Posted by Cathy Gowdy on Tuesday, February 09, 2010 at 05:10:28 :
The Marin Journal
Thursday, August 2, 1917
page 1
Military Honors For Old Soldier
Ellon James Taylor, soldier and sailor, will be buried with military honors Saturday morning at the Presidio of San Francisco.
Taylor served with distinction in the Seventh U. S. Cavalry and the second U. S. Infantry, and later spent several years of his life of 77 years as a sailor in Uncle Sam’s service.
He passed away last night at the County Hospital, and had been at the County Farm for about three years. So far as is known he has no surviving relatives. The remains were taken in charge by Dr. F. E. Sawyer.
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