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SAMUEL H. TAYLOR is a son of Henry and Catherine M. (Sloan) Taylor, and was born in the district where he now resides, in 1834. His grandfather, Henry Taylor, Sr., was a South Carolinian, and in 1808, located in Lincoln County, Tenn., and was one of the first white men to assist in forming a white settlement within its borders. His son Henry Taylor, settled on the old homestead after his marriage, and there passed the remainder of his days. He died in 1855. The mother was born in South Carolina in 1807 and since her husband’s death has made her home with her children. Samuel H is her third child. He was educated in the neighboring schools, and attended one session at Viny Grove Academy. October 10, 1854, he married Miss L. Ormand, daughter of James and Mary (Ray) Ormand. Mrs. Taylor was born in Franklin County, Ala., in 1831 and became the mother of nine children, five of whom are living: Mary Emma C. (Mrs. Samuel H. McDill), Ormand B., Lorena A., Albert P. and Oscar S. Mr. Taylor lived twelve years on the old homestead after his marriage, and in 1867 purchased eighty acres of land in the Twelfth District, where he has since made his home. In 1884 he purchased a portable saw-mill which he operates in connection with his farming. It has capacity of 6,000 feet per day. Attached to this is a mill for grinding corn, both for rough feed and table use Mr. Taylor is a Republican, but cast his first Presidential vote for James Buchanan. In 1864 he was elected magistrate, and in 1868 was chosen tax collector of Lincoln County, He has been an elder in the United Presbyterian Church for the past twenty-six years. His wife died August 30, 1885, and since then his daughter Lorena has been keeping house for him.