Zacharias Taylor [1851-1890] hanged for murder on 9 April 1890 at the Greene County Courthouse

Photograph

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Greene Connections

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Zacharias Taylor [1851-1890] hanged for murder on 9 April 1890

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Name/Title

Zacharias Taylor [1851-1890] hanged for murder on 9 April 1890 at the Greene County Courthouse

Entry/Object ID

2009.1.1

Description

Cabinet card of Zacharias Taylor [1851-1890] - husband of Elizabeth Ann Clark, son of James Taylor. Taylor was hanged for murder on 9 April 1890 at the Greene County Courthouse in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. His brother-in-law and accomplice, George W. Clark, was also hanged for this crime, earlier in the year, on 26 February 1890. Original, professional photograph from Rogers, Photo, Waynesburg, Pa.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Collection

Greene County Courthouse Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2009.1

Acquisition Method

Digital

Credit Line

Greene County Courthouse

Made/Created

Artist

Rogers Studio

Date made

circa 1890

Place

Town

Waynesburg

County

Greene County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States

Lexicon

Search Terms

Criminals, Greene County Courthouse (Waynesburg, Pa.), Murders, Taylor family

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

GCCH-AN001-0001

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Taylor, Zacharias [1851-1890]

Related Entries

Notes

2009.2.1 George W. Clark and Zacharias Taylor were hanged for the murder of William McCausland. Clark was executed on 26 February 1890 and Taylor on 9 April 1890, both at the Greene County Courthouse in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.

Web Links and URLs

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Provenance

Provenance Detail

Local History Series - Greene County Courthouse Collection

Owner/Agent

Greene County Courthouse

Notes

Donated to the Greene County Courthouse by Larkin and Mary Jane Grimes Dellinger, 22 April 2005. Displayed and maintained by Thomas Headlee, Register and Recorder, who provided the opportunity to scan the photograph for the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2009. Copies of Taylor's photograph, as well as an original photograph of George W. Clark, are also archived in a box titled the "William McCausland Murder Case" at the Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum (Miller Hall, 51 W. College St.; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). See item # WAYN_AN003_0011 to view the image of George W. Clark. SOURCE CITATION: Zacharias Taylor [1851-1890] hanged for murder on 9 April 1890 at the Greene County Courthouse in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania; item no. GCCH-AN001-0001, Greene County Courthouse Collection, shared by Thomas Headlee, retired Register and Recorder, Greene County Courthouse; Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).