Taylor Family Genealogy Records (DeKalb County)

Collection

Identifier: RHC-RC-289

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The records of the Taylor Family Genealogy Papers contain the research materials on the family’s genealogy compiled by Ethel L. Taylor, including items such as birth certificates, marriage licences, death certificates, obituaries, newspaper clippings, and genealogy society newsletters. She spent decades researching her family’s history and her research dates from 1969 to 2004. Her research results include ancestors dating to the 1700s and copies of records from several states in the U.S., England, India, and Salt Lake City.

Dates

created: 1969-2004
Other: Date acquired: 04/22/2008

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on access to the collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights in the collection belong to the Regional History Center; literary rights are dedicated to the public.

Biographical or Historical Information

Ethel L. Taylor was born on February 23, 1922 in DeKalb to parents Harry D. and Gladys D. Horton and she died on August 5, 2007. She graduated from the DeKalb Township High School in 1940 and entered the Northern Illinois State Teachers College. She married Willard Rue “Pete” Taylor on December 28, 1950 and managed a restaurant at the DeKalb/Taylor Airport. Additionally, she learned how to fly multiple engine planes and taught at a Montessori School where children knew her as “ET.” A son,“Petie,” preceded her in death.

Note written by Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral HOme obituary: http://www.ronanmoorefinch.com/obits3/View.aspx?oID=81

Extent

2.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

The organization of the papers follows that of Taylor’s notebooks and the names she gave those notebooks. The dates listed in the inventory reflect when she compiled the research materials.

Custodial History

John C. Conlin of DeKalb first donated the papers to the Sycamore Historical Society and Museum on March 20, 2008 from the estate of Ethel L. Taylor, his aunt. With the donor’s permission, the Sycamore Historical Society and Museum subsequently transferred the collection to the Regional History Center on April 22, 2008, facilitated by the Society’s Executive Director, Michelle Donahoe.