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William Joseph Taylor, II

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Provo, Utah County, Utah Territory, United States
Death: December 30, 1936 (77)
Provo, Utah County, Utah, United States
Place of Burial: Provo, Utah County, Utah, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Joseph Taylor and Mary Taylor
Husband of Abbey Jane Taylor
Father of William Weldon Taylor; Mary Dahlquist; Andrew Scott Taylor; Joseph Hyrum Taylor; Ruth Elva Johnson and 6 others
Brother of Martha Jane Scott; Ellen Ann Warwood; Winifred Scott; Walter Henry Taylor; Lydia Taylor and 2 others
Half brother of Rebecca Harriet Tracy and Emer Harris Taylor

Managed by: Pamela Kay Bailey, (MLA)
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About William Joseph Taylor, II

Fought in the Black Hawk War, Listed in Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah by Frank Esshom. William operated Cherry Hill Dairy Farm with his sons. These beautiful and ecologically important wetlands are home to more than 198 species of birds, and this 41.35 acre farm is located at 1785 South Geneva Road, Orem, Utah 84058-2201: and gained Agricultural Protection as of August 18, 2015 via The Utah County Planning Commission. The Taylor Family acquired the 150 acre parcel of land in the 1890's, and it is now protected via the Nature Conservancy



(son of William Joseph Taylor and Mary Bowring). Born November 23, 1859, at Provo, Utah.

   Married:	Abby Jane Scott August 3, 1882, at Salt Lake City (daughter of Andrew Hunter Scott and Sarah Ann Roe, of Provo, Utah, pioneers September, 1851, Morris Phelps oxteam company). She was born January 30, 1864.

Their children:
William Weldon born December 9, 1883, married Nora Johnson;

           Mary born October 8, 1885, married C. Asal Dahlquist, Jr.;
           Andrew Scott, born April 11, 1887, married Clara Madsen;
           Joseph Hyrum born January 27, 1889;
           Ruth Elva born December 13, 1890, married August J. Johnson;
           Golden born January 15, 1893;
           Frank Rouselle born March 8, 1895;
           Glenn Lee born July 24, 1897;
           Delia Scott born November 8, 1899;
           Ruby born January 4, 1902;
           Karl Rowe born December 4, 1904.

Family home Provo, Utah.
Missionary to southern states 1888-90; member 34th quorum seventies; high priest; counselor to Bishop S. P. Eggertsen; Sunday school superintendent; president YMMIA. Justice of peace at Lake View. Farmer and dairy Sources:

   Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah photographs, page 380
   Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, page 1203
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William Joseph Taylor, II's Timeline

1859
November 23, 1859
Provo, Utah County, Utah Territory, United States
1870
June 5, 1870
Age 10
1876
October 23, 1876
Age 16
1883
December 9, 1883
Provo, Utah County, Utah Territory, United States
1885
October 8, 1885
Provo, Utah County, Utah Territory, United States
1887
April 11, 1887
Provo, Utah County, Utah Territory, United States
1889
January 27, 1889
Provo, Utah County, Utah Territory, United States
1891
December 13, 1891
Lakeview, Utah County, Utah Territory, United States