John Wesley Taylor (1839 - aft. 1930)

Born 26 Jul 1839 in Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary M. (Russell) Taylor — married 7 Jun 1865 in Baldwin City, Douglas, Kansas

Descendants

Died after 7 Oct 1930 after age 91 in Cedar Grove, Caddo, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

John Wesley Taylor was born on Jul. 26, 1839 to Nathan Taylor and Esther Paulus.^[1]

During the Civil War, John served in Company I, 32nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry where he rose to the rank of second lieutenant.

John married Mary M. Russell on Jun. 7, 1865 in Baldwin City, Kansas.^[2] They became the parents of 6 children, but only 3 daughters survived to adulthood; Adelle, Catherine and Grace. Their only son, Nathan Russell Taylor, died at the age of 7 years, 9 months and 14 days.

In 1884, John and his family moved to Sabine Parish, Louisiana where they made their home before moving to Cedar Grove, Louisiana in 1923. During their time in Sabine Parish, John served as a representative in the state legislature, was member of the parish school board and mayor of the town of Robeline from 1920-21. He was the president of the Bank of Robeline until he retired in 1925.

They were members of Cedar Grove Methodist Church in Cedar Grove, Louisiana.

John and Mary celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary just weeks before Mary died.

John Wesley Taylor died at the age of 92 years on Oct. 7, 1930 in Cedar Grove, Louisiana.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ History of Sabine Parish by John G. Belisle, The Sabine Banner Press, 1912 (Page 313); John W. Taylor a prominent and esteemed citizen of Fort Jesup, was born near Akron, Ohio, July 26, 1839; moved with his father's family to Kansas, and when the Civil War came on he enlisted in Company I, 32nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. At the close of that conflict he was married to Miss Mary M. Russell of Clyde, Ohio, who was at that time a member of the faculty of Baker University, Baldwin, Kansas. Until 1878 he was engaged in the mercantile business, when, for his wife's health, he moved to Colorado, where he spent three years in the cashier's office of the D. & R. G. Railway co. In 1884 he came to Sabine parish and the following year bought a farm, on which he has since resided. Mr. Taylor has been identified with public affairs, serving as trustee of the Masonic Institute and High School at Fort Jesup, as representative of the parish in the general assembly of 1892-94, as member and president of the Parish School Board, and is prominent in Masonic circles as a member of the pioneer lodge at Fort Jesup and as Deputy District Grand Master. Mr. Taylor is an affable gentleman, loyal to the interests of country of his adoption, and bespeaks for it a glorious future.
2. ↑ Vital Record Abstracts. Topeka, Kansas: Kansas Historical Society.
3. ↑ Louisiana Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1956, database, FamilySearch: John Wesley Taylor, 07 Oct 1930; citing Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, certificate number 12573, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,312,285.

• United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch; John W Taylor in household of Nathan Taylor, Carlisle, Lorain, Ohio, United States; citing family 800, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch; J W Tayler in entry for Nathan Tayler, 1860.

• United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch: J W Taylor, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district ED 43, sheet 435A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0090; FHL microfilm 1,254,090.

• United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch: John Taylor, Ward 4 (north part), Sabine, Louisiana, United States; citing sheet 9B, family 149, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,579.

• United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch: John W Taylor, Police Jury Ward 4, Sabine, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 106, sheet 15A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,541.

• United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch: John W Taylor, Robeline, Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States; citing sheet 4B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,618.

• United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch: John W Taylor, 1930.