. Williamson Jr.¹

Family

TMG ID:93630, (c 1893 - )

Father*

Edward D. Williamson¹ B: c 1854, D: 1923

Mother*

Mellissa Ann Lewis¹ B: c 1863, D: 9 Jun 1950

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Edward D. Williamson Jr. was born circa 1893, at Washington^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Edward D. Williamson Jr. was the son of: Edward D. Williamson and Mellissa Ann Lewis.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	14 May 1910, Stranger Creek Precinct, Stevens County, Washington^G	Edward D. Williamson, Mellissa Ann Lewis, John Williamson, Harold Williamson, Thomas T. Taylor and Gracie Williamson¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

14 May 1910, Stranger Creek Precinct, Stevens County, Washington^G

Edward D. Williamson, Mellissa Ann Lewis, John Williamson, Harold Williamson, Thomas T. Taylor and Gracie Williamson¹

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa May 1910	Stranger Creek Precinct, Stevens County, Washington^G	farm laborer home farm¹

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa May 1910

Stranger Creek Precinct, Stevens County, Washington^G

farm laborer home farm¹

Citations

[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.

Last Edited

28 Aug 2017

John Williamson¹

Family

TMG ID:93631, (c 1898 - )

Father*

Edward D. Williamson¹ B: c 1854, D: 1923

Mother*

Mellissa Ann Lewis¹ B: c 1863, D: 9 Jun 1950

Primary Birth & Death

Born: John Williamson was born circa 1898, at Washington^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

John Williamson was the son of: Edward D. Williamson and Mellissa Ann Lewis.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	14 May 1910, Stranger Creek Precinct, Stevens County, Washington^G	Edward D. Williamson, Mellissa Ann Lewis, Edward D. Williamson Jr., Harold Williamson, Thomas T. Taylor and Gracie Williamson¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

14 May 1910, Stranger Creek Precinct, Stevens County, Washington^G

Edward D. Williamson, Mellissa Ann Lewis, Edward D. Williamson Jr., Harold Williamson, Thomas T. Taylor and Gracie Williamson¹

Citations

[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.

Last Edited

28 Aug 2017

Harold Williamson¹

Family

TMG ID:93632, (c 1906 - )

Father*

Edward D. Williamson¹ B: c 1854, D: 1923

Mother*

Mellissa Ann Lewis¹ B: c 1863, D: 9 Jun 1950

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Harold Williamson was born circa 1906, at Washington^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Harold Williamson was the son of: Edward D. Williamson and Mellissa Ann Lewis.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	14 May 1910, Stranger Creek Precinct, Stevens County, Washington^G	Edward D. Williamson, Mellissa Ann Lewis, Edward D. Williamson Jr., John Williamson, Thomas T. Taylor and Gracie Williamson¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

14 May 1910, Stranger Creek Precinct, Stevens County, Washington^G

Edward D. Williamson, Mellissa Ann Lewis, Edward D. Williamson Jr., John Williamson, Thomas T. Taylor and Gracie Williamson¹

Citations

[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.

Last Edited

28 Aug 2017

Margaret L. Major¹

Family

TMG ID:93633, (c 1913 - )

Father*

William Martin Major² B: 28 Aug 1889, D: 26 Sep 1965

Mother*

Marion V. Barnes² B: c 1895

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Margaret L. Major was born circa 1913, at Washington^G.²

'Non-primary' Vitals

Margaret L. Major was the daughter of: William Martin Major and Marion V. Barnes.²

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Saturday, 31 Dec 1932, her married name became Mrs. Taylor (née Major).¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Saturday, 31 Dec 1932, Margaret and Benjamin F. Taylor, age 21 years, son of: Thomas T. Taylor and Gracie Williamson, were married at King County, Washington^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 31 Dec 1932, Margaret and Benjamin F. Taylor, age 21 years, son of: Thomas T. Taylor and Gracie Williamson, were married at King County, Washington^G.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1920	8 Jan 1920, 3809 Fremont Ave., Seattle, King County, Washington^G	William Martin Major, Marion V. Barnes, Mildred B. Major, Dorothy H. Major and Frances Major²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

8 Jan 1920, 3809 Fremont Ave., Seattle, King County, Washington^G

William Martin Major, Marion V. Barnes, Mildred B. Major, Dorothy H. Major and Frances Major²

Newspaper Items & Articles

Sunday, 1 Jan 1933, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor and Margaret L. (née Major) Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Daily Statistics - Marriage Licenses.³
Thursday, 11 Apr 1935, Margaret was mentioned in an article about Benjamin F. Taylor and Gracie (née Williamson) Taylor in The Seattle Daily Times at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Woman Stricken At Trial Of Son
Also mentioned in the article: Thomas Edward Taylor, Marion V. Barnes, Dorothy H. Major and Frances Major.⁴

