Biography of William M Taylor, Scott Co, AR

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Submitted by: Charlene Holland <Char@presys.com>
        Date: 9 Sep 1998
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  	William M. Taylor, farmer, Cedar Creek, Ark. Another prominent and
successful agriculturist of Cedar Creek Township, and one whose name is
synonymous with the farming interests of the county, was born in
Tuscaloosa County, Ala., and was reared on a farm, receiving a limited
education in the common schools. He enlisted in the army when a young man
and served until its close. He started out for himself as a tiller of the
soil, when nineteen years of age, bought land in his native county, and
in 1855 was married to Miss Nancy E. McMillan, of Alabama. They have five
children-four sons and one daughter. The eldest daughter is married and
resides near the old homestead. The remainder of the children are at home.
After the war, Mr. Taylor came to Arkansas, settled in Johnson County in
1870, and after remaining there for two years moved to Cedar Creek
Township, where he now lives. In 1888 he bought his present property, and
is now the owner of 453 acres of valuable land. He has a comfortable
dwelling house, and has made many and vast improvements. His principal
crops are corn and cotton. He has this year (1890) forty-two acres of
cotton, which will yield one-half bale to the acre, and his average corn
crop will be from thirty-five to fifty bushels to the acre.  Mr. Taylor
was born on June 3, 1836, and is prominently identified with the county
in more than one particular. He is the owner of valuable timberland,
consisting of oak, gum, ash and walnut.