Biographies
(Transcribed by Sharon Wick)

Source:
HISTORY OF MERCER COUNTY, OHIO
and Representative Citizens
Edited and compiled by Hon. S. S. Scranton, Celina, Ohio
Published by Biographical Publishing Co.
Chicago, Illinois
1907

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	L. L. TAYLOR, a graduate of the Cincinnati Law School, is one of the youngest members of the Celina bar.  He commenced the practice at Celina in partnership with James G. Loughridge, which partnership lasted as long as Mr. Loughridge lived.  Since that time Mr. Taylor has occupied the same office.  It may well be said he is one of the rising young lawyers of the Celina bar, where he has already acquired quite an extensive practice. Source: History of Mercer County, Ohio and Representative Citizens - Edited and compiled by Hon. S. S. Scranton, Celina, Ohio - Publ. by Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 252
	MARTYN TAYLOR, M. D., a substantial citizen and a leading physician and surgeon at Fort Recovery, was born at Lynn, Greenup County, Kentucky, January 28, 1869, and is a son of Dr. Martyn and Lydia Jane (Draper) Taylor.      The father of our subject was born on the Adirondack Mountains, New York, and was a son of Eliphalet and Lucy Jane (Ballou) Taylor.  The former, a solidier in the Revolutionary War, distinguished himself at the battle of Bennington.  The grandmother of Dr. Taylor was a descendant of Maturin Ballou, who came from Devonshire, England, to Rhode Island, in 1640.  The mother of the late President Garfield was a daughter of Hosea Ballou, of the same family.      The father of the subject of this sketch was orphaned at 18 years of age, at which time he was a resident of Adrian, Michigan. He had enjoyed common-school advantages only, but was determined to gain a medical education, and with this end in view continued teaching school until he had acquired sufficient capital to enter the medical department of the University of Michigan.  He was graduated there, receiving his degree in the spring of 1852.  During the Civil War he served from September 12, 1861, until May 28, 1863, in Company E, 33rd Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and then became acting assistant surgeon until the close of the war, being present at many battles.  He died at Sciotoville, Ohio, March 3, 1906.      In 1853 Dr. Martyn Taylor, Sr., married Lydia Jane Draper, and with his bride moved to Danby, Illinois, and in 1860, to Scioto County, Ohio.  Three children were born to this union, the subject of this sketch being the youngest.  The mother still resides at Sciotoville.      Dr. Martyn Taylor, of Fort Recovery, lived in Kentucky until he was 10 years old, and then came to Mercer County; after living here one year, he moved to Scioto County, where he was mainly educated, being graduated from the Sciotoville High School.  He then entered the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati and was graduated in medicine in 1896. During his younger years, while preparing for collegiate duties, he taught school.  Dr. Taylor located immediately in Mercer County and there are few professional men in this part of the State who more fully enjoy the confidence of the public.  He has been very successful as a physician and surgeon and frequently is called to other cities on consultation.  He has invested in property at Fort Recovery and all his interests are centered here.      On December 29, 1897, Dr. Taylor was married to Nora E. Zwickert, a daughter of Augustus Zwickert, of Sciotoville, and they have one daughter, Helen M., who was born October 4, 1900.      Dr. Taylor is a member of Fort Recovery Lodge, No. 539, F. & A. M., and also of the Knights of the Golden Eagle. He is a man of genial manner and engaging personality, is extremely generous and charitable and can always be called upon to assist in public-spirited movements of a reputable character.  His professional skill, as well as his frank, pleasant manner, has attracted to him many admirers. Source: History of Mercer County, Ohio and Representative Citizens - Edited and compiled by Hon. S. S. Scranton, Celina, Ohio - Publ. by Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 429
	T. P. TAYLOR, M. D., one of the skilled physicians and surgeons of Celina, was born in Mercer County, Ohio, and is a son of the late Dr. James Taylor.      Dr. James Taylor was born in Wayne County, Ohio.  He graduated from the Cincinnati Eclectic Medical Institute and engaged in medical practice first in Wayne County, and later at Beaver Dam and through Allen and Hancock counties.  Representation being made to him that a fine field for work was open at Portland, Indiana, he started overland for that point, but at that time transportation was difficult and when he reached Celina he was persuaded to settle here, where a physician was needed, instead of going to his intended destination in Indiana.  Dr. Taylor continued to practice medicine in Mercer County for over a half century, becoming prominent in his profession and esteem as a man.  He died in September, 1903, aged 82 years and 6 months.  During the Civil War he was particularly active in support of the government and was a member of the military committee in Mercer County.      T. P. Taylor completed his literary education at the Ohio Normal University at Ada, and in 1879 entered the Cincinnati Eclectic Medical Institute as had his honored father before him, and was graduated in June, 1881.  He entered into practice in connection with his father and so continued until 1888, when he bought a drug store, which he has conducted ever since.  He is a member of the American Medical Association and of the Mercer County Medical Society.      In May, 1891, Dr. Taylor was married to Rosa O'Neil, a daughter of John O'Neil, and they have one son, Neil Edward.      Dr. Taylor is a stockholder in the Home Telephone Company and in the Mercer County Building and Loan Association.  He is an enterprising, public-spirited citizen, is interested in local politics and has served on the Village Council.  He belongs to the Knights of Pythias, the Maccabees and the Masons. Source: History of Mercer County, Ohio and Representative Citizens - Edited and compiled by Hon. S. S. Scranton, Celina, Ohio - Publ. by Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 408
