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From: Misty Flannigan <>
Subject: [ILJEFFER-L] DEATH OF W. C. TAYLOR
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 05:11:57 -0500

These are already on the Jefferson County Website, but after chatting
tonite I find that some things have been missed so I thought I'd post
some things. Hope it helps!
-Misty-
DEATH OF W. C. TAYLOR

William Calvin Taylor died of heart disease, about 3 o'clock this
morning, at his home, corner of Harrison and Casey streets, after an
illness of several weeks duration. Deceased was born in Hamilton
county, near Enfield, October 11, 1848, consequent-
ly was in the 51st year of his age at the time of death. He leaves a
wife and family of seven children, Oscar, John, Ida, Walter,
Ethel, Charlie, and Elise, to mourn his demise. For a number of years
Mr. Taylor has suffered from periodical attacks of epi-
lepsy, but as they were of not frequent occurence nor appeared to be of
a very grave character neither himself nor him family
realized the seriousness of his condition. About a month ago, however,
he had an attack of unuseal severity which greatly
alarmed his friends and family and after a consultation it was decided
to take him to the Baptist Hospital in St. Louis in the
hope tht he would be benefited by a systematic couse of treatment at
that institution. In this anticipation they were mistaken
and after making an examination of his condition Mr. Taylor's family
were informed by the superintendent of the hospital that
a cure was impossible and that he could only live a short time. He
remained in St. Louis about a week or ten days and having
apparently regained some of his former strength, was brought home by his
son Oscar, who remained at his bedside during his
stay in the hospital. For a short time after coming home he seemed to
improve rapidly but a reaction set in a few days ago and
his decline became manifest to his family and friends. Yesterday his
condition had grown very much worse and all hopes for his recovery was
abandoned, although the efforts of his physician and family to bring
about is recovery was not relaxed in the
least. Deceased leaves a brother, Adam Taylor, living one mile west of
Ina and a half brother and two half sisters residing in
Hamilton county. Mr. Taylor was a member of the Baptist church and was
well known in this city, where he conducted a hack
and transfer business for many years. The funeral will be held at the
family residence at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, Rev.
W. A. Browder officiating. The interment will be at Oakwood cemetery.

March 13, 1899 Mt. Vernon Register News
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