Biographical Sketch (1923):34, v. 2, p. 521-522. "Joseph Taylor, who was born in Pennsylvania, came over into this part of Ohio as a young man and became a farmer and landowner in Allen county, where he made his home until 1866, in which year he disposed of his interests in that county and come down into Auglaize county and opened a general store at Uniopolis, at the same time buying an ‘eighty’ on the outskirts of the village, where he established his home. To this tract he later added an adjoining tract of forty acres and upon his retirement from the goods business gave his whole attention to the cultivation of his farm of 120 acres and there spent the remainder of his life. He and his wife were the parents of eight children, of whom two are still living, Howard A. and William Taylor. The deceased members of this family were Eliza Jane, John Meyers, Henry, Mary, Harriet, and Almeda."

1812 Birth:35 8 December 1812 calculated from age at death listed on official death certificate.

1812 Birth:929 International Genealogical Index (IGI) lists Joseph Henry Taylor, b. about 1821 [i.e. 1812?], to John Taylor and Mary Moser or Musser, submitted for proxy LDS temple ordinances.

1820 U.S. Census:1482 Joseph enumerated in the household of his father John Taylor Sr. in Lawrence Township, Tuscarawas County as one of three males under 10. Joseph was about age 8, brother Matthew about age 9, and brother Abraham about age 1.

1830 U.S. Census:1493 Joseph enumerated in the household of his father John Taylor in Lawrence Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio as the one male age 15 to 20; Joseph was age 18.

1835 Marriage:386,161, v. 1, p. 77. Marriage of Joseph Taylor and Adiline Myers on 14 May 1835 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, by Milton Smith, J. P.

1850 U.S. Census:391
Allen County, Ohio (Perry Township)
Enumerated 20 August 1850
Joseph Taylor •• 39, male, farmer, real estate value $800, born in Ohio
Adaline •• 33, female, born in Germany
Eliza •• 13, female, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
John •• 10, male, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Henry •• 7, male, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Mary •• 5, female, born in Ohio
Harriett •• 3, female, born in Ohio

1866 Relocation to Auglaize County, Ohio:34, p. 521. Joseph Taylor family moved to Auglaize County, Ohio.

1870 U.S. Census:390
Auglaize County, Ohio (Union Township, Uniopolis)
Enumerated July 23, 1870
Joseph Taylor •• 58 male, white, dry goods store, value of real estate: $3,00, value of personal property: $4,877, born in Ohio, eligible to vote
Adaline •• 54 female, white, keeping house, born in Bavaria, father foreign born, mother foreign born
Joseph H[enry] •• 27 male, white, clerk in dry goods store, value of real estate: $40, born in Ohio, mother foreign born, eligible to vote
Harriett •• 22 female, white, at home, born in Ohio, mother foreign born, attended school within the year
Almeda •• 16 female, white at home, born in Ohio, mother foreign born, attended school within the year
William A. •• 14 male, farm laborer, born in Ohio, mother foreign born, attended school within the year
Howard •• 12 male, at home, born in Ohio, mother foreign born, attended school within the year
Abraham Taylor392 family enumerated as dwelling 119, family 103.

1876 Election:27, p. 477. Joseph Taylor ran as a Republican Party candidate for Auglaize County Coroner in the 1875 election, losing by a vote of 1,046 to 2,882.

1875 Land Sale:1880 On 10 March 1875 Joseph and Adaline Taylor of Auglaize County, Ohio sold three lots in the Town of Unipolis to John Wolary for $375.00.

1880 U.S. Census:389
Auglaize County, Ohio (Village of Uniopolis)
Enumerated 9 June 1880
Joseph Taylor •• white male, age 67, married, occupation farmer, born in Ohio, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Pennsylvania
Adaline •• white female, age 62, wife, married, keeping house, born in Prussia, father born in Prussia, mother born in Prussia
Mary Ann Taylor •• white female, age 33, relationship blank, divorced, dressmaker, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio
Erminna Wallace •• white female, age 12, granddaughter, single, at school, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio
George F. Wallace •• white male, age 9, grandson, single, at school, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio

1896 Death Certificate:35 Joseph Taylor; place of birth, Ohio; age, 83y 5mo 1d; occupation, merchant; marital status, widowed; race, white; date of death, 13 May 1896; place of death, Ohio, Auglaize, Union Township; cause, Dropsey; place of residence, Uniopolis.

1896 Tombstone:171, v. 2, bk. 2, p. 317. Tam Cemetery, Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio.
Joseph Taylor
d. May 12, 1896
83y 5m 5d