Obituary of W. T. TAYLOR
Transcribed and contributed by Gerri Williams, 15 May 2006.
The Pleasanton Herald
Friday, Nov. 26, 1897
T. W. TAYLOR died at his residence, east part of the city, last Sunday at high twelve o'clock. He had been ailing about a week or ten days of diabetes and the end was peaceful. Thomas William Taylor was born in Chatham, Kent Co., Eng. in 1843, where he rec'd a good education; afterward he learned the art of brick laying & worked at his trade in many of the large cities of Eng. He came to U.S. in 1870, settled in NY & afterward in this city where he has lived and raised a family. He leaves a wife, four daughters & three sons. He was a member of the Christian Church & lived the life of a Christian. He was known as a good man - quiet, modest, unassuming, gentlemanly and honest. He carried $2,000 insurance in the Knight Templar of Chicago & his family is comfortably provided for.
