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Creed Taylor (1831 - 1855)

Creed Taylor
Born in DeWitt, Texas, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 18 Apr 1854 in DeWitt Co, TXmap
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Died at age 24 in DeWitt, Texas, United Statesmap
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Biography

-Murdered, stabbed in the heart by his brother-in-law.

(Father of William R. Taylor, the Bill Taylor who killed Bill Sutton)

Married Eliza Jane Ainsworth August 4, 1853 DeWitt Co., Texas

Eliza went against the wishes of her family when she married Creed Taylor at age 15. At a political speech on July 30, 1855 in Clinton, TX (DeWitt Co.), William Ainsworth, brother of Eliza Ann stabbed Creed in the heart. The sheriff locked up William and chained him in his cell; during the night someone broke in and killed William.

Family Members

Parents: William Riley Taylor (1811–1850) and Elizabeth (Tumlinson) Taylor (1814–1886)

Spouse: Eliza Jane (Ainsworth) Brooks (1837–1883)

Siblings: Joseph Taylor (1833–1923), John Milam Taylor (1835–1906), William P "Buck" Taylor (1837–1868), Martha Ann (Taylor) McCartney (1840–1861), Elizabeth (Taylor) Bailey (1843–1930), Eliza Jane (Taylor) Hyatt (1846–1877), Delaney Hephzibeth (Taylor) McCartney (1848–1931), and Amanda Hephzibeth (Taylor) Hyatt (1850–1873)

Children: William Riley Taylor (1854–1895) and Joseph Creed Taylor (1856–1937)

Sources

  • Reference Book: The Sutton-Taylor Feud, The deadliest Blood Feud in Texas, ISBN 1-57441-257-4




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