My maternal great-great-great-great-great-granduncle John W. Taylor.
John W. Taylor b. 20 JUN 1798, Eatonville, Wyoming Co., PA; d. 29 NOV 1877 Clay Co., KS; buried: Taylor Cemetery, Guilford Township, Jo Daviess Co., IL; m. 1824 Randolph's Grove, McLean Co., IL; Evelyn Temperence Stringfield b. 27 NOV 1805 Warren Co., KY; d. 10 APR 1849 in Guilford, Jo Daviess Co., IL.
CHILDREN:
1) Sophronia J. b. 05 JAN 1825; d. 17 JAN 1898; m. 08 SEP 1844; Samuel W. Hathaway b. 25 AUG 1813; d. 15 AUG 1896; [9 Hathaway Children: William Hyde b. 1846; Mary Jane b. 1850; John A b. 1852; Sarah Temperance b. 1852; Samuel W Jr. b. 1854; Eleazer J b. 1857; Laura S b. 1859; Abraham L b. 1861; Lorena Marjorie b. 1869].
2) Thomas S. b. 1827; d. (date unknown); m. (date unknown); Mary J. (nee Unknown) b. (date unknown); d. (date unknown); [2 Taylor Children: Evangeline; Elmer E.].
3) Sarah A. b. 1830; d. (date unknown); m. (date unknown); (first name unknown) Troxell b. (date unknown); d. (date unknown)
4) Obadiah b. 07 NOV 1831; d. 16 OCT 1921; m. (date unknown); Eda Metcalf b. 1840; d. (date unknown); [5 Taylor Children: Sophronia; Wilbur; Orville E.; Eda L.; Raymond]
5) John R. b. 1840; d. (date unknown).
6) Henry H. b. 1842; d. (date unknown).
7) Clymena [female] b. 1845; d. (date unknown); m. (date unknown); (first name unknown) Shaw b. (date unknown); d. (date unknown).
PARENTS: Obadiah Taylor Sr. b. 11 MAR 1763 Bolton, Tolland Co., CT; d. 27 OCT 1830 Eaton, Luzerne Co., PA; buried: North Eaton Cemetery (aka Robinson Cemetery), Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., PA; m.#2 16 NOV 1789 New Hartford, Litchfield Co., CT; Rhoda Wilcox b. 1765 Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT; d. 01 JAN 1855 Eaton, Wyoming Co., PA; buried: North Eaton Cemetery (aka Robinson Cemetery), Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., PA.
JOHN'S SIBLINGS: Thomas Taylor (half-brother from father's marriage); Revad Taylor; Rachel (nee Taylor) Strickland; Obidiah Taylor Jr.; William Humphrey Taylor; Rhoda (nee Taylor) Cooper; Sephronia (nee Taylor) Robinson; Cynthia (nee Taylor) Stevens; Anna Matilda (nee Taylor) Shoemaker; Quena Clemena (nee Taylor) Robinson.
GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION COURTESY OF MY MATERNAL COUSIN, CATHY KESKEYS @ ROOTSWEB Cat's Family Tree by Cathy Keskeys http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=catdiva&id=I0002
BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN W. TAYLOR:
Died at his home in Clay Co., Kas., Nov. 29, 1877, aged 79 years. The fact that this good and noble man was one of the earliest settlers of Jo Daviess Co., and was for many years a leading citizen and a member of the Board of Supervisors, renders his biography one of peculiar interest to our readers. John W. Taylor was born in Luzerne Co., Pa., in June 1798.
In 1819, when 31 years old, he started West, going to W. Va., then to Ohio and Ind. In the Spring of 1824 he settled in Sangamon Co., Ill., where he became acquainted with Miss Temperance Springfield, and married her in March 1820. In 1827 he moved to Galena, settling first at Pilot Knob, but living afterwards in that part of the city now known as Oldtown. In 1821 he moved to Guilford, six miles from Galena, where he resided until 1870, when he removed to Kas.
