Administrative/Biographical History
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.
