WILLIAM A. TAYLOR, minister, Sec. 20; P. O. Mt. Hope; was born in 1852, in the town of Potosi, Grant Co.; a son of Caleb and Nancy Taylor; he lived with his parents until 18 years of age, and then spent a few years in laboring in Grant Co. Was married in 1872 to Katie Baker, daughter of Jacob and Caroline Baker, of Beetown; has had three children, two of whom are living - William C., Allie M., and Eddie J. (deceased). He began ministerial work in 1873, in the Free-Will Baptist Church, preaching in different parts of the county. In 1875, he associated with the United Presbyterian Church, and moved to Mt. Hope in 1880, where he has lived since, and is preaching on the Woodman Circuit. In politics, he is Republican.

This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.