William Taylor was born
in Virginia about 1800. Well before 1820 he had established
residence in Switzerland County, Ohio and had married Mary
Cochran, born abt. 1807 in Indiana. In The History of
Switzerland County, Indiana (1885 Chicago: Weakley, Harraman
& Co., Publishers, 1885), William and Mary are described as having been "old
residents of the county."
Following are the known children of William Taylor and Mary Cochran; all born in Indiana:
1. NANCY
MARIA TAYLOR - born 8 May 1834
2. ESTHER E. TAYLOR- born abt. 1836
3. JOHN W. TAYLOR - born abt. 1838
4. ZACHARIA TAYLOR - born abt. 1841
5. HARRIET TAYLOR - born abt. 1845
6. WILLIAM
E. TAYLOR- born September 1849
Possible additional children are Sarah Taylor and
Nathaniel Taylor, both living with their families near William and Mary
Taylor throughout the years in Posey Twp., Switzerland County, Indiana.
Clicking on any of the above highlighted names will take you to their information.
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