Samuel Taylor, Jr.
Samuel Taylor, Jr., farmer, P. O. Plain City, son of Samuel Taylor Sr., and Rosanna (Kent) Taylor, was born in this county October 3, 1837, and in 1873, married Miss Cynthia Fox, a native of Union County, and a daughter of Henry Fox. This union has been blessed with two children – Sarah and Dora. Mr. Taylor is a member of one of the oldest and most prominent families in this vicinity. He is a young man in years, but full of energy, enterprise and thrift. He owns 213 ½ acres of land, which is ably cultivated under his management. He is a breeder of and dealer in draft horses and has imported some stock horses to this country. He is a Republican in politics.
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY - W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]