Person:Taylor Smelcer (1)

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Taylor Smelcer
b.24 Jan 1864
d.4 Jul 1887 GORED BY COW
m. 11 Jan 1851
  1. William Perry Smelcer1852 - 1920
  2. John S. Smelcer1853 - 1925
  3. Julia Smelcer1856 - 1935
  4. Laura Smelcer1859 - 1932
  5. Mary Jane Smelcer1862 - 1922
  6. Taylor Smelcer1864 - 1887
  7. Henry Grant Smelcer1864 - 1946
Facts and Events
Name Taylor Smelcer
Gender Male
Birth? 24 Jan 1864
Death? 4 Jul 1887 GORED BY COW

!MRS. C.C. STRANGE RECALLED HEARING THAT TAYLOR DIED FROM THE RESULTS OF HAVING BEEN GORED BY A COW. HIS MOTHER, ELIZABETH, WAS MILKING THE COW WHEN HE RODE UP ON A HORSE. AS HE DISMOUNTED, THE RATTLING OF THE HORSE'S GEARS SCARED THE COW AND IT ATTACKED.