Mrs. Eliza J. Taylor, widow of Edward Taylor, died at Matawan on Sunday, April 29th, of paralysis, aged seventy years. She was stricken with paralysis about seven years ago had been a cripple ever since. For nearly a year and a half she had been unable to take any solid food. Mrs. Taylor moved from Toms River to Matawan about 21 years ago. Two children, Edward and Mrs. Leila Taylor, survive her.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, May 9, 1900

Some additional excellent resources for your research are:

• New Jersey Census, 1772-1890 - Ancestry.com

• Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 - Ancestry.com

• Interment.net - NJ ~ New Jersey Cemetery Transcriptions on the net.

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