Powell Liberty