1912 Obituary for Jordan Gray Taylor, native and former resident of Union Parish Louisiana

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1912 Obituary for Jordan Gray Taylor, native and former resident of Union Parish Louisiana

"Confederate Veteran" Magazine, 
Volume XX, No. 7, published Nashville, TN, July 1912
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Judge Jordan Gray Taylor
 
    Judge J. G. Taylor was born in Butler Co, Ala., October 10, 1837; and died at his 
home, in Magazine, Ark., March 23 1912.  His parents removed to Union Parish, La., 
when he was six years old.  He graduated from Mount Lebanon College, Louisiana, and 
in January, 1861, he was married to Miss Sallie C. Lee, who was his faithful companion 
for more than fifty years and cheered him to the last with her devotion.

    Judge Taylor enlisted in the Confederate army as a member of Company H, 31st 
Louisiana Volunteers, in 1862; but after six months' service, he was discharged on 
account of physical disability, and served in other departments until the close of 
the war.  He lived in and near Magazine, Ark., for forty-three years, and was 
prominent in the community, being a member of the Camp, U. C. V., as well as of the 
Masonic order there.  He was a man of quick perception, ready to give counsel in the 
right direction.  As a lawyer he was dignified and just, and his legal advice was 
sought by rich and poor alike.  As a citizen he was generous and did his duty well.
 
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Note: Jordan Gray Taylor was the son of Alexander Marion Taylor and Winifred Matthews. 
He lived in Union Parish for many years, between about 1843 and the latter 1860s. 


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