(son of Allen Taylor and Sarah Louisa Allred). Born February 12, 1839, in Caldwell county, Missouri. Came to Utah October 15, 1849.

   Married:	Margaret J. Ellison September 27, 1857, Kaysville, Utah (daughter of John Ellison and Alice Pilling, pioneers September 13, 1852, Thomas Howell company). She was born August 11, 1842, Nauvoo, Illinois.

   Their children:

           William Allen born April 19, 1859, married Delia Ivie April 1, 1884; married Elizabeth A. Allred July 9, 1889;
           John Henry born January 4, 1861, married Augusta E. Stevenson May 15, 1894;
           Joseph Ephraim born December 24, 1862, married Annie Sophia Brian January 30, 1894;
           David Moroni born March 30, 1865, died November 29, 1878;
           Thomas Alvin born May 20, 1867, married Hannah Frederson August 3, 1888;
           Sarah Alice born July 17, 1869, married Daniel H. Allred January 1, 1894;
           James E. born April 2, 1872, died March 17, 1890;
           Isaac Harvey born March 25, 1874, married Zona Jeffery September 5, 1900;
           Loren Independence born May 15, 1878, married Elizabeth Grundy June 5, 1901;
           Lorenzo Jedediah born April 30, 1881, married Jennie Grundy June 8, 1904;
           Heber Calvert born July 21, 1883, married Chloe Williams July 1892;
           George Irvin born May 29, 1885, married Catherine Butler November 30, 1894;
           Susannah Jennette born June 4, 1887, married Alma James Lee February 19, 1908.

Served as bishop’s counselor at Kaysville from 1878 to 1881; he then moved to Loa, where he acted as ward teacher for 31 years. Sources:

   Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah photographs, page 195
   Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, page 1200