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James Taylor (1823 - abt. 1910)

James Taylor
Born in Franklin County, Ohio, USAmap
Son of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 12 Dec 1852 in Ogle County, Illinois, USAmap
Died about at about age 87 in Byron, Ogle County, Illinois, USAmap
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Biography

TAYLOR JAMES, Farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Byron; born in Franklin Co., O., Feb. 16, 1823; married Martha Conway, in this Co., Dec. 12, 1852; she was born in Morgan Co., O. July 25, 1831; have four children living: Ambrose, Evalina L., Sherman and Martha; lost one, Benson; died Jan. 12, 1865; came to this Co. with his father, Ambrose Taylor, and settled on his present estate a few years after his coming; has 420 acres; made many trips to Chicago with oxen; he lived in a log house which still stands near the door of his house; bored holes in the side of the shanty and hung pegs upon which he constructed a bedstead and other necessities of pioneer life.


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  • The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 829.
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10789013/james-taylor : accessed 01 September 2021), memorial page for James Taylor (16 Feb 1823–21 Dec 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10789013, citing Byron Cemetery, Byron, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Charlotte Briggs (contributor 47286987) .




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