CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameFranklin William TAYLOR [1318], [1365], [450]
Birth PlaceIronton Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date20 Jul 1870 [1318] Age: 4
Census PlaceIronton Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date1 Jun 1880 [1321] Age: 14
Census PlaceIronton Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date8 Jun 1900 [1364] Age: 34
Census PlaceRochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo516 Kansas Street, 1st Ward
Census Date18 Apr 1910 [1363] Age: 44
Census PlaceRochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo1st Ward, 1st Precinct
Reside Date9 Sep 1918 [1401] Age: 52
Reside PlaceRochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo508 Third Avenue SE
Census Date19 Jan 1920 [1365] Age: 54
Census PlaceRochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo508 3rd Ave. SE, 1st Ward, 1st Precinct
Death Date25 Feb 1921 [1655] Age: 55
Death PlaceRochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota, United States
MemoAge 55y 5m 14d.
Burial Date27 Feb 1921 [1655]
Burial PlaceRochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota, United States
MemoOakwood Cemetery, Section 6B, Row 1, Lot 47; verified in person, 30-JUN-2010.
Alias/AKAFrank [1358]
Alias/AKAWilliam F. TAYLOR [1697]
OccupationCarpenter & Builder [1363], [1655]
FatherDennis Melvin TAYLOR (1832-1910)
MotherMary BOWSE (1837-1899)
Research
Searched Sauk Co., WI, birth records (at Register of Deeds in Baraboo); earliest TAYLOR birth recorded was in 1876.
Spouses
Birth PlaceIronton Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date7 Jun 1880 [7617]
Census PlaceIronton Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date8 Jun 1900 [1364]
Census PlaceRochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo516 Kansas Street, 1st Ward
Census Date18 Apr 1910 [1363]
Census PlaceRochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo1st Ward, 1st Precinct
Census Date19 Jan 1920 [1365]
Census PlaceRochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo508 3rd Ave. SE, 1st Ward, 1st Precinct
Census Date5 Apr 1940 [7616]
Census PlaceChicago, Cook Co., Illinois, United States
Memo451 West 81st Street, Block 30, Tract 656, Ward 17
Alias/AKAHattier [7617]
FatherJames L. BENSON (1833-)
MotherLousia A. MARTIN (ca1838-)
Misc. Notes
Surname “BENSON” found through birth & death records of son, Ernest. [464], [450]

Her formal name may have been “Harriet”
Research
What appears to be the same address they lived at in 1921, is occupied by a different family in 1930 (Olmsted Co., 1st-Ward, Rochester, Series: T626  Roll: 1110  Page: 22 [browse mode], sheet 6B, SD=13, ED=55-19)

Maybe she remarried after Frank died? Or just moved out of state?
Why isn’t she buried with Frank in Oakwood Cemetery?

I found a family headed by James BENSON, in Ironton, in the 1880 census, with wife “Loisa” but no Hattie BENSON in the household. There was a “Hattier HELMS” age 1, who might actually have been James’ granddaughter, though the entry says “dau.” Based on other census years Hattie would have been about 8 years old in the 1880 census. [1037]

Searched Sauk Co., WI, birth records for Hattie BENSON and Hattier HELMS. There was no BENSON or HELMS in the birth index.
Marr Date24 Sep 1892 [1363], [1697]
Marr PlaceReedsburg, Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
ChildrenRudolph Lee (1893-1978)
 Lenora Dorothy (1895-1977)
 Vera A. (1899-1988)
 Ernest William (1901-1966)
Last Modified 16 Jun 2014Created 8 Nov 2024 using Reunion for Macintosh
First Published 22 Sep 2013. Revised 8 Nov 2024
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