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Rufus Taylor Jr

Died during the Taylor-Sutton Feud in Texas. Kute Tuggle, Jim White, and Rufus aka Scrap Taylor were among a group of cowboys who had engaged to take a herd up the trail for John Wesley Hardin. At Hamilton they were arrested, charged with cattle theft, and brought back to Clinton. On the night of June 20, 1874, they were taken out of the courthouse and hanged, though they were probably innocent of any wrongdoing. They were lynched in retaliation for the killing of William Sutton by Jim and Bill Taylor.

Scrap Taylor - Age (20y 1m 0d)
20 May 1854 - 20 Jun 1874
 
  DeWitt County, Texas
  
  
  
Parents   Rufus P Taylor & Elizabeth Lowe
 
 
        
1860 Census Records
1870 Census Records

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Last Updated - 25 Jan 2015