TAYLOR, George 1870-1907

TAYLOR, MAY, COLER

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 5/23/2011 at 00:08:18

[Waterloo Semi-Weekly Reporter, Tuesday, December 31, 1907]

GEORGE TAYLOR DEAD

WELL KNOWN CIGAR MAKER AND
VETERAN OF SPANISH-AMERICAN
WAR DIED SUNDAY

PARALYSIS WAS CAUSE

Deceased Had Been President of Local
Union and Was Once Delegate to Convention

George R. Taylor died Sunday morning at 2:15 o'clock after an illness of eighteen months, due to general paralysis and complications. He expired at his home, 214 St. Albans Street, where he had been under the care of his wife.

Mr. Taylor was born at Jesup February 11, 1870, and would have been 38 years old had he survived his next birthday. He lived at Jesup until five years of age and then came to Waterloo and since made his home here. He was a member of the Co. B. Iowa National Guard and at the outbreak of the Spanish American War went with the Waterloo boys to Cuba. When he returned here he was married to Miss Blanche Coler, of Nashua, the ceremony being performed in Waterloo November 10, 1899.

Deceased was a cigar maker by trade and worked in several of the shops here, among them being those conducted by Rev. H. G. Beeman of Casebeer Bros., Jake Goswiller, P. A. Koebele & Co., and others. He was always a staunch union advocate and for a time was president of the local union. The cigar makers also conferred an honor on him by sending him to the international convention one year as a delegate.

George Taylor is survived by his wife and mother, Mrs. W. M. May, of Waterloo.

Funeral services will be held at the house, 214 St. Albans Street at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Reverend H. G. Beeman of Walnut Street Baptist Church. Interment will be in Fairview.