U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Taylor, Archibald (1795-1889) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Pages 442-443 Archibald Taylor, son of Alexander Taylor, was born in Ohio, Oct. 27, 1795, and died at his home near Sutton, May 4, 1889. He married Elizabeth Friend, daughter of Thomas Friend. She was born in Pendleton county, Va., Nov. 5, 1800, and died in Braxton county, Feb. 9, 1866. They were married Sept. 15, 1824, and their children were: Rachel, Douglas L., Gustavus F., Susannah, John S. and Alexander T. In 1812, Archibald Taylor belonged to a Rifle Company that assembled at Warm Springs, Va., but peace being shortly declared, the company saw no active service. After his marriage, he never left the beautiful hills of West Virginia as the streams and mountains seemed to have an enchantment that abided with him to the last. In 1834, he purchased a thousand- acre tract, of land, three miles below Sutton on which he made his home. This valuable tract of land now belongs to his descendants. His youngest child, Alexander T. Taylor, is the only one of the family now living. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, and other members of his family are buried on a beautiful eminence overlooking the Taylor farm and the beautiful valley of the Elk. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Register of Deaths, county of Braxton, year ending Dec 31, 1889. (Line 38) FULL-NAME: Archibald Taylor BIRTH-PLACE: Bath Co., Va. DEATH-DATE: May 4, 1889 at age 94y-6m-7d DEATH-PLACE: Braxton Co. MARITAL-STATUS: Widower OCCUPATION: PARENTS: Alex & Phebe Taylor CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Old Age INFORMANT: John S. Taylor, son ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------