Hugh McGuire Taylor
Clarke-born Richmond physician and surgeon, son of Major William Taylor and a nephew of Dr. Hunter McGuire, who died at his home at Westhampton in May 1922, aged 66.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of June 1, 1922 reprints from the Richmond News-Leader of May 30 that Dr. Hugh McGuire Taylor, 66, one of the best-known physicians and surgeons of Richmond, died that morning at his home, "Whitcombe," at Westhampton. It says he was born in Clarke County to Major William Taylor and Mrs. Gertrude McGuire Taylor, eldest sister of the late Dr. Hunter McGuire, and spent his early youth on his father's farm, attending the local schools and the academy in Berryville.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of June 1, 1922 reprints from the Richmond News-Leader of May 30 that Dr. Hugh McGuire Taylor, 66, one of the best-known physicians and surgeons of Richmond, died that morning at his home, "Whitcombe," at Westhampton. It says he was born in Clarke County to Major William Taylor and Mrs. Gertrude McGuire Taylor, eldest sister of the late Dr. Hunter McGuire, and spent his early youth on his father's farm, attending the local schools and the academy in Berryville.
What the source supports
That Dr. Hugh McGuire Taylor, a Clarke County native, died in Richmond on May 30, 1922, aged 66.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The account is the Richmond News-Leader's, reprinted. His parents and uncle have no records here, and he is not linked to any McGuire record.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The June 1, 1922 reprint.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., June 1, 1922
Clarke Courier · 1922-06-01 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, obituary "Dr. Hugh M. Taylor Dies in Richmond," from the Richmond News-Leader
Relevant passage(From Richmond News-Leader, . May 30.) Dr. Hugh McGuire Taylor, 66 years old, one of the best-known physicians and surgeons of this city, died this morning ... in- his 'home,; “Whit combe,” at Westhampton ... Dr. I aylor [Taylor] was born in Clarke county, his parents being Major William Taylor and Mts. [Mrs.] Gertrude McGuire Taylor (the eldest {sister of the late Dr. Hunter McGuire) ... He spent his early youth on his father’s farrfi [farm], attending the local schools atul [and] the academy in Berryville.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
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