Taylor - William - 1901 (Dr) - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Sullivan Ind Jan 30 – Henry W. Taylor died at his home in this city last night.  He had been an invalid for …

Source: Sullivan  Democrat 31 Jan 1901 p 1

The death of Henry W. Taylor occurred at the family residence on South State Street Tuesday morning at 6:20. But few knew of the last fatal illness of the Doctor which dated from last Saturday the 26th inst. The immediate cause of his death is attributed to uremic poisoning brought on by a complication of troubles which he has been afflicted for the last five years or more. He had suffered several paralytic strokes and until this one had been able to rally thought having become greatly weakened by periodical attacks.  Dr. Taylor was but 59 years of age and was a native of West Virginia being born in the neighborhood of the Shenandoah Valley.  His parents, Dr. and Mrs. George W. Taylor are now residents of Greencastle.  A sister, Miss Minetta Taylor is teacher of French at DePauw University.  He has two brothers, Dr. John Taylor, a prominent physician of Crawfordsville and Howard S. Taylor, now prosecutor for the city of Chicago.  Of the immediate family remains his widow, Dr. Elizabeth Taylor and his children, Miss Inez and Mr. Lynn Taylor of this city; Ruth wife of Dr. RDW Brown of Atchison, KS; Seymour Taylor of Terre Haute and Mrs. Joseph Chute of Chicago.  Dr. Taylor had practiced medicine in Iowa and in this state at Crawfordsville, Terre Haute, Anderson and Sullivan.  He was a close student and a great reader, coming from a literary family and besides a writer of verse he had created two novels, Wickley Woods and Leatherwood House known to many readers of fiction.  He was also considerable of a musician and this talent being possessed by other members of his family, their home was very happy for themselves and friends may times in t his way.  Being a southerner, Dr. Taylor fought on the confederate side in the late rebellion and had written a poem, The Rebel Yell which evinced his love and veneration for his country’s flag even though his services had been given against it.  The theme of this poem pictured a brigade of Mormons in Utah who had hauled down to half mast the country’s flag, while a body of rebel soldiers fought for and succeeded in having it hauled up again.  A beautiful tribute in memory of Dr. Taylor was that of Frank Neff Post of this city who escorted the remains of this dead confederate soldier to the station this morning on their way for interment at Crawfordsville.  Here the children were born and in the family burying ground lie the remains of three who died in infancy and that of his daughter Grace, wife of David Stephens of Chicago who died some two years ago.  His brother, Howard S. Taylor of Chicago and his son, Seymour Taylor of Terre Haute came to Sullivan Tuesday to accompany the remains, together with the family to his last resting place at Crawfordsville.  Dr. Taylor was a member of the ME Church and member of the Order of Knight Templars at Crawfordsville. – kbz