Joseph Taylor was born on Christmas Day of 1839 in East Bridgeford, Nottinghamshire, England, one of nine children borne from the union of Benjamin Taylor (1802-1878) and Martha (Parrott) Taylor (1801-1867). Benjamin Taylor was a guard at the home of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, their home being Belvoir (pronounced "Beaver") Castle, at Grantham, Leicestershire, England [It is still used by the Royal Family to this day]. Benjamin was listed in the 1851 Census as the Parish Clerk and a School Master.
Joseph married Eliza Maud Ward (1841-1905) at the bride's home at Redmile, Leicestershire, England, on Christmas Day of 1862. Joseph was both a Carpenter and a minister of the Anglican Presbyterian Church. The couple lived in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England, which is where Jane Elizabeth was born on Christmas Day, 1863, and Mary Ann was born on Aug 19, 1865. John William was born at Leicester on Jan 27, 1868 and Fannie was born at Redmile, Leicestershire, on March 1, 1870. She died in infancy. Joseph joined with a group of Anglican Presbyterian men from the Midlands (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire) of England, in their venture to emmigrate to America, building homes and churches across the nation and spreading the word of God, according to their faith [they faced difficulties in Great Britain at this time, due to their faith]. Joseph left in the Spring, 1870, to New York, sending for his wife and children after he'd gotten settled, the following year. The family settled in Gardner, Johnson County, Kansas, where a daughter, Emma, was born on Sep 13, 1872. A son they named Benjamin Ward, was born on Nov 23, 1875. Things went badly when a plague of grasshoppers destroyed the crops of the farmers who were to pay them for their work, building houses, etc. in Kansas in 1876, so the family went Westward, crossing the Oregon Trail and settling in Evergreen, Benton County, Oregon, in 1877. Joseph, who was the minister for the wagon train, built their 1st home in Philomath, Benton County, Oregon, following the birth of their daughter, Lillie, on Jan 8, 1878, in Albany, Linn County, Oregon. Young Charles Harold was born Aug 19, 1880, in Evergreen, Benton County. Joseph was also a Circuit Rider, taking the Indian trails on horseback, following the Alsea River to the Oregon coastal towns of Waldport, then North to Newport, crossing the Yaquina River near Toledo, and returning via what is now Hwy 20, through Burnt Woods, Blodgett and Wren, Benton Co., OR. He often took young John with him to help setting up the temporary Altar and moving large fir tree branches out of the way while they were riding. Joseph and his son, John, also, with other Anglican Presbyterian Englishmen built White Spires Church, which replaced the original church {which is now at Riverside Cemetery Drive, Albany, Linn, Oregon} in 1891. It still stands today at Fifth Ave. SW & Washington in Albany, Linn County, Oregon. Joseph and Eliza were living in Philomath, Benton County, Oregon, when the 1900 Census was taken in June, 1900, but both would die in the town of Albany, Linn County, Oregon. Joseph became a Naturalized U S Citizen in 1905, the same year that Eliza passed from this life, on Nov 28, 1905, and was buried at Riverside Cemetery, Albany, Linn, Oregon. Joseph followed her in death on May 25, 1907, and was interred near his beloved wife at Riverside Cemetery in Albany, Linn County, Oregon. They Rest, at Peace, in Paradise for Eternity. He was my great, great grandfather.