Citations

[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, King County Marriage Records, 1855-Present. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S3233] Article: Daily Statistics - Marriage Licenses, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 1 Jan 1933, Page Twenty-three. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3232] Article: Woman Stricken At Trial Of Son, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 11 Apr 1935, Page Ten. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2018

William Martin Major^1,2

Family

TMG ID:93634, (28 Aug 1889 - 26 Sep 1965)

Primary Birth & Death

Born: William Martin Major was born on Wednesday, 28 Aug 1889, at Missouri^G.^1,2,3
Interred in Sep 1965 at Riverton Crest Cemetery, Tukwila, King County, Washington^G.²
Died on Sunday, 26 Sep 1965 at King County, Washington^G, at age 76 years and 29 days.^2,3,4

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

William and Marion V. Barnes were married.¹

Children of: William Martin Major and Marion V. Barnes

Mildred B. Major¹ B: 29 Jul 1911, D: 24 Apr 1998
Margaret L. Major¹ B: c 1913
Dorothy H. Major¹ B: c 1916, D: 1 Jan 1935
Frances Major¹ B: 1918, D: 1 Jan 1935

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

8 Jan 1920, 3809 Fremont Ave., Seattle, King County, Washington^G

Marion V. Barnes, Margaret L. Major, Mildred B. Major, Dorothy H. Major and Frances Major¹

Occupation(s)

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jan 1920

Seattle, King County, Washington^G

boilermaker shipyard¹

Citations

[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S85] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Death Index (http://tinyurl.com/jqkwdlq: RootsWeb, various). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2014. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.

Last Edited

29 Aug 2017

Marion V. Barnes^1,2

Family

TMG ID:93635, (c 1895 - )

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Marion V. Barnes was born circa 1895, at Kentucky^G.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Major (née Barnes).¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Marion and William Martin Major were married.¹

Children of: Marion V. Barnes and William Martin Major

Mildred B. Major¹ B: 29 Jul 1911, D: 24 Apr 1998
Margaret L. Major¹ B: c 1913
Dorothy H. Major¹ B: c 1916, D: 1 Jan 1935
Frances Major¹ B: 1918, D: 1 Jan 1935

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

8 Jan 1920, 3809 Fremont Ave., Seattle, King County, Washington^G

William Martin Major, Margaret L. Major, Mildred B. Major, Dorothy H. Major and Frances Major¹

Newspaper Items & Articles

Wednesday, 10 Apr 1935, an article about Benjamin F. Taylor and Marion V. (née Barnes) Taylor appeared in: The Seattle Daily Times, at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Mother Of Dead Girls Testifies
Also mentioned in the article: Gracie Williamson and Thomas Edward Taylor.³
Thursday, 11 Apr 1935, Marion was mentioned in an article about Benjamin F. Taylor and Gracie (née Williamson) Taylor in The Seattle Daily Times at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Woman Stricken At Trial Of Son
Also mentioned in the article: Thomas Edward Taylor, Margaret L. Major, Dorothy H. Major and Frances Major.⁴

Citations

[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2014. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[S3215] Article: Mother Of Dead Girls Testifies, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 10 Apr 1935, Page Eight. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.
[S3232] Article: Woman Stricken At Trial Of Son, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 11 Apr 1935, Page Ten. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.

Last Edited

16 Jan 2018

Mildred B. Major¹

Family

TMG ID:93636, (29 Jul 1911 - 24 Apr 1998)

Father*

William Martin Major¹ B: 28 Aug 1889, D: 26 Sep 1965

Mother*

Marion V. Barnes¹ B: c 1895

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Mildred B. Major was born on Saturday, 29 Jul 1911, at Washington^G.^1,2,3
Died on Friday, 24 Apr 1998 at King County, Washington^G, at age 86 years, 8 months and 26 days.^2,3
Interred after 24 Apr 1998 at Riverton Crest Cemetery, Tukwila, King County, Washington^G. Plot: Section J.²

'Non-primary' Vitals

Mildred B. Major was the daughter of: William Martin Major and Marion V. Barnes.¹

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

8 Jan 1920, 3809 Fremont Ave., Seattle, King County, Washington^G

William Martin Major, Marion V. Barnes, Margaret L. Major, Dorothy H. Major and Frances Major¹

Citations

[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S85] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Death Index (http://tinyurl.com/jqkwdlq: RootsWeb, various). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.

