Hardesty's History of Calhoun County, West Virginia

WILLIAM M. TAYLOR 

     William M. Taylor, son of Jesse M. and Jane (Burroughs) Taylor, 
was born September 27, 1846, in that part of Gilmer County which has 
since been set apart into Calhoun County, West Virginia. His father 
was born in Philadelphia in 1810, his mother in Maryland in 1822, and 
his paternal grandparents were among the earliest settlers, coming 
here when the territory was included in Kanawha County, Virginia, and 
was almost a wilderness. The father of William M. is living in Center 
district, this county, and his mother died July 22, 1875, in 
Philadelphia. Levi Taylor, brother of William M., served in the 
Confederate Army during the war of 1861, a member of the 14th 
Virginia Cavalry.      William M. Taylor is a farmer with his 
residence in Washington district, and his home is blessed with the 
presence of two children, and the faithful companion chosen to be his 
wife. Death has taken from them five children. His wife is Sarah C., 
daughter of Phillip and Mary J. (Ferrell) Norman, and the 8th of July 
1869, witnessed their marriage in Center district, Calhoun. She was 
born in this county, October 1, 1853, and their children were born: 
James E., born June 9, 1870, died February 27, 1876; Columbia J., 
February 28, 1872, died February 9, 1879; Chesterfield, July 28, 
1874, died February 18, 1879; Lenora, August 20, 1876, died in March 
1879; William, May 3, 1878; Bernard I., December 8, 1880, died 
February 1881; Frederick, December 5, 1882. 
     Mr. Taylor's district has had his services three years as 
constable. His address is Eden, Calhoun County, West Virginia. 

(Linda Fluharty)