Person:Taylor Whittaker (2)

This information was derived from the family records of Arthur and Mozetta Smith Whittaker which was kept by Mary Whittaker Sewell.

Taylor Whittaker: Taylor Whittaker, son of James Whittaker and Mary Ann Arthur. Born 15 April 1867, at Greenville, Beaver, Utah. Married Lois Elzetta Barton, 1 October 1890. Baptized by James L. Whittaker and confirmed by John M. Bucklar, 12 February 1940. Died 19 February 1940, at Circleville, Piute, Utah. Buried at Circleville. Appears on Horatio Morrill's (undated) list of Kingston schoolchildren.1880: Living in Circle Valley.2 1 October 1890: Of Circleville. Married Lois Elzetta Barton. Ceremony performed by James Wiley, justice of the peace. Witnesses: Bay Lewis and Orson A. Dalton. 1903-04: Farming 180 acres (value: $715), at Circleville. 1908-09: Farming 190 acres (value: $925), at Circleville.20 May 1909: Of Circleville; named in list of owners of Piute County Cheese Factory Company, in Articles of Incorporation. 1911-12: Farming 180 acres (value: $800), at Circleville. 5 June 1914: Of Circleville; Orchard and farm buildings washed away in flood after Hatchtown dam break. 1914-15: Of Circleville; farming 180 acres (value: $800).14 November 1918: Subscribed for bonds "of the fourth issue" (World War I war bonds), at Circleville. 1918-19: Farming 258 acres (value: $5,609), at Circleville.1920: Living in Circleville. Farmer, home farm. Can read and write. 1922-23: Farming 270 acres (value: $796), at Circleville. 1924-25: Farming 270 acres (value: $9,310), at Circleville.17 December 1926: Delinquent taxes owed on stock of Circleville Irrigation Company:(19 February 1940: Of Circleville; lifetime resident of Utah. Farmer and stockman. Died of carcinoma of stomach. Funeral services 21 February 1940 at Circleville, conducted by bishop. February 1940: Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at Circleville for Taylor Whittaker, 71, who died Monday at his home in Circleville. / Mr. Whittaker was well known as a stockman and farmer. He was a brother of the late Arthur Whittaker. / Surviving are his widow; two brothers, John Whittaker of Idaho and George Whittaker of Circleville; four sons, Rollo, Carl, James L. and Kent Whittaker of Circleville, and two daughters, Mrs. Nell Betenson of Circleville and Mrs. Cora Meeks of Kanab. Several grandchildren survive.

1.   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998 (28).
2.   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998 (29).