Last Edited

29 Aug 2017

Dorothy H. Major¹

Family

TMG ID:93637, (c 1916 - 1 Jan 1935)

Father*

William Martin Major¹ B: 28 Aug 1889, D: 26 Sep 1965

Mother*

Marion V. Barnes¹ B: c 1895

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Dorothy H. Major was born circa 1916, at Washington^G.¹
Died on Tuesday, 1 Jan 1935 at Seattle, King County, Washington^G, The informant on the Death Certificate was: Frances Major and Benjamin F. Taylor.²

'Non-primary' Vitals

Dorothy H. Major was the daughter of: William Martin Major and Marion V. Barnes.¹

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

8 Jan 1920, 3809 Fremont Ave., Seattle, King County, Washington^G

William Martin Major, Marion V. Barnes, Margaret L. Major, Mildred B. Major and Frances Major¹

Newspaper Items & Articles

Thursday, 11 Apr 1935, Dorothy was mentioned in an article about Benjamin F. Taylor and Gracie (née Williamson) Taylor in The Seattle Daily Times at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Woman Stricken At Trial Of Son
Also mentioned in the article: Thomas Edward Taylor, Margaret L. Major, Marion V. Barnes and Frances Major.³

Citations

[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2014. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[S3232] Article: Woman Stricken At Trial Of Son, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 11 Apr 1935, Page Ten. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.

Last Edited

29 Aug 2017

Frances Major¹

Family

TMG ID:93638, (1918 - 1 Jan 1935)

Father*

William Martin Major¹ B: 28 Aug 1889, D: 26 Sep 1965

Mother*

Marion V. Barnes¹ B: c 1895

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Frances Major was born in 1918, at Washington^G.¹
Died on Tuesday, 1 Jan 1935 at Seattle, King County, Washington^G, at age 17 years.²

'Non-primary' Vitals

Frances Major was the daughter of: William Martin Major and Marion V. Barnes.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: She was also known as Wilma²

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

8 Jan 1920, 3809 Fremont Ave., Seattle, King County, Washington^G

William Martin Major, Marion V. Barnes, Margaret L. Major, Mildred B. Major and Dorothy H. Major¹

Witnessed Events & Occasions

Activity

Details

Death

Tuesday, 1 Jan 1935, Frances Major was the informant on the death certtificate for Dorothy H. Major.²

Newspaper Items & Articles

Thursday, 11 Apr 1935, Frances was mentioned in an article about Benjamin F. Taylor and Gracie (née Williamson) Taylor in The Seattle Daily Times at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Woman Stricken At Trial Of Son
Also mentioned in the article: Thomas Edward Taylor, Margaret L. Major, Marion V. Barnes and Dorothy H. Major.³

Citations

[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2014. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[S3232] Article: Woman Stricken At Trial Of Son, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 11 Apr 1935, Page Ten. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.

Last Edited

29 Aug 2017

Kenneth Albert Trimble^1,2

Family

TMG ID:93639, (Apr 1906 - 23 Oct 1956)

Father*

Albert E. Trimble² B: 1874, D: 1941

Mother*

Ada M. (?)² B: 1879, D: 1963

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Kenneth Albert Trimble was born in Apr 1906, at Canada^G.^3,2
Died on Tuesday, 23 Oct 1956 at Seattle, King County, Washington^G, at age 50 years and 6 months.²
Interred after 23 Oct 1956 at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington^G.²

'Non-primary' Vitals

Kenneth Albert Trimble was the son of: Albert E. Trimble and Ada M. (?)²

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 9 Jun 1934, Kenneth, age 28 years and 2 months, and Iva Irene Taylor, daughter of: Thomas T. Taylor and Gracie Williamson, were married at King County, Washington^G.¹

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1940

15 Apr 1940, 3 S. W., Sylvan Precinct, King County, Washington^G

Iva Irene Taylor³

Occupation(s)

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Apr 1940

Sylvan Precinct, King County, Washington^G

armature winder electric company³

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Kenneth Albert and Iva Irene (née Taylor) Trimble lived at: Seattle, King County, Washington^G.³

Newspaper Items & Articles

Monday, 10 Aug 1936, Kenneth was mentioned in an article about Harvey Engle and Gracie (née Williamson) Engle in The Seattle Daily Times at Seattle, Washington. Headline: Card Of Thanks
Also mentioned in the article: Thomas Edward Taylor and Iva Irene Taylor.⁴

Citations

[S951] Washington State Archives - Digital Archives, online <http://tinyurl.com/5lj7u>, King County Marriage Records, 1855-Present. Hereinafter cited as WA Digital Archives.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
[S3235] Article: Card Of Thanks, The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, WA, 10 Aug 1936, Page Nineteen. Hereinafter cited as Seattle Daily Times.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2018

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Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.
— Will Rogers
Money and women are the most sought after and the least known about of any two things we have.
— Will Rogers
Never let yesterday use up too much of today.
— Will Rogers
Now if there is one thing that we do worse than any other nation, it is try and manage somebody else's affairs.
— Will Rogers
Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft. Look at the United States, they have not had one since Lincoln.
— Will Rogers
On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.
— Will Rogers
One Ad is worth more to a paper than forty Editorials.
— Will Rogers
One-third of the people in the United States promote, while the other two-thirds provide.
— Will Rogers
Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators.
— Will Rogers
People are getting smarter nowadays; they are letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their guide.
— Will Rogers
People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.
— Will Rogers
People's minds are changed through observation and not through argument.
— Will Rogers
Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.
— Will Rogers
Politics is applesauce.
— Will Rogers
Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.
— Will Rogers
So let's be honest with ourselves and not take ourselves too serious, and never condemn the other fellow for doing what we are doing every day, only in a different way.
— Will Rogers
So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.
— Will Rogers
The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way clear to bless the Republican Party the way it's been carrying on, then the rest of us ought to get it without even asking.
— Will Rogers
The best way out of a difficulty is through it.
— Will Rogers
The difference between a Republican and a Democrat is the Democrat is a cannibal they have to live off each other, while the Republicans, why, they live off the Democrats.
— Will Rogers
The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn't still be a farmer.
— Will Rogers
The fellow that can only see a week ahead is always the popular fellow, for he is looking with the crowd. But the one that can see years ahead, he has a telescope but he can't make anybody believe that he has it.
— Will Rogers
The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf.
— Will Rogers
The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, 'How is the president?'
— Will Rogers
The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living.
— Will Rogers
The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that each party is worse than the other.
— Will Rogers
The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.
— Will Rogers
The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.
— Will Rogers
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
— Will Rogers
The only way you can beat the lawyers is to die with nothing.
— Will Rogers
The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.
— Will Rogers
The time to save is now. When a dog gets a bone, he doesn't go out and make a down payment on a bigger bone. He buries the one he's got.
— Will Rogers
The United States never lost a war or won a conference.
— Will Rogers
The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you.
— Will Rogers
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
— Will Rogers
There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.
— Will Rogers
There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in.
— Will Rogers
There ought to be one day - just one - when there is open season on senators.
— Will Rogers
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.
— Will Rogers
There's only one thing that can kill the movies, and that's education.
— Will Rogers
Things ain't what they used to be and never were.
— Will Rogers
Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it.
— Will Rogers
This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.
— Will Rogers
This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.
— Will Rogers
We are all here for a spell, get all the good laughs you can.
— Will Rogers
We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.
— Will Rogers
We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business?
— Will Rogers
We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.
— Will Rogers
What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds.
— Will Rogers
When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds.
— Will Rogers
When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur.
— Will Rogers
When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states.
— Will Rogers
When you put down the good things you ought to have done, and leave out the bad ones you did do well, that's Memoirs.
— Will Rogers
Why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as well as prohibition did, in five years Americans would be the smartest race of people on Earth.
— Will Rogers
Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due.
— Will Rogers
You can't say civilization don't advance... in every war they kill you in a new way.
— Will Rogers
You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.
— Will Rogers
Every person you will pass on the street today is going to die. Living long enough, each will suffer the loss of friends and family. All are going to lose everything they love in this world. Why would one want to be anything but kind to them in the meantime?
— Sam Harris
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do one thing every day that scares you.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do one thing every day that scares you.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until life is a mere living death.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
If someone betrays you once, it’s their fault; if they betray you twice, it’s your fault.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Once I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: No good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and in all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably with the circumstances of life, knowing that in this world no one is all knowing and therefore all of us need both love and charity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never allow a person to tell you 'no' who doesn't have the power to say 'yes.'
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well lived.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Work is always an antidote to depression.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do …
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one. You cannot make any useful contribution in life unless you do this.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It's your life-but only if you make it so.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Every time you meet a situation you think at the time it is an impossibility and you go through the tortures of the damned, once you have met it and lived through it, you find that forever after you are freer than you were before.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Courage is exhilarating.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
There is not human being from whom we cannot learn something if we are interested enough to dig deep.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!
— Eleanor Roosevelt
As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war, I ask and I must answer was I worth dying for?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The giving of love is an education in itself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it as not as dreadful as it appears, discovering that we have the strength to stare it down.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
All of life is a constant education.
— Eleanor Roosevelt

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