H. Edward Taylor
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H. Edward Taylor

Accident
End of Watch July 12, 1899
Age 21
Gender Male

Incident

Guard Ed Taylor was killed as the result of an accidental discharge of his Winchester rifle while performing extra guard duty on the prison wall at Kentucky State Branch Penitentiary in Eddyville.

Guard Taylor was survived by his parents. His father served as the deputy warden of the penitentiary.

Survivors

Guard Taylor was survived by his parents.

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127 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Guard Taylor served with the Kentucky Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Kentucky. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Frankfort, Franklin County, KY
Platform Identity kentcorr.franklin.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 12, 1899
Age 21
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

H. is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1899, 15 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 129th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

H. was 21. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.

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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Kentucky Department of Corrections has 17 officers remembered here, H. among them.

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Guard H. Edward Taylor

Kentucky Department of Corrections · End of Watch July 12, 1899

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