Mrs. Handy’s Funeral
The funeral of Mrs. Laura Taylor Handy, one of Harrison Counties ikdest residents, who died Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Fayard at Woolmarket, was held Wednesday morning. Services were conducted at the home by Rev. Lous Fayard and Rev. Jordan Rev. Jackson assisted at the Coalville Methodist Church and the grave. Interment was in the Coalville cemetery. The pallbearers were: H.J. Husley, Frank Taylor, Leighton Johnson, Henry Frisa, Dillard Armstrong and J.L. Parker
The Daily Herald, Biloxi, MS ~ Thursday, October 19, 1933 ~ Page 2

Parents of Laura Frances Henry:
Samuel S. and Rachael Henry

Note: According to the census Laura’s father was born in Connecticut and her mother was born in Mississippi.

Note: Laura was a sister to Rachel Handy who is buried at the Humphries/Fowler/Taylor Cemetery in Handsboro, Harrison County, Ms

1st Marriage of Laura Frances Henry:
Married: Neil McAlster Taylor
Marriage License Index ~ Harrison County, Ms
Book 5 Page 8 ~ Date: 4/10/1866
Neal Mc Taylor and Laura F. Henry

2nd Marriage of Laura Frances Henry Taylor:
Married: William Handy
Marriage License Index ~ Harrison County, Ms
Book 27 Page 283 ~ Date: 4/5/1915
William Handy and Laura Henry Taylor
Married by: Rev. Louis Fayard

1880 US Census Harrison County, Ms
Taylor, Neal McAlister/45/Engineer/Al/NY/SC
Taylor, Laura/31/Ms/Ct
Taylor, Elizabeth/12/Ms
Taylor, Bunyan/10/Ms
Taylor, Guy/6/Ms
Taylor, McAlister/3/Ms

1900 US Census Biloxi, Harrison County, Ms
Taylor, Laura H./Head/F/W/51/1849/Ms
Taylor, Alizabeth H./Dau/F/W/32/1868/Ms
Taylor, Carl W.V./Son/M/W/27/1873/Ms
Taylor, Samuell M./Son/M/W/23/1877/Ms
Taylor, Claud H./Son/M/W/19/1881/Ms
Taylor, Olcar R./Dau/F/W/12/1888/Ms
Taylor, Walace H./Son/M/W/12/1891/Ms
Taylor, Gladys A./Dau/F/W/8/1892/Ms

Bio by: Bobbie Mabry Graue