Alfred Deforest Taylor was the last child, a son, born to Reuben and Abiah. Alfred was born at Trumbull, Connecticut December 8, 1818 where at the time Reuben was the pastor of the Trumbull Congregational Church, then known as Unity, North Stratford.
Alfred was baptized in this church January 17, 1819. Abiah was admitted into church membership November 2, 1817 after Reuben was installed as the Pastor September 18, 1817. Reuben served this church until February 1824.

Just when our great-grandfather, Alfred, traveled to Kentucky is unknown or even if he traveled alone. It may be that he went to visit his sister, Charlotte, who was married to Robert Isbell who possibly lived in Kentucky. At least we know that Robert signed the bond with Alfred prior to Alfred's marriage on May 17, 1843 to Susan Jane Matthews who was born and lived in Fleming County, Kentucky. She was born to Mary Terhune and James Matthews March 2, 1823.
Alfred and Susan Jane's children were born in Fleming County near Elizaville with the possible exception of Charles Andrew whose birth was recorded by Paul E. Taylor, Sr. as having been born at Freedom, Ohio. Our assumption is that they perhaps were visiting with Alfred's parents at the time of Charles Andrew's birth in 1848. Their first-born son, Dwight, was born July 24, 1844 and died June 10, 1845. Second born was Cordelia Adlaide in 1846, then Charles Andrew. Next was Samuel Edwin, the one Dad called "Uncle Sammy", was born in 1850 and last Henry Arthur born in 1860.

By 1868, Alfred DeForest and Susan Jane and their family had moved to Missouri. They bought a place with acreage near Butler, Bates County, Missouri on August 6, 1868 and this was home for them.
Alfred was a farmer and an Elder in the Presbyterian Church at Butler. Alfred continued to buy other places, keep them for a time and then trade them off. One 3-½ acre place he bought October 21, 1879 then became their home place, which he still owned at the time of his death. These 3-½ acres was located just west of the fairgrounds. The fairgrounds later became the Oak Hill Cemetery.
Alfred died at Monument, Colorado July 6, 1884. In an article on Saturday July 12th the Butler Missouri newspaper reported Alfred's death and specified that his sons the Rev's Charles and Samuel Taylor, who lived in Monument area, accompanied Alfred's remains home arriving at Butler on Wednesday 10 a.m. with interment at 2 p.m. that same day in Oak Hill Cemetery. The news article reported that he was a farmer and citizen of Bates County moving from Illinois in 1868 and remaining until May 1883. He moved to Monument because of failing health. My thought is they very likely were staying with Charles and Lizzie.
Quoting from the news article, "A.D. Taylor was one of the most popular and substantial citizens of Bates County. He took an active part in every enterprise for the public good. He was intellectual, highly cultured, philanthropic and generous and had many friends." A memorial service was held in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday the 13th July 1884.



Moved from Illinois in 1868 to Bates County, Missouri He moved to Colorado in May of 1883 for his health. Elder of the Presbyterian Church in Bates County, Missouri.
Bates County Agricultural and Mechanical Society Best Heifer calf and best boar over eight month old and under one year old.

1870 Census Missorui, Mount Pleasant Bates County, Missouri Alfred, wife, Suan and son Samuel Taylor are living in Missouri.