Biographical Sketch of Capt. Sam F. Taylor, Lafayette County, Missouri >From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo. Historical Company, 1881. ********************************************************************** Capt. Sam F. Taylor, deceased, was born in Clark county, Ky., October 8, 1821, where he spent his early life, and was deputy clerk of the circuit court under his father; he then succeeded his father to the office, a position he held for some eight years. He was married September 14, 1843, to Miss Fannie Simpson, a daughter of Judge Simpson, of Clark county. Mr. Taylor continued in office until 1848, when he resigned, and in the fall of 1849 he, with his wife and three children moved to Missouri, and settled in Lafayette county, where he, in partnership with his brother-in-law, R. C. Simpson, entered a large tract of land and engaged in raising hemp. In 1858 he was elected to the legislature, and filled that position with credit for two years. In the fall of 1860 he was elected county judge; in the fall of 1861, after the battle of Lex- ington, he raised a company and joined Gen. Price's command and served as captain until the battle of Corinth, Mississippi, when he was killed being shot through the heart while storming the enemy's breastworks. At the time of his death he owned about 1800 acres of land, which he left his widow and six children: Mary, now Mrs. W. D. Lewis, living in Kansas City; Samuel F., now in Idaho; Isaac P., Lizzie B., now Mrs. Yantis, in Saline county; Edward G., now practicing law in Kansas City; and John M., now attending the State University. Mrs. Taylor was again married February 27, 1867, to W. W. Battaile, a native of Virginia, who came to this county in 1842, and is now living in Middleton Township, engaged in farming and stock raising, making a specialty of sheep. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell ====================================================================