Causes Infection in Leg Of Lowell Survivor of Northern Army
NOVEMBER 15, 1941
A bullet wound, received more than 75 years ago while he was fighting with the Union army, was said today to have caused the death of John R. Taylor, age 98, one of Lake county's few surviving Civil war veterans, who succumbed yesterday afternoon in his home near Lowell.
So far as is known, not more than half a dozen of those who wore the blue during the Civil war, still survive In Lake county, and among these are Joos Verplank and Dr. James A. Garnett, colored, both of Gary.
Despite his advanced age, Taylor remained in the best of health until last Sunday, when he began to fail and late Wednesday he was forced to take to his bed. Physicians said Taylor’s death resulted from an infection of the leg, resulting from a bullet in his leg received during the Civil war, which was never removed.
Taylor, who retained all his mental facilities up until his death
was a an active farmer for many years.
He was born in Crown Point and lived his whole life in Lake County.
On Oct 19, 1863, Taylor enlisted in Crown Point in Company G of the 12th Indiana cavalry and was discharged Nov. 10, 1865, in Vicksburg Miss. He was an honorary member of the Daughters of Civil War Veterans of Lowell and Hammond.
Taylor made his home with a son-in-law, Chester Pixley. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Maude Wheeler of Hammond, who cared for him during the last three months of his life, and Mrs. Cora Schofield of Griffith, two sons Hamlet and John, both of Lowell, 27 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren and two great, great-grandchildren and one brother, Alfred Taylor, aged 83, of Cedar Lake.
Taylor will be buried with military honors, at services to be held in Weaver’s chapel in Lowell at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev. William Hargrave will officiate and the Lowell American Legion post and the Daughters of Civil War Veterans will participate. Burial will be in Creston cemetery.