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HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY IOWA

A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement

VOLUME II ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1912

Transcribed by Sharon Elijah November 1, 2020

A native of Massachusetts, Taylor Guy, now living retired at Carroll, was early attracted to Iowa and in this state he has made an excellent record, attaining years ago a handsome competence. He was born in Warren, Worcester county, Massachusetts, December 5, 1853, a son of John and Susan (Taylor) Guy, record of whom appears elsewhere in this work. He lived in Massachusetts until twelve years of age and in Clinton county, Iowa, for five years, then coming to Carroll county where he has since principally made his home. He was reared under his father’s roof and gained his early education in the district schools. He continued at home and assisted his father until he arrived at manhood and then began farming upon his own account on land which he rented from his father. After two or three years he purchased eighty acres in Eden township which he greatly improved, so that it became one of the most valuable farms of the size in this section. In the fall of 1895 he moved to Atlanta, Cass county, Iowa, and lived retired several years, but since 1900 has made his home at Carroll. He built a beautiful residence at No. 910 North Main street, which is provided with modern improvements and is one of the attractive homes of the city. As a business man he was highly successful and accumulated four hundred and forty acres of land, part of which he sold off, being now the owner of one hundred and sixty acres in this county.

On the 1st day of January, 1877, Mr. Guy was united in marriage to Miss Martha J. Perry, a daughter of John and Linda Perry. She was called away eleven months later and on the 1st of June, 1881, Mr. Guy was again married, the lady of his choice being Miss Alice Campbell, who was born in La Salle county, Illinois, a daughter of Abel and Eliza (Findley) Campbell, both natives of Pennsylvania. They removed to La Salle county, Illinois, about 1878 and came to Carroll county, settling at Templeton, where the father died at the age of eighty-four years. The mother died at Atlantic, at the age of eighty-two and her body now reposes beside that of her husband in the cemetery at Templeton. There were eleven children in their family those beside Alice being: Caleb; Walker, who lost his life in the Civil war; William, now living at Missouri Valley, Iowa; Hamilton, of Anita, Iowa; Mary, who lives in Kansas City, Missouri; Jennie, of Gerry, Oklahoma; John, of Streator, Illinois; Albert, who lives in Kansas; Morgan, of South Dakota; and Newton C., of Humboldt, Nebraska. Mrs. Alice Guy, the second wife of our subject, died June 30, 1910, having then arrived at the age of fifty-two years. She was a woman of many admirable traits of character, who was greatly admired by a wide circle of friends in this community. George Guy and his family make their home with Mr. Guy, the subject of this review. The brother, George, married Alveretta Hart, a daughter of J. W. and Rebecca (Dierduff) Hart, and they have two children, John Clifford and Ione.

Mr. Guy of this review votes in support of the candidates and principles of the republican party, but has never been an office seeker, as his interest has been centered in his business. He became a thorough farmer and displayed an ability in the various branches of agriculture and stock-raising that yielded liberal returns. On account of the good qualities he has shown in the various relations of his life he has many friends in Carroll and Carroll county.

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