Taylor, Merritt E.

TAYLOR, ATWOOD, ADAMS

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Date: 10/22/2009 at 18:45:41

Taylor, Merritt E.

Merritt E. Taylor, present assessor of Richland Township, now engaged in farming, was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, Aug. 22, 1864. He is the son of Edward and Ellen (Atwood) Taylor, natives of Ireland and Connecticut, respectively. His father came to America in 1850, and for a time was a resident of Rhode Island. He later came to Ohio, where he was married. The family came west from the Buckeye State when our subject was 18 months old and located in what is now Palo Alto Township, Jasper County, later removed to Richland Township, where his father still owns a farm of 70 acres, but resides in Newton. Our subject started for himself when 21 years of age, and for the next two years worked out by the month as a farm hand. He then rented land for about six years, and in 1892 purchased his present farm. Laura J. Adams became his wife in 1887. She is the daughter of W. J. and Levina Adams. By this union five children have been born: Floyd A., Jessie A., Zenia G., Mabel E. and Blanche. Socially he is a member of Modern Woodmen of America. They are members of the M. E. Church. Past and Present of Jasper County Iowa B. F. Bowden & Company, Indianapolis, IN, 1912 Page 48