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Portrait and biographical album of Newayco (sp) County, Mich.
containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and
representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and
biographies of all the governors of Michigan and of the presidents
of the United States: also containing a complete history of the
county, from its earliest settlement to the present time.

Published by Chapman Bros., Chicago, IL, 1884

Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott
for the US Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/
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TAYLOR, ALANSON: page 224
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ALANSON TAYLOR, farmer, section 17, Sherman Township, was born in Trumbull
Co., Ohio, Jan. 20, 1841.  His parents were Alanson and Angeline (Viets)
Taylor, the former a native of Massachusetts, and the latter of Connect-
icut.  They settled in Trumbull County and lived there until their death.
Alanson was 17 years old when his mother died, and at that time he left
home to live with an elder brother.  He remained with him for nearly three
years.  In the spring of 1861 he enlisted in the 19th Ohio Reg., and was
soon afterward discharged.  He then took a trip to Minnesota, and after a
short time returned to Ohio and entered Hiram College.

In the spring of 1862 he was married to Esther, daughter of John and Amanda
Doud, natives of Connecticut and Ohio.  Mrs. Taylor was born in Trumbull
Co., Ohio, Jan. 28, 1843.  They have had eight children, seven living:
Reginia A., Grant U., Lucius L., Lillian A., Plumb A., Pearl A. and Mabel
A.  In the spring of 1869 Mr. Taylor came to Newaygo County and bought 80
acres of land in Sherman Township where he now resides, and has about 35
acres under cultivation.  He has held the office of Township Clerk one
year, and is School Director of District No. 1.  Politically, he is a
Republican.

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