George W. Taylor

TAYLOR, WEINBERGER

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Date: 5/5/2010 at 07:27:07

History of Jackon County, Iowa, James W. Ellis, 1910

GEORGE W. TAYLOR

George W. Taylor, the owner of a tract of eighty-seven and a half acres of rich and productive land on section 19, Van Buren township, devotes his attention to the pursuits of farming and dairying and also deals in horses to some extent. His birth occurred in Springbrook, Jackson county, Iowa, on the 23d of December, 1869, his parents being Isaac and Delia (Weinberger) Taylor, the latter a native of Tennessee. James L. Taylor, the paternal grandfather of our subject, was born in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, on the isth of June, 1819, and came to Jackson county, Iowa, in 1845, here residing until called to his final rest in 1904. His fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth and ability, called him to various positions of public trust and he proved a capable incumbent in the offices of township trustee, school director, constable, road supervisor and justice of the peace. He held
the last named office for over twenty years and also acted on the county board of supervisors. Isaac Taylor, the father of George W. Taylor, lived on the old homestead farm in this county until a few years ago, when he took up his abode in South Dakota and there still resides.
George W. Taylor attended school at Springbrook in pursuit of an education and remained at home with his father until he had attained the age of twenty-two years. Subsequently he was employed by different farmers in the vicinity of Preston for about eight years, being principally engaged by those who were dealers in horses. He then rented the Strohmeyer farm in Fairfield township for a period of three years and afterward located at Spragueville, there working for George Edelman for one year. Afterward he operated the Edelman farm at Spragueville as a renter for five years, and at the end of that time went west with the intention of establishing his home in that section of the country. He soon returned to Jackson county, however, and in 1907 purchased his present farm of eighty-seven and a half acres on section 19, Van Buren township. In addition to cultivating the cereals best adapted to soil and climate, he is also engaged in dairying and likewise deals in horses to some extent. In all of his undertakings he has won a creditable and well merited measure of success and is well entitled to a place among the substantial and representative citizens of his native county. He is a stockholder in the Preston Telephone Company.
On the 18th of October, 1898, Mr. Taylor was united in marriage to Miss Louise D. M. Strohmeyer, a daughter of Fred Strohmeyer, of Fairfield township. Fraternally he is identified with Strangers Refuge lodge No. 252, I. O. O. F., at Preston. His political allegiance is unfalteringly given to the republican party, for he believes that its principles are most conducive to good government. He and his wife are much esteemed in the community where they reside, while the hospitality of their home is greatly enjoyed by their many friends.