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James Allen Taylor

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James Allen Taylor

Birth
Graves County, Kentucky, USA
Death
17 Dec 1947 (aged 68)
Cuba, Graves County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Cuba, Graves County, Kentucky, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.5829611, Longitude: -88.6258167
Memorial ID
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U.S. WWII Draft Registration Cards
Name: James Allen Taylor
Gender: Male
Registration Age: 62
Birth Date: 31 Aug 1879
Birth Place: Graves, Kentucky, USA
Residence Place: Mayfield, Kentucky, USA
Registration Date: abt 1941
Military Draft Date: 1942
Next of Kin: Dr Page Cuba

Kentucky Death Certificate #26300
Name: James Allen Taylor
Gender: Male
Race: White, Married
Death Age: 68 years, 3 months 17 days
Birth Date: 31 Aug 1879
Birth Place: Kentucky
Death Date: 17 Dec 1947
Death Place: Cuba, Graves Co., Kentucky
Cause of Death: Hung self by rope - broken neck
Usual Occupation: Farmer
Father: Pete Taylor, Born in Ky.
Mother: Rebecca Wiley, Born in Ky.
Spouse: Pearl Taylor, Age 59
Burial: Cuba Cemetery, Dec 20, 1947

Published in the Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, Kentucky), Thurs., 18 Dec 1947 - GRAVES COUNTY FARMER BEATS WIFE, KILLS SELF - Mayfield, Ky. - A 68-year-old farmer went berserk yesterday, Sheriff Jesse Legate reported, and thrashed his wife with a fire poker, fired their home and then hanged himself.

Sheriff Legate identified the farmer as James Taylor of near Mayfield.

Mrs. Taylor, reported in serious condition at a Mayfield hospital, was quoted by the sheriff as saying her husband attacked her with the poker as she prepared the family breakfast.

Mrs. Taylor fled to a neighbor's home, the sheriff related.

Persons attracted to the burning house found Taylor's body hanging by a plowline from a tree in a nearby woods.

Coroner Coy Drew ruled that Taylor committed suicide.
U.S. WWII Draft Registration Cards
Name: James Allen Taylor
Gender: Male
Registration Age: 62
Birth Date: 31 Aug 1879
Birth Place: Graves, Kentucky, USA
Residence Place: Mayfield, Kentucky, USA
Registration Date: abt 1941
Military Draft Date: 1942
Next of Kin: Dr Page Cuba

Kentucky Death Certificate #26300
Name: James Allen Taylor
Gender: Male
Race: White, Married
Death Age: 68 years, 3 months 17 days
Birth Date: 31 Aug 1879
Birth Place: Kentucky
Death Date: 17 Dec 1947
Death Place: Cuba, Graves Co., Kentucky
Cause of Death: Hung self by rope - broken neck
Usual Occupation: Farmer
Father: Pete Taylor, Born in Ky.
Mother: Rebecca Wiley, Born in Ky.
Spouse: Pearl Taylor, Age 59
Burial: Cuba Cemetery, Dec 20, 1947

Published in the Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, Kentucky), Thurs., 18 Dec 1947 - GRAVES COUNTY FARMER BEATS WIFE, KILLS SELF - Mayfield, Ky. - A 68-year-old farmer went berserk yesterday, Sheriff Jesse Legate reported, and thrashed his wife with a fire poker, fired their home and then hanged himself.

Sheriff Legate identified the farmer as James Taylor of near Mayfield.

Mrs. Taylor, reported in serious condition at a Mayfield hospital, was quoted by the sheriff as saying her husband attacked her with the poker as she prepared the family breakfast.

Mrs. Taylor fled to a neighbor's home, the sheriff related.

Persons attracted to the burning house found Taylor's body hanging by a plowline from a tree in a nearby woods.

Coroner Coy Drew ruled that Taylor committed suicide.


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