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Taylor, Ella

Stagecoach passenger on the west-bound Tomah stage in 1875.[1] (September 24, 1827 – July 28, 1875)[2]

Resident of Dodge City, Kansas.[2]

In July of 1875,[2] Ella Taylor traveled with her husband Dave, Linda Harris and McLean from Dodge City on the Tomah Stage Line, bound for Twin Bluffs,[1] Nebraska, where teh Taylors were going to visit relatives.[2]

At the Packsaddle Station, Simmons provided the stage passengers with sandwiches that Ella described as delicious, comparing them to southern-fried chicken. When Simmons explained that it was rattlesnake meat, Ella felt ill and rushed away.[1]

After their meal, the Taylors reboarded the west-bound stage for Twin Bluffs. Two hours later, just past Beaver Creek, their stage was attacked by a band of Sioux looking for Bret Maverick. Ella Taylor and her husband were killed and their bodies burned, along with McLean, the stagecoach driver, and the coach and horses.[1]

See: Stage West