George F. Taylor

George F. Taylor, farmer, secrion 29, Hersey Township, was born May 15, 1846, in Portland, Ionia Co., Mich., and is the son of Charles and Mary (Olmstead) Taylor. The latter died in April, 1859, in Portland. His father was born in 1817, and in 1836 came to Plymouth, Wayne Co., Mich., where he remained a year, going thence on foot to the township of Portland, at that date containing but four settlers. He arrived there in the spring, when the roads were impassable; and as all supplies were brought from Detroit subsistence was a matter of some difficulty. For two weeks Mr. Taylor's food consisted of greens and fish. He was unmarried and made his way into the wilds of Michigan to establish himself preparatory to founding a home. He returned to New York, and was married.Mr. Taylor remained with his father five years after attaining his legal freedom. He was then married and rented a farm, which he conducted one year, going thence to Portland village, where he was employed three years on the railroad. He passed the year subsequent as a farm assistant, working by the month, when he became interested in the business of boring wells, and followed that calling two years. In 1878 he came to Hersey Township but did not take possession of the farm on which he now operates until 1883.

He was married April 22, 1872, to Delilah Kinney, daughter of Fernando C. and Huldah (Clark) Kinney. Her mother died April 5, 1875, in Portland, and was nearly 64 years of age. Her father was married again and resides on a farm in Hersey Township. she was born June 10, 1846, in Portland, and is the third child of six born to her parents. Mary A., Sarah A., Jerome and Harriet are living. Sylvester was a soldier of the 27th Mich. Vol. Inf., was wounded at Petersburg and was buried at City Point, July 6, 1864. He sustained a flesh wound in the thigh, a bullet passing entirely through the limb, from the effects of which he died at the City Point Hospital four days later.

Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have been the parents of three children. Elroy B. was born June 4, 1876, and died March 1, 1877. an unnmaed infant died when four days old. Ray B. was born Jan. 27, 1883. Mr. Taylor is an adherent of the Democratic party.

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