Taylor Family - Ourfolk
Zetta E Taylor (Sullivan) 25 DEC 1893 - 25 MAY 1990
Zetta was born on 25 DEC 1893 in Poe Valley, Oregon and died on 25 MAY 1990 (age: 96).
She was the daughter of Joseph Claude Taylor and Rosa Francis Roberts (Taylor) .
Zetta was married to Frank James Sullivan on 10 DEC 1917 in Yreka, CA.
Frank was born on 22 APR 1883 in Beloit, Wisc and died on 19 JUL 1958 (age: 75) in Poe Valley, Klamath, Oregon and was buried in Bedfield Cemetery, Poe Valley, Oregon .
He was the son of Charles Wesley Bibbins (9 NOV 1839 - 14 NOV 1922) and Priscilla Jane Crisman (Bibbins) (22 JUN 1859 - 28 APR 1927).
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| ⌈ Joseph Claude Taylor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zetta E Taylor (Sullivan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⌊ Rosa Francis Roberts (Taylor) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sources:
S1 email from Dan SullivanS2 Delayed birth registrations, P-Z, Klamath County, Oregon
S3 Social Security Death Index
Husband - Arthur Bibbins
| name | relation | born | age | marital status | born in | father born | mother born | occupation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Joseph E. Taylor: | head | Feb 1870 | 30 | M-7 | Oregon | OIndiana | Kentucky | Farm Laborer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rosa T. Taylor: | wife | Mar 1872 | 28 | M-7 | Missouri | Virginia | Indiana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zettie E. Taylor: | daughter | Dec 1893 | 6 | S | Oregon | Oregon | Missouri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zilla M. Taylor: | daughter | Dec 1893 | 6S | Oregon | Oregon | Missouri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
We believe that Arthur C. Bibbins and Frank James Sullivan were the same person.
Frank Sullivan listed his mother as Priscilla Crisman on his marriage license, and stated that he was born in Beloit, Wisc in April 1882 or 1883. Arthur C. Bibbins listed his birthdate as April 1882 in the 1900 Census.
We believe he may have chosen the name Sullivan, because there was a Father Sullivan in Beloit in the 1880s.
Frank Sullivan as a canal rider for the U S Reclamation Service in 1917 according to his Draft registration Card for WWI. States his date of birth as April 26, 1882.
Frank Sullivan listed his mother as Priscilla Crisman on his marriage license, and stated that he was born in Beloit, Wisc in April 1882 or 1883. Arthur C. Bibbins listed his birthdate as April 1882 in the 1900 Census.
We believe he may have chosen the name Sullivan, because there was a Father Sullivan in Beloit in the 1880s.
Frank Sullivan as a canal rider for the U S Reclamation Service in 1917 according to his Draft registration Card for WWI. States his date of birth as April 26, 1882.
Sullivan Family Photo
This is a Sullivan family photo that was taken about 1943 or 44.
Front Row:
Zetta E. Taylor/Sullivan Frank James Sullivan Jr. Frank James Sullivan
Back Row:
Helen Z. Sullivan, Zella A. Sullivan, Joseph W. Sullivan, Francis M. Sullivan, Charles S. Sullivan
(Photo provided by Dan Sullivan Mar 2006)
Front Row:
Zetta E. Taylor/Sullivan Frank James Sullivan Jr. Frank James Sullivan
Back Row:
Helen Z. Sullivan, Zella A. Sullivan, Joseph W. Sullivan, Francis M. Sullivan, Charles S. Sullivan
(Photo provided by Dan Sullivan Mar 2006)
Frank allegedly left home at an early age and broke all ties with family. Supposedly his father had placed him in a catholic school which he hated. He ran away from the school and his father returned him almost immediately. He ran away a second time and headed for Omaha where an uncle Silas had a meat cutting business. Silas told him to write his father for some money and they would go into business together. When he wrote his father he wrote back and told Frank to come back home and he would put him up in business. Frank said no, I've made my mind up and he headed west.Frank stated that he was born April 22, 1883, in Beloit, WI. When he married my grandmother Zetta Taylor they were married in Yreka, CA which was about a 2 or 3 day buggy ride from where they were living. There had to be a reason they did this. Frank stated on the marriage license that he was 35 years old (Dec 10, 1917) which would mean he was born in 1882. He also stated on the marriage license that his father was W. J. Sullivan born in Ireland, mother was Prisila Chrisman born in Pennsylvania.
Frank is on the 1930 census for Klamath County, Oregon, Dairy precinct. His son Joseph was born in Oregon prior to 1920.
Frank: Article about baby
Article about baby
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Al -
Dan Sullivan's thought that Arthur C Bibbins changed his name to Frank James Sullivan is very plausible. Arthur was Charles Wesley Bibbins and Priscilla Crissman Bibbins' 2nd child - born 1882. They subsequently had a son born 3-4 years later who died before age 2. They then had a daughter born 1887 or 1888 who became very ill.
Priscilla and Charles had become disenchanted with local doctors thus contacted a faith healer (Christian Science) and followed her advice which lead to the child dying
from starvation. I have a copy of a highly critical front page article on this from the
Beloit newspaper.
Charles was divorced by 1910, was an inmate in the Winnebago IL State Farm House
in 1920, died in 1922 and was buried in the family plot - but in a section all by himself.
It wouldn't surprise me if Priscilla and Charles had an acrimonious divorce, that she
may have remarried and may have had enough distaste for her Bibbins background
that she may have convinced Arthur to change his name to tie in with his step-father.
I'd be interested to see what info Dan has on him to support this possibility.
I'll let you forward my reply to Dan
Charlie
Dan Sullivan's thought that Arthur C Bibbins changed his name to Frank James Sullivan is very plausible. Arthur was Charles Wesley Bibbins and Priscilla Crissman Bibbins' 2nd child - born 1882. They subsequently had a son born 3-4 years later who died before age 2. They then had a daughter born 1887 or 1888 who became very ill.
Priscilla and Charles had become disenchanted with local doctors thus contacted a faith healer (Christian Science) and followed her advice which lead to the child dying
from starvation. I have a copy of a highly critical front page article on this from the
Beloit newspaper.
Charles was divorced by 1910, was an inmate in the Winnebago IL State Farm House
in 1920, died in 1922 and was buried in the family plot - but in a section all by himself.
It wouldn't surprise me if Priscilla and Charles had an acrimonious divorce, that she
may have remarried and may have had enough distaste for her Bibbins background
that she may have convinced Arthur to change his name to tie in with his step-father.
I'd be interested to see what info Dan has on him to support this possibility.
I'll let you forward my reply to Dan
Charlie
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