Mr. Taylor was the first Supervisor ever elected from the Town of Guilford, and was eight times re-elected, filling the office till he refused to hold it longer. His wife died April 10, 1849, after which he went to Cal., where he remained two years, returning to his home and family in Guilford in 1852. His sons, Henry H. and John R. Taylor, having settled in Kas., Mr. Taylor followed them there in 1870, where he remained till the time of his death.
The remains were brought to this Co. for interment, accompanied by his son, Henry H. Taylor, and his daughter, Mrs. S. K. Troxell. The funeral, which was largely attended, took place from the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. S. W. Hathaway, in the Town of Guilford, on Wednesday, Dec. 5, Rev. James Baume, of Galena, preaching the funeral sermon. This is but a hasty sketch of the life of one of the noblest and best of the early pioneers of Jo Daviess Co. John W. Taylor was a good man in the very best sense of that term. He lost no opportunity to visit and minister to the comforts of the sick and afflicted, and to aid the destitute. Although he never attended a medical college, he was skilled in medicine and surgery, having read much on these subjects to the end that he might relieve the distress of his fellow beings at times when a physician could not be procured. In several cases he reduced the fracture of bones with such skill that the patients speedily recovered, some of whom are now living with sound limbs. For all these deeds of kindness he invariably refused to receive the slightest recompense. Notwithstanding his well-known liberality he amassed a fortune, and was enabled to leave each of his six children a good farm. He finished his work and it was well done. A comparatively young man remarked in our presence on the day that the remains arrived in Galena, "If I had done as much good as John W. Taylor has done, I think I should be willing to die " Mr. Taylor left three sons : Obadiah Taylor, of Guilford; John R. Taylor, formerly Co. Commissioner of Clay Co., Kas., now a resident of Fla., and Henry H. Taylor, formerly Co. Treasurer of Clay Co., Kas., and now president of a bank at Clay Centre. Also three daughters: Mrs. S. W. Hathaway, of Guilford; Mrs. S. K. Troxell, of Kas, and Mrs. C. Shaw, of Cal. --Contributed by Lori Gilbert - 1878 History of Jo Daviess County
John W. Taylor & Temperance Springfield were the first white folks to be married in what is now McLean Co., Ill. At that time they were not required to obtain a marriage license before the wedding, but had to post a notice giving the date and place of the marriage in the most public area. After the marriage they were required to have the marriage recorded at the county seat which was Vandalia, Fayette Co., more than a hundred miles away. John & Temperance became one of the earliest families to settle in Guilford, Jo Daviess Co. He was successful and popular and served as a physician even though he had no formal training. John & Temperance are buried in the family plot in Guilford next to their home. The home is shill standing in 1990 and very beautiful. It is now on the Galena Territories property. (DMM) Contributed by "Guy" - Rootsweb World Connect
http://genealogytrails.com/ill/jodaviess/cemtaylor.html
John W. Taylor b. 20 JUN 1798, Eatonville, Wyoming Co., PA; d. 29 NOV 1877 Clay Co., KS; buried: Taylor Cemetery, Guilford Township, Jo Daviess Co., IL; m. 1824 Randolph's Grove, McLean Co., IL; Evelyn Temperence Stringfield b. 27 NOV 1805 Warren Co., KY; d. 10 APR 1849 in Guilford, Jo Daviess Co., IL.
CHILDREN:
1) Sophronia J. b. 05 JAN 1825; d. 17 JAN 1898; m. 08 SEP 1844; Samuel W. Hathaway b. 25 AUG 1813; d. 15 AUG 1896; [9 Hathaway Children: William Hyde b. 1846; Mary Jane b. 1850; John A b. 1852; Sarah Temperance b. 1852; Samuel W Jr. b. 1854; Eleazer J b. 1857; Laura S b. 1859; Abraham L b. 1861; Lorena Marjorie b. 1869].
