Sullivan County PA Archives Biographies.....TAYLOR, George E. 1833 - 
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  GEORGE E. TAYLOR,* a prominent and influential farmer of Shrewsbury township,
  Sullivan County, Pa., owns a fine farm of 350 acres, upon which he lives. He is
  a son of Frederick and Margaret (Edkin) Taylor, and was born in Shrewsbury
  township, February 13, 1833.
  
    On the paternal side of the family, our subject is a grandson of Robert
  Taylor, who was a native of Lewistown, Pa., and was the first to establish the
  family in Sullivan county. Upon locating there he acquired a large tract of
  timberland which he cleared with a great deal of difficulty and much hard work,
  after which he erected a home. He operated a grist-mill and a distillery, in
  connection with which he engaged in agricultural pursuits with considerable
  success, owning 600 acres of land at the time of his demise, at the age of
  sixty-two years. He was joined in matrimonial bonds with Elizabeth Mayhue and
  they reared a family of children, one of whom was Frederick, ous subject's father.
  
    Frederick Taylor was a native of Shrewsbury township, Sullivan County, and
  there resided for many years of his life, being a prominent citizen of Muncy
  Valley. Politically he was a Democrat and served as supervisor and school
  director of his township. He formed a matrimonial alliance with Margaret Edkin,
  who was born in England and emigrated to this country with her father, George
  Edkin, who settled on a farm in Shrewsbury township, where he resided until his
  death at the age of eighty years. His wife reached the advanced age of
  ninety-three years before submitting to the inevitable. Eight children were born
  to Mr. and Mrs. Taylor: Sarah, deceased, was the wife of Beaver Kitchen, who
  resides at Montgomery Station, Pa.; William, deceased, married Mary Anderson,
  and now resides in Shrewsbury township; Robert, Jr., whose life sketch also
  appears in this volume; George E., our subject; Sophia, the widow of John Faust,
  who resides in Muncy, Lycoming County; Deborah, deceased, who was the wife of
  John Roach, who is also deceased; Margaret, deceased; and Theodore, who was
  killed in the Civil War, in 1865. Mr. Taylor died on March 13, 1886, and his
  wife survived him five years, dying in February, 1891.
  
    George E. Taylor was reared on the farm and attended the common schools of his
  district. Upon leaving school he aided his father in clearing off a tract of
  timberland and lived on the home farm. He continued to live there after his
  marriage, and after his father's death succeeded to the ownership of the old
  homestead. He is recognized as a man of worth and influence in his community,
  and has a large circle of friends.
  
    On December 25, 1881, Mr. Taylor was joined in wedlock with Margaret Biddle,
  who was born in Bradford County, Pa., September 16, 1842, and is a daughter of
  John and Elizabeth (Stout) Biddle. Mr. Biddle was a farmer by occupation.
  Politically Mr. Taylor has always been a stanch Democrat and has held many of
  the township offices. Religiously his wife is a member of the Lutheran Church of
  Dushore, Pa.
  
  
  Additional Comments:
  * The information contained in this biography was supplied by the subject of
  this sketch. A type-set copy of the biography was sent to the subject to be
  proof-read, but the subject did not edit and return the copy, so this biography
  may contain typographical errors.
  
    Extracted from:
      
      Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District
      Published by 
      Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)
  
  
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