Taylor, George R. 1878 –

TAYLOR, NOON, CONNELLY, OSTERWALTER, TRUSTY

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GEORGE R. TAYLOR.

George R. Taylor, manager of a large grain elevator in Jackson Junction, was born in Chickasaw county, Iowa, on the 1st of October, 1878, a son of Oliver A. and Ellen (Noon) Taylor, natives of New York and Illinois, respectively. They reside at the present time in Iowa, where the father gives his attention to the grain business. To their union were born seven children: Maud, who married Patrick Connelly, of Lawler, Iowa; George R., of this review; Oliver B., also a resident of Lawler; Stella, of Waterloo; Joseph C, deceased; Claude L., of Ionia; and Ruth, who married Christ Osterwalter, of Ionia.

George R. Taylor was reared in Chickasaw county and there attended district school, afterward taking a commercial and a normal school course at Nora Springs, Iowa. After completing his education he turned his attention to teaching but followed this occupation only six months, after which he joined his father at Ionia, where he became connected with the latter's grain and stock business. When he resigned this position he went to Tripola, where he worked as a grain buyer for Gilchrist & Company for some time, all the experiences of his active life contributing to make him thoroughly familiar with the line of work with which he is now connected. In 1901 he took a position as assistant in an elevator at Jackson Junction and after one year assumed entire management of the business, controlling today an important trade as a buyer, seller and shipper of grain. A spirit of enterprise and progress actuates him in all that he does and the influence of these qualities may be seen upon his business, which has increased steadily since he assumed control and is now of extensive and gratifying proportions.

On the 3d of April, 1903, Mr. Taylor was united in marriage to Miss Lottie B. Trusty and to them have been born three children: Charles Oliver, who died in infancy; Clark Raymond; and Winifred Leon. Mr. Taylor gives his political allegiance to the democratic party. He is interested in everything that pertains to community growth and development and gives his active cooperation to measures for the general good, but his public service has been largely along business lines, consisting of the building up and developing in Jackson township of a large, well managed and prosperous commercial institution, the growth of which has affected in a material way the business progress of the community.

Source: History of Winneshiek County, Iowa Vol. II Chicago the S. J. Clark Publishing Company 1913