TAYLOR, Paul James, private, 167th Infantry, 42 Division (Rainbow Div), was born May 2, 1895. He was the son of William Franklin TAYLOR, born June 1853, d. Sep 1, 1918; and Eliza Ann, born Mar 8, 1856, d. June 2, 1939. His siblings were Mattie B., born April 1885; Alfred, born Nov. 1887; Emma E., born April 1889, Tennie G., born May 1892; Sarah F., born Feb. 1900; Icie J., born 1894, died 1970, married Johnny C. BROWN; Neva married Fred BLANKENHORN; and Flo who married Jamie PALMER.
After the war Paul Jones TAYLOR married J. Beulah MARTIN. They had one son, Donald M. TAYLOR. He lived in Collinwood, Tennessee the test of his life.
During the war he was gassed, he also had minor wounds to his leg. He was in the Hines hospital in Chicago, IL where they removed 60% of his stomach because of the gas. They rebuilt his stomach using Guinea Pigs. At that time he was the second person to ever have this type surgery done. He had many surgeries after that to remove ulcers.
He ran a grocery store in Collinwood and was active in the V. F. W. and the American Legion. He died during surgery November 2, 1967. He is buried at McGlamery Cemetery, Collinwood, Tennessee.
Submitted by son, Don TAYLOR, 106 Kathy Ave., Florence, AL 35633 (email DTW7032911@aol.com)
The Taylor Grocery Store in Collinwood, TN. The store was located in the building which was later known as the VFW building. Pictured left to right: Mr. HOLT and Paul TAYLOR.