Dickinson Co., KS AHGP-Portrait and
Biographical Record of Dickinson, Saline, McPherson and
Marion Counties-Clarence Taylor
Portrait and Biographical
Record of Dickinson, Saline, McPherson and Marion
Counties
Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1893
CLARENCE TAYLOR, whose progressive
spirit and excellent business ability have
made him one of the prominent farmers and
wealthy citizens of Rhinehart Township, Dickinson
County, resides on section 32. He was
born on the 9th of February, 1862, in Cincinnati,
Ohio, and is the fourth in a family of nine children.
His education was acquired in the public schools
of that city, he spending his summers upon his
father's farm in Kansas after he was fourteen years
of age, hut in the winter season he returned to the
Buckeye State and continued his studies. Under
the parental roof he remained until he had
attained his majority, when, on his twenty-first
birthday, his father gave him a deed to the farm
which is now his home.
As a companion and helpmate on life's journey.
Mr. Taylor chose Miss Nellie Hatfield, who was
born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is a daughter of John
Hatfield. Their union occurred on the 5th of November,
1884, and they began their domestic life
on the farm where they have since lived. The
family circle now numbers our subject, his estimable
wife and four children, Albert, Lillian, Millard
and Hazel.
Mr. Taylor now owns all of section 32, township
13, range 4 east, and his farm is one of the most
desirable in central Kansas. Two large stone barns,
erected at a cost of $2,000, furnish shelter for the
stock, in addition to extensive sheds and other
buildings. He engages quite largely in stockraising,
feeding from thirty to forty head of cattle,
in addition to which he has a herd of fifteen thoroughbred
Shorthorns. He also has about two
hundred head of Poland-China hogs. Among the
other improvements upon the farm is a steam feed
mill, which was erected at a cost of about $2,000
and is in excellent running order. A large orchard
is supplied with all kinds of fruit trees, eight acres
being planted in apple trees, and a large number
of pear trees have also been set out, together
with three hundred cherry trees, from which he
sold in 1891 one hundred and five bushels of
cherries.
The farm is under the immediate supervision of
Mr. Taylor, who employs four hands to aid him in
its cultivation and improvement. This handsome
tract of land, lying with a gentle slope toward the
south, yields to him a golden tribute and places
him among the prosperous citizens of Dickinson
County. He is also running the elevator at Pearl
and is engaged here in buying grain and stock and
selling coal. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are members of
the Hiawatha Methodist Episcopal Church. In
social circles, this worthy couple rank high and
their home, a commodious gray stone residence, is
the abode of hospitality.
In his political views, our subject is a Republican.
The business propensity of the Taylor family
is shown in our subject, who is sagacious and
far-sighted, he does not allow himself to be overreached
in any transaction, and is alike honorable
with all with whom he deals. He is a progressive
farmer, ready to advocate any method for the improvement
of agriculture. His judgment is reliable
and his word is as good as his bond. His efforts
have been ably seconded and assisted by his estimable
wife, who is an excellent financier and able
manager. With their pleasant little family in their
home, they are surrounded by all the comforts and
many of the luxuries of life. Mr. Taylor is a cultured,
courteous gentleman, whose genial good
nature wins him friends wherever he goes.
(c) 2009 Sheryl McClure for
Dickinson County KS AHGP