Los Angeles County CA Archives Biographies.....Taylor, George ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 19, 2005, 7:54 pm Author: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908) REV. GEORGE TAYLOR, of SAWTELLE, is of Scotch descent. He came to Southern California in 1885 and located in Pasadena. In early life he studied sculpturing and designing and, for years, in eastern cities, successfully pursued the same as a profession, doing statue and relief work on public buildings. He also designed and carved several soldiers' monuments. In Pasadena Mr. and Mrs. Taylor became interested in religious and reform work and important factors in the reorganization of the First Baptist Church, of that city and he was, for nine years, the church clerk. He was, meantime, licensed to preach and was for two years pastor of the First Baptist Church, of El Monte. He was there ordained as a minister of the gospel, April 9th, 1896. In July, 1897, he was called to the pastorate of the Memorial Baptist Church, of South Pasadena, and during his pastorate, freed the church from a burdensome debt, made additions to the church edifice and left the organization in a prosperous spiritual and financial condition. For twelve years he has been clerk of the Los Angeles Baptist Association, and the Southern California Baptist Convention. Mr. Taylor had, for several years, been active in the practical work of the Young Men's Christian Association which experience proved a most valuable aid in his church work. Mrs. Taylor is a native of Frederickton, New Brunswick. When a child, her parents removed to Hartford, Conn. Her ancestors were from France, England and Scotland, and five generations ago came to America and settled in South Carolina. Her great-grandfather was a soldier of the American Revolution and fought for independence. She is a relative, by marriage, on her father's side of the family to William Lloyd Garrison, journalist, orator and reformer of anti-slavery fame. Mrs. Taylor comes from a musical and literary family. She is a graduate of two musical academies and has been a professional music teacher for many years. She has also been a tireless student of the Bible, which accomplishments have fitted her for the duties of a pastor's wife. Mr. Taylor commenced his religious work in Sawtelle November 5th, 1901, and, as a leader of a band of sixteen charter members, organized the present Baptist Church in that city, mention of which is made on another page of this work. December 1st, following, the organization was perfected and Mr. Taylor became duly installed pastor and both himself and Mrs. Taylor have bent their energies to the successful building up of an influential and prosperous church and society. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are: W. B. B. Taylor, attorney at law and first city attorney of Sawtelle; Hawley O. Taylor, Instructor in Cornell University; Ithaca, New York, in the Department of Physics and Science; Almo R. Taylor, artist, manager of the art department, Out West Co., Los Angeles. The three sons are married and there are four grandchildren. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Ingersoll's century history, Santa Monica Bay cities: prefaced with a brief history of the state of California, a condensed history of Los Angeles County, 1542 to 1908: supplemented with an encyclopedia of local biography and embellished with views of historic landmarks and portraits of representative people. Los Angeles: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/losangeles/bios/taylor158gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb