Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and
Biographical. Charles Blanchard, Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co.,
Publishers, 1884. Unknown County.

WILLIAM B. TAYLOR was born in Lawrence County, Ind., September 15, 1819. 
His parents, Joshua and Mary (Armstrong) Taylor, natives of Virginia and
Kentucky respectively, came to Indiana in 1809, and settled on a farm in
Washington County, where they remained for eight years, removing thence to
Lawrence County.  In February, 1821, they came to Morgan County, locating
on a farm one mile from Martinsville.  In 1834, the mother died, and ten
years later the father, with his children, moved to Green Township, where
he died in June, 1855.  William B. Taylor is the fourth son and seventh
child in a family of eleven children reared in Morgan County, and when
fifteen years of age he began learning the blacksmith trade.  After one
year at this, he worked for the neighboring farmers until 1839.  He then
worked on a flat-boat between New Orleans and Martinsville for Mitchell
Bros. until 1842. For some time he worked in lead mines is Wisconsin, and
in August, 1845, he was married to Jane Estlinger, a native of Washington
County, Ind. They have two children - Mary A. and Sarah A.  His wife died
in November, 1854, and one year later he was married to Caroline Hough. By
this union there is one child, Lillie.  After his first marriage, he
farmed near Martinsville, in Washington Township, for nine years, and then
sold his farm and purchased another one in Green Township.  Here he farmed
for thirteen years.  In 1869, he began trading in stock, and at present
resides in Martinsville, engaged in the same way.  Mr. Taylor is an active
member of the Republican party.  He was County Commissioner for two years,
re-elected, and served six years longer.  He was Township Trustee for two
years.  He filled the unexpired term of office for Mr. Perham (deceased)
in 1861, and was again elected in 1862 and 1863, and again in 1866. Mr.
and Mrs. Taylor are members of the Cumberland Church.

Taylor Armstrong Mitchell Estlinger Hough Perham
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VA Lawrence-IN Washington-IN Martinsville-Morgan-IN LA WI

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