Taylor, Mrs. Alvira (1858-1938)

TAYLOR, SHOOK, JONES

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, researcher (email)
Date: 3/25/2017 at 15:09:01

The Des Moines Register
Tuesday, October 18, 1938

DEATHS:
TAYLOR—Services for Mrs. Alvira Shook Taylor, of 1456 5th Ave., will be held at Dunn’s Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Interment Glendale. Rev. Wallace Essingham officiating.
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[Details from her Death Certificate]
Full Name: Alvira Taylor
Residence: 1456 W. 5th Avenue
Female
White
Married
Husband: William Taylor
Date of Birth: March 13, 1858
Birth Place: Polk County, Iowa
Parents of the Deceased--
Father: Robert Jones, born (unknown place)
Mother: Nancy Ferguson, born Indiana
Age at Death: 80 yrs, 7 mos, 4 das
Cause of Death: Senility; Pneumonia, duration of 5 days.
Date of Death: October 17, 1938 @ 12:40 PM
Autopsy: No
Burial: Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
Informant: Nellie McCoy (a daughter of the deceased), Des Moines, Iowa
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[Further Detail of this Woman’s Life per my personal Research]
Maiden Name: Alvira Jones
First Marriage:
Groom, Franklin Pierce Shook (widowed)
Bride: Alvira Jones
Married 25 Dec 1878, Camp Twp, Polk County, Iowa
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Divorce Notice: DesMoines Register (newspaper), 14 Apr 1900
“Alvira Shook commenced suit against Frank P. Shook for divorce, alleging desertion.”
**Interesting Note from my Research: Per the 1900 Census, Des Moines, Iowa…Alvira was alone/divorced and had 4 daughters and one young son (the son being the youngest, born June 1898). ~enumerated June 8th, 1900
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Second Marriage:
Groom: William Taylor
Bride: Alvira Shook
Marriage Place: Des Moines, Iowa
Marriage Date: 10 Oct 1903
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Both William Taylor (1857-1943) and Alvira Taylor (1858-1938) are buried Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA – Blk 28, Lot 000073.