The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-11-23
CAPT. MURRAY
F. TAYLOR
This True Gentleman and Brave
Soldier Passes Away at Fall Hill.
FUNERAL FROM ST. GEORGES
The Burial Will be in California-Etc.i
Etc, Etc.

Cant. Murray Forbes Taylor died on
Saturday night, Nov. 2lst, at ran mn
his boyhood's home, near FredericKs-
bnrg. Va, in the 9th year OF his age
He was the oldest son of DIR. John II.
Tavlor and his wife, Elizabeth tltz-
gerald Forbes, and was born IN rAi-
from an honored ancestry the ster,ne
virtues and gentle graces which auor"
true and honorable manhood: ,,,.
While yet boy at the Virginia Mill
tary Institute, he left the cadet ranks
to enter the Confederate Army was
appointed by Gen. A. 2. Hill on ms
staff and served with him through the
four wears of the war. Duty, honor,
courage chivalric, devo ito n TO
Virginia and the Confederacy, charac-
teri2ed his soldier life; enthusias-
tic in the cause, gallant in the field, en-
during all things, hoping all things, his
faith never faitered. until the struggle
ended and the ''vanquished Victors
welded TO the double foe, starvation
and exhaustion.
The close of the war tested the man
hood of the South and developed IN
earnest endeavor the high qualities OF
her soldier sons. Undaunted by defeat.
Can't. TAYLOR met the hard fortune OF
war" with resolute energy ana resource
full effort to begin life anew anu re re-
trieve what was lost. On rep. 20, low
he married Miss Butler Brayne morn
ton, at Thornton Hill, Ala. In January,
1877. he moved TO California, 10 take
charge of the magnificent estate OF Mr.
! r. Haggin, where his executive aDii-
itv had full scope, ard accomplished re-
mark able success. After number Oh
wears he was induced to take Mrs.
Hearst's ranch. another extensive de
velopment of California cultivation, and
in ali his life labors he was honored
and appreciated for his great business
capacity and integrity and loved for his
genial, high-natured, warm-hearted as
position and character. go.
The lapse of years seemed to call nm
home to Virginia, the old Mother state
of his love and memories, and IN May,
1908. he returned to his old home, Fail
Hin. to rest amid the scenes of his
youth, in the beautiful valley OF the
Rappahannock.
The rest has come, immortal rest;
the soldier sleeps, llfe's conflict Ger,
and for him the deserved reward, raj
man oui meruit ferat. (Be his the
palm who hath the conquest gained
.John Estern Cooke wrote soldier 5
requiem, a Confederate hero buried
amid the pines of his native State, ana
the music of the lines echoes over the
grave of our dead Nirginian.
ooh. band in the pine wood, cease.
Cease. with your splendid call;
The living are noble and brave,
But the dead were bravest OF all!
The living are noble and brave,
But the dead excelled them all!
Captain TAYLOR leaves three daugh-
tiers. Mrs. W. B. Craig, of New York I;
Mrs. Frederick Robinson, Fall HIM.
Mrs. Horace w. Bayliss, The Lloyd
House. Wolverhampton, England; two
two brothers, Mr.. X. lnnes Taylor,
Fall Hill, and Mr.. J. Temple Taylor
Bakersfield. Cal; and a sister. Mrs.
Charles Selden, Richmond, va.
Funeral services were held at ST.
Georges church Monday at IL O'Clock,
conducted by Rev. DR.. K. }. McBryde.
The interment will be at Bakersfield,
California.
Pallbearers: Active-F. B. Guest,
R Innes TAYLOR, Jr., Frank Taylor, {.
H. Hurkamp, A. Randolph Howard
Duff Green, Z. J. Smith, Geo. W.
Shepherd, r. H. Carmichael "A. H.
Honorary-R. T. Knox, Judge A. W.
Wallace. Capt. D. M. Lee, st. Geo. 4.
Fitzhugh. DR.. Geo. H. Chewing, ".
E. Bradley, J. Arthur Taylor, Battaile
Gordon, Judge Alvin t. Embrey, Capt.
B. Pearson, P. V. D. Conway, Samuel
Fitzhugh, Gen. D. D. Wheeler, Major
liz. S. Ruggles, Judge J. 7. GoOlrick,
~. B. Gray, Col. W. H: Carmar, OF
Richmond; DR.. A. c. Doggett, JOIN
S. Berry, Judge J. E. Mason ". F.
Ficklen.