Wilda Linford

Female 1917 - 2008  (91 years)


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  • Name Wilda Linford 
    Born 22 Feb 1917  Laramie, Albany, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 29 Dec 2008  [1
    Buried Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2788  Speirs-Taylor
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2015 

    Father Joseph Ernest Linford,   b. 13 Sep 1882, Garden City, Rich, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1959, Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Sarah Addie Artencia Roberts,   b. 24 Jul 1886, Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1966, Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 25 Oct 1905  Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1212  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Vernal Taylor,   b. 6 Nov 1913, Fairview, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 2004, Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 14 Nov 1934  Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Linford Taylor
     2. Trenna Priscilla Taylor
     3. Gloria Gean Taylor,   b. 1938
     4. Brent Vernal Taylor,   b. 9 May 1942, Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 2012, Cortez, Montezuma, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2015 
    Family ID F854  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Feb 1917 - Laramie, Albany, Wyoming, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Nov 1934 - Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Photo of the Linford Family
    Photo of the Linford Family
    This photo was only labeled with the following: Wilda Linford is the first female on the left and Vernal Taylor is the 3rd male in from the left.
    Linford Family Photo- 1954
    Linford Family Photo- 1954
    Picture taken in the living Room of Joseph and Addie Linford, in Afton, Wyoming on the 21 Aug 1954. Family gathered because Myrtle was in her last stages of terminal illness.
    Back row (L to R): Lala Linford, De Verl Linford, Phillis Linford, Carwin Linford, Ernest Linford, Alton Linford
    Front row (L to R): Wilda Taylor, Joseph Linford, Addie Linford, Marie Boice
    Vernal and Wilda Taylor with others
    Vernal and Wilda Taylor with others
    The photo was only labeled with the following: Vernal is the man on crutches and Wilda is the woman on the far right.
    Photo of Vernal and Wilda Taylor
    Photo of Vernal and Wilda Taylor
    Photo of Vernal and Wilda Taylor Out for a Ride in the Car
    Photo of Vernal and Wilda Taylor Out for a Ride in the Car
    Vernal Taylor and Wilda Linford Taylor
    Vernal Taylor and Wilda Linford Taylor
    Vernal and Wilda Linford Taylor
    Vernal and Wilda Linford Taylor

    Documents
    1920 United States Federal Census for the Joseph and Addie Linford Family- Page 1
    1920 United States Federal Census for the Joseph and Addie Linford Family- Page 1
    Event Type Census
    Event Date 1920
    Event Place Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States
    HOUSEHOLD-ROLE-GENDER-AGE-BIRTHPLACE
    Joseph Linford Head M 37 Utah
    Addie H Linford Wife F 33 Idaho
    Ernest H Linford Son M 12 Wyoming
    Alton A Linford Son M 11 Wyoming
    Myrlyn Linford Daughter F 9 Wyoming
    Newel H Linford Son M 7 Wyoming
    Devarld Linford Son M 4 Wyoming
    Vilda Linford Daughter F 2 Wyoming
    Carwin H Linford Son M 0 Wyoming

    "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNB2-WZ6 : accessed 30 December 2015), Vilda Linford in household of Joseph Linford, Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States; citing sheet 3B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,822,027.
    1920 United States Federal Census for the Joseph and Addie Linford Family- Page 2
    1920 United States Federal Census for the Joseph and Addie Linford Family- Page 2
    Event Type Census
    Event Date 1920
    Event Place Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States
    HOUSEHOLD-ROLE-GENDER-AGE-BIRTHPLACE
    Joseph Linford Head M 37 Utah
    Addie H Linford Wife F 33 Idaho
    Ernest H Linford Son M 12 Wyoming
    Alton A Linford Son M 11 Wyoming
    Myrlyn Linford Daughter F 9 Wyoming
    Newel H Linford Son M 7 Wyoming
    Devarld Linford Son M 4 Wyoming
    Vilda Linford Daughter F 2 Wyoming
    Carwin H Linford Son M 0 Wyoming

