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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 1 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1885.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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W. P. TAYLOR, of Fulton County, was born February 3, 1846, in Graves County, Ky. He is the son of William and Rebecca (Roberts) Taylor. The father was born in Kentucky; he died in February, 1857, aged fifty-six. He was a farmer; also a merchant of Dukedom, Graves County, Ky. The mother is a native of Virginia. Our subject was brought up on his father’s farm, where he remained until the age of twenty, at which time he commenced trading and farming. In 1873 he came to Fulton, Ky., and engaged in the saw-mill business, later in the leather and saddlery business, and at present owns a tannery at Fulton. He was elected county clerk in August, 1882, and assumed the duties of this office September 4, of the same year, which position he has since held. Mr. Taylor was married January 2, 1867, to Millie A. Wilson, of Weakley County, Tenn., by whom he has two children living: Mattie L. and Arthur J.; and one dead, Anna L. Mr. Taylor is a member of the Masonic order, I. O. O. F., and K. of H. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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This family biography is one of 114 biographies included in the Fulton County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 1 published in 1885 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 1

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