Mormon Overland Trail Database: Part 8

Part 7 of the series is here.

I made a mistake in part 7 saying that it would be the last post in this series.  I have found a couple of other ancestors that are included in the Mormon Pioneer Overland Trail Database.  This post is about my 4th great grandfather Lewis Taft.

Lewis Taft traveled in the Jesse Murphy Company.  The group left Florence Nebraska on June 19th, 1860 in wagons.  They arrived in Salt Lake on August 30th of 1860.

Lewis traveled with his wife Johanna.  Lewis Taft's first wife (and my 4th great grandmother) Lucinda Cobb had died on July 3rd of 1858.  

Lewis Taft (1805-1890): House

I came across a photo of this cabin from a website that discusses some of the history of Ogden, Utah.  It appears to be a photo of the cabin that my 4th great-grandfather Lewis Taft lived in when he was in Ogden, Utah.  This photo was taken in 1986.  The website says the cabin was finally torn down in 1989.

The following links to the website have a little more information about it.

Link #1
Link #2

Lewis Taft (1805-1890): Gravesite

This is the gravesite of my 4th great grandfather Lewis Taft.  This picture comes from the Find A Grave website.

He is buried in the Ogden City Cemetery in Ogden, UT.

Lewis Taft (1805-1890): Death Notice

This article from the Ogden Standard from October 12th, 1890 is the death notice for my 4th great grandfather Lewis Taft.  He passed away on October 10th, 1890.  This is the text from the article:

Lewis Taft Dead.

Lewis Taft, an old and well-known citizen of Wilson, died of old age at 6 p.m. last Friday, and the funeral will take place from the ward meeting-house this afternoon.  All friends are invited.  He was for a number of years a resident of Lynne, and filled the office of post-master.

The above is the death notice for his spouse Johanna Taft from the Ogden Daily Herald on April 21, 1885.  She passed away on April 15th, 1885.  This is the text of the article:

Died.

In Lynne, on April 15th, 1885 of old age Johanna, beloved wife of Lewis Taft.

The deceased was born at Plymouth Mass., November 14th, 1804; was baptized in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints April 16th, 1843, by Elder Lorrin Farr and emigrated to Utah in company with her husband in 1860 and settled in Lynne, which was then known as Bingham Fort, at which place she resided till the time of her demise.  She was always known as a good wife and a kind-hearted woman and was highly respected by all who knew her.

The funeral services were held on April 17th, in the Lynne schoolhouse, Bishop D. F. Thomas presiding.  Suitable addresses were delivered by Elders Thos. Wilson, P. L. Sherner, and Bishop Thomas, who all spoke in eulogistic terms of the departed sister, of her charitable disposition, and of her faithfulness as a Latter-day Saint.

Salt Lake papers please copy.

Emeline Judith Taft (1833-1917): 1880 Census Record

This is a followup to this post.  I hadn't been able to find the record of Emeline Taft Washburn in the 1880 census.  However today while searching for something else concerning my 3rd great grandmother, I came across the record.

Here is a link to the record.

In 1880, she was living in Ogden, Utah with her son Wallace Taft Washburn (my 2nd great grandfather.)  The occupation listed is "Keeping House." The age listed in 1880 is 45.  She is also listed as a widow in the census record which only deepens this mystery.

The age listed for Wallace is 22 and his occupation is listed as laborer.

Emeline and Wallace are listed as living with a Lewis and Joanna Taft, both age 75.  These are probably her father and step-mother.  Lewis would be my 4th great grandfather