Facts and Events
Name |
John Cornell Taylor |
Gender |
Male |
Birth? |
1846 |
Michigan,USA |
Military? |
1862 |
St. Johns, MichiganJohn lied about his age and enlisted in Co. G, Sixth Michigan Cavalry as Bugler |
Other? |
19 Oct 1864 |
Battle of Cedar Creek, VirginiaJohn served in the Civil War and was shot from his horse, and spent his lifetime trying to collect a pension due him for his injuries. Not until his death did his widow finaly receive a pension. |
Military? |
24 Nov 1865 |
Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USADischarged from the military |
Marriage |
1865 |
Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USAunknown but after 1865 to Ella Maria Liddell |
Census? |
1880 |
East Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, United States |
Occupation? |
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John & Ella seemed to wander from place to place, and it is believed that John followed railroad work. At one time he lists himself as an engineer. |
Death? |
1894 |
Kansas City, USA ???Cause: died alone in a rooming house of throat cancer, probably in Kansas City seeking railroad employment which he so often did. John's death left Ella and children with a meager widow's pension.. |
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