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William E Taylor

Birth	:	25 Jan 1829 Wyoming County, New York, USA
Death	:	15 Mar 1913
Burial	:	Union Cemetery, Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.5280342, -93.2704773
Description	:	His wife was Philanda Bowman. Civil War Veteran. See record below bio. Thanks to Find A Grave contributor Robert Fahey for the following: From the 1911 book Past and Present of Hardin County, Iowa, ed. by William J. Moir. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen, 1911: Sixty-six years have dissolved in the mists of the past since the subject of this sketch migrated from his native state of New York to Hardin county, Iowa, and located at Iowa Falls, where he has since lived, being in point of continuous residence the oldest citizen of the place, and the only survivor of those who came to this... Read More	His wife was Philanda Bowman. Civil War Veteran. See record below bio. Thanks to Find A Grave contributor Robert Fahey for the following: From the 1911 book Past and Present of Hardin County, Iowa, ed. by William J. Moir. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen, 1911: Sixty-six years have dissolved in the mists of the past since the subject of this sketch migrated from his native state of New York to Hardin county, Iowa, and located at Iowa Falls, where he has since lived, being in point of continuous residence the oldest citizen of the place, and the only survivor of those who came to this part of the state in 1855. William E. Taylor was born Granville, Wyoming county, New York, January 25, 1829, being a son of William and Mehitable (Putney) Taylor, both natives of that state. These parents moved to Iowa in 1854, and settled on a farm near Iowa Falls, where the father, who had become ill at Dubuque and made the last fifty miles of the journey in bed, died three days after his arrival. Two sons, Hiram and George I., who came with them, took charge of the farm after their father's death and operated the same for a number of years. The former subsequently moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where he has been living for the last thirty years, though he recently removed to Denver, Colorado. George remained with his mother until she was accidentally burned to death in 1861, when he went to California, where he now resides. William E. Taylor was reared to agricultural pursuits and grew to maturity in his native state. In October, 1851, he was married in Wyoming county, New York, to Philinda Bowman, and about four years later moved overland to Hardin county, Iowa, settling at Iowa Falls in 1855, before the town had been surveyed and when there were only two or three log cabins in the place. After erecting a house of his own he engaged in teaming and for some years hauled grain from Iowa Falls to Dubuque, Iowa City and other distant points and bringing goods for the local merchants on the return trip. He would start with about fifty bushels of wheat and as long as the roads were solid he would make good time, but not unfrequently he encountered sloughs into which the wagon wheels would sink almost to the hubs, necessitating the unloading of the grain and packing it forward to firmer ground. On some of his trips he would run into two or three of these treacherous places, with the result that his return was greatly delayed and but little money realized for his time and trouble. In 1864 Mr. Taylor enlisted in Company K, Sixth Iowa Cavalry, with which he served for a period of thirteen months, the greater part of his military experience being confined to Dakota, where, under General Sully, his regiment, with others, spent some months fighting the Sioux Indians. At the expiration of the time indicated, he received his discharge and, returning to Iowa Falls immediately thereafter, turned his attention to contracting and building, in which capacities he did much to promote the material growth and prosperity of the town. He erected a stone house north of the present Methodist Episcopal church building, another of the same material just south of the college library, besides putting up various other edifices and doing a great deal of general mechanical work. After residing at Iowa Falls until 1880, he bought the interests of his brother's children in the family homestead and moving to the farm the same year, addressed himself to the task of its improvement. The only dwelling on the place at that place at that time was a small log cabin, which had been standing for a number of years, and the other improvements were in keeping therewith. Three years later he replaced the old home with a comfortable and commodious modern edifice and in due time erected good barns, substantial outbuildings and made his farm one of the best in the township. His place contains eighty acres, is in a high state of cultivation, very productive, and no pains have been spared to make it a beautiful and attractive home. Mr. Taylor has seen Hardin county developed from a sparsely settled country into one of the most prosperous and flourishing sections of the state, nor has he been a mere witness of the many changes that have taken place the meanwhile, but with strong arm, clear brain and firm will he has contributed very materially to the bringing about of conditions which now obtain. As previously stated, he is the only survivor among those who located at Iowa Falls in 1855, and there are few in the county who came as early as that year. While en route to his new home in the west, he proceeded as far as Rockford, Illinois, where he sold his team and made the residue of the journey with the purchaser, who was also one of the early pioneers of the county. Mrs. Taylor was one of the constituent members of the First Baptist church of Iowa Falls, and continued faithful to the same until her death, which occurred December 7, 1897, at the age of sixty-five years, being the last of those whose names appear on the original record of the society. She united with the church when but fifteen years old and for forty years lived an upright Christian life which gained for her the respect and love of all with whom she came into contact. To Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were born three children: Prof. William E. Taylor, for twelve years a teacher in the Deaf and Dub Institute at Omaha, Nebraska, and for a number of years past an instructor in the Texas State Institution for the Deaf and Dumb at Austin, Texas. He is a man of high academic and professional attainments and among the most competent teachers ever connected with the institution in which he is now employed. Anna N., the second in order of birth, lives with her father, attends to the home and otherwise looks after his interests and ministers to his comfort. When she was nine years old, her mother became an invalid and for twenty-seven years was closely confined to her bed. During all of that time the daughter had charge of the household and was never remiss in her duty to her afflicted parent, whom she cared for with beautiful and tender solicitude until death came to the relief of the sufferer. The third child died in babyhood. Although well advanced in life, Mr. Taylor still retains much of his former vigor and bodily and mentally is as keen and alert as in the years of his prime. For many years he was an ardent Republican, but recently transferred his allegiance to the Prohibition party, of which he is now an earnest and zealous supporter. His home is on a beautiful and well-kept farm which formerly joined Iowa Falls on the northwest, but which is now within the corporate limits of the city. ------------------------- U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 about William E Taylor Name: William E Taylor Residence: Iowa Age at enlistment: 35 Enlistment Date: 2 Oct 1864 Rank at enlistment: Private State Served: Iowa Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, Iowa 6th Cavalry Regiment on 29 Oct 1864.Mustered out on 17 Oct 1865 at Sioux City, IA. Birth Date: abt 1829 Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion

