Pueblo County, History of Colorado, BIOS: TAYLOR, Ray R. M.D. (published 1918)
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"History of Colorado", edited by Wilbur Fisk Stone, published by The S. J. 
Clarke Publishing Co. (1918)  Vol. II

p. 87-88



RAY R. TAYLOR, M. D.

	Dr. Ray R. Taylor, actively engaged in the practice of medicine 
In Pueblo, where he is also filling the position of county coroner, is 
a native son of the city In which he resides, his birth occurring on 
.the 27th of July, 1889. His parents were Dr. C. F. and Nancy A. 
(Robinson) Taylor, whose family numbered four sons and one daughter, of 
whom Ray R. is the fourth in order of birth. The family was established 
in Colorado in pioneer times and throughout his entire life he has 
resided in the city which is now his home, and his record stands in 
contradistinction to the old adage that a prophet is never without 
honor save in his own country, for in the place of his birth Dr. Taylor 
has made for himself a most creditable position as a representative of 
professional interests.

	He began his education in the public schools at the usual age and 
passed through consecutive grades to his graduation from district No. 1 
high school at Pueblo. He next entered the University of Colorado and 
in 1911 he won the Bachelor of Arts degree, while in 1913, on the 
completion of a medical course, he was granted his professional degree. 
He next served for a year and a half as interne in the county hospital 
and in that connection gained broad practical experience. He at once 
entered upon his professional duties and has been very successful in 
their conduct. He has always kept in touch with the trend of 
progressive thought in relation to medical and surgical work, broad 
reading acquainting him with the latest scientific discoveries and 
researches. He does not hastily discard old and time-tried methods and 
yet quickly takes up any new idea which his Judgment sanctions as of 
professional worth. In 1915 he was elected to the position of county 
coroner and in 1917 was reelected to that office, in which he is now 
serving for the second term.

	On the 29th of December, 1916, Dr. Taylor was united in marriage 
to Miss Betty Lorraine, of Boulder, Colorado, and they have one child, 
Nancy. Dr. Taylor has always voted with the republican party and is a 
stanch advocate of its principles, believing that the party's platform 
contains the best elements of good government. He is identified with 
the Knights of Pythias and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and 
along strictly professional lines his membership is with the County, 
Colorado State and the American Medical Associations. He is yet a young 
man but has already attained a position which many an older physician 
and surgeon might well envy and what he has accomplished in the past 
indicates that his future career will be well worth the watching.