Joseph married Eliza Maud Ward (1841-1905) at the bride's home at Redmile, Leicestershire, England, on Christmas Day of 1862. Joseph was both a Carpenter and a minister of the Anglican Presbyterian Church. The couple lived in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England, which is where Jane Elizabeth was born on Christmas Day, 1863, and Mary Ann was born on Aug 19, 1865. John William was born at Leicester on Jan 27, 1868 and Fannie was born at Redmile, Leicestershire, on March 1, 1870. She died in infancy. Joseph joined with a group of Anglican Presbyterian men from the Midlands (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire) of England, in their venture to emmigrate to America, building homes and churches across the nation and spreading the word of God, according to their faith [they faced difficulties in Great Britain at this time, due to their faith]. Joseph left in the Spring, 1870, to New York, sending for his wife and children after he'd gotten settled, the following year. The family settled in Gardner, Johnson County, Kansas, where a daughter, Emma, was born on Sep 13, 1872. A son they named Benjamin Ward, was born on Nov 23, 1875. Things went badly when a plague of grasshoppers destroyed the crops of the farmers who were to pay them for their work, building houses, etc. in Kansas in 1876, so the family went Westward, crossing the Oregon Trail and settling in Evergreen, Benton County, Oregon, in 1877. Joseph, who was the minister for the wagon train, built their 1st home in Philomath, Benton County, Oregon, following the birth of their daughter, Lillie, on Jan 8, 1878, in Albany, Linn County, Oregon. Young Charles Harold was born Aug 19, 1880, in Evergreen, Benton County. Joseph was also a Circuit Rider, taking the Indian trails on horseback, following the Alsea River to the Oregon coastal towns of Waldport, then North to Newport, crossing the Yaquina River near Toledo, and returning via what is now Hwy 20, through Burnt Woods, Blodgett and Wren, Benton Co., OR. He often took young John with him to help setting up the temporary Altar and moving large fir tree branches out of the way while they were riding. Joseph and his son, John, also, with other Anglican Presbyterian Englishmen built White Spires Church, which replaced the original church {which is now at Riverside Cemetery Drive, Albany, Linn, Oregon} in 1891. It still stands today at Fifth Ave. SW & Washington in Albany, Linn County, Oregon. Joseph and Eliza were living in Philomath, Benton County, Oregon, when the 1900 Census was taken in June, 1900, but both would die in the town of Albany, Linn County, Oregon. Joseph became a Naturalized U S Citizen in 1905, the same year that Eliza passed from this life, on Nov 28, 1905, and was buried at Riverside Cemetery, Albany, Linn, Oregon. Joseph followed her in death on May 25, 1907, and was interred near his beloved wife at Riverside Cemetery in Albany, Linn County, Oregon. They Rest, at Peace, in Paradise for Eternity. He was my great, great grandfather.
Joseph Taylor was born on Christmas Day of 1839 in East Bridgeford, Nottinghamshire, England, one of nine children borne from the union of Benjamin Taylor (1802-1878) and Martha (Parrott) Taylor (1801-1867). Benjamin Taylor was a guard at the home of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, their home being Belvoir (pronounced "Beaver") Castle, at Grantham, Leicestershire, England [It is still used by the Royal Family to this day]. Benjamin was listed in the 1851 Census as the Parish Clerk and a School Master.
Joseph married Eliza Maud Ward (1841-1905) at the bride's home at Redmile, Leicestershire, England, on Christmas Day of 1862. Joseph was both a Carpenter and a minister of the Anglican Presbyterian Church. The couple lived in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England, which is where Jane Elizabeth was born on Christmas Day, 1863, and Mary Ann was born on Aug 19, 1865. John William was born at Leicester on Jan 27, 1868 and Fannie was born at Redmile, Leicestershire, on March 1, 1870. She died in infancy. Joseph joined with a group of Anglican Presbyterian men from the Midlands (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire) of England, in their venture to emmigrate to America, building homes and churches across the nation and spreading the word of God, according to their faith [they faced difficulties in Great Britain at this time, due to their faith]. Joseph left in the Spring, 1870, to New York, sending for his wife and children after he'd gotten settled, the following year. The family settled in Gardner, Johnson County, Kansas, where a daughter, Emma, was born on Sep 13, 1872. A son they named Benjamin Ward, was born on Nov 23, 1875. Things went badly when a plague of grasshoppers destroyed the crops of the farmers who were to pay them for their