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Joseph N. Taylor, a native of Gasconade (now Crawford) County, Mo., was born in 1839. In the family of his parents, John and Cyrena M. (Pinnell) Taylor, were twelve children, of whom Joseph N. was the eldest. He was reared to agricultural pursuits, and in 1861 ran away from home, joining the Missouri State Guards, and enlisted in Company C, Third Missouri Cavalry; he served about six months, and was severely wounded by the explosion of a magazine at Wet Glaize, Mo., receiving an honorable discharge. In 1862 he married Sarah, daughter of William and Sarah Evans, and the only child born to their union died in infancy. December 30, 1862, Mrs. Taylor died, and was interred at the Evans’ family burial ground. Soon after the death of his wife Mr. Taylor went to Illinois, where he followed various pursuits, principally farming and blacksmithing, until 1865, when he opened a blacksmith shop in Cuba, Mo., in partnership with D. B. Marshall, which partnership continued until the fall of 1866. Mr. Taylor then immigrated to Texas, where he herded cattle and worked some at his trade, returning to Missouri in December, 1867. October 1, 1868, he married Sallie A. C., widow of James R. Reinhardt. Seven children have been born to this union, viz.: Charles D., Newton E., Fannie C., Laura E., Sallie A., Joseph D. and Claude A. In 1868 Mr. Taylor entered forty acres of land, and with an additional sixty acres given him by his father, engaged in farming; he now owns a farm of about 700 acres, which is well stocked. Politically, he has always been a stanch Democrat, and cast his first presidential vote for Stephen A. Douglas. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity, and Mrs. Taylor is a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. In June, 1886, Mr. Taylor was appointed postmaster of Jacobston, which office was established in 1878, and is now kept at the house of Mr. Taylor.