Biography of Thomas L Taylor, St Francis County, AR

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Submitted by: Paul V Isbell
        Date: 14 Nov 2008
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Transcribed by Lisa Hamilton from 
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SOURCE:  Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Eastern 
Arkansas. Chicago:Goodspeed Publishers, 1890.
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CIVIL - TAYLOR - THOMAS - L. 

Thomas L. Taylor, a prominent planter of St. Francis County, is a native of
Missouri, and a son of John and Mary Elizabeth (Cockrell) Taylor, originally
from VirginiaJohn Taylor and wife came to Arkansas in 1866, where he engaged in
farming (in this county), during his life. Thomas L. received a good education
at the public schools of this township, and later attended college in Clay
County, Mo., supplementing this by an attendance at the Kemper School of
Boonville. He left this institution in the fall of 1861 to join the Confederate
army, in which he served until taken prisoner in 1863, being confined eight
months, after which he was paroled. His health having suffered by close
confinement he went to California, but returned in 1866 by wagon train, as the
cholera which was prevalent along the rivers prevented a passage by boat. Mr.
Taylor was married in August, 1874, in Shelby County, Tenn., to Miss Sallie A.
Jarman, but she lived only a few months. He owns a fine farm of 120 acres, with
a large part of it under cultivation, having good improvements, etc. He is a
prominent Democrat of the Jeffersonian type.