John Baxter Taylor (1882 - 1908)

Born 3 Nov 1882 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Ancestors

Died 2 Dec 1908 at age 26 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

John Taylor is Notable.

John Baxter Taylor Jr. was an American track and field athlete, the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal. ^[1]

John Baxter Taylor was the son of John B. Taylor and Sarah L. Thomas.^[2] He was a veterinarian. He died on 2 December 1908 in Philadelphia of typhoid fever, just months after winning his Olympics gold medal.^[3] He was buried at Eden Cemetery in Collingdale, Pennsylvania.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "John Taylor (athlete)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Taylor_(athlete)&oldid=1031893399 (accessed July 14, 2021).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3W6-4WD : accessed 14 July 2021), John Taylor in household of John B Taylor, Philadelphia city Ward 27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 662, sheet 2B, family 38, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,469.
3. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK7S-ZRZ : 18 February 2021), John Baxter Taylor, 02 Dec 1908; citing cn 28048, Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 1,405,052.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/33752328/john-baxter-taylor : accessed 16 July 2021), memorial page for John Baxter Taylor Jr. (3 Nov 1883–2 Dec 1908), Find A Grave: Memorial #33752328, citing Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave.