Margaret Jane Ellison

Brief Life History of Margaret Jane

When Margaret Jane Ellison was born on 11 August 1842, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, John Ellison, was 24 and her mother, Alice Pilling, was 21. She married William Riley Taylor on 27 September 1857, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 12 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Belsay, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Election Precinct 4 Bicknell, Wayne, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 25 August 1925, in Loa, Piute, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Loa Cemetery, Loa, Piute, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Riley Taylor
1839–1912
Margaret Jane Ellison
1842–1925
Marriage: 27 September 1857
William Allen Taylor
1859–1942
John Henry Taylor
1861–1934
Joseph Ephraim Taylor
1862–1924
David Moroni Taylor
1865–1878
Thomas Alvin Taylor
1867–1891
Sarah Alice Taylor
1869–1938
James Edward Taylor
1872–1890
Isaac Harvey Taylor
1874–1953
Charles Franklin Taylor
1876–1877
Loren Independence Taylor
1878–1945
Lorenzo Jedediah Taylor
1881–1958
Heber Calvert Taylor
1883–1950
George Irvin Taylor
1885–1970
Susannah Jennette Taylor
1887–1959

Sources (45)

  • Margaret Jane Taylor in household of William Taylor, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Margaret Taylor, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
  • Margret Jane Ellison Taylor, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1845 · Oh My Father

"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Ellis (Old Testament Elijah) + -son.

English: from the Middle English, Old French female personal name Elissent, Elisant, ancient Germanic Elisind.

Scottish: sometimes a post-medieval variant of Allison , which is mainly concentrated in northern England and southwestern Scotland. There is a similar Scottish variation between Alison and Elison as female personal names.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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William Riley Taylor Family

The William Riley Taylor Family Written by Carol T. Floyd Granddaughter of William Riley Taylor (Submitted by Debra Young, June 2011) Margaret Jane Ellison was born 11 August 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois …

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