Osceola County MI Archives Biographies.....Taylor, George F. May 15, 1846 - 
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Author: Chapman Brothers, Chicago

George F. Taylor, farmer, secrion 29, Hersey Township, was born May 15, 1846, 
in Portland, Ionia Co., Mich., and is the 

son of Charles and Mary (Olmstead) Taylor.  The latter died in April, 1859, in 
Portland.  His father was born in 1817, 

and in 1836 came to Plymouth, Wayne Co., Mich., where he remained a year, 
going thence on foot to the township of 

Portland, at that date containing but four settlers.  He arrived there in the 
spring, when the roads were impassable; 

and as all supplies were brought from Detroit subsistence was a matter of some 
difficulty.  For two weeks Mr. Taylor's 

food consisted of greens and fish.  He was unmarried and made his way into the 
wilds of Michigan to establish himself 

preparatory to founding a home.  He returned to New York, and was married.

Mr. Taylor remained with his father five years after attaining his legal 
freedom.  He was then married and rented a 

farm, which he conducted one year, going thence to Portland village, where he 
was employed three years on the railroad.  

He passed the year subsequent as a farm assistant, working by the month, when 
he became interested in the business of 

boring wells, and followed that calling two years.  In 1878 he came to Hersey 
Township but did not take possession of 

the farm on which he now operates until 1883.

He was married April 22, 1872, to Delilah Kinney, daughter of Fernando C. and 
Huldah (Clark) Kinney.  Her mother died 

April 5, 1875, in Portland, and was nearly 64 years of age.  Her father was 
married again and resides on a farm in 

Hersey Township.  she was born June 10, 1846, in Portland, and is the third 
child of six born to her parents.  Mary A., 

Sarah A., Jerome and Harriet are living.  Sylvester was a soldier of the 27th 
Mich. Vol. Inf., was wounded at Petersburg 

and was buried at City Point, July 6, 1864.  He sustained a flesh wound in the 
thigh, a bullet passing entirely through 

the limb, from the effects of which he died at the City Point Hospital four 
days later.

Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have been the parents of three children.  Elroy B. was 
born June 4, 1876, and died March 1, 1877.  

an unnmaed infant died when four days old.  Ray B. was born Jan. 27, 1883.  
Mr. Taylor is an adherent of the Democratic 

party.

Additional Comments:
1884 Portrait & Bio Album of Osceola Co.

Chapman Brothers, Chicago

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