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SOURCE: History of Genesee County, Michigan
        pub. Everts and Abbott - 1879

        Page facing 176


                              GEO E. TAYLOR

  George E. Taylor was born in Oakland Co., Mich., March 21, 1838.  His
father, Isaac S. Taylor, was from Pennsylvania; his mother was a Davis, and
born near Belfast, Ireland.  They were early settlers in Oakland County,
where he was engaged in hotel and mercantile business until 1850, when, in
consequence of some unfortunate business transactions, he lost most of his
property.  He then came to Genesee County, and purchased one hundred and
twenty acres of unimproved land in the town of Richfield, and commenced
anew to make a farm and home.  With poor health and a family of four
children, the prospect was discouraging.  The immediate subject of this
sketch was then a lad of twelve years, and the oldest of the children.
Upon him largely fell the burden of the family.  He attended school at the
log school-house near by, and finished his education at the academy at
Clarkson, Oakland County.  When eighteen years of age he commenced to teach
school, and taught ten winters.  When he was twenty-one he commenced the
study of the law, and soon after, on Jan. 23, 1861, his father died, and he
went home and took charge of the farm.  Buying out the heirs, he commenced
to make substantial improvements, building a large and fine residence,
etc.; he has since added eighty acres of land, and now owns one of the
finest farms in the county.

  Politically, Mr. Taylor is a Republican; he was elected supervisor in
1865, and re-elected consecutively for eight years, at which time he was
elected register of deeds for Genesee County, which office he held for six
years.  Since retiring from that office Mr. Taylor has been associated with
Leroy Parker in the law and real-estate business, in the city of Flint.
Mr. Taylor married Sarah E. Beardslee, of Oakland County, February, 1867.
She died April, 1868, leaving an infant child.  He was again married,
January, 1871, to Miss E. Freeman, by whom he has had two children.  His
mother resides at the homestead in Richfield, in good health and spirits.

  In social relations Mr. Taylor is genial and companionable, in business
matters prompt and reliable, and as a citizen respected and influential.

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