Amos TAYLOR - History

TAYLOR, BOGARD, PEARSON, MCCLURE, WILDMAN, LANGNER, FRY, MAPES, DRAPER, HETRICK, MCDONALD, MCELDERRY, MANNING

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 4/4/2006 at 17:50:16

"1879 History of Jefferson County"
Page 570

TAYLOR, Amos, far., Sec. 31; P. O. County Line; born Feb. 15, 1828, in Ross Co., Ohio; in 1838, moved to Allen Co., Ind.; in 1854, to Davis Co., Mo.; in 1861, came to Marion Co., Iowa; in 1863, removed to Jefferson Co.; owns 170 acres land, valued at $30 per acre. Married Mary E. Pearson SEpt. 30, 1857; she was born in Miami Co., Ohio, Oct. 16, 1835; have eight children—Ida M., Millard F., Sarah A., Laura B., Margaret E., Mary E., Victoria and Charles L. He was elected in 1864, Township Treasurer; still holds this office; has been Township Assessor. Republican.

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"Vol. 2, Fulton's History of Jefferson County, Iowa"

AMOS TAYLOR, born Ross County, Ohio, 15 Feb. 1828, his parents being Joseph and Polly Ann (BOGARD) TAYLOR. The father, who was a farmer, was born and reared in Penn., of Scotch-Irish (sic) descent, and the mother was a native of Ross Co., Ohio. Her father was killed on the banks of the Wabash River, where he was residing at that time, during an Indian uprising. Having been notified of the approaching enemy the family started for the fort, located at some distance... In their haste they left some articles of value in the house for which Mr. BOGARD returned. He was attacked by the Indians, killed and scalped. His body was found later carefully guarded by his faithful dog. His son, Cornelius BOGARD, swore vengeance, and thereafter never hesitated to kill an Indian when an opportunity presented itself, either during peace or war. Joseph TAYLOR with his wife and family removed from Ohio to Indiana, where they resided for 19 years, proceeding to Missouri. Six children. The father died while the family was living in Missouri, but the mother was residing in Marion County, Iowa, at the time of her death, having removed to this state with her children during the Civil War.

On Sept. 30, 1857, Mr. Amos TAYLOR married Miss Mary E. PEARSON, daughter of Sampson and Nancy (McCLURE) PEARSON.... eight children, and there are now 26 grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren.

1-Ida, married John WILDMAN, a carpenter of Fairfield, Iowa; 3 children:
...1-Otto Taylor;
...2-Grace, married John LANGNER; 3 children:
......William, Kenneth and Marie.
...3-Floyd.

2-Millard, farmer of Des Moines Township, married Allie FRY and has four children:
...Hazel, Florence, Russell and Fern.

3-Sarah, married Ben WILDMAN of South Haven, Mich.; 5 chn:
...1-Roy
...2-Cora, married William MAPES and has two children: Ethel Louise and Dora May
...3-Amos
...4-Clarence
...5-Ethel.

4-Laura, at home with her mother

5-Margaret Edna, married Sherman DRAPER of Port Angeles, Wash., five children:
...1-Winnie, who married Montie HETRICK and has one child, Thelma;
...2-Richard
...3-Ruby
...4-Ina
...5-Dorothy

6-Mary E., married John McDONALD, a farmer of Lane Co. Oregon; has one child, Carrie.

7-Victoria, married James McELDERRY, farmer of Davis Co., Iowa; three children:
...1-Ralph
...2-Mervin
...3-Taylor

8-Charles L., farmer of Des Moines Township, this county; married Delilah MANNING and has five children:
...1-Cleo
...2-Glenn
...3-Irene
...4-Marie
...5-Bernice.....

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s).