Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....Taylor, William 
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Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885

William Taylor, farmer, section 32, Genesee Township, was born May 16, 1814, 
in the city of New York. Stephen Taylor, his grandfather, was born in the 
State of New York, and descended from ancestors of New England origin. He died 
about 1840 in Onondaga Co., N. Y. His wife, who was born Rebecca Emmett, was 
of Irish parentage and died in Elbridge, Onondaga County. Tunis, the second 
son of the latter, and father of Mr. Taylor of this sketch, was born in the 
State of New York, where he spent his life, and died in 1864, in Wayne County, 
aged about 63 years. He married Catherine Clelland, who was also born in the 
State of New York, and descended from ancestors who came to America from 
Holland. She died Aug. 26, 1864, in Wayne County, aged 50 years. Mr. Taylor is 
the third child of his parents, and he was a very small boy when they moved 
into the woods of Onondaga. He obtained his education in the pioneer school-
houses of that county, which were built of scantling cut from logs, the 
structures being built in the same method or plan on which log houses were 
built. He attained to man's estate on his father's farm, and was married March 
2, 1834, in Wayne County, to Eunice M. Olmstead. Following is the record of 
their children: Calista A., born Aug. 23, 1835, married J. H. Hewitt, a farmer 
in Chickasaw Co., Iowa. James C. was born May 13, 1837, and married Louise 
Edson for his first wife. She died, leaving two children: James E. and Sylvia. 
He was a second time married, to Mary Lucinda Bruner, and they reside on a 
farm in Genesee Township. Jerusha, now Mrs. Dowd, is the wife of a farmer in 
Genesee Township. Eunice married Ransom B. Johnson and lives in Ottawa Co., 
Kan. Lucy is the wife of Scott Sortor, of Chickasaw Co., Iowa. Rosalia, now 
the wife of Jacob Buzzard, is a resident of Brown Co., D. T. S. W. is 
deceased. Tunis became a soldier in the Union Army and was killed by a minie 
ball at the battle of Perryville, Ky.   Mary died in infancy. John H. is 
deceased. On settling in life, Mr. Taylor established his family on a farm in 
his native State, and they were there resident until 1852. In that year he 
came West and purchased 80 acres of land on section 32, Genesee Township, 
which had not then known the plow or any other element or influence to develop 
its fruitfulness. The entire tract is under cultivation, and he has deeded 40 
acres to his son. In October, 1867, he was appointed Postmaster at the place 
where he lives, and has since officiated in that position. He was a Democrat 
at the outset of his political career, but some years since became a 
Republican. He is holding the position of Justice of the Peace. He and his 
wife were reared in the tenets of the Presbyterian Church.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Containing Full-
page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens of the County. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885.

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