{"sEcho":1,"iTotalRecords":100,"iTotalDisplayRecords":100,"aaData":[{"per_id":48785,"per_cemid":92,"per_memname":"Marcus Augustus Taylor","per_docname":"Marcus Augustus Taylor","per_surname":"Taylor","per_givenname":"Marcus","per_middlename":"Augustus","per_maidenname":null,"per_surname_prior":null,"per_prefix":null,"per_suffix":null,"per_nickname":null,"per_birthdate":"17 Jul 1844","per_deathdate":"02 Feb 1904","per_marriagedate":"14 Mar 1878","per_burialdate":"03 Feb 1904","per_birthplace":"Alabama","per_deathplace":"Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX","per_marriageplace":null,"per_burialplot":"Sec M, Row H, Lot 82D","per_plot_lat":null,"per_plot_lon":null,"per_tmbstn_img":"taylor_marcus_emma.jpg","per_tmbdtl_img":null,"per_ftstn_img":null,"per_plot_img":null,"per_person_img":"taylor_marcus_pic.jpg","per_mil_img":null,"per_mil_inscription":"","per_mil_notes":"According to the newspaper article, he enlisted as a private in Company L, 12th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry. CSA","per_inscription":"Mason","per_rech_notes":"Stone with Emma A. Taylor<\/a><\/span>; Interment Record: Dr. M. A. Taylor<\/span>. Place of birth and date of burial taken from obituary; date of marriage found in wife's obituary.
Photo from a newspaper article by Alma Braudrick. Middle name from article.","per_deathcert":null,"per_obit":"

Dr. M. A. Taylor<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Monday afternoon the spirit left the frail body of our beloved townsman and friend, Dr. M. A. Taylor<\/span>, and went home to God who gave it. Death came not unexpected; the emaciated body, the sunken eyes, the whispering voice, had long since given warning of approaching dissolution, but in spite of unmistakable warnings, the world is never prepared for the death of such a man as Dr. Taylor<\/span>.<\/p>

Tuesday afternoon the funeral sermon was preached by Rev. I. W. Clark<\/span> at the Methodist church, after which the honored bier was followed by many friends and relatives to Oakwood where a flower-covered mound was raised to mark the last resting place of one of earth's noblest and best men.<\/p>

Dr. Taylor<\/span> was a native of Alabama and was 58 years of age at the time of his death. He had resided in Honey Grove for more than twenty years and the town never claimed as a citizen one who was more universally loved. He leaves a wife and four children, for whom he generously and lovingly provided while living and in his death left a rich heritage - one they will cherish, and from which they will draw consolation and comfort now and in after years - the name and fame of a noble man, a spotless character and reputation.<\/p>

Dr. Taylor<\/span> was well-known throughout this section and was universally admired and esteemed as a most worthy and useful citizen. He was long a member of the Methodist church and an active worker in the cause of Christianity. He was a free giver to charity without ostentation. His bearing was universally pleasant and affable. He was modest and unassuming in his demeanor; frank, open and candid and absolutely honest and sincere in every relation of life. His domestic relations were exceedingly felicitous. No wife ever mourned the loss of a nobler husband, and no children ever lost a better father - they have cause to weep and in their deep sorrow have the sincere sympathy of all. He was not only a Christian gentleman in name but was in reality what these words should imply. Such was the life that was lived among us; it can be pointed to with pride by all who loved him and is worthy of our emulation.<\/p>

\"There's a weeping in the village,
And a tolling of the bells,
For the dear old family doctor,
Whom the people loved so well,
Has been called in consultation
By the Great All-Wise Physician.\"<\/p>","per_obit_img":"taylor_marcus_obit.jpg","per_bio":"Honey Grove Signal-Citizen<\/span><\/i>
17 Jun 1983<\/p>

\r\n\r\nHoney Grove Citizen 1904<\/span>
\r\nBy Alma Braudrick<\/p>

\r\n

Marcus A. Taylor, M. D.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Early LIfe<\/span><\/p>

\r\n\r\nMarcus Augustus Taylor<\/span> was born July 17, 1844 to Franklin<\/span> and Elizabeth Taylor<\/span> in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. He was the sixth child in a family of twelve children - the last six all dying in infancy. The family lived on a farm and made their living from the land.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Miltary Record<\/span><\/p>

\r\nBy the time the War between the States started in 1861, the Taylor<\/span> family had moved across the state line into Louisiana. When Marcus Taylor reached his eighteenth birthday, he had enlisted from Minden, Louisiana on September 15, 1862 as a Private in Company L, 12th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry. He was sworn into Scott's Brigade by Major N. L. Nelson <\/span>, Colonel T. M. Scott<\/span> in command.<\/p>

\r\n\r\nTaylor<\/span> showed an intense interest in caring for the sick and wounded, so on May 19, 1863, he was transferred by verbal order of the General Scott<\/span> to a Field Hospital as a Male Nurse - thus becoming a part of the 25th Regiment of the Louisiana infantry. Here be stayed until the end of the war when his Regiment was is Greensboro, North Carolina and Marcus Taylor<\/span> was honorably discharged from the Army of the Confederacy on April 25, 1865 — fifteen days after General Robert E. Lee<\/span> surrendered to the Federal forces.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Education<\/span><\/p>

\r\n\r\nIn 1875, Marcus Adolophus Taylor<\/span> commences to make his dream of medicine come true and enrolled in Missouri Medical College in St. Louis, Missouri. This old school Is no longer in existence, but was the beginning of the now famous Medical School of Washington University. About a year before his graduation, Taylor<\/span> passed the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners in Paris, Texas on June 21, 1877. He finished Missouri Medical College on March 5, 1878 with the degree of Medical Doctor conferred upon him.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Marriage<\/span><\/p>

\r\n\r\nDr. Taylor\u2019s<\/span> mother and some of the children still lived in Minden, Louisiana. One of his sisters, Eliza Boring<\/span>, had married Captain James E. Carraway<\/span> in 1870 and had moved to the community of Honey Grove in Fannin County, Texas. Not far from Minden, Louisiana, Miss Emma Amanda Edwards<\/a><\/span> lived with her father and her brother on a plantation. She had met Dr. Taylor<\/span> and had consented to his proposal of marriage. So they came to the home of his sister, Eliza T. Carraway<\/span> in Honey Grove and were married by a Methodist minister, Rev. Oats Carraway<\/span>, brother of Captain Carraway.<\/span> The wedding took place on March 14, 1878.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Medical Practice<\/span><\/p>

\r\n\r\nDr.<\/span> and Mrs. Taylor<\/span> settled in a rural community in the northern part of Fannin County - not far from the Red River. Here they stayed for about six years and the Doctor\u2019s practice increased quite fast. However, the family decided that he could do even better in a township. Also they had three children who would be needing schools. So the logical place was Honey Grove. They bought a small house in the northeast part of town which they later remodeled and improved into fourteen rooms.<\/p>

\r\n\r\nBy 1880, the business of Honey Grove had increased to the point that the Public Square was inadequate to take care of all the establishments. So shops, stores and offices were located one block south of the Square - later known as Sixth Street. Here Dr. Marcus Taylor<\/span> opened his office and dispensary. Immediately, his practice and duties increased. He hired a black man named John<\/span> to do the driving of his horse and buggy and generally help around the home place as time permitted.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Children and Grandchildren<\/span><\/p>

\r\n\r\nMinnie Amanda<\/a><\/span> married Robert LeRoy King<\/a><\/span>
\r\n   children — John Marcus<\/a><\/span> and Jack LeRoy<\/span>.<\/p>\r\n\r\nSara Alberta<\/a><\/span> married Frank Murphy Black<\/span>
\r\n   children — Frances Emma<\/span>, Mary Alberta<\/span> and Laura Lucile<\/span>.<\/p>\r\n\r\nMarcus Edwards<\/span> married Mattie Hooks<\/span>
\r\n   children — Dorothy Virginia<\/span>.<\/p>\r\n\r\nLaura Evelyn<\/span> married Riley Edward Avery<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\nMillie<\/span> died in infancy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Organizations<\/span><\/p>

\r\n\r\nDr. Taylor<\/span> was a member of McKenzie Methodist Church and active in the Board of Stewards, as well as witnessing in the Cause of Christianity to the entire community.<\/p>

\r\n\r\nHe held membership in Masonic Lodge No. 164, ( A.F. & A.M.) and was an active participant as his medical duties allowed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Death<\/span><\/p>

\r\n\r\nThe winter of 1903-04 was bitterly cold. The snow lay on the ground for days and would freeze over at night. There was a tremendous amount of sickness around the community and county. Dr. Taylor<\/span> was on constant call and sometimes he and his driver, John<\/span>, would be out nearly all night. The next day there would be an office full of people seeking medical help. During his years of medical practice, he had suffered pneumonia for thirteen times, but had always managed to recover. However, this year his exhausting rounds brought on another seige of the dread disease and his weakened condition made the attack worse. He died at his home on February 2, 1904.<\/p>

