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1Of Tllll Fill!Ogd-n, Feb. lithe descendantsA family reunion ofof the Joseph Taylor,]•.!*„ brancn of the Taylor family -washeld in the Harrisville meetinghousemtlntfptJ1M 1 VS.WT GKI KN T\* IX)!{Thursday, Fob £ with over 200 \ j hers of th3 family in attendancereunion which ?s an annual aifalrt heI I'v elcomf was made by Bishop R 11, Broun A pleasant and’ inter eating ftA-flute was the presentation to Pleasant Green Taylor of a bouquet of roses and carnations* 90 in number, one for each J ear of his life The gift was from the members of the Harrisville ward and the presentation was made on behalf of the ward by Ida E IHxon*Iurlng the meeting a duet was sun* by W Ilford Taylor and Clarence Taylor and a comic song- by George Webster A solo was also given by Clarence Bram well, and an original poem by I. S Harris A historical address was made by Fred G Taylor, and other speakers who made appropriate remarks were President James Wother-spoon of the North Webet stake. Patriarch James Ward, and President Lew is VV. Shurtliff of Weber stake.ePdiaIBishon Robert McQttarrle spoke of his early associations with pleasant !Green Taylor, especially on the police force of Ogden City, He could not say as much as Mr, Tay lor had said, namely that when he whs captain of the force he worked 12 years for nothing, j \'received w t! Li! Ottas he, Bishop McQuarrie, had$1»0 per year for his services,Pleasant Green Taylor was assistedto the stand and related some of his reminiscences of the Prophet Joseph Smith, one especially of divine healing wherein his siter was instantly healed by a silk ha nil kerchief drawn across her face according to instructions from the Prophet, who furnished the same saying: “She will be healed/’A message of congratulation from President Joseph F Smith to Pleasant Green Taylor was read to the assembly by President L W Shurtliff \t the conclusion 100 children attending theHarrisville school shook hands with\ eteran.t h iSiAithJaBvMHJt\:ji j lt;Mi»ABe-I h *ha dThe Taylor genealogy is In charge of Levi J Taylor, who made short ad* dress regarding the reunion, stating that some had come a distance of l.ooo miles He said that up to date there were 672 descendants of I* G Th\ lotw ho had reported They are made upi* follows: Ghlldnen, 86; grandchildren. -84; great grandchildren, 3k?; g rent -g re it t * g ra ndeh i Id ten, 15 Mi Tay lor lt;mo to Ltah 68 years ago with hisw i fo mnd one childProm a cotnmunication hy the Rev, William 1 Taylor of W hitestone, Indiana, is taken the following “Our i hti1GftInuw1*fej »1as a special feature this year th*' oete-hra 11on of t h e 9dt h bi rt hday an ni v e r -sary of Patriarch Pleasant Green Taylor The reunion was national in its siope, many members of the family coming from other parts of the country. some from a distance of 1,000mi les.ievi J Taylor was chairman of thef vent and the opening prayer whs offered hy E Bachman. \n address oftreat ancestor came from Gariiale, Eng-land, in 1660, some say in 1618. but theearliest date 1s pretty well eat ah He bedW e ha v e t w o presidents of t it* L n11 edStates to our credit James Madisonwas a descendant of James Pay lorhva11through his daughter Francis Taylor pand Zachary Taylor came later in direct line ’We are glad to know that you haveorganised the western branch of the Tay lor Family association,I kini/ th*1 follou-ina itKrMinb\IIt
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Salt Lake City Deseret Evening News
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Mon, Feb 12, 1917
Page 9
Full Page
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