Gilbert B. Taylor

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, Edgemont, Fall River County, South Dakota
• Census: 1910, Edgemont, Fall River County, South Dakota
• Census: 1920, Fall River County, South Dakota
• Census: 1930, Edgemont, Fall River County, South Dakota
• Census: 1940, Edgemont, Fall River County, South Dakota

Notes:

Wrote book about Edgemont, South Dakota "Glimpses into Edgemont's Past", 1961.
Came to Edgemont in 1899.

September 1970 letter to M. Beckwith

Dear Cousin,

On April 5th Gilbert suffered a severe paralytic stroke affecting his entire
right side. Could neither walk nor talk, with some paralysis in throat. He
was in the Veterans Hospital in Hot Springs, S. D. (30 miles from Edgemont)
until last week. Doctor sent him home for a month and we are getting along
fine. A wheel chair and Canadian Walking cane were sent with him. His speech
is coming back SLOWLY so we are able to communicate. He can walk a little
using the cane, a steel brace on his right ankle and with me holding on to his
belt in the back. He is very happy to be at home and I think the doctor will
release him to me each successive month the winter. We have had a dreadfully
hot summer, or so my friends tell me. Over 100 many successive days but I was
so concerned over Gib and busy making daily trips to the hospital that I did
not notice the heat.

Thank you for reminding us of the anniversary and of Fred's birthday. We hope
that Fred and Blanche remain in fair health and will enjoy some happy hours
together.

Our love to all,

Gilbert and Katherine Taylor

Gilbert — Katherine Thankful Sprague. Katherine (daughter of William Edmund "Willie" Sprague and Katherine Margaret "Kate" Shannon) was born 28 Nov 1895, Rock Island County, Illinois; died 21 Apr 1998, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota; was buried Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet]