"The Monroe Advertiser" dated March 12, 1915.
Juliette: Mr. Eden Taylor, Sr.
A host of friends and admirers here of Eden Taylor, Sr., whose death recently occurred at the home of his son, Guy Taylor, near Lorane, in Bibb county, where profoundly grieved and shocked to learn of the sad passing away of that splendid Christian gentleman. No citizen of the county was more highly esteemed by Juliette people than Mr. Taylor, who before his removal to Bibb county, was numbered among the best known and most deeply respected citizens of the county. His interesting articles on the old time negroes that lived on his father's plantation in Monroe, when he was a boy were widely read and enjoyed by the people of this section. The heartfelt sympathy of the community is extended the bereaved more.
EDEN TAYLOR, planter, Popes Ferry, Monroe Co., Ga., son of Job and Mary (Warthen) Taylor, was born in Monroe county, Nov. 8, 1834. He is a descendant on both sides, from some of the best Virginia families, and from the earliest settlers in Washington and Monroe counties, a noble scion of old, honorable and honored ancestral stock. Job Taylor, his father, was born in Virginia, and, at maturity, came with his brothers, George and Robert to Georgia, and, in 1824, settled in Monroe county, a few miles east of Forsyth. As he prospered he added to his domain until he was the largest land-owner in the county, his holdings amounting to 10,000 acres in Monroe and adjoining counties, besides - about 30,000 acres of wild lands in Alabama. He lived to accumulate the largest landed and slave property of any citizen of the county, and at the same time was known and recognized as one of the most austerely religious of men. Mr. Taylor is remembered by the older citizens as one who possessed, in a very remarkable tree, true piety and extraordinary business ability, a rare combination to maintain, as the money-making faculty too often overshadows or entirely overcomes, the religious sentiment. It was often remarked of him that Job Taylor came nearer serving God and mammon" than any man of his time. In the use of his wealth Mr. Taylor was exceedingly public-spirited and charitable. No school or church committee ever failed to receive a liberal response, while he was ever ready to extend generous aid to neighbors in obtaining facilities for utilizing or making their products. When the Central railway was projected (then known as the Monroe railroad) he was one of its earliest and staunchest supporters in his locality. He finally lost over $30,000 in consequence of his excess of enthusiasm and over-zealousness, as he graded a large number of miles for which he never received a cent. As already remarked, Mr. Taylor lived his religion. It entered into every act of his life. The family altar was as much an institution of his home as his dining table. It is said that, no matter what time of night he came in, if delayed from any cause, the candles were lit and the entire family assembled to be present at prayers. Mr. Taylor married Miss Mary Warthen, in Washington county, when she was but sixteen years old—he being thirty-five. She proved to be a helpmate indeed, a woman fit in every respect to be his life-companion. Loving, affectionate and charitable, she was the embodiment of Christian gentleness. In her latter days she became entirely blind, but it is related that during the war, notwithstanding this sad deprivation, she kept an entire company supplied with socks, knitting them with her own hands. She died in 1880, aged eighty-two years, having outlived her husband twenty- four years. This union was blessed with ten children: William, deceased; Sarah, widow of Col. W. B Long; Frank, deceased, George, deceased; Mary, deceased; Job E., deceased; Eden the subject of this sketch; Camilla, deceased; Elijah B., Monroe county, and Rebecca, deceased. Eden Taylor has passed a life of usefulness on his plantation in Monroe county. He is best known throughout the state as the efficient secretary of the state grange during its entire existence, from 1872 to 1888. It is but just to say that the success of that excellent farmers' organization in Georgia was largely due to his untiring efforts. He is now a member of the board which has charge of the state experiment station. Mr. Taylor has been married twice. He was first married near Perry, Houston Co., in 1859, to Miss Georgia V. Tharp, by whom he had four children: Guy, farmer, Bibb county, Ga.; Maud, deceased; Claudia, wife of Will G. Bass, Bibb county, and Georgia E., a lovely girl, who died June i, 1894. The mother of these children died in 1872, and Mr. Taylor contracted a marriage in 1874, near Hayneville, Houston Co., with Miss Sallie H. Brown. This second union has been blessed with four children; Rosa, Odille, Brown and Eden, Jr. As were his people before him, he is a member of the Missionary Baptist church, a public-spirited citizen, and a courteous gentleman.
Son of Job and Mary Mott (Warthen) Taylor
Married 1st., ...
Husband of Georgia Virginia (Tharp) Taylor ~ married November 23, 1855, Monroe Co., GA
Their children ...
1. Guy Taylor (m. 1. Annie May Brown and 2nd., Duchie Williams)
2. Claudia Taylor (m. William Glover Bass)
3. Georgia Ellen Taylor
Married 2nd., ...
Husband of Sarah H. "Sallie" (Brown) Taylor ~ married 1874, Haynesville, Houston Co., GA
Their children ...
1. Rosa Taylor
2. Odilee Taylor
3. Brown Taylor
4. Eden Taylor, Jr.
Married 3rd., ...
Husband of Ella (Lundy) Taylor ~ married unknown
Juliette: Mr. Eden Taylor, Sr.
A host of friends and admirers here of Eden Taylor, Sr., whose death recently occurred at the home of his son, Guy Taylor, near Lorane, in Bibb county, where profoundly grieved and shocked to learn of the sad passing away of that splendid Christian gentleman. No citizen of the county was more highly esteemed by Juliette people than Mr. Taylor, who before his removal to Bibb county, was numbered among the best known and most deeply respected citizens of the county. His interesting articles on the old time negroes that lived on his father's plantation in Monroe, when he was a boy were widely read and enjoyed by the people of this section. The heartfelt sympathy of the community is extended the bereaved more.
EDEN TAYLOR, planter, Popes Ferry, Monroe Co., Ga., son of Job and Mary (Warthen) Taylor, was born in Monroe county, Nov. 8, 1834. He is a descendant on both sides, from some of the best Virginia families, and from the earliest settlers in Washington and Monroe counties, a noble scion of old, honorable and honored ancestral stock. Job Taylor, his father, was born in Virginia, and, at maturity, came with his brothers, George and Robert to Georgia, and, in 1824, settled in Monroe county, a few miles east of Forsyth. As he prospered he added to his domain until he was the largest land-owner in the county, his holdings amounting to 10,000 acres in Monroe and adjoining counties, besides - about 30,000 acres of wild lands in Alabama. He lived to accumulate the largest landed and slave property of any citizen of the county, and at the same time was known and recognized as one of the most austerely religious of men. Mr. Taylor is remembered by the older citizens as one who possessed, in a very remarkable tree, true piety and extraordinary business ability, a rare combination to maintain, as the money-making faculty too often overshadows or entirely overcomes, the religious sentiment. It was often remarked of him that Job Taylor came nearer serving God and mammon" than any man of his time. In the use of his wealth Mr. Taylor was exceedingly public-spirited and charitable. No school or church committee ever failed to receive a liberal response, while he was ever ready to extend generous aid to neighbors in obtaining facilities for utilizing or making their products. When the Central railway was projected (then known as the Monroe railroad) he was one of its earliest and staunchest supporters in his locality. He finally lost over $30,000 in consequence of his excess of enthusiasm and over-zealousness, as he graded a large number of miles for which he never received a cent. As already remarked, Mr. Taylor lived his religion. It entered into every act of his life. The family altar was as much an institution of his home as his dining table. It is said that, no matter what time of night he came in, if delayed from any cause, the candles were lit and the entire family assembled to be present at prayers. Mr. Taylor married Miss Mary Warthen, in Washington county, when she was but sixteen years old—he being thirty-five. She proved to be a helpmate indeed, a woman fit in every respect to be his life-companion. Loving, affectionate and charitable, she was the embodiment of Christian gentleness. In her latter days she became entirely blind, but it is related that during the war, notwithstanding this sad deprivation, she kept an entire company supplied with socks, knitting them with her own hands. She died in 1880, aged eighty-two years, having outlived her husband twenty- four years. This union was blessed with ten children: William, deceased; Sarah, widow of Col. W. B Long; Frank, deceased, George, deceased; Mary, deceased; Job E., deceased; Eden the subject of this sketch; Camilla, deceased; Elijah B., Monroe county, and Rebecca, deceased. Eden Taylor has passed a life of usefulness on his plantation in Monroe county. He is best known throughout the state as the efficient secretary of the state grange during its entire existence, from 1872 to 1888. It is but just to say that the success of that excellent farmers' organization in Georgia was largely due to his untiring efforts. He is now a member of the board which has charge of the state experiment station. Mr. Taylor has been married twice. He was first married near Perry, Houston Co., in 1859, to Miss Georgia V. Tharp, by whom he had four children: Guy, farmer, Bibb county, Ga.; Maud, deceased; Claudia, wife of Will G. Bass, Bibb county, and Georgia E., a lovely girl, who died June i, 1894. The mother of these children died in 1872, and Mr. Taylor contracted a marriage in 1874, near Hayneville, Houston Co., with Miss Sallie H. Brown. This second union has been blessed with four children; Rosa, Odille, Brown and Eden, Jr. As were his people before him, he is a member of the Missionary Baptist church, a public-spirited citizen, and a courteous gentleman.
Son of Job and Mary Mott (Warthen) Taylor
Married 1st., ...
Husband of Georgia Virginia (Tharp) Taylor ~ married November 23, 1855, Monroe Co., GA
Their children ...
1. Guy Taylor (m. 1. Annie May Brown and 2nd., Duchie Williams)
2. Claudia Taylor (m. William Glover Bass)
3. Georgia Ellen Taylor
Married 2nd., ...
Husband of Sarah H. "Sallie" (Brown) Taylor ~ married 1874, Haynesville, Houston Co., GA
Their children ...
1. Rosa Taylor
2. Odilee Taylor
3. Brown Taylor
4. Eden Taylor, Jr.
Married 3rd., ...
Husband of Ella (Lundy) Taylor ~ married unknown
"The Monroe Advertiser" dated March 12, 1915.
Juliette: Mr. Eden Taylor, Sr.
A host of friends and admirers here of Eden Taylor, Sr., whose death recently occurred at the home of his son, Guy Taylor, near Lorane, in Bibb county, where profoundly grieved and shocked to learn of the sad passing away of that splendid Christian gentleman. No citizen of the county was more highly esteemed by Juliette people than Mr. Taylor, who before his removal to Bibb county, was numbered among the best known and most deeply respected citizens of the county. His interesting articles on the old time negroes that lived on his father's plantation in Monroe, when he was a boy were widely read and enjoyed by the people of this section. The heartfelt sympathy of the community is extended the bereaved more.
EDEN TAYLOR, planter, Popes Ferry, Monroe Co., Ga., son of Job and Mary (Warthen) Taylor, was born in Monroe county, Nov. 8, 1834. He is a descendant on both sides, from some of the best Virginia families, and from the earliest settlers in Washington and Monroe counties, a noble scion of old, honorable and honored ancestral stock. Job Taylor, his father, was born in Virginia, and, at maturity, came with his brothers, George and Robert to Georgia, and, in 1824, settled in Monroe county, a few miles east of Forsyth. As he prospered he added to his domain until he was the largest land-owner in the county, his holdings amounting to 10,000 acres in Monroe and adjoining counties, besides - about 30,000 acres of wild lands in Alabama. He lived to accumulate the largest landed and slave property of any citizen of the county, and at the same time was known and recognized as one of the most austerely religious of men. Mr. Taylor is remembered by the older citizens as one who possessed, in a very remarkable tree, true piety and extraordinary business ability, a rare combination to maintain, as the money-making faculty too often overshadows or entirely overcomes, the religious sentiment. It was often remarked of him that Job Taylor came nearer serving God and mammon" than any man of his time. In the use of his wealth Mr. Taylor was exceedingly public-spirited and charitable. No school or church committee ever failed to receive a liberal response, while he was ever ready to extend generous aid to neighbors in obtaining facilities for utilizing or making their products. When the Central railway was projected (then known as the Monroe railroad) he was one of its earliest and staunchest supporters in his locality. He finally lost over $30,000 in consequence of his excess of enthusiasm and over-zealousness, as he graded a large number of miles for which he never received a cent. As already remarked, Mr. Taylor lived his religion. It entered into every act of his life. The family altar was as much an institution of his home as his dining table. It is said that, no matter what time of night he came in, if delayed from any cause, the candles were lit and the entire family assembled to be present at prayers. Mr. Taylor married Miss Mary Warthen, in Washington county, when she was but sixteen years old—he being thirty-five. She proved to be a helpmate indeed, a woman fit in every respect to be his life-companion. Loving, affectionate and charitable, she was the embodiment of Christian gentleness. In her latter days she became entirely blind, but it is related that during the war, notwithstanding this sad deprivation, she kept an entire company supplied with socks, knitting them with her own hands. She died in 1880, aged eighty-two years, having outlived her husband twenty- four years. This union was blessed with ten children: William, deceased; Sarah, widow of Col. W. B Long; Frank, deceased, George, deceased; Mary, deceased; Job E., deceased; Eden the subject of this sketch; Camilla, deceased; Elijah B., Monroe county, and Rebecca, deceased. Eden Taylor has passed a life of usefulness on his plantation in Monroe county. He is best known throughout the state as the efficient secretary of the state grange during its entire existence, from 1872 to 1888. It is but just to say that the success of that excellent farmers' organization in Georgia was largely due to his untiring efforts. He is now a member of the board which has charge of the state experiment station. Mr. Taylor has been married twice. He was first married near Perry, Houston Co., in 1859, to Miss Georgia V. Tharp, by whom he had four children: Guy, farmer, Bibb county, Ga.; Maud, deceased; Claudia, wife of Will G. Bass, Bibb county, and Georgia E., a lovely girl, who died June i, 1894. The mother of these children died in 1872, and Mr. Taylor contracted a marriage in 1874, near Hayneville, Houston Co., with Miss Sallie H. Brown. This second union has been blessed with four children; Rosa, Odille, Brown and Eden, Jr. As were his people before him, he is a member of the Missionary Baptist church, a public-spirited citizen, and a courteous gentleman.
Son of Job and Mary Mott (Warthen) Taylor
Married 1st., ...
Husband of Georgia Virginia (Tharp) Taylor ~ married November 23, 1855, Monroe Co., GA
Their children ...
1. Guy Taylor (m. 1. Annie May Brown and 2nd., Duchie Williams)
2. Claudia Taylor (m. William Glover Bass)
3. Georgia Ellen Taylor
Married 2nd., ...
Husband of Sarah H. "Sallie" (Brown) Taylor ~ married 1874, Haynesville, Houston Co., GA
Their children ...
1. Rosa Taylor
2. Odilee Taylor
3. Brown Taylor
4. Eden Taylor, Jr.
Married 3rd., ...
Husband of Ella (Lundy) Taylor ~ married unknown
Juliette: Mr. Eden Taylor, Sr.
A host of friends and admirers here of Eden Taylor, Sr., whose death recently occurred at the home of his son, Guy Taylor, near Lorane, in Bibb county, where profoundly grieved and shocked to learn of the sad passing away of that splendid Christian gentleman. No citizen of the county was more highly esteemed by Juliette people than Mr. Taylor, who before his removal to Bibb county, was numbered among the best known and most deeply respected citizens of the county. His interesting articles on the old time negroes that lived on his father's plantation in Monroe, when he was a boy were widely read and enjoyed by the people of this section. The heartfelt sympathy of the community is extended the bereaved more.
EDEN TAYLOR, planter, Popes Ferry, Monroe Co., Ga., son of Job and Mary (Warthen) Taylor, was born in Monroe county, Nov. 8, 1834. He is a descendant on both sides, from some of the best Virginia families, and from the earliest settlers in Washington and Monroe counties, a noble scion of old, honorable and honored ancestral stock. Job Taylor, his father, was born in Virginia, and, at maturity, came with his brothers, George and Robert to Georgia, and, in 1824, settled in Monroe county, a few miles east of Forsyth. As he prospered he added to his domain until he was the largest land-owner in the county, his holdings amounting to 10,000 acres in Monroe and adjoining counties, besides - about 30,000 acres of wild lands in Alabama. He lived to accumulate the largest landed and slave property of any citizen of the county, and at the same time was known and recognized as one of the most austerely religious of men. Mr. Taylor is remembered by the older citizens as one who possessed, in a very remarkable tree, true piety and extraordinary business ability, a rare combination to maintain, as the money-making faculty too often overshadows or entirely overcomes, the religious sentiment. It was often remarked of him that Job Taylor came nearer serving God and mammon" than any man of his time. In the use of his wealth Mr. Taylor was exceedingly public-spirited and charitable. No school or church committee ever failed to receive a liberal response, while he was ever ready to extend generous aid to neighbors in obtaining facilities for utilizing or making their products. When the Central railway was projected (then known as the Monroe railroad) he was one of its earliest and staunchest supporters in his locality. He finally lost over $30,000 in consequence of his excess of enthusiasm and over-zealousness, as he graded a large number of miles for which he never received a cent. As already remarked, Mr. Taylor lived his religion. It entered into every act of his life. The family altar was as much an institution of his home as his dining table. It is said that, no matter what time of night he came in, if delayed from any cause, the candles were lit and the entire family assembled to be present at prayers. Mr. Taylor married Miss Mary Warthen, in Washington county, when she was but sixteen years old—he being thirty-five. She proved to be a helpmate indeed, a woman fit in every respect to be his life-companion. Loving, affectionate and charitable, she was the embodiment of Christian gentleness. In her latter days she became entirely blind, but it is related that during the war, notwithstanding this sad deprivation, she kept an entire company supplied with socks, knitting them with her own hands. She died in 1880, aged eighty-two years, having outlived her husband twenty- four years. This union was blessed with ten children: William, deceased; Sarah, widow of Col. W. B Long; Frank, deceased, George, deceased; Mary, deceased; Job E., deceased; Eden the subject of this sketch; Camilla, deceased; Elijah B., Monroe county, and Rebecca, deceased. Eden Taylor has passed a life of usefulness on his plantation in Monroe county. He is best known throughout the state as the efficient secretary of the state grange during its entire existence, from 1872 to 1888. It is but just to say that the success of that excellent farmers' organization in Georgia was largely due to his untiring efforts. He is now a member of the board which has charge of the state experiment station. Mr. Taylor has been married twice. He was first married near Perry, Houston Co., in 1859, to Miss Georgia V. Tharp, by whom he had four children: Guy, farmer, Bibb county, Ga.; Maud, deceased; Claudia, wife of Will G. Bass, Bibb county, and Georgia E., a lovely girl, who died June i, 1894. The mother of these children died in 1872, and Mr. Taylor contracted a marriage in 1874, near Hayneville, Houston Co., with Miss Sallie H. Brown. This second union has been blessed with four children; Rosa, Odille, Brown and Eden, Jr. As were his people before him, he is a member of the Missionary Baptist church, a public-spirited citizen, and a courteous gentleman.
Son of Job and Mary Mott (Warthen) Taylor
Married 1st., ...
Husband of Georgia Virginia (Tharp) Taylor ~ married November 23, 1855, Monroe Co., GA
Their children ...
1. Guy Taylor (m. 1. Annie May Brown and 2nd., Duchie Williams)
2. Claudia Taylor (m. William Glover Bass)
3. Georgia Ellen Taylor
Married 2nd., ...
Husband of Sarah H. "Sallie" (Brown) Taylor ~ married 1874, Haynesville, Houston Co., GA
Their children ...
1. Rosa Taylor
2. Odilee Taylor
3. Brown Taylor
4. Eden Taylor, Jr.
Married 3rd., ...
Husband of Ella (Lundy) Taylor ~ married unknown
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