    "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNB2-WZ6 : accessed 30 December 2015), Vilda Linford in household of Joseph Linford, Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States; citing sheet 3B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,822,027.
    1930 United States Federal Census for the Joseph and Addie Linford Family
    1930 United States Federal Census for the Joseph and Addie Linford Family
    Event Type Census
    Event Date 1930
    Event Place Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States
    HOUSEHOLD-ROLE-GENDER-AGE-BIRTHPLACE
    Joseph E Linford Head M 47 Utah
    Addie S Linford Wife F 43 Idaho
    Alton A Linford Son M 21 Wyoming
    Myrtle Linford Daughter F 19 Wyoming
    De Verl Linford Son M 15 Wyoming
    Wilda Linford Daughter F 13 Wyoming
    Carwin Linford Son M 11 Wyoming
    Lloyd Linford Son M 8 Wyoming

    "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7WQ-FCS : accessed 30 December 2015), Wilda Linford in entry for Joseph E Linford, 1930.
    1940 United States Federal Census for the Vernal and Wilda Taylor Family
    1940 United States Federal Census for the Vernal and Wilda Taylor Family
    Home in 1940: Lincoln, Wyoming
    Residence in 1935: Same Place
    Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
    Household Members:
    Vernal Taylor 26
    Wilda Taylor 23
    Gloria Jean Taylor 2
    Delbert Taylor 33

    Source Citation
    Year: 1940; Census Place: Lincoln, Wyoming; Roll: T627_4573; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 12-13A
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

    Headstones
    Headstone for Vernal and Wilda Linford Taylor- FRONT
    Headstone for Vernal and Wilda Linford Taylor- FRONT
    Vernal Taylor
    Birth: Nov. 6, 1913
    Fairview, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA
    Death: Feb. 4, 2004
    Afton, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA
    Find A Grave Memorial# 33205642

    Wilda Linford Taylor
    Birth: Feb. 22, 1917
    Death: Dec. 29, 2008
    Find A Grave Memorial# 75136917
    Headstone for Vernal and Wilda Linford Taylor- REAR
    Headstone for Vernal and Wilda Linford Taylor- REAR
    Gloria, Brent, Lindord, Trenna

  • Notes 
    • Membership Records: Afton North Ward, Star Valley Stake-
      No. 925 Wilda Linford Taylor
      Father Joseph E. Linford
      Mother: Addie Hess
      Born: Afton, Wyo., 22 Feb 1917
      Blessed: Brigham O. Gardner, 13 Mar 1917
      Baptized: William Yeoman, 4 Apr 1925
      Confirmed: Ben Nield, 5 Apr 1925
      Received from Afton So., Star Valley Stake, May 1935
      Membership Records: Afton North Ward, Star Valley Stake, 1919-1948, FHL Film #0034538.

  • Sources 
    1. [S20] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, ( Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), accessed online 29 Dec 2015.
      Wilda L Taylor
      United States Social Security Death Index
      Age 91
      Given Name Wilda
      Middle Name L
      Surname Taylor
      Birth Date 22 February 1917
      State Wyoming
      Last Place of Residence Clifton, Franklin, Idaho
      Previous Residence Postal Code 83228
      Event Date 29 December 2008

    2. [S19] Idaho, Select Marriages, 1878-1898; 1903-1942, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014), FHL Film Number: 1450968 Reference ID: p 288 cn 39760, accessed online 21 Dec 2015.
      Name: Vernal Taylor
      Gender: Male
      Marital Status: Single
      Race: White
      Age: 22
      Birth Date: 6 Nov 1912
      Birth Place: Fairview, Wyoming
      Marriage Date: 14 Nov 1934
      Marriage Place: Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho
      Father: Franklin Taylor
      Mother: Pricilla Merrill
      Spouse: Wilda Linford

      Name: Wilda Linford
      Gender: Female
      Marital Status: Single
      Race: White
      Age: 18
      Birth Date: 22 Feb 1916
      Birth Place: Larimie, Wyoming
      Marriage Date: 14 Nov 1934
      Marriage Place: Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho
      Father: Joseph Linford
      Mother: Addie Roberts