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Taylor, John A.

Personal Information
Last Name Taylor
First Name John
Middle Name A.
Maiden Name
Death Date 5/14/1881
Birth Date 6/22/1840
Obituary Source Martinsville Republican, May 19, 1881
Source Information Friends Records
Cemetery Mooresville Cemetery
Family Information
Spouse Jemima A. Thornburg
Survived By Wife.
Other Age 40. Born near Lafayette, Ind. Parents: Joseph and Phoebe Garretson Taylor. Moved with family to Morgan County, Ind. when he was 11; they settled near Monrovia. Attended Earlham College. He was a farmer, then engaged in mercantile pursuits and milling business. Married Jemima Thornburg, daughter of Eli and Sarah Thornburg. Was elected cashier of Farmers Bank in Mooresville in 1875. Member of the Society of Friends. One of the organizers of Monitor Printing & Publishing Co; was its president at time of death. Member of the school board; ardent worker in the Friends Sabbath school. Father of Arthur B. and Joseph Walter Taylor.
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