work, building houses, etc. in Kansas in 1876, so the family went Westward, crossing the Oregon Trail and settling in Evergreen, Benton County, Oregon, in 1877. Joseph, who was the minister for the wagon train, built their 1st home in Philomath, Benton County, Oregon, following the birth of their daughter, Lillie, on Jan 8, 1878, in Albany, Linn County, Oregon. Young Charles Harold was born Aug 19, 1880, in Evergreen, Benton County. Joseph was also a Circuit Rider, taking the Indian trails on horseback, following the Alsea River to the Oregon coastal towns of Waldport, then North to Newport, crossing the Yaquina River near Toledo, and returning via what is now Hwy 20, through Burnt Woods, Blodgett and Wren, Benton Co., OR. He often took young John with him to help setting up the temporary Altar and moving large fir tree branches out of the way while they were riding. Joseph and his son, John, also, with other Anglican Presbyterian Englishmen built White Spires Church, which replaced the original church {which is now at Riverside Cemetery Drive, Albany, Linn, Oregon} in 1891. It still stands today at Fifth Ave. SW & Washington in Albany, Linn County, Oregon. Joseph and Eliza were living in Philomath, Benton County, Oregon, when the 1900 Census was taken in June, 1900, but both would die in the town of Albany, Linn County, Oregon. Joseph became a Naturalized U S Citizen in 1905, the same year that Eliza passed from this life, on Nov 28, 1905, and was buried at Riverside Cemetery, Albany, Linn, Oregon. Joseph followed her in death on May 25, 1907, and was interred near his beloved wife at Riverside Cemetery in Albany, Linn County, Oregon. They Rest, at Peace, in Paradise for Eternity. He was my great, great grandfather.
Joseph married Eliza Maud Ward (1841-1905) at the bride's home at Redmile, Leicestershire, England, on Christmas Day of 1862. Joseph was both a Carpenter and a minister of the Anglican Presbyterian Church. The couple lived in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England, which is where Jane Elizabeth was born on Christmas Day, 1863, and Mary Ann was born on Aug 19, 1865. John William was born at Leicester on Jan 27, 1868 and Fannie was born at Redmile, Leicestershire, on March 1, 1870. She died in infancy. Joseph joined with a group of Anglican Presbyterian men from the Midlands (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire) of England, in their venture to emmigrate to America, building homes and churches across the nation and spreading the word of God, according to their faith [they faced difficulties in Great Britain at this time, due to their faith]. Joseph left in the Spring, 1870, to New York, sending for his wife and children after he'd gotten settled, the following year. The family settled in Gardner, Johnson County, Kansas, where a daughter, Emma, was born on Sep 13, 1872. A son they named Benjamin Ward, was born on Nov 23, 1875. Things went badly when a plague of grasshoppers destroyed the crops of the farmers who were to pay them for their work, building houses, etc. in Kansas in 1876, so the family went Westward, crossing the Oregon Trail and settling in Evergreen, Benton County, Oregon, in 1877. Joseph, who was the minister for the wagon train, built their 1st home in Philomath, Benton County, Oregon, following the birth of their daughter, Lillie, on Jan 8, 1878, in Albany, Linn County, Oregon. Young Charles Harold was born Aug 19, 1880, in Evergreen, Benton County. Joseph was also a Circuit Rider, taking the Indian trails on horseback, following the Alsea River to the Oregon coastal towns of Waldport, then North to Newport, crossing the Yaquina River near Toledo, and returning via what is now Hwy 20, through Burnt Woods, Blodgett and Wren, Benton Co., OR. He often took young John with him to help setting up the temporary Altar and moving large fir tree branches out of the way while they were riding. Joseph and his son, John, also, with other Anglican Presbyterian Englishmen built White Spires Church, which replaced the original church {which is now at Riverside Cemetery Drive, Albany, Linn, Oregon} in 1891. It still stands today at Fifth Ave. SW & Washington in Albany, Linn County, Oregon. Joseph and Eliza were living in Philomath, Benton County, Oregon, when the 1900 Census was taken in June, 1900, but both would die in the town of Albany, Linn County, Oregon. Joseph became a Naturalized U S Citizen in 1905, the same year that Eliza passed from this life, on Nov 28, 1905, and was buried at Riverside Cemetery, Albany, Linn, Oregon. Joseph followed her in death on May 25, 1907, and was interred near his beloved wife at Riverside Cemetery in Albany, Linn County, Oregon. They Rest, at Peace, in Paradise for Eternity. He was my great, great grandfather.
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My great, great grandfather.
