John H. Traylor

John Henry Traylor
26th Mayor of Dallas
In office
1898–1900
Preceded byBryan T. Barry
Succeeded byBen E. Cabell
Personal details
Born(1839-03-27)March 27, 1839
Traylorsville, Henry County, Virginia, US
DiedMarch 19, 1925(1925-03-19) (aged 86)
Harlandale, San Antonio, Texas, US
SpousePauline Lockett
ChildrenPaul, Robert H., Gooch, Ruby, Paul H., Harry, Leslie, and Royal Lockett
OccupationDeveloper, civic leader
Military service
AllegianceConfederate
Branch/serviceCo B, 4th Georgia Regiment
Years of service1861–1864
Battles/warsWarrenton, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Chancellorville

John Henry Traylor (March 27, 1839 – March 19, 1925), politician, developer, was mayor of Dallas in 1898-1900.

Biography

John Henry Traylor was born March 27, 1839, in Traylorsville,[1] Henry County, Virginia, to Robert Bailey Traylor and Secilea R. Mullins. His family moved to Georgia when he was a child. His father served in the Georgia legislature.

John Traylor served in Co. B., 4th Georgia regiment during the Civil War being wounded a number of times. He moved to Jefferson, Texas, around 1867 where he became a merchant. He married Pauline Lockett, daughter of Royal Lockett and Martha Smith on December 1, 1869, in Jefferson, Marion County, Texas. They had eight children: Paul (died aged 2 years), Robert Hill, Gooch, Ruby, Paul H. (father-in-law of Eric Lansdown Trist), Harry, Leslie, and Royal Lockett.

Traylor and his wife moved to Granbury, Texas, around 1871. There he first founded a private bank and loan company in Granbury with Daniel C. Cogdell; then the First National Bank of Granbury. He was sheriff of Hood County from 1876 to 1880.[2] He was elected to the Texas House of Representatives, 17th Legislature in 1881, and to the Texas Senate from the 30th District in 1883. He moved to Dallas in 1887. He was mayor of Dallas from 1898 to 1900.

Traylor, his wife and a son moved to Rockport, Texas, in 1907. Historical markers document his efforts in Aransas Pass, Texas: Aransas Hotel and National Bank of Aransas Pass (now ValueBank Texas).[3][4]

He died March 19, 1925, in Harlandale, Bexar County, Texas, and was interred at Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Texas.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Route 4553: From Traylorsville to Elamsville, 22 miles; Route 11260: From Traylorsville to Tuggle's Gap, 37 miles.
  2. ^ Hood County Sheriff website (http://hoodcountysheriff.com/default.aspx), accessed December 22, 2010.
  3. ^ Texas Settlement Region. Historical Markers Guides: Aransas County.(http://www.texas-settlement.org/markers/aransas/), accessed December 22, 2010.
  4. ^ James B. McCrain, "TRAYLOR, JOHN HENRY," Handbook of Texas Online, accessed December 13, 2010.
  5. ^ Texas State Board of Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Standard Certificate of Death. John H. Traylor. No. 9072.
  6. ^ "Traylor to be Buried Friday", The Dallas Times Herald, March 20, 1925, p. 13.