William R. Taylor & Jennola K. Taylor	WILLIAM R. TAYLOR, M. D., one of the leading physicians at Fort Recovery, was born Feb. 3, 1850, in Switzerland County, Indiana, and is a son of William Penn and Elizabeth (Hannis) Taylor, and a grandson of James N. Taylor, who, although not a native of the United States, was long very prominent in public life.      James N. Taylor was born in the northern part of Ireland and came alone to America at the age of 12 years.  For some years the circumstances of his life kept him in New Orleans, but later he went to Washington City, where he subsequently became chief clerk in the Treasury Department, a position he filled for 12 years.  His public services closed during the administration of President Jackson.  Later he resided at Philadelphia and at Pittsburg, but in 1816 he pushed into what was then the far West, locating in Switzerland County, Indiana, where he bought 800 acres of land.  His eldest son, James Dunlap Taylor, was later a man of great prominence; he became the editor of the Cincinnati Dollar Times, and through his instrumentality that paper became an important organ.  The father of Dr. Taylor was born on the old family estate, in Switzerland County, Indiana, known as the "Walnut "Ridge Farm," on May 20, 1822.      On the above mentioned farm our subject was reared and his first schooling was obtained in the district schools in his native neighborhood.  He taught school for two years and was then appointed county superintendent when but 22 years of age, in which capacity he served for two years.  He then entered Urbana University, at Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, and took a full scientific course during his stay of four years and three months, for a portion of this period being a member of the faculty.  After leaving college he continued to tech for three years in Champaign County and in the meantime studied medicine.  His brother, Dr. D. H. Taylor, was a practicing physician in Noble County, Ohio, and also the proprietor of a drug-store, and the younger brother joined him and while clerking in the drug store continued his medical studies.  Subsequently he entered the Miami Medical College, at Cincinnati, where he remained two years, and then assisted his brother in his practice in Noble County for a year, later spending one term at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, at Baltimore, Maryland, from which he was graduated in 1884.  He then purchased his brother's business at Summerfield, Noble County, and continued in practice there until 1894, when he joined his brother, who had built up a large and prosperous practice in Wheeling, West Virginia.  The latter is a member of the State Board of Medical Examiners and is also sheriff of  Ohio County, West Virginia.      Dr. Taylor continued in partnership with his brother at Wheeling for one year and practiced alone for nine years more, when he came to Fort Recovery, locating in this place in April, 1901.  He was president of the Ohio County Medical Society and was highly regarded as a physician there while a resident of Wheeling.  Since coming to Fort Recovery he has easily built up a practice and stands with the leading practitioners of the place.  He is a member of the Mercer County Medical Society and of the American Medical Association, and is a valued contributor to medical literature. Source: History of Mercer County, Ohio and Representative Citizens - Edited and compiled by Hon. S. S. Scranton, Celina, Ohio - Publ. by Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 435
	JOHN TILTON, a representative citizen of Hopewell township, where he owns a well-improved farm of 120 acres, situated in section 28, is also a survivor of the great Civil War in which he spent three years of young manhood.  Mr. Tilton was born January 10, 1841, in Mercer County, Ohio, and is a son of Sylvester and Catherine (Stephenson) Tilton.      Mr. Tilton's parents were natives of Ohio, and early settlers in Hopewell township.  Both died when our subject was but two years of age.  Until he was 15 years old his home was with an aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Hershell, and upon the death of this kind relative, he went to the home of this uncle, Hiram Stephenson, of Hopewell township, with whom he lived until he enlisted, in October, 1861, in Company A, 71st Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf.  This regiment became a part of the Army of Tennessee, later of the Army of the Cumberland and still later of the Army of Ohio.  It would require a large amount of space to faithfully trace the career of this young soldier, but a fair idea can be obtained of the hardships and dangers through which he passed, when mention is made of Shiloh, the siege and taking of Atlanta, and the battles of Franklin and Nashville.  For fully one year he was engaged in the dangerous business of fighting guerrillas and barely escaped with his life on innumerable occasions.  Mr. Tilton was honorably discharged from the service, in November, 1864, at Nashville, Tennessee.      From his return to Hopewell township until the present, Mr. Tilton has been engaged in agricultural pursuits, following farming, threshing and stock raising.  He owns a complete threshing outfit.  He is counted as one of the township's best farmers and is one of its substantial citizens.      Mr. Tilton was united in marriage to Sidney Crane, born in Hocking County, Ohio, who accompanied her parents to Mercer County in childhood.  Mr. and Mrs. Tilton have had eight children, namely: Edward S., of Jefferson township; Lydia E., wife of William Downey, of Jefferson township; Minnie, wife of Leroy De Hays, of Ashland County, Ohio; Catherine S., widow of Edward Good, of Liberty township; Ruth A., wife of Ellsworth Borell, of Washington township; Charlotte, wife of Earl Schleucher, of Hopewell township; William H. and Martha Syvilla, deceased.      Politically, Mr. Tilton is a Republican and for three successive years he was elected assessor of Hopewell township.  He is a valued member of the Grand Army of the Republic post at St. Marys.  For many years he has been a consistent member of the Church of God, in which he has been an elder, trustee and deacon, and of which he is at present treasurer.  He is a man whose estimable character is recognized by his fellow-citizens, by whom he is respected and esteemed. Source: History of Mercer County, Ohio and Representative Citizens - Edited and compiled by Hon. S. S. Scranton, Celina, Ohio - Publ. by Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, Illinois - 1907 - Page 349

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