Individual Details

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Superintendent
Gideon C. Taylor
Navarro County Sheriff's Department, Texas
End of Watch: Sunday, September 23, 1894

Superintendent Gideon Taylor was shot and killed while returning to the county poor farm, where he served as superintendent.
During his trip, he encountered two men who were extremely intoxicated and had been accused of shooting a pistol off earlier in the day. During the encounter, Superintendent Taylor was shot and killed.
Both men were arrested a short time later at a nearby home. Because there were no witnesses to the shooting both men were acquitted.
Superintendent Taylor had served with the Navarro County Sheriff's Department for 2 years. He was survived by his wife and seven children.

Age: 44
Tour: 2 years
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 9/23/1894
Weapon: Handgun; .44 caliber
Suspect: Acquitted



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Birth	1851
Marriage	18 Jul 1875	Navarro County, Texas - Martha Smith "Pattie" Haden
Death	1894	Navarro County, Texas

Spouse	Martha Smith "Pattie" Haden (1857 - 1929)
Child	Mary Eunice Taylor (1876 - 1956)
Child	Joella Taylor (1878 - )
Child	Thomas J. "Jim" Taylor (1881 - )
Child	Lois Taylor (1882 - 1972)
Child	Haden Christian Taylor (1884 - 1955)
Child	James Ernest Taylor (1886 - 1957)
Child	Florence A. Taylor (1893 - 1969)