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House Concurrent Resolution 46 History
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 46
(By Delegate P. Smith)
Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number
21-23-7.67 on Route 23 in Lewis County, the "Martha Ellen
Taylor & Sons Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, Martha Ellen Ratliff Taylor was born on July 18, 1881,
in the Oil Creek area of Lewis County; and
Whereas, In March 1904, Martha Ellen Taylor married the late
John C. Taylor and together they raised seven sons and two
daughters; and
Whereas, Martha Ellen Taylor was the number one World War II
mother of Lewis County as all seven of her sons served in the
United States Armed Forces at the same time during World War II;
and
Whereas, Five of Martha Ellen Taylor's sons served in the
United States Army, Glenn Russell Taylor, Franklin Taylor, John
Caldwell Taylor, Jr., Theodore Quinton Taylor and Archie Dale
Taylor and two of her sons, William Henry Taylor and Warrick
Richard Taylor, served in the United States Navy; and
Whereas, Martha Ellen Taylor's grandchildren included John B.
Taylor, Sharon Cassady, Constance Marie Taylor, Jocelyn Lee Taylor, Martha Lou Taylor, Robert Taylor, Sheila Hicks, Ronald Taylor,
Larry Taylor, Theodore Taylor, Randy Taylor, Debra Dodge, John W.
Taylor, Mary Ellen Taylor, Gary Flesher, Jeannie Lynch and Martha
Ellen Hays; and
Whereas, Martha Ellen Taylor died on December 22, 1956, and is
buried alongside her husband, who died in a hit and run accident in
Lewis County on June 14, 1936, in the Machpelah Cemetery in Weston;
and
Whereas, It is fitting to honor Martha Ellen Taylor and her
seven sons for their commitment, dedication and service to their
country and their state; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name
bridge number 21-23-7.67 on Route 23 in Lewis County, the "Martha
Ellen Taylor & Sons Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is requested
to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the
"Martha Ellen Taylor & Sons Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates
forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the
Department of Transportation and the family of Martha Ellen Taylor.