2) Thomas S. b. 1827; d. (date unknown); m. (date unknown); Mary J. (nee Unknown) b. (date unknown); d. (date unknown); [2 Taylor Children: Evangeline; Elmer E.].
3) Sarah A. b. 1830; d. (date unknown); m. (date unknown); (first name unknown) Troxell b. (date unknown); d. (date unknown)
4) Obadiah b. 07 NOV 1831; d. 16 OCT 1921; m. (date unknown); Eda Metcalf b. 1840; d. (date unknown); [5 Taylor Children: Sophronia; Wilbur; Orville E.; Eda L.; Raymond]
5) John R. b. 1840; d. (date unknown).
6) Henry H. b. 1842; d. (date unknown).
7) Clymena [female] b. 1845; d. (date unknown); m. (date unknown); (first name unknown) Shaw b. (date unknown); d. (date unknown).
PARENTS: Obadiah Taylor Sr. b. 11 MAR 1763 Bolton, Tolland Co., CT; d. 27 OCT 1830 Eaton, Luzerne Co., PA; buried: North Eaton Cemetery (aka Robinson Cemetery), Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., PA; m.#2 16 NOV 1789 New Hartford, Litchfield Co., CT; Rhoda Wilcox b. 1765 Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT; d. 01 JAN 1855 Eaton, Wyoming Co., PA; buried: North Eaton Cemetery (aka Robinson Cemetery), Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., PA.
JOHN'S SIBLINGS: Thomas Taylor (half-brother from father's marriage); Revad Taylor; Rachel (nee Taylor) Strickland; Obidiah Taylor Jr.; William Humphrey Taylor; Rhoda (nee Taylor) Cooper; Sephronia (nee Taylor) Robinson; Cynthia (nee Taylor) Stevens; Anna Matilda (nee Taylor) Shoemaker; Quena Clemena (nee Taylor) Robinson.
GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION COURTESY OF MY MATERNAL COUSIN, CATHY KESKEYS @ ROOTSWEB Cat's Family Tree by Cathy Keskeys http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=catdiva&id=I0002
BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN W. TAYLOR:
Died at his home in Clay Co., Kas., Nov. 29, 1877, aged 79 years. The fact that this good and noble man was one of the earliest settlers of Jo Daviess Co., and was for many years a leading citizen and a member of the Board of Supervisors, renders his biography one of peculiar interest to our readers. John W. Taylor was born in Luzerne Co., Pa., in June 1798.
In 1819, when 31 years old, he started West, going to W. Va., then to Ohio and Ind. In the Spring of 1824 he settled in Sangamon Co., Ill., where he became acquainted with Miss Temperance Springfield, and married her in March 1820. In 1827 he moved to Galena, settling first at Pilot Knob, but living afterwards in that part of the city now known as Oldtown. In 1821 he moved to Guilford, six miles from Galena, where he resided until 1870, when he removed to Kas.
Mr. Taylor was the first Supervisor ever elected from the Town of Guilford, and was eight times re-elected, filling the office till he refused to hold it longer. His wife died April 10, 1849, after which he went to Cal., where he remained two years, returning to his home and family in Guilford in 1852. His sons, Henry H. and John R. Taylor, having settled in Kas., Mr. Taylor followed them there in 1870, where he remained till the time of his death.
