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Lewis Taylor Fox

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Lewis Taylor Fox

Birth
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Death
22 Jun 1916 (aged 79)
Mooresville, Morgan County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Clayton, Hendricks County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Lewis Taylor Fox was my G Grandfather he was the son of David and Sarah (Staley) Fox. He had six brothers, Horace A., Joseph John, Solomon S., David Henry, Isaiah S., Josiah B. and Four sisters, Mary (Polly), Emily ( Millie), Elizabeth and Laura G.

Fought in the Civil War for the North from July 13, 1861 to Oct 15, 1862. 21st Regiment Private.

Obituary
Lewis Taylor Fox age 78. Born in Chatham Co., N.C.; son of David and Sarah Staley Fox. Civil War veteran: Co. K, 21st Ind. Vol. Inf. (later known as the 1st Reg. Heavy Artillery.) Enlisted on July 13, 1861 at Indianapolis. Sent to Baltimore, stationed at Camp Dix; moved to Camp Murray, then to Fort Marshall. Hospitalized for 5 weeks in 1861 with the measles. Attached to Gen. Butler's New Orleans Expedition. Discharged for disability due to lung disease, Oct. 20, 1862. Married first wife on Sept. 18, 1864; they had 3 children: Leonard, Charles and Louis Taylor. Paulina died in 1869. Married second wife, the widow of John Moore, on Oct. 17, 1871; they had 4 children: Rachel, Fred, John and Laura. Sarah died March 2, 1912. At the time of his death, Taylor had been living in the home of his daughter, Laura (Mrs. Frank Evans).
Lewis Taylor Fox was my G Grandfather he was the son of David and Sarah (Staley) Fox. He had six brothers, Horace A., Joseph John, Solomon S., David Henry, Isaiah S., Josiah B. and Four sisters, Mary (Polly), Emily ( Millie), Elizabeth and Laura G.

Fought in the Civil War for the North from July 13, 1861 to Oct 15, 1862. 21st Regiment Private.

Obituary
Lewis Taylor Fox age 78. Born in Chatham Co., N.C.; son of David and Sarah Staley Fox. Civil War veteran: Co. K, 21st Ind. Vol. Inf. (later known as the 1st Reg. Heavy Artillery.) Enlisted on July 13, 1861 at Indianapolis. Sent to Baltimore, stationed at Camp Dix; moved to Camp Murray, then to Fort Marshall. Hospitalized for 5 weeks in 1861 with the measles. Attached to Gen. Butler's New Orleans Expedition. Discharged for disability due to lung disease, Oct. 20, 1862. Married first wife on Sept. 18, 1864; they had 3 children: Leonard, Charles and Louis Taylor. Paulina died in 1869. Married second wife, the widow of John Moore, on Oct. 17, 1871; they had 4 children: Rachel, Fred, John and Laura. Sarah died March 2, 1912. At the time of his death, Taylor had been living in the home of his daughter, Laura (Mrs. Frank Evans).


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  • Maintained by: Kathy S.
  • Originally Created by: Jane
  • Added: Sep 6, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15646814/lewis_taylor-fox: accessed ), memorial page for Lewis Taylor Fox (22 Jan 1837–22 Jun 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15646814, citing Clayton Cemetery, Clayton, Hendricks County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Kathy S. (contributor 46944127).