Biographical Sketch of Mrs. Cyrena M. Taylor, Crawford County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Mrs. Cyrena M. Taylor, widow of the late John Taylor (deceased), is a
daughter of Hiram and Phoebe (Bolin) Pinnell.  Hiram Pinnell was a 
native of South Carolina, and was a soldier in the War of 1812, being
one of the staff officers of Jackson at the time of the latter's inter-
view with Packingham.  Mrs. Phoebe Pinnell was born in Virginia, but
was reared in Kentucky, in which State her parents were early settlers;
it was for this family the city of Bowling Green, KY., was named.  Mrs.
Taylor was born in Washington County, MO., in 1819, to which State her
parents had immigrated from Kentucky a short time before her birth, re-
turning to Kentucky soon afterward, they moved back to Missouri in 
1829, and settled in Gasconade (now Crawford) County in the woods, on
what is known as Brush Creek, where he was the first white man to build
a house.  The family were the first to settle in this section of the
country, where the Indians as well as all kinds of game were plentiful,
but signs of civilization scarce.  About 1835 John Taylor entered land 
not far from Mr. Pinnell's settlement, and in 1838 occurred his marri-
age to Cyrena M.  The young couple moved to their new homestead, which 
is the same Mrs. Taylor still resides upon.  Of their twelve children
ten grew to maturity, as follows:  Joseph N., Emily C., Louisa J.,
William A., Miles B., Charles N., Phoebe A., Henry T., John E., Jeff-
erson D.; two dying in childhood.  John Taylor was a stanch Democrat
and was one of the most prominent citizens of the county; his death,
which occurred February 15, 1873, was sincerely mourned by a devoted
family and a large circle of admiring friends.  He was a charter member
of the Masonic Lodge, No. 94, A. F. & A. M., of Cuba, MO.  He was a
worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, of which Mrs.
Taylor also is an honored member.  Since the death of her husband Mrs.
Taylor has been cared for by her sons, who still own the old homestead
upon which their father settled in the pioneer days, and which is a
tract of 300 acres.  Jefferson D. Taylor was elected high sheriff, of
Crawford County, in 1882, and was re-elected in 1884.  He is now a mem-
ber of the firm of Taylor & Bass, liverymen of Cuba.  He was married in
June, 1886, to Mollie, daughter of George W. Isgrig, of Crawford County,
Missouri.

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