The remains were brought to this Co. for interment, accompanied by his son, Henry H. Taylor, and his daughter, Mrs. S. K. Troxell. The funeral, which was largely attended, took place from the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. S. W. Hathaway, in the Town of Guilford, on Wednesday, Dec. 5, Rev. James Baume, of Galena, preaching the funeral sermon. This is but a hasty sketch of the life of one of the noblest and best of the early pioneers of Jo Daviess Co. John W. Taylor was a good man in the very best sense of that term. He lost no opportunity to visit and minister to the comforts of the sick and afflicted, and to aid the destitute. Although he never attended a medical college, he was skilled in medicine and surgery, having read much on these subjects to the end that he might relieve the distress of his fellow beings at times when a physician could not be procured. In several cases he reduced the fracture of bones with such skill that the patients speedily recovered, some of whom are now living with sound limbs. For all these deeds of kindness he invariably refused to receive the slightest recompense. Notwithstanding his well-known liberality he amassed a fortune, and was enabled to leave each of his six children a good farm. He finished his work and it was well done. A comparatively young man remarked in our presence on the day that the remains arrived in Galena, "If I had done as much good as John W. Taylor has done, I think I should be willing to die " Mr. Taylor left three sons : Obadiah Taylor, of Guilford; John R. Taylor, formerly Co. Commissioner of Clay Co., Kas., now a resident of Fla., and Henry H. Taylor, formerly Co. Treasurer of Clay Co., Kas., and now president of a bank at Clay Centre. Also three daughters: Mrs. S. W. Hathaway, of Guilford; Mrs. S. K. Troxell, of Kas, and Mrs. C. Shaw, of Cal. --Contributed by Lori Gilbert - 1878 History of Jo Daviess County
John W. Taylor & Temperance Springfield were the first white folks to be married in what is now McLean Co., Ill. At that time they were not required to obtain a marriage license before the wedding, but had to post a notice giving the date and place of the marriage in the most public area. After the marriage they were required to have the marriage recorded at the county seat which was Vandalia, Fayette Co., more than a hundred miles away. John & Temperance became one of the earliest families to settle in Guilford, Jo Daviess Co. He was successful and popular and served as a physician even though he had no formal training. John & Temperance are buried in the family plot in Guilford next to their home. The home is shill standing in 1990 and very beautiful. It is now on the Galena Territories property. (DMM) Contributed by "Guy" - Rootsweb World Connect
http://genealogytrails.com/ill/jodaviess/cemtaylor.html
My maternal great-great-great-great-great-granduncle John W. Taylor.
John W. Taylor b. 20 JUN 1798, Eatonville, Wyoming Co., PA; d. 29 NOV 1877 Clay Co., KS; buried: Taylor Cemetery, Guilford Township, Jo Daviess Co., IL; m. 1824 Randolph's Grove, McLean Co., IL; Evelyn Temperence Stringfield b. 27 NOV 1805 Warren Co., KY; d. 10 APR 1849 in Guilford, Jo Daviess Co., IL.
CHILDREN:
1) Sophronia J. b. 05 JAN 1825; d. 17 JAN 1898; m. 08 SEP 1844; Samuel W. Hathaway b. 25 AUG 1813; d. 15 AUG 1896; [9 Hathaway Children: William Hyde b. 1846; Mary Jane b. 1850; John A b. 1852; Sarah Temperance b. 1852; Samuel W Jr. b. 1854; Eleazer J b. 1857; Laura S b. 1859; Abraham L b. 1861; Lorena Marjorie b. 1869].
2) Thomas S. b. 1827; d. (date unknown); m. (date unknown); Mary J. (nee Unknown) b. (date unknown); d. (date unknown); [2 Taylor Children: Evangeline; Elmer E.].
3) Sarah A. b. 1830; d. (date unknown); m. (date unknown); (first name unknown) Troxell b. (date unknown); d. (date unknown)
4) Obadiah b. 07 NOV 1831; d. 16 OCT 1921; m. (date unknown); Eda Metcalf b. 1840; d. (date unknown); [5 Taylor Children: Sophronia; Wilbur; Orville E.; Eda L.; Raymond]
5) John R. b. 1840; d. (date unknown).
6) Henry H. b. 1842; d. (date unknown).
7) Clymena [female] b. 1845; d. (date unknown); m. (date unknown); (first name unknown) Shaw b. (date unknown); d. (date unknown).
