There lived in Bellville, Hendricks County, Indiana, Mr. Joseph Taylor and his wife Elizabeth with their three children. A little babe was given to them on March 3, 1859, and they named her Evalyn. In all there were six children in the Taylor family. When Evalyn was three years old the family moved to Jackson county, Kansas, and settled on the farm at Fort Spurs, five miles north of Holton. During her school days Evalyn attended district school in the Wyatt district school, known since as the Woodworth school. She pursued further studies at Leavenworth, spending about two years in that city. It was during her twentieth year that she married Mr. Aaron Plaxton. They took up residence on the Russell farm, where they resided several years. ... Two of the children preceded her to the heavenly home, one during infancy and the other, named Lulu, attained the age of twenty-one. Four of the children reside in Wainwright, Canada, they are Stuart, Alex, William, and Mahree ... The daughters who reside in Holton are Elizabeth, Rose and Audrey ... When the family lived in Alberta, Canada, the first preaching place in the community was the Plaxton home. She was Sunday school superintendent and conducted a Wednesday afternoon bible study class. She was a member of the Holton Ladies’ Bible Study Class ... She has been identified with the Methodist Episcopal church for many years ... Mrs. Plaxton is survived by her husband, seven children, sixteen grandchildren, two brothers, Mr. Bayard Taylor and Mr. Mack Taylor of Goff, and two sisters, Mrs. M. A. Rafter and Mrs. Alex Dunn of Holton ... Burial was made in the Holton cemetery ...
The Holton Recorder, July 7, 1921.
The Holton Recorder, July 7, 1921.
There lived in Bellville, Hendricks County, Indiana, Mr. Joseph Taylor and his wife Elizabeth with their three children. A little babe was given to them on March 3, 1859, and they named her Evalyn. In all there were six children in the Taylor family. When Evalyn was three years old the family moved to Jackson county, Kansas, and settled on the farm at Fort Spurs, five miles north of Holton. During her school days Evalyn attended district school in the Wyatt district school, known since as the Woodworth school. She pursued further studies at Leavenworth, spending about two years in that city. It was during her twentieth year that she married Mr. Aaron Plaxton. They took up residence on the Russell farm, where they resided several years. ... Two of the children preceded her to the heavenly home, one during infancy and the other, named Lulu, attained the age of twenty-one. Four of the children reside in Wainwright, Canada, they are Stuart, Alex, William, and Mahree ... The daughters who reside in Holton are Elizabeth, Rose and Audrey ... When the family lived in Alberta, Canada, the first preaching place in the community was the Plaxton home. She was Sunday school superintendent and conducted a Wednesday afternoon bible study class. She was a member of the Holton Ladies’ Bible Study Class ... She has been identified with the Methodist Episcopal church for many years ... Mrs. Plaxton is survived by her husband, seven children, sixteen grandchildren, two brothers, Mr. Bayard Taylor and Mr. Mack Taylor of Goff, and two sisters, Mrs. M. A. Rafter and Mrs. Alex Dunn of Holton ... Burial was made in the Holton cemetery ...
The Holton Recorder, July 7, 1921.
The Holton Recorder, July 7, 1921.
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