\r\n\r\nRobert Shelton Jr.\u2019s<\/span> beautiful new home today [1983] stands where Dr. Taylor<\/span> built his home. Mr. Roy King<\/a><\/span> married one of the Doctors daughters and they reared their family there. They had two sons, Marcus<\/span> and Jack<\/span>.<\/p>

\r\n\r\n(Comment) The negro driver spoken of, lived 45 years in the little house that still stands on Mac Eversole\u2019s<\/span> backyard. When Mac<\/span> bought the land from Mr. Walter Johnston<\/span>, Mr. Johnston<\/span> said, \u201cJohn<\/span> goes with the sale.\u201d His name was John Forman<\/span>, and he stayed and worked for Mac<\/span> and Bet<\/span> till his mind became a problem then his sister put him in a rest home in Denison and there is where he died. But no one ever knew his age. Not even John<\/span> himself.<\/p>'","per_bio_img":"taylor_marcus_bio1.jpg|taylor_marcus_bio2.jpg|taylor_marcus_bio4.jpg|taylor_marcus_bio5.jpg","per_funcd_img":"taylor_marcus_fc.jpg","per_bio_page":null,"per_family_page":null,"per_rep_tx":"N","per_timestamp":"2021-03-16 14:10:20"},{"cem_id":92,"cem_name":"Oakwood Cemetery","cem_namedir":"oakwood","cem_useltrdir":"Y","cem_lat":"33.590083","cem_lon":"-95.909700","cem_dir":null,"cem_plotimage":"_oakwood_plot_map.jpg","cem_mkr_fk":null,"cem_notes":"Oakwood Cemetery History<\/span>\r\n

By C. B. Trout<\/span>
\r\nHoney Grove Signal-Citizen<\/span>
07 Dec 1956<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n\r\n

The name \"Oakwood Cemetery\" was chosen because of the large oak trees on the plot of 3 acres donated by B. S. Walcott<\/span> for a public burial ground. It was doubtless called Walcott<\/span> graveyard before it was named Oakwood. <\/p>

\r\n\r\nThe first grave of record is that of James G. Gilmer<\/a><\/span>, who was born May 15, 1814, and who died April 5, 1846. <\/p>

\r\n\r\nFrom the best information I can get, the cemetery was opened for public use about 1835. This would be a gap of about 11 years from the time it was opened until the first recorded grave. There must certainly have been some burials during this time and they would be older than the Gilmer<\/span> grave. <\/p>

\r\n\r\nAmong the older graves, we find, Sarah Ann Pulliam<\/a><\/span>, wife of P. E. Pulliam<\/span>, who died Sept. 5, 1854; S. A. McDowell<\/span>, died Sept. 30, 1855; Robert Tucker<\/a><\/span>, died Dec. 27, 1857; Curtis Tucker<\/a><\/span>, died Aug. 2, 1858; Betsy Walcott<\/a><\/span>, died March 26, 1865; B. S. Walcott<\/a><\/span>, died Nov. 22, 1878; Sinclair Stapp<\/a><\/span>, died June 15, 1870; Sallie Denton<\/a><\/span>, died Nov. 11, 1884.<\/p>

\r\n\r\nThere are many others who died and were buried in the original 3 acre tract between 1884 and 1891. This original tract is filled by 1891. <\/p>

\r\n\r\nTen Acres Added <\/b><\/p>

\r\n\r\nAn additional area of about ten acres just north of the original 3 acres was added. This purchase was made by the city of Honey Grove and according to records of the time, it appears that the city operated the cemetery approximately 20 years or until all lots had sold. The city secured the pay for the lots sold. <\/p>

\r\n\r\nLamaster Opens 2 Acre Tract <\/b><\/p>

\r\n\r\nSeeing the need for additional room at the cemetery, L. C. Lamaster<\/a><\/span> opened a 2 acre tract as a private enterprise. He sold this acreage in lots and he received the pay for same. <\/p>

\r\n\r\n15 Acres Added <\/b><\/p>

\r\n\r\nFurther acreage being needed, L. C. Hill<\/a><\/span>, C. B. Bryan<\/span>, J. A. Underwood<\/a><\/span>, E. E. Blocker<\/a><\/span> and N. R. Miller<\/span> opened a tract of about 15 acres west of the old cemetery as a private enterprise. This acreage was west of the old cemetery. <\/p>

\r\n\r\nAssociation Formed <\/b><\/p>

\r\n\r\nThe Oakwood Cemetery Association was granted a charter of incorporation by the Secretary of State of Texas on February 13, 1923, for a term of 50 years. <\/p>

\r\n\r\nWhen Hill<\/span>, Bryan<\/span>, Underwood<\/span>, Blocker<\/span> and Miller<\/span> had sold about 2\/3 of the tract of 15 acres they had purchased as a private enterprise, C. B. Trout<\/a><\/span>, Secretary of the Association, purchased the remaining acreage for the tract for the association.<\/p>

\r\n\r\nThe first board of directors of the association was composed of H. B. Ballew<\/a><\/span>, T. B. Spelce<\/a><\/span>, Miss B. Davidson<\/a><\/span>, T. G. Williamson<\/span>, Alf Self<\/a><\/span>, Mrs. Ida Rhodes<\/a><\/span>, Mrs. Ella Russell<\/a><\/span>, G. W. Gambill<\/a><\/span> and G. W. McCleary<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>

\r\n\r\nFurther room being needed, G. W. McCleary<\/a><\/span> entered into an arrangement with H. C. Fewell<\/a><\/span> by which he opened about a three acre tract north of the Hill addition and west of the city addition at the cemetery. Under the arrangement, the association was to sell these lots and pay Fewell<\/span> 50% of the purchase price. When about half of the lots had been sold, C. B. Trout<\/span>, Secretary-Manager, bought out the Fewell heirs for the association. Date of the transaction, April 15, 1935, the Fewell<\/span> heirs gave the association sole ownership of the enclosed area of about 45 acres, plus about 30 feet on the north and east sides of the old cemetery. This 30 foot strip was a road abandoned when Highway 100 was opened. Since 1935, the association has received the entire price of all lots sold in all additions in every part of the cemetery. The association also owns about three acres on the east side of the cemetery not yet enclosed. <\/p>

\r\n\r\n3,200 Burials Listed <\/b><\/p>

\r\n\r\nI have made a book in which is listed the date of burials of 3,200 people, listed by years from 1891 to 1955. It has taken a lot of research work to make up this list, which is practically correct from 1900 to the present. I can usually give the exact date of burial when I can be supplied with the year of death. <\/p>

\r\n\r\nI have another book in which is listed every lot owned and the location of the lot. It is my hope that these records will be kept up-to-date through the years as a matter of history. <\/p>

\r\n\r\n\r\nFence Erected<\/b> <\/p>

\r\n\r\nSome time about 1913 a movement was started to do away with the old barbed wire fence and to erect an ornamental fence. T. W. Trout<\/a><\/span> was appointed chairman of a committee to raise the funds and superintend construction. This project was completed in about 6 months. <\/p>

\r\n\r\nThe Honey Grove Cooking Club financed the erection of the beautiful and substantial main entrance gate in 1910. <\/p>

\r\n\r\nWater Piped and Chapel Erected <\/b><\/p>

\r\n\r\nOther pressing needs for the cemetery several years ago was water and a chapel. With the aid of the City and a group of citizens, water was piped to all parts of the cemetery. <\/p>

\r\n\r\nIn 1907 the 20th Century Club, seeing the need of a chapel as in those days undertakers did not provide chapels for funeral services as they do today, erected a beautiful 30 x 30 foot chapel. <\/p>

\r\n\r\nThis chapel is kept in good condition to this day, though seldom used for funeral services. It has been used mainly in recent years for protection of funeral parties in bad weather. [Note: this chapel was later demolished after a large tree fell on it after a snow storm.] <\/p>

\r\n\r\nDuring the past two years, the Association has had constructed about two miles of rock base, gravel surfaced roads in the cemetery. This project was made possible largely by a donation of Mrs. A. N. Norwood<\/a><\/span> of $500. (Many thanks to this good woman. - C. B. T.)<\/p>\r\n<\/div>","cem_county":"Fannin","cem_association":"

Oakwood Cemetery Association
P.O. Box 96
Honey Grove, TX 75446<\/p>"},{"map_id":""},{"fam_link":""},{"bio_link":""},{"rel_info":"

Marcus Augustus Taylor<\/p>

Spouse:<\/dt>
Emma A. Edwards<\/em> Taylor<\/span><\/a><\/dd>
Children:<\/dt>
<\/b><\/dd>
Minnie Taylor<\/em> King<\/span><\/a><\/dd>
Sara Alberta Taylor<\/em> Black<\/span><\/a><\/dd>
Markus Edwards Taylor <\/a><\/span> <\/i><\/b><\/dd>
Laura Evelyn Taylor Avery<\/a><\/span> <\/i><\/b><\/dd>
Millie Taylor<\/span><\/a><\/dd>
Dillie Elizabeth Taylor<\/em> Bond<\/span><\/a><\/dd>
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