Taylor, John R.

TAYLOR

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Date: 7/9/2021 at 21:56:35

History of Warren County, Iowa; Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns & Etc., by Union Historical Company, 1879, p.707

TAYLOR, JOHN R., farmer, Richland Township, Sec. 10; P. O. Hartford; born in Ross county, Ohio, April 1, 1830; his parents emigrated to this county in 1848, and located where the subject of this sketch now lives; he owns 375 acres of land; the Knoxville and Des Moines railroad passes through his land, along the bluffs of the Des Moines river, where there is an inexhaustible coal mine; he was married Sept. 16, 1858, to Miss Margaret Lash, a native of this State; they have two children living: William E. and Mary J.; have lost two: P. Gad and Charles E.; has held the office of township clerk since 1862; has also been township assessor.