PARENTS: Obadiah Taylor Sr. b. 11 MAR 1763 Bolton, Tolland Co., CT; d. 27 OCT 1830 Eaton, Luzerne Co., PA; buried: North Eaton Cemetery (aka Robinson Cemetery), Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., PA; m.#2 16 NOV 1789 New Hartford, Litchfield Co., CT; Rhoda Wilcox b. 1765 Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT; d. 01 JAN 1855 Eaton, Wyoming Co., PA; buried: North Eaton Cemetery (aka Robinson Cemetery), Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., PA.
JOHN'S SIBLINGS: Thomas Taylor (half-brother from father's marriage); Revad Taylor; Rachel (nee Taylor) Strickland; Obidiah Taylor Jr.; William Humphrey Taylor; Rhoda (nee Taylor) Cooper; Sephronia (nee Taylor) Robinson; Cynthia (nee Taylor) Stevens; Anna Matilda (nee Taylor) Shoemaker; Quena Clemena (nee Taylor) Robinson.
GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION COURTESY OF MY MATERNAL COUSIN, CATHY KESKEYS @ ROOTSWEB Cat's Family Tree by Cathy Keskeys http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=catdiva&id=I0002
BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN W. TAYLOR:
Died at his home in Clay Co., Kas., Nov. 29, 1877, aged 79 years. The fact that this good and noble man was one of the earliest settlers of Jo Daviess Co., and was for many years a leading citizen and a member of the Board of Supervisors, renders his biography one of peculiar interest to our readers. John W. Taylor was born in Luzerne Co., Pa., in June 1798.
In 1819, when 31 years old, he started West, going to W. Va., then to Ohio and Ind. In the Spring of 1824 he settled in Sangamon Co., Ill., where he became acquainted with Miss Temperance Springfield, and married her in March 1820. In 1827 he moved to Galena, settling first at Pilot Knob, but living afterwards in that part of the city now known as Oldtown. In 1821 he moved to Guilford, six miles from Galena, where he resided until 1870, when he removed to Kas.
Mr. Taylor was the first Supervisor ever elected from the Town of Guilford, and was eight times re-elected, filling the office till he refused to hold it longer. His wife died April 10, 1849, after which he went to Cal., where he remained two years, returning to his home and family in Guilford in 1852. His sons, Henry H. and John R. Taylor, having settled in Kas., Mr. Taylor followed them there in 1870, where he remained till the time of his death.
The remains were brought to this Co. for interment, accompanied by his son, Henry H. Taylor, and his daughter, Mrs. S. K. Troxell. The funeral, which was largely attended, took place from the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. S. W. Hathaway, in the Town of Guilford, on Wednesday, Dec. 5, Rev. James Baume, of Galena, preaching the funeral sermon. This is but a hasty sketch of the life of one of the noblest and best of the early pioneers of Jo Daviess Co. John W. Taylor was a good man in the very best sense of that term. He lost no opportunity to visit and minister to the comforts of the sick and afflicted, and to aid the destitute. Although he never attended a medical college, he was skilled in medicine and surgery, having read much on these subjects to the end that he might relieve the distress of his fellow beings at times when a physician could not be procured. In several cases he reduced the fracture of bones with such skill that the patients speedily recovered, some of whom are now living with sound limbs. For all these deeds of kindness he invariably refused to receive the slightest recompense. Notwithstanding his well-known liberality he amassed a fortune, and was enabled to leave each of his six children a good farm. He finished his work and