My grandfather Benjamin Franklin Taylor and his daughter Camilla and cat.  The photo was taken in Marked Tree, Arkansas in 1909.  Ben had lost his right eye in a hunting accident on the St. Francis River when he was younger.  In this photo he is wearing a gun belt and is carrying a Navy Colt.  Marked Tree was a dangerous logging town and men wore guns for protection.  A year after this photo was taken Camilla, my grandmother, would at the age of 15 marry Wm Robinson, age 31. View full size.
My grandfather Benjamin Franklin Taylor and his daughter Camilla and cat. The photo was taken in Marked Tree, Arkansas in 1909. Ben had lost his right eye in a hunting accident on the St. Francis River when he was younger. In this photo he is wearing a gun belt and is carrying a Navy Colt. Marked Tree was a dangerous logging town and men wore guns for protection. A year after this photo was taken Camilla, my grandmother, would at the age of 15 marry Wm Robinson, age 31. | Click image for Comments. | Home | Browse All Photos