Isabella County MI Archives Obituaries.....TAYLOR, William May 11, 1924
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Isabella County Enterprise - 23 May 1924
Blanchard (Too late for last week)
The remains of the late William TAYLOR, formerly of this village, were brought home
from Indiana for 
burial Thursday. 

OBITUARY
William TAYLOR was born in Summit Co, OH 12 Oct 1847. He came with his parents to
Branch County 
when seven years old and remained there until he enlisted in the Civil War in Co H,
1st Michigan 
Sharpshooters, going immediately to the front where he remained until the close of
the war. He was 
marrried to Nancy COBB in 1867. To them was born one son, Seth TAYLOR, now of
Rolland. His wife 
died in 1870. In 1873 he married Deltha BENNETT and to the union were born 10
children, two dying in 
infancy, two sons, George and Arthur, dying after they became men.

With his family he moved to Isabella County in 1879 and they began pioneer life and
have assisted in 
changing this community from a wilderness into the pleasant community we now enjoy.

Mr. TAYLOR died at his son's home near Bronson, where they had gone to pay a visit,
on 11 May 1924 
at the age of 76y, 7m, 30d. 

He leaves his companion, 2 daughters, Jennie OBERLIN and Addie MYERS of Belding, 5
sons, Lorenzo 
and Irvin of Branch County, and Seth, Dexter and Ralph of this place, and many other
relatives. 

He was converted 30 years ago and remained a believer in God's power to save through
the afterlife. He 
was a kind husband and father, an obliging friend and neighbor and in all a good
citizen. 


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