TAYLOR, ISAAC, born Feb. 9, 1807, in Hart county, Kentucky, came with his father to White county, and from there to Wayne county, Illinois. He came alone in 1828 to Sangamon county, being the first of the family to arrive. In February, 1829, he went to the Wisconsin lead mines, and returned in September of that year, entered land and made some improvements near where German Prairie Station now stands. He enlisted in 1831 under Captain, now General, Moses K. Anderson, in the Blackhawk war, but their services were not needed. In the spring of 1832 he passed through Blackhawk's army at Dixon, on his way to to the lead mines, and was in great danger, as hostilities commenced soon after. He volunteered at the mines and served until the close of the war, returning home in December, 1832. He was married Feb. 13, 1834, to Sarah M. Elliott, at Springfield, Illinois. They had thirteen children. Of their eleven living children--

MARY J., born Dec. 11, 1835, in Sangamon county, was married Feb. 9, 1854, to William H. White. They have seven living children, CHARLES, FLORENCE, MARTHA, GEORGIA, MARY A., EMMA and NELLIE, who live with their parents near Gibson City, Ford county, Illinois.

ZILPHA A., born May 27, 1838, in Sangamon county, was married there in July, 1856, to James S. Halbert. They had two living children, M. ESTELLA and ROSELLA. Mrs. Halbert then married James H. Cartwell. See his name. They have one child, LESLIE G.

SARAH E., born July 19, 1840, married Isaac Wilson. See his name. They have five living children, KATE, ALBERT, ELMER, ELIZA and NORA.

DAVID A., born July 16, 1842, in Sangamon county, was married January, 1866, to Mary C. Constant. She died August 21, 1874, leaving three children, OTTO, EMMA H. and JIMMIE H., who live at present--1876--with their grand-papa Taylor. David A. Taylor lives near Gibson City, Ford county, Ill.

NANNIE E., born March 13, 1864, and

AMANDA M., born June 4, 1846, reside with their parents.

JOHN W., born March 1, 1848, in Sangamon county, was married Jan. 17, 1872, in Springfield, Illinois, to Lydia A. Claspill, who was born Nov. 5, 1849, at Moore's Hill, Dearborn county, Indiana. They have two children, CLARA MAUD and NELLIE M., and reside on the farm where his father settled in 1830. It is near German Prairie Station, Sangamon county, Illinois.

ISAAC H., born March 16, 1850, in Sangamon county, graduated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois, February, 1871, and was married Jan. 16, 1872, to Irena Constant. They have one child, PERCY L. Dr. I. H. Taylor is a practicing physician, and resides at Barclay, Sangamon county, Illinois.

JAMES L., born Feb. 7, 1853, in Sangamon county, and attend lectures at Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois, during the winter of 1875 and '76.

C. L. ROSCOE, born April 8, 1855, in Sangamon county, and

WALTER C., born Dec. 28, 1856, live with their parents.

Isaac Taylor and family reside one and three-quarter miles west of Dawson, Sangamon county, Illinois. Mr. Taylor says that Jacob Donner and wife were members of the Christian Church, that then worshipped near German Prairie Station. Mr. Taylor being clerk, gave them letters, by order of the church, when they left for the Pacific coast, and to the horrible doom that awaited them. His recollection of Jacob Donner is that he was a model Christian gentleman.