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Born 1836
From The history of Nodaway county, Missouri, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens (1882)
WILLIAM W. TAYLOR, blacksmith and wagonmaker. In 1876, this gentleman engaged in his present business in Clearmont. Having the principal shop in town, he does a thriving business. He is a native of Ohio, and was born November 17, 1836. He was raised to manhood in his native state, and at an early age learned the trade of blacksmithing. In 185 1, he removed to Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked at his trade till 1853, then going to Waterford, Pennsylvania. After one year he was in the employ of the Ohio Stage Company, working along their line. Upon leaving, he emigrated to Brooks County, Iowa, where he resided nine years, and from there went to Bedford, of the same state, being located there for two years. His next move was to St. Joseph, Missouri, and there he was engaged as a government blacksmith for four years, working between there and Clearmont, till he settled in his present location. Mr. Taylor was married in 1862, to Miss Josephine Peltier, the first white child born in St. Joseph. They have three children: Adelia M., Walter, and Alma. During the war, Mr. T. enlisted in Company H, Thirty-fifth Missouri Regiment. In the engagement at Lexington, Missouri, he was taken prisoner and held in confinement for eight months. He is a member of the Good Templars.
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