James M. Taylor 1830 – 1908

TAYLOR

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/17/2019 at 14:49:20

Source: Twice-A-Week Plain Dealer May 29, 1908, 2, C7

A tornado originating nine miles west of Albia went down the valley with the speed of an express train and all the buildings in its path were destroyed and stock killed. The path of the storm was about a quarter of a mile wide. In Albia the wind lifted a corn crib and hurled it several rods against J. M. Taylor, seventy-eight years old, who was feeding chickens, crushing him to death. The Grant school was damaged and the pupils had a narrow escape. Several persons were cut by flying glass. Broken trees did great damage to stock.

Transcriber’s Note: Find a Grave shows this is James and that he is buried in Oakview Cemetery in Albia. He was born March 26, 1830 and died May 21, 1908.