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From Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri (1910)
WILLIAM M. TAYLOR.
One of Green township’s steady workers is William M. Taylor, who has a good farm on which he adds some valuable improvements from time to time. He is one of those persistent workers, rather than one who tries to do everything in a brief space of time or accomplish great undertakings by “starts and jerks.” His method of procedure would seem to the national mind to be the best.
Mr. Taylor was born in Huntington county, Indiana, October 14, 1866. and is the son of John and Phoebe (Jinks) Taylor, both natives of Indiana and of good, honorable families. John Taylor is deceased, but Mrs. Phoebe Taylor is living in Franklin county, Indiana.
William M. Taylor grew to manhood in his native county on the home farm where he assisted with the work until eighteen years old when he sought his fortune in the West, coming to Kansas City, Missouri, where he lived about a year, then came to Nodaway county and worked on a farm near Skidmore. About 1893 he began farming for himself, having gotten a start by being economical and keeping at work. On April 22, 1896, he was married to Mattie A. Cottril, daughter of Andrew Cottril and wife, a record of whom appears in this work. After his marriage, Mr. Taylor continued farming near Skidmore until about 1901, when he bought a farm of rich soil in the southern edge of Green township where he now resides, his place consisting of one hundred and nine acres, which he tills successfully, steadily improving it and making a very comfortable living for himself and family, and laying something aside for “rainy days" ahead.
Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, named as follows: Adrian A., Elta May, Mabel, Paul, Maude and Glenn.
Mr. Taylor is a member of the Modern Woodmen lodge. He is a over of home and family, takes a great delight in his farm, is a man of good habits and reliable, therefore well thought of in his community.
As printed in Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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