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William E Taylor's memorial is located at: Union Cemetery, Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA.
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William E Taylor death on 15 Mar 1913 in
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Latitude: 42.5280342
Longitude: -93.2704773

Family Members:

Parent

William Taylor

(1803 - 1854)

Mehetabel Putney Taylor

(1800 - 1861)

Spouse

Philinda Bowman Taylor

(1832 - 1897)

Siblings

Polly Taylor Morgan

(1822 - 1872)

Children

William E. Taylor

(1858 - 1933)

Anna N. Taylor

(1861 - unknow)

Rosa Taylor

(1866 - 1867)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Union Cemetery
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5280342, -93.2704773

2. Saint Mark Catholic Cemetery
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5267000, -93.2701500

3. Friends Cemetery
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5222015, -93.2375031

4. Northlawn Memory Gardens
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4854200, -93.2678700

5. Montgomery Family Burial Ground
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5932028, -93.3105961

6. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Grant Township, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5859985, -93.2070007

7. Alden Cemetery
Alden, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5218000, -93.3864500

8. Bahr Cemetery
Buckeye, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4380380, -93.3417480

9. Oakwood Cemetery
Owasa, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4500008, -93.1731033

10. Kidwiler Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4571991, -93.1492004

11. Buckeye Cemetery
Buckeye, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4508018, -93.3843994

12. Saint Peter's UCC Cemetery
Geneva, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6143010, -93.1639970

13. Cottage Cemetery
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4049988, -93.3133011

14. Maynes Grove Cemetery
Hampton, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6577988, -93.2514038

15. Lincoln Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3964005, -93.2542038

16. Maysville Cemetery
Hampton, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6511002, -93.2024994

17. Jackson Township Cemetery
Owasa, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4219017, -93.1572037

18. Oak Hill Cemetery
Popejoy, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5816994, -93.4447021

19. Hazel Green Cemetery
Ackley, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4780998, -93.0905991

20. Hardin County Home Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3978004, -93.1524963

21. Tipton Norwegian Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3753014, -93.3458023

22. Saint Paul's Catholic Cemetery
Geneva, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6617012, -93.1442032

23. Oak Wood Cemetery
Ackley, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5591450, -93.0521440

24. Olson Cemetery
Popejoy, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6383018, -93.4403000