Sullivan-Bradford County PA Archives Biographies.....Taylor, Joseph Scott 1840 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com January 30, 2008, 11:55 pm Author: Thomas J. Ingham (1899) JOSEPH SCOTT TAYLOR, outside foreman of the Bernice mines for the State Line & Sullivan Railroad Company, is a native of Pennsylvania, born in Franklin township, Bradford county, July 20, 1840, a son of John M. and Ruth A. (Albro) Taylor, well known farming people of that county. He received his early education in the public schools of his native place and grew to manhood. Soon after attaining his majority, in November, 1861, he responded to his country's call for aid to assist in putting down the Rebellion and became a member of Company E, Fifty-second Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. The first engagement in which the regiment took part was the battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia. It was under command of General McClellan in the Peninsular campaign and was one of the most active regiments in the command; and it is able to boast of having approached nearer to Richmond than any other. For three years Mr. Taylor followed the old flag to victory on southern battle fields, and in November, 1864, was honorably discharged, when sergeant of the company. Returning to Franklin township, Bradford county, he engaged in farming for two years, and then spent the following two years at Greenwood in the employ of a tannery company. From there he went to Barclay and entered the service of I. O Blight, who a year later promoted him overseer of the lumber department, which position he held until 1875. In that year he came to Bernice and accepted his present responsible position, which he has so creditably and satisfactorily filled for almost a quarter of a century, having the entire confidence of his employers as well as the esteem of those under him. Mr. Taylor has been twice married - first, in 1861, to Miss Jane Kellogg, of Burlington, Pennsylvania, and to them were born four children: William, who died in infancy; Herman W., a stationary engineer for the coal company at Bernice; Martha, wife of Fred Price, of Arnot, New York; and Bessie, who died in infancy. He was again married in December, 1889, his second union being with Mrs. Inez Roberts, a daughter of Nathaniel Moger. In his political affiliations, Mr. Taylor is an ardent Republican, and in his social relations is a member of the Patriotic Order Sons of America. He held the office of school director in 1893, 1894 and 1895, and in February, 1898, was elected road commissioner, the duties of which position he is now most capably discharging. He is one of the best known and most highly respected citizens of Sullivan county, and he and his estimable wife are active and prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal church of Bernice. Additional Comments: Extracted from: History of Sullivan County Pennsylvania by Thomas J. Ingham Compendium of Biography The Lewis Publishing Company Chicago: 1899 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 3.4 Kb