it was well done. A comparatively young man remarked in our presence on the day that the remains arrived in Galena, "If I had done as much good as John W. Taylor has done, I think I should be willing to die " Mr. Taylor left three sons : Obadiah Taylor, of Guilford; John R. Taylor, formerly Co. Commissioner of Clay Co., Kas., now a resident of Fla., and Henry H. Taylor, formerly Co. Treasurer of Clay Co., Kas., and now president of a bank at Clay Centre. Also three daughters: Mrs. S. W. Hathaway, of Guilford; Mrs. S. K. Troxell, of Kas, and Mrs. C. Shaw, of Cal. --Contributed by Lori Gilbert - 1878 History of Jo Daviess County
John W. Taylor & Temperance Springfield were the first white folks to be married in what is now McLean Co., Ill. At that time they were not required to obtain a marriage license before the wedding, but had to post a notice giving the date and place of the marriage in the most public area. After the marriage they were required to have the marriage recorded at the county seat which was Vandalia, Fayette Co., more than a hundred miles away. John & Temperance became one of the earliest families to settle in Guilford, Jo Daviess Co. He was successful and popular and served as a physician even though he had no formal training. John & Temperance are buried in the family plot in Guilford next to their home. The home is shill standing in 1990 and very beautiful. It is now on the Galena Territories property. (DMM) Contributed by "Guy" - Rootsweb World Connect
http://genealogytrails.com/ill/jodaviess/cemtaylor.html
John W. Taylor b. 20 JUN 1798, Eatonville, Wyoming Co., PA; d. 29 NOV 1877 Clay Co., KS; buried: Taylor Cemetery, Guilford Township, Jo Daviess Co., IL; m. 1824 Randolph's Grove, McLean Co., IL; Evelyn Temperence Stringfield b. 27 NOV 1805 Warren Co., KY; d. 10 APR 1849 in Guilford, Jo Daviess Co., IL.
CHILDREN:
1) Sophronia J. b. 05 JAN 1825; d. 17 JAN 1898; m. 08 SEP 1844; Samuel W. Hathaway b. 25 AUG 1813; d. 15 AUG 1896; [9 Hathaway Children: William Hyde b. 1846; Mary Jane b. 1850; John A b. 1852; Sarah Temperance b. 1852; Samuel W Jr. b. 1854; Eleazer J b. 1857; Laura S b. 1859; Abraham L b. 1861; Lorena Marjorie b. 1869].
2) Thomas S. b. 1827; d. (date unknown); m. (date unknown); Mary J. (nee Unknown) b. (date unknown); d. (date unknown); [2 Taylor Children: Evangeline; Elmer E.].
3) Sarah A. b. 1830; d. (date unknown); m. (date unknown); (first name unknown) Troxell b. (date unknown); d. (date unknown)
4) Obadiah b. 07 NOV 1831; d. 16 OCT 1921; m. (date unknown); Eda Metcalf b. 1840; d. (date unknown); [5 Taylor Children: Sophronia; Wilbur; Orville E.; Eda L.; Raymond]
5) John R. b. 1840; d. (date unknown).
6) Henry H. b. 1842; d. (date unknown).
7) Clymena [female] b. 1845; d. (date unknown); m. (date unknown); (first name unknown) Shaw b. (date unknown); d. (date unknown).
PARENTS: Obadiah Taylor Sr. b. 11 MAR 1763 Bolton, Tolland Co., CT; d. 27 OCT 1830 Eaton, Luzerne Co., PA; buried: North Eaton Cemetery (aka Robinson Cemetery), Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., PA; m.#2 16 NOV 1789 New Hartford, Litchfield Co., CT; Rhoda Wilcox b. 1765 Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT; d. 01 JAN 1855 Eaton, Wyoming Co., PA; buried: North Eaton Cemetery (aka Robinson Cemetery), Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., PA.
JOHN'S SIBLINGS: Thomas Taylor (half-brother from father's marriage); Revad Taylor; Rachel (nee Taylor) Strickland; Obidiah Taylor Jr.; William Humphrey Taylor; Rhoda (nee Taylor) Cooper; Sephronia (nee Taylor) Robinson; Cynthia (nee Taylor) Stevens; Anna Matilda (nee Taylor) Shoemaker; Quena Clemena (nee Taylor) Robinson.
GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION COURTESY OF MY MATERNAL COUSIN, CATHY KESKEYS @ ROOTSWEB Cat's Family Tree by Cathy Keskeys http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=catdiva&id=I0002
BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN W. TAYLOR:
Died at his home in Clay Co., Kas., Nov. 29, 1877, aged 79 years. The fact that this good and noble man was one of the earliest settlers of Jo Daviess Co., and was for many years a leading citizen and a member of the Board of Supervisors, renders his biography one of peculiar interest to our readers. John W. Taylor was born in Luzerne Co., Pa., in June 1798.
In 1819, when 31 years old, he started West, going to W. Va., then to Ohio and Ind. In the Spring of 1824 he settled in Sangamon Co., Ill., where he became acquainted with Miss Temperance Springfield, and married her in March 1820. In 1827 he moved to Galena, settling first at Pilot Knob, but living afterwards in that part of the city now known as Oldtown. In 1821 he moved to Guilford, six miles from Galena, where he resided until 1870, when he removed to Kas.
Mr. Taylor was the first Supervisor ever elected from the Town of Guilford, and was eight times re-elected, filling the office till he refused to hold it longer. His wife died April 10, 1849, after which he went to Cal., where he remained two years, returning to his home and family in Guilford in 1852. His sons, Henry H. and John R. Taylor, having settled in Kas., Mr. Taylor followed them there in 1870, where he remained till the time of his death.
The remains were brought to this Co. for interment, accompanied by his son, Henry H. Taylor, and his daughter, Mrs. S. K. Troxell. The funeral, which was largely attended, took place from the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. S. W. Hathaway, in the Town of Guilford, on Wednesday, Dec. 5, Rev. James Baume, of Galena, preaching the funeral sermon. This is but a hasty sketch of the life of one of the noblest and best of the early pioneers of Jo Daviess Co. John W. Taylor was a good man in the very best sense of that term. He lost no opportunity to visit and minister to the comforts of the sick and afflicted, and to aid the destitute. Although he never attended a medical college, he was skilled in medicine and surgery, having read much on these subjects to the end that he might relieve the distress of his fellow beings at times when a physician could not be procured. In several cases he reduced the fracture of bones with such skill that the patients speedily recovered, some of whom are now living with sound limbs. For all these deeds of kindness he invariably refused to receive the slightest recompense. Notwithstanding his well-known liberality he amassed a fortune, and was enabled to leave each of his six children a good farm. He finished his work and it was well done. A comparatively young man remarked in our presence on the day that the remains arrived in Galena, "If I had done as much good as John W. Taylor has done, I think I should be willing to die " Mr. Taylor left three sons : Obadiah Taylor, of Guilford; John R. Taylor, formerly Co. Commissioner of Clay Co., Kas., now a resident of Fla., and Henry H. Taylor, formerly Co. Treasurer of Clay Co., Kas., and now president of a bank at Clay Centre. Also three daughters: Mrs. S. W. Hathaway, of Guilford; Mrs. S. K. Troxell, of Kas, and Mrs. C. Shaw, of Cal. --Contributed by Lori Gilbert - 1878 History of Jo Daviess County
John W. Taylor & Temperance Springfield were the first white folks to be married in what is now McLean Co., Ill. At that time they were not required to obtain a marriage license before the wedding, but had to post a notice giving the date and place of the marriage in the most public area. After the marriage they were required to have the marriage recorded at the county seat which was Vandalia, Fayette Co., more than a hundred miles away. John & Temperance became one of the earliest families to settle in Guilford, Jo Daviess Co. He was successful and popular and served as a physician even though he had no formal training. John & Temperance are buried in the family plot in Guilford next to their home. The home is shill standing in 1990 and very beautiful. It is now on the Galena Territories property. (DMM) Contributed by "Guy" - Rootsweb World Connect
http://genealogytrails.com/ill/jodaviess/cemtaylor.html
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Taylor
John W.
b June 20, 1798
d Nov 29, 1877
Temperance
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1803 - 1849
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