Marker Inscription
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Historical Marker
Taylor, William S.
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About this site
Taylor, William S. is a historical marker in Montgomery, Montgomery County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 67 historical markers documented in Montgomery County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 165 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.3885, -95.6977 near Montgomery. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Methodist Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Old Methodist Churchyard, Palmer, Reuben Jonathan, and Wade, John M..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5339007917. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
William Stanhope Taylor was a veteran of the Texas Revolution and a planter who settled at Montgomery in Montgomery County. He died of yellow fever on February 2, 1869 and was buried with Masonic honors in the Montgomery Old Cemetery, where the marker stands.
Sources: hmdb.orgtshaonline.org
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