Z. E. Taylor
Z. E. Taylor, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Plain City, was born in Canaan Township December 3, 1851. He is a son of Jacob and Rebecca (Kilgore) Taylor, natives of Canaan Township, where his grandfather settled in 1803. Our subject has adopted the occupation of a farmer, and is now pleasantly situated on a good farm of 105 acres, which he cultivates in the most approved manner. In 1880, he married Eliza Daily a daughter of William Daily, of Canaan Township. She owns 150 acres of land in her native township. She is a member of the Universalist Church. Mr. Taylor is a member of no religious organization; he is a Republican in politics, and is now serving as Township Trustee. He is a good, practical farmer, and is meeting with every success in his agricultural labors.
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY - W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]