TAYLOR, Charles (yod: 1878)

TAYLOR

Posted By: County Coordinator (email)
Date: 1/21/2025 at 20:39:10

DIED
TAYLOR – In Cherokee, on Saturday, Dec. 21, 1878, Charles Taylor, aged 34 years.

The deceased with his family came from New York State two or three years ago and have resided in the vicinity of Cherokee until within the last few months, when they came to Cherokee and Mrs. Taylor entered the millinery business. Mr. Taylor was known as a hardworking, industrious man, upright in all his dealing and a man who strove to prosper by honest endeavor. He was a stout, hearty, robust man in the prime of life, but verily, we know not the day nor the hour, and death claimed him as a victim when it was least expected. He expired suddenly on Saturday afternoon, after a short illness, lung fever being the cause of his death.

The funeral services were held at the residence on Sunday afternoon and the remains were taken for burial to Cayuga county, New York. The deceased leaves a wife and two children to mourn, who have gone to accompany the once loving father and kind husband to his last resting place. (Source: Iowa Free Press, Cherokee, IA, Tues., Dec 24, 1878, pg. 3)

Coordinators Note: I located Charle’s gravestone via Find A Grave, in Union Hill Cemetery, in Cato, Cayuga County, New York. This post shows his birth year as 1843 and his death date as Dec 20, 1878. The site shows his father’s name as Argalus Taylor and his mother’s name as Frances E Taylor.

According to the 1880 U.S. Census for Cherokee, Cherokee County, IA, Charle’s wife, Ellen S. Taylor is shown living on Main Street. She is shown as a widow, and her occupation is shown as Milliner. Living with her are two children, daughter, Gertie Taylor, age 6 and son, Argilous Taylor, age 2.