Taylor Farm Records (Franklin Grove)

Collection

Identifier: RHC-RC-037

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Taylor Farm Records partially document the agricultural and household activities of the Lawrence Taylor family in Franklin Grove, Illinois from 1944 to 1977. Materials include personal and business correspondence, property sales records, legal documents, insurance records, estate documents, and livestock commodity invoices. Journals and ledgers record the family’s household and farm expenses and Mrs. Taylor’s diary relates information on her daily activities in 1964. Although documentation for many years is missing, the existing materials are of excellent quality for agricultural economics research.

Dates

created: 1944-1977
Other: Date acquired: 08/25/1978

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on access to the collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights in the collection belong to the Regional History Center; literary rights are dedicated to the public.

Biographical or Historical Information

Lawrence Taylor was born October 24, 1889 in Hannibal, Missouri, the son of Jacob and Helen (Woodward) Taylor. In 1905 Mr. Taylor moved to Lee County and on December 24, 1913 he married Maude Maves in Aurora, Illinois. Mr. Taylor farmed in rural Franklin Grove, Illinois until his death on April 14, 1968. Maude (Maves) Taylor was born on August 4, 1892 in Lee County, Illinois, the daughter of Robert and Clara (Zopf) Maves. An active community member, Mrs. Taylor belonged to the Franklin Grove Presbyterian Church, served as worthy matron of the Garnet Chapter, Order of the Easter Star, presided as president of the Franklin Grove Woman’s Club, and belonged to the Lee County Home Bureau. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor had two sons, Gerald F. (Byron, Illinois) and Roger R. (Dixon, Illinois), and one daughter, Mrs. Lucile (Ray) Pettenger of Franklin Grove. Mrs. L. Taylor died on August 20, 1976.

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