Ionia County MI Archives Biographies.....Taylor, Thomas October 3, 1827 - 
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Author: Chapman Brothers - 1891

Portrait and Biographical Album of Ionia & Montcalm Counties, Michigan
Chapman Bros. 1891
Page 744 - 745
Thomas Taylor, an old settler of Easton Township, Ionia County, is a native of 
Lancashire, England, where he was born October 3, 1827. He is a son of Thomas 
and Hannah (Wright) Taylor, both natives of England. His father died when he 
was a babe of three months, and he lost his mother when seventeen years of 
age. In consequence of these deprivations he received but a limited education, 
but like many another poor boy, improved his scanty opportunities and attended 
night schools and Sunday school, and gained much in this way.
	The young man emigrated to America in 1847, taking passage at 
Liverpool on a sailing vessel; and after a voyage of seven weeks and three 
days, he landed in New York City. He resided in New York State several years, 
being employed on a farm and in other labor. In the fall of 1855 he came to 
Ionia County, Michigan and settled on the place where he now resides in Easton 
Township. He and his good wife, Mary, daughter of Orrin and Cynthia (Lee) 
Jordan, have been the parents of ten children, namely: Cynthia, wife of Frank 
Weber; Thomas; Eva, wife of Jeremiah Conner; Ida M., George, Benjamin and 
Ella. The children who are deceased were as follows: Lee, Hannah and William. 
Before his marriage Mr. Taylor kept bachelor’s hall in the woods along with 
his friend, Isaac Strong. The splendid conditions of his farm is a standing 
memorial to his industry and efforts as a pioneer.
	Mr. Taylor is a Democrat in politics, and a wide-awake and public-
spirited citizen, being strongly in favor of all measures, which will elevate 
the community. His home farm comprises one hundred and twenty acres of land, 
and he has in all over three hundred and twenty acres. He possesses many of 
the virtues and sterling characteristics of his sturdy British ancestry, among 
which are pluck, industry, and a determination to success in life. He is a man 
of broad views on social and political topics, and is considered well 
informed. He and his interesting family are highly respected members of 
society. His unflinching integrity commands the confidence of the business 
community, and we take pleasure in representing Mr. Taylor among the leading 
British-American citizens of Ionia County. He is a try type of the best 
characteristics brought from that sturdy old isle, the cradle of modern 
liberty and the world’s only great and successful colonizer.


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