Taylor Stewart

The Messenger Drummond, Garfield Co., OK

November 18, 1915 page 1, column 3

Submitted by: Emily Jordan

Funeral of Taylor Stewart

Taylor Stewart was born in Washington County, New York, July 8, 1837, and died November 11, 1915 at his home in Colorado at the age of 78 years, 4 months and 3 days old.

When a boy he moved with his parents to Illinois and when the Civil War was declared, he enlisted as a private soldier in the 76th Illinois Infantry and served until the end of the war, during which time he received serious injuries which left him a cripple for life.

He was married to Mary D. Cook on December 3, 186_, in Kendall Co., Ill. From there he moved with his family in 1874 to Franklin Co., Kan. In 1893 he moved to Oklahoma at the opening of the Cherokee Strip and settled on a claim. He was familiar with the struggles of frontier life, being a pioneer of Illinois, Kansas and Oklahoma. His whole life exemplifies what he accomplished by unnerving honesty and a heroic determination to make a success of whatever he undertook.

To this union were born seven children, four sons and three daughters, whom he adored, and in whom the ambitions of his life were worthily centered. His wife died May 26, 1908, at Waukomis.

Mr. Stewart spent several years with his children here after the death of his wife. Will H. Stewart, president of the Bank of Drummond, Frank T. Stewart of the Stewart Hardware Co. and Mrs. A. __onger are the two sons and daughter living here.

After going to Colorado Springs, he was married September 9, 1913, and has made his home there. He was only sick for two or three days and had seemingly been in perfect health. The cause of death was paralysis. The two sons from here were at his bedside at the time of his death.

The body was shipped to Waukomis, where the funeral services were held at the Christian church on Saturday afternoon. Rev. Rehorn of Enid and pastor of the local church conducted the services. Interment was ____ Waukomis Cemetery. A large number of friends gathered to show their last respects to their friend and neighbor.

The deceased leaves a wife, seven children, 28 grandchildren, __ great grandchildren, two sisters, and two brothers to mourn the loss. It is a melancholy task to lay the wreath of ____ upon the grave of a departed friend. But is fitting that we have known him so well for several years should commemorate the many admirable qualities of one whose residence among us has been marked with a stronger personality of the deceased.