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William Oswald Taylor 1921–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1921

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: Jun 1991

Death Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Matthew Taylor

Mother: Ruth Foss

Spouse(s): Louise Ann

Children(s): William Taylor, Gary Taylor

William Oswald Taylor was born in 1921 in Illinois, the child of Matthew William Taylor And Ruth Margrethe Foss. In 1950, William Oswald Taylor resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. William Oswald Taylor married Louise Ann, and had children including Gary Kent Taylor, William Arthur Taylor. William Oswald Taylor passed away in 1991 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Oswald Taylor was born in 1921 in Illinois, the child of Matthew William Taylor And Ruth Margrethe Foss.
  • In 1950, William Oswald Taylor resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • William Oswald Taylor married Louise Ann, and had children including Gary Kent Taylor, William Arthur Taylor.
  • William Oswald Taylor passed away in 1991 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Taylor's Ancestors

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William Taylor
1921–1991
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Matthew William Taylor
1891–1952
Sunderland Durham, England
Ruth (Margrethe) Foss
1893–1941
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Matthew Taylor
1864–1911
Sunderland, Durham, England
Jane Kent
1865–1939
Sunderland, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Taylor
1834–1911
Margaret Shepherd
1838–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Taylor
1806–
Margaret Lilyman
1804–
James Shepherd
1815–1877
Margaret Crawford
1817–1887

William Taylor's Descendants

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William (Oswald) Taylor (abt 1921–Jun 1991) m. Louise Ann (8 October 1920–14 January 2016)
  1. 1. William (Arthur) Taylor 1944–1993
  2. 2. Gary (Kent) Taylor 1948–1998

William Taylor's Timeline

3 Records

1921
abt 1921
Birth of William Oswald Taylor in Illinois
Illinois
1950
1950
Age 29
William Oswald Taylor resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1991
Jun 1991
Age 70
Death of William Oswald Taylor in Lake Geneva, Walworth, Wisconsin
Lake Geneva, Walworth, Wisconsin

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1921
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1991
    Event Place: Lake Geneva, Walworth, Wisconsin

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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