Louise F. Taylor

b. 26 March 1874, d. 16 July 1946
  • Louise F. Taylor was born on 26 March 1874 in England.
  • It is an educated guess that Mary Gordon and children Ellen, Charles and Louise arrived in the Port of New York on 23 October 1882, traveling from Liverpool in steerage class aboard the Inman Line SS City of Montreal, listed on the manifest as Mary Taylor (age 45), Ellen (16), Charles (14) and Louise as "Mary" (8).
  • Mary Gordon appeared in the New York state census of 16 February 1892 in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York. Other members of the household included Louise F. Taylor, Charles T. Taylor.
  • She was a mill hand, according to the 1892 census.
  • She married Albert Hiram Harrison circa 1897.
  • Albert Hiram Harrison and Louise F. Taylor appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, at Marvin Street. Other members of the household included Margaret Harrison and Mary Gordon.
  • The following appeared on 11 December 1903 in the Jamestown Evening Journal: Mrs. Mary Taylor died at her home, over 12 West Third street, at 10 o'clock Thursday evening, aged 72 years and 9 months. She was the mother of [Mrs.] Bert H. Whatford of this city, Mrs. Frank Ingraham of Oil City, Pa., Charles Taylor of Hampton, Va., and Mrs. Albert H. Harrison of this city.
         The funeral will be held from SS. Peter and Paul's Roman Catholic church Monday morning at 9 o'clock.
  • Albert Hiram Harrison and Louise F. Taylor appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, at 313 West Seventh Street. Other members of the household included Margaret Harrison, Charles T. Harrison, Albert H. Harrison Jr. and Louise Helen Harrison.
  • Albert Hiram Harrison and Louise F. Taylor appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Jamestown, New York, at 313 West Seventh Street. Other members of the household included Margaret Harrison, Charles T. Harrison, Albert H. Harrison Jr. and Louise Helen Harrison.
  • Albert Hiram Harrison and Louise F. Taylor appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Jamestown, New York. Other members of the household included Louise Helen Harrison.
  • The following appeared on 9 January 1934 in the Janestown Evening Journal: Frank Ingraham, formerly a resident of Jamestown, died at 11 a. m. Sunday at a Niagara Falls, N. Y., hospital, aged about 70 years. The funeral services will be held at Niagara Falls Wedensday morning. Mr. Ingraham is survived by two sisters-in-law, in this city, Mrs. Albert H. Harrison and Mrs. Bert Whatford.
  • The following appeared on 23 December 1936 in the Janestown Evening Journal: Mrs. Ellen Ingraham of Niagara Falls, N. Y., former resident of this city, is spending several weeks here with her sister, Mrs. Albert H. Harrison and Police Lieutenant Harrison, 313 West Seventh street.
  • Albert Hiram Harrison and Louise F. Taylor appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Jamestown, New York, at 313 West Seventh Street. Other members of the household included Louise Helen Harrison.
  • The following appeared on 31 August 1940 in the Jamestown Evening Journal: Lieutenand Albert H. Harrison of the Jamestown Police department and Mrs. Harrison were honored Friday evening on their 43d wedding anniversary at a surprise affair. A large number of friends and relatives visited their home at 313 West Seventh street. They have four children, Mrs. Margaret Erickson, Charles T. Harrison, and Miss Louise Helen Harrison of this city, and Albert H. Harrison, Jr., a chief petty officer of the United States navy stationed at San Diego, Cal. The affair was arranged by Mrs. Erickson and Mrs. Harrison.
  • The following appeared on 1 April 1946 in the Jamestown Post-Journal: Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor Whatford, 82, widow of Bert H. Whatford, died on Saturday at Helmuth, N. Y. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Charles Devine of Jamestown; a brother, Charles Taylor of Hampton, Va; two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Ingham of Niagara Falls, N. Y., and Mrs. Albert H. Harrison of Jamestown, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Mr. Whatford died June 12, 1932. Born in England, she had resided here for over 50 years and was a member of SS. Peter & Paul's Roman Catholic Church and the Catholic Daughters of America. The remains are at the Boyd Funeral Home and funeral services will be held at the church on Tuesday at 9 A. M. with Rev. Patrick F. Tobin officiating. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
  • The following appeared on 2 April 1946 in The Niagara Falls Gazette: [Died] Suddenly at the home of her son, Mr. Frank B. Ingraham, 429 Fourth street, April 1, 1946, Ellen A. Ingraham, mother of Mrs. John Wood and Mr. Frank B. Ingraham of this city and Mrs. Frank A. Shafer, of Hornell, N. Y. Sister of Mrs. A. H. Harrison of Jamestown, N. Y. and Charles Taylor of Hampton, Virginia. Funeral from the Garner Funeral Home, Weston and Eighteenth St., Thursday at 9:30 a.m. and 10 o'clock at Sacred Heart church. Interment in Gate of Heaven cemetery.
  • Louise F. Taylor died on 16 July 1946 at age 72 in Jamestown, New York, at 313 West Seventh Street at her residence.
  • Albert Hiram Harrison became a widower at her death.
  • She was interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York.
  • The following appeared on 16 July 1946 in the Jamestown Post-Journal: Mrs. Louise Taylor Harrison, 72, wife of Councilman and former Police Lieutenant Albert H. Harrison, died at the family home, 313 West Seventh Street, at 6 A. M. today, after an illness of seven mothers.
         She is also survived by four children, Mrs. Margaret Erickson, Charles T. Harrison and Miss Louise Harrison of this city and Lt. Commdr. Albert H. Harrison, Jr., United States Navy, now stationed at Orange, Tex., a brother, Charles Taylor of Hampton, Va; seven grandchildren, andone great grandchild. Her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Whatford of this city, died on March 30 of this year, and another sister, Mrs. Ellen Ingraham of Niagara Falls, N. Y., died on the following day while en route to Jamestown to attend the former's funeral services.
         Mrs. Harrison was born in London, England, on March 26, 1874, daughter of Thomas and Mary Gordon Taylor, coming to the United States when a young girl. For many years she was active in the affairs of SS. Peter and Paul's Roman Catholic Church, its Rosary Society and Court St. Gertrude, Catholic Daughters of America.
         The remains are at the Boyd Funeral Home, funeral arrangements to be made later.
  • Last Edited: 8 Jan 2016

Family: Albert Hiram Harrison b. 5 January 1874, d. 10 October 1948