South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-02-17
SKETCH OF WARNER rAYLoR'


FFcal IL Loa2es. OAiS. Ea,erp-is,. FEB :,
Tae suuie~ 81 this sketch vas born
Jaa. An 1893. 81 He,hss,sss,-.
hampshire coaate. Virgins. = yili,pe
situated s53at three niles from Rom
ney. Here to spent lis boy hood dssS.
working IN his fathers tanne.y, and g
Weeping those habits % Industry. and
perseverance which chirAeter.zed hi,
whole life. S0ch was as early tr-irin,
Shile binding his energies . IL. up-e.
hitting tot! that was iaevttabl. l. ,hs
earlier history Of The sturdy Virriaisns
that sterling character. and true nobili-
y became a part o. himself: aud his
contempt for everything dehasinr vas
ever commensurate vita his lofty idssi
Of priaciplc ana Integrity. Nor ,i:a
years avail 10 lessen his admiration for
those qualities Of lniad aud hear, ~hic.
discover the true maa o. woman. bat
like maay another true NeoW<n. reared
on Virginia soil, bo 81 bssqaeBtiy hs.
came pioneers OF the nov peerless IVES.
he blUugh; with han from boybool
all the journey 70 3 ripe ags tha, germ
81 pyiucapie, which. deyeiNtia- nor
aad trOte 6 years pSssSi away. always
recommended hiia Is a. up,ist, CITIZEN.
husband and parent. Shortly after
reaching his majority he WAS married 20
Jane Blackburn, who was tys wears hi.
lunior. By reason OF her sga Il w.s
lmpos sio,e toI them 80 consulate their
Tows IN theii ustjVs State acclrd.n7 Ia
the existing LAW, ard therefore actiag
upon the principle tkS. rue l0ye knows
no ohstsc.es betock Themselves
accompanied by clergy man and uun.
crous friends, 70 the bofder uf Mary
land, and there on tho bank OF the Pc
tomac, they were Joined toy that golden
bond that only the G.aus Death has
oeen powerful enough 10 sever. No
sooner hat they been pronounced hus-
band aud wife, and the customary
courtesies exchanged, than they re-
mounted their horses and tie novel bri-
dsl party -tHiv;y- Three in ALT returned
To Tie brides home, where sump,uous
ropast aud good clecr gave them cor.
ia! gree.lUI. For two years they re-
Gstucd ~ Virgin =, ard then c1ncluH,
e4 u tVy their tuJlnua IA The wilderness
OF Ohio, bringing ali their ayaitables
il,hcr II wagon for a vet ratitosJ
were NOS IN existence. They FIRST set
led In Frankie county where they "a
NAMED for few months. AMI then "a
moved u rickaway county. here they
made 81 home !0s themselves by dnt az
eilor; AMI economy. AMI ia compare.
tivSiv short time At. Tayl1r was tLa
proprietor al 2.lO1 acres az land whose
nSturH! fertility rep &c CO It ante yalg-
able AnoHt sixteen vesrs aoo they
removed 10 The present home arour,j
winch cinster such fond mCmorje. for
a me Survivors 81 the 'am,iy. Ost or
Twelve c'jl iren whu have blessed this
hstnv union, oioyeG survive 20 mourn
'hg ioNs at ;a'asr whose care IA tnsir
training contributed 20 .ar-ci; Il, aha,
ROBUST cuiU-e sa.i w0cta VIII oh make
them 5uch valuable me,nbcrs ar society
IN their respective spheres al these
together win more tnaR = score AMI
h,lt o; gran lcHilG.en, participated n
Tue celebration Of Nr. and Mrs. FAY
= So ~. - - 800
OF ;hcm having Travelled rsny hundreds
OF miles in order 50 aid "a the tablet Of
memory this bright page. A!.hcu pin
somewhat iech'e al that tine si, FAY.
ioEs enloYmen. could not be tui; IL
"ords, at spch browning event ia a
nfe-Hme. Since THAT time lac RAPIDLY
declined n health, and on the morning
81 January oh. peacefully passed that
bourne whence the tjsycl6r returns
ne k'ndHe7s Of Eeigt1ors in his last
Illness Is Tue stS3H Lest Cvj ieucc o; tue
estimation - wa'ch he was held by thcsr
Who know hi.n best.
50 us "ea TIE community su>lains