Williams and Taggart researchers may find this of interest.
Alfred S. Williams and his first wife Nancy Ann Mathis had a daughter Emarine circa 1846
(my FGSes are currently unavailable or I would provide the exact date), who married
Captain Thomas Taggart in Nashville, Brown Co, IN, on 19 November 1865. (She is not to be
confused with her half sister Emaline, born ca 1873, who also married a Taggart.)
The Taggarts removed to Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois, in 1886 and Brown County
Genealogical Society information does not show what became of either.
A family researcher, Barbara Jean Nichols Lynwalter, reported them buried in Greenhill
cemetery, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois, with stones inscribed as follows:
Captain T. Taggart Indian Prin. Mus.
Co. 1 120 Ind. Inf. Civil War
Dec. 28, 1846 - Oct. 20, 1904
Emarine W. Taggart wife of C. T. Taggart
Aug. 23, 1845 - Dec. 13, 1903
and the cemetery data was confirmed by the Moultrie County Genealogical Society. The
County clerk had a death certificate for Thomas but not for Emarine. Ms. Lynwalter's
family records indicate that Emarine died in St. Joe, Searcy Co, AR. Civil records were
not kept in Arkansas during that time period.
The Illinois State Historical Library provided me the following obituary for Captain
Thomas, which resolves the outstanding issue of Emarine's death in St. Joe. No
Sullivan papers survive for the date of her death.
Sullivan Saturday Herald, 5 November 1904, no page number cited, far right column:
OBITUARY
_________
Dr. C. T. Taggart
A gloom was thrown over the city last Friday evening when it was announced that Dr.
Taggart was dead. He had been ailing for several days but his friends did not think his
sickness anything until 9 a.m. last Friday, when he was taken with a hard, congestive
chill, dying the evening of the same day at 7 o'clock.
Dr. Taggart was born in Nashville, Ind., Dec. 28, 1846; died in Sullivan, Ill., Oct. 28,
1904, at the age of 57 years and ten months. He was married to Miss Emarine Williams, at
Nashville, Ind., Nov. 19, 1865. To this union was born four children, three sons and one
daughter,one son, Byron, dying in infancy.
He enlisted in the 55th regiment Indiana infantry at the beginning of the Civil war, was
wounded in the battle of Richmond, Ky., and captured by the confederates. He escaped from
prison, and was mustered out of the services. He again enlisted in the 120th Indiana
infantry, and was commissioned sergeant-major; took part in the battle of Franklin, Ky.,
and Kingston, N.C. He was again wounded in the battle of Kingston and sent to the hospital
at Washington City, and discharged from the service in the spring of 1865.
His chosen vocation was that of a practicing physician, graduating from the Indianapolis
Medical College in 187[?]. He moved to Era, Wayne county, Ill. and soon afterwards
[illegible] practice. From Era he went to Cisne, Ill., where he remained 17 years
practicing his profession, and from Cisne he moved to Sullivan in May 1901[?], where he
made many friends and was a successful physician.
He was elected to the legislature of this state from the 38th senatorial district in
1892[?].
His wife's death occurred at St. Joe, Ark., over a year ago, while she was there on a
visit to her daughter. Her remains were brought back here for burial, since which time the
[illegible] being broken up, the doctor with his youngest son occupied rooms in the
Chapman building on the north side of the square.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. T. H. Tull at the M.E. church Monday at 2 p.m. The
burial rites were under the [illegible] of the Masonic lodge and K[illegible words].
Relatives from a distance who attended the funeral were a son and daughter and brother and
[illegible] of the deceased.
He was a member of the M.E. church and a regular attendant at services.
Card of Thanks
To those who assisted us by their kindly acts and services during our bereavement, we wish
to extend our profound and heartfelt thanks.
Mrs. Lorena Collins
A.O. Taggart
C.C. Taggart
Submitted by Kenneth Parent