Civil War: Company F, 1st California Infantry
Edward Griffith "Griff" Taylor was born December 23, 1828, at Leesburg, Virginia. He was the son of Thomas Taylor (1798, VA-1877, WI) and Penelope Richards (1796, VA-1875, WI). He was still an infant when his parents moved to Columbiana County, Ohio, about 1830. He accompanied his parents when they moved with their four youngest children to Grant County, Wisconsin, about 1851. After the family was established at their new home, Edward left for California in 1852. During the Civil War, Edward, age 31 years, was commissioned a second lieutenant of Captain Washington L. Parvin’s, Company F, 1st California Infantry, at San Francisco, California, August 16, 1861, and mustered into military service at Camp Downey (Oakland) September 16. He was promoted first lieutenant of his company June 23, 1862, while posted at Fort Craig, New Mexico Territory. First Lieutenant Taylor was mustered out at Los Pinos, New Mexico Territory, August 31, 1864. Edward then headed to Prescott, Arizona, where he pursued the life of a bachelor miner for the next 37 years. He was a member of Prescott's Barrett Post, No. 62 (3), Grand Army of the Republic. He was still single and a 72-year-old miner living at Prescott when he was admitted to Pacific Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, at Sawtelle, California, on June 4, 1901. Soon after his arrival at the Soldier's Home he filed for a Civil War veterans pension on July 6, 1901, and received application No. 1,271,395 and certificate No. 1,035,681. While on a leave of absence from the Soldiers' Home to visit his brother Henry Taylor and sister Sarah (Taylor) Keith at Beaver City, Nebraska, Edward died there September 17, 1908. His Soldiers' Home record indicates he was buried at Beaver City, and that his next-of-kin was his brother, Charles F. Taylor, a resident of Montfort, Wisconsin, in 1901. Edward was never married.
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Griff Taylor, old pioneer who has not been 20 miles from Prescott since 1863, has got rid of the first sickness that has visited him in this section.
(Courier [Prescott, AZ], Aug. 4, 1883; 3:1)
See his Hayden biography by copying this link: https://repository.asu.edu/attachments/196980/content/TAYLORE.PDF
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Siblings:
(born Leesburg, VA)
- Henry (1824-1921, NE; ?Co. C, 156th OH Infantry?)
- Thomas (1826-??; Co. E, 75th OH Infantry)
(born Colombiana Co., Ohio)
- Sarah Elizabeth (1831-1921, NE; married Joseph Keith [Co. G, 44th WI Infantry)
- Mary Belle (1835)
- Albert R. (1837-1864, GA; Pvt, Co. E, 25th WI Infantry; died Andersonville POW Camp)
- Charles F. (1838-1915, WI; Sgt., Co. H, 7th WI Infantry)
Edward Griffith "Griff" Taylor was born December 23, 1828, at Leesburg, Virginia. He was the son of Thomas Taylor (1798, VA-1877, WI) and Penelope Richards (1796, VA-1875, WI). He was still an infant when his parents moved to Columbiana County, Ohio, about 1830. He accompanied his parents when they moved with their four youngest children to Grant County, Wisconsin, about 1851. After the family was established at their new home, Edward left for California in 1852. During the Civil War, Edward, age 31 years, was commissioned a second lieutenant of Captain Washington L. Parvin’s, Company F, 1st California Infantry, at San Francisco, California, August 16, 1861, and mustered into military service at Camp Downey (Oakland) September 16. He was promoted first lieutenant of his company June 23, 1862, while posted at Fort Craig, New Mexico Territory. First Lieutenant Taylor was mustered out at Los Pinos, New Mexico Territory, August 31, 1864. Edward then headed to Prescott, Arizona, where he pursued the life of a bachelor miner for the next 37 years. He was a member of Prescott's Barrett Post, No. 62 (3), Grand Army of the Republic. He was still single and a 72-year-old miner living at Prescott when he was admitted to Pacific Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, at Sawtelle, California, on June 4, 1901. Soon after his arrival at the Soldier's Home he filed for a Civil War veterans pension on July 6, 1901, and received application No. 1,271,395 and certificate No. 1,035,681. While on a leave of absence from the Soldiers' Home to visit his brother Henry Taylor and sister Sarah (Taylor) Keith at Beaver City, Nebraska, Edward died there September 17, 1908. His Soldiers' Home record indicates he was buried at Beaver City, and that his next-of-kin was his brother, Charles F. Taylor, a resident of Montfort, Wisconsin, in 1901. Edward was never married.
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Griff Taylor, old pioneer who has not been 20 miles from Prescott since 1863, has got rid of the first sickness that has visited him in this section.
(Courier [Prescott, AZ], Aug. 4, 1883; 3:1)
See his Hayden biography by copying this link: https://repository.asu.edu/attachments/196980/content/TAYLORE.PDF
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Siblings:
(born Leesburg, VA)
- Henry (1824-1921, NE; ?Co. C, 156th OH Infantry?)
- Thomas (1826-??; Co. E, 75th OH Infantry)
(born Colombiana Co., Ohio)
- Sarah Elizabeth (1831-1921, NE; married Joseph Keith [Co. G, 44th WI Infantry)
- Mary Belle (1835)
- Albert R. (1837-1864, GA; Pvt, Co. E, 25th WI Infantry; died Andersonville POW Camp)
- Charles F. (1838-1915, WI; Sgt., Co. H, 7th WI Infantry)
Civil War: Company F, 1st California Infantry
Edward Griffith "Griff" Taylor was born December 23, 1828, at Leesburg, Virginia. He was the son of Thomas Taylor (1798, VA-1877, WI) and Penelope Richards (1796, VA-1875, WI). He was still an infant when his parents moved to Columbiana County, Ohio, about 1830. He accompanied his parents when they moved with their four youngest children to Grant County, Wisconsin, about 1851. After the family was established at their new home, Edward left for California in 1852. During the Civil War, Edward, age 31 years, was commissioned a second lieutenant of Captain Washington L. Parvin’s, Company F, 1st California Infantry, at San Francisco, California, August 16, 1861, and mustered into military service at Camp Downey (Oakland) September 16. He was promoted first lieutenant of his company June 23, 1862, while posted at Fort Craig, New Mexico Territory. First Lieutenant Taylor was mustered out at Los Pinos, New Mexico Territory, August 31, 1864. Edward then headed to Prescott, Arizona, where he pursued the life of a bachelor miner for the next 37 years. He was a member of Prescott's Barrett Post, No. 62 (3), Grand Army of the Republic. He was still single and a 72-year-old miner living at Prescott when he was admitted to Pacific Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, at Sawtelle, California, on June 4, 1901. Soon after his arrival at the Soldier's Home he filed for a Civil War veterans pension on July 6, 1901, and received application No. 1,271,395 and certificate No. 1,035,681. While on a leave of absence from the Soldiers' Home to visit his brother Henry Taylor and sister Sarah (Taylor) Keith at Beaver City, Nebraska, Edward died there September 17, 1908. His Soldiers' Home record indicates he was buried at Beaver City, and that his next-of-kin was his brother, Charles F. Taylor, a resident of Montfort, Wisconsin, in 1901. Edward was never married.
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Griff Taylor, old pioneer who has not been 20 miles from Prescott since 1863, has got rid of the first sickness that has visited him in this section.
(Courier [Prescott, AZ], Aug. 4, 1883; 3:1)
See his Hayden biography by copying this link: https://repository.asu.edu/attachments/196980/content/TAYLORE.PDF
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Siblings:
(born Leesburg, VA)
- Henry (1824-1921, NE; ?Co. C, 156th OH Infantry?)
- Thomas (1826-??; Co. E, 75th OH Infantry)
(born Colombiana Co., Ohio)
- Sarah Elizabeth (1831-1921, NE; married Joseph Keith [Co. G, 44th WI Infantry)
- Mary Belle (1835)
- Albert R. (1837-1864, GA; Pvt, Co. E, 25th WI Infantry; died Andersonville POW Camp)
- Charles F. (1838-1915, WI; Sgt., Co. H, 7th WI Infantry)
Edward Griffith "Griff" Taylor was born December 23, 1828, at Leesburg, Virginia. He was the son of Thomas Taylor (1798, VA-1877, WI) and Penelope Richards (1796, VA-1875, WI). He was still an infant when his parents moved to Columbiana County, Ohio, about 1830. He accompanied his parents when they moved with their four youngest children to Grant County, Wisconsin, about 1851. After the family was established at their new home, Edward left for California in 1852. During the Civil War, Edward, age 31 years, was commissioned a second lieutenant of Captain Washington L. Parvin’s, Company F, 1st California Infantry, at San Francisco, California, August 16, 1861, and mustered into military service at Camp Downey (Oakland) September 16. He was promoted first lieutenant of his company June 23, 1862, while posted at Fort Craig, New Mexico Territory. First Lieutenant Taylor was mustered out at Los Pinos, New Mexico Territory, August 31, 1864. Edward then headed to Prescott, Arizona, where he pursued the life of a bachelor miner for the next 37 years. He was a member of Prescott's Barrett Post, No. 62 (3), Grand Army of the Republic. He was still single and a 72-year-old miner living at Prescott when he was admitted to Pacific Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, at Sawtelle, California, on June 4, 1901. Soon after his arrival at the Soldier's Home he filed for a Civil War veterans pension on July 6, 1901, and received application No. 1,271,395 and certificate No. 1,035,681. While on a leave of absence from the Soldiers' Home to visit his brother Henry Taylor and sister Sarah (Taylor) Keith at Beaver City, Nebraska, Edward died there September 17, 1908. His Soldiers' Home record indicates he was buried at Beaver City, and that his next-of-kin was his brother, Charles F. Taylor, a resident of Montfort, Wisconsin, in 1901. Edward was never married.
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Griff Taylor, old pioneer who has not been 20 miles from Prescott since 1863, has got rid of the first sickness that has visited him in this section.
(Courier [Prescott, AZ], Aug. 4, 1883; 3:1)
See his Hayden biography by copying this link: https://repository.asu.edu/attachments/196980/content/TAYLORE.PDF
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Siblings:
(born Leesburg, VA)
- Henry (1824-1921, NE; ?Co. C, 156th OH Infantry?)
- Thomas (1826-??; Co. E, 75th OH Infantry)
(born Colombiana Co., Ohio)
- Sarah Elizabeth (1831-1921, NE; married Joseph Keith [Co. G, 44th WI Infantry)
- Mary Belle (1835)
- Albert R. (1837-1864, GA; Pvt, Co. E, 25th WI Infantry; died Andersonville POW Camp)
- Charles F. (1838-1915, WI; Sgt., Co. H, 7th WI Infantry)
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