GEORGE W. TAYLOR
George W., son of W. H. and Cornelia W. (Cowdery) Taylor, was
born in Norfolk, on November 30, 1853. His father died two years
later, in 1855, of yellow fever. During the war between the States he
had four brothers in service in the Confederate States Army. At Elizabeth
City, North Carolina, May 16, 1882, George W. Taylor married
Elizabeth A. Higgins. They have two children M. de Bree and Baynie.
Mrs. Taylor was born in Norfolk, Virginia, daughter of John A. Higgins,
whose wife was Margaret de Bree. Her parents are now deceased.
Mr. Taylor is engaged in business in Norfolk, dealing in coal, ice and
wood. He has served in the city council part of two terms, has taught
three years in the public schools, and is now superintendent of the
public schools, appointed November 21, 1887. He is captain of the
"Lee Rifles," which position he has held since the organization of the
company.
