James Taylor (Jr.)
Walnut Creek - When James B. Taylor graduated from high school in Wisconsin in 1901, he decided to follow Horace Greeley's advice. He went west to seek his fortune working for the nation's railroads.
Mr. Taylor died Monday in a local hospital following a brief illness. He was 95.
From 1902 to 1905 he served as a clerk for the Union Pacific Railroad, working in various Midwest locations.
In 1905 he switched to the Southern Pacific Railroad in Los Angeles, but he came to San Francisco right after the big earthquake and fire. He moved to the Eastbay the following year and served as a station agent in several locations until 1917.
Mr. Taylor left the railroad in 1917 to take the position of traffic manager for the Pete Brothers Manufacturing Company in Berkeley.
He went to work for the V.O. Lawrence Company in 1923 and remained with the company until it was taken over by the Port of Oakland in 1928. He served as superintendent of the Market and Grove Street terminals for the port until 1934 when he became superintendent of the Howard Terminals in Alameda, a post he held until his retirement in 1948.
He moved to Felton following his retirement, but following the death of his wife in 1958 he moved to Mi Wuk Village, where he met his present wife, Fritzie S. Taylor. The couple moved to Rossmoor in 1964.
He was a past president of the Oakland Traffic Club, member of the Aahmes Temple and Scottish Rite bodies.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a granddaughter, Mrs. Gerri Walker, a brother, George Taylor, both of Oakland: and step-sons, Richard Burnside of Milpitas and Howard Burnside of Menlo Park.
Memorial services will be held for Mr. Taylor tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at Hulls Walnut Creek Chapel, 1139 Saranap Ave.
Walnut Creek - When James B. Taylor graduated from high school in Wisconsin in 1901, he decided to follow Horace Greeley's advice. He went west to seek his fortune working for the nation's railroads.
Mr. Taylor died Monday in a local hospital following a brief illness. He was 95.
From 1902 to 1905 he served as a clerk for the Union Pacific Railroad, working in various Midwest locations.
In 1905 he switched to the Southern Pacific Railroad in Los Angeles, but he came to San Francisco right after the big earthquake and fire. He moved to the Eastbay the following year and served as a station agent in several locations until 1917.
Mr. Taylor left the railroad in 1917 to take the position of traffic manager for the Pete Brothers Manufacturing Company in Berkeley.
He went to work for the V.O. Lawrence Company in 1923 and remained with the company until it was taken over by the Port of Oakland in 1928. He served as superintendent of the Market and Grove Street terminals for the port until 1934 when he became superintendent of the Howard Terminals in Alameda, a post he held until his retirement in 1948.
He moved to Felton following his retirement, but following the death of his wife in 1958 he moved to Mi Wuk Village, where he met his present wife, Fritzie S. Taylor. The couple moved to Rossmoor in 1964.
He was a past president of the Oakland Traffic Club, member of the Aahmes Temple and Scottish Rite bodies.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a granddaughter, Mrs. Gerri Walker, a brother, George Taylor, both of Oakland: and step-sons, Richard Burnside of Milpitas and Howard Burnside of Menlo Park.
Memorial services will be held for Mr. Taylor tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at Hulls Walnut Creek Chapel, 1139 Saranap Ave.
James Taylor (Jr.)
Walnut Creek - When James B. Taylor graduated from high school in Wisconsin in 1901, he decided to follow Horace Greeley's advice. He went west to seek his fortune working for the nation's railroads.
Mr. Taylor died Monday in a local hospital following a brief illness. He was 95.
From 1902 to 1905 he served as a clerk for the Union Pacific Railroad, working in various Midwest locations.
In 1905 he switched to the Southern Pacific Railroad in Los Angeles, but he came to San Francisco right after the big earthquake and fire. He moved to the Eastbay the following year and served as a station agent in several locations until 1917.
Mr. Taylor left the railroad in 1917 to take the position of traffic manager for the Pete Brothers Manufacturing Company in Berkeley.
He went to work for the V.O. Lawrence Company in 1923 and remained with the company until it was taken over by the Port of Oakland in 1928. He served as superintendent of the Market and Grove Street terminals for the port until 1934 when he became superintendent of the Howard Terminals in Alameda, a post he held until his retirement in 1948.
He moved to Felton following his retirement, but following the death of his wife in 1958 he moved to Mi Wuk Village, where he met his present wife, Fritzie S. Taylor. The couple moved to Rossmoor in 1964.
He was a past president of the Oakland Traffic Club, member of the Aahmes Temple and Scottish Rite bodies.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a granddaughter, Mrs. Gerri Walker, a brother, George Taylor, both of Oakland: and step-sons, Richard Burnside of Milpitas and Howard Burnside of Menlo Park.
Memorial services will be held for Mr. Taylor tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at Hulls Walnut Creek Chapel, 1139 Saranap Ave.
Walnut Creek - When James B. Taylor graduated from high school in Wisconsin in 1901, he decided to follow Horace Greeley's advice. He went west to seek his fortune working for the nation's railroads.
Mr. Taylor died Monday in a local hospital following a brief illness. He was 95.
From 1902 to 1905 he served as a clerk for the Union Pacific Railroad, working in various Midwest locations.
In 1905 he switched to the Southern Pacific Railroad in Los Angeles, but he came to San Francisco right after the big earthquake and fire. He moved to the Eastbay the following year and served as a station agent in several locations until 1917.
Mr. Taylor left the railroad in 1917 to take the position of traffic manager for the Pete Brothers Manufacturing Company in Berkeley.
He went to work for the V.O. Lawrence Company in 1923 and remained with the company until it was taken over by the Port of Oakland in 1928. He served as superintendent of the Market and Grove Street terminals for the port until 1934 when he became superintendent of the Howard Terminals in Alameda, a post he held until his retirement in 1948.
He moved to Felton following his retirement, but following the death of his wife in 1958 he moved to Mi Wuk Village, where he met his present wife, Fritzie S. Taylor. The couple moved to Rossmoor in 1964.
He was a past president of the Oakland Traffic Club, member of the Aahmes Temple and Scottish Rite bodies.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a granddaughter, Mrs. Gerri Walker, a brother, George Taylor, both of Oakland: and step-sons, Richard Burnside of Milpitas and Howard Burnside of Menlo Park.
Memorial services will be held for Mr. Taylor tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at Hulls Walnut Creek Chapel, 1139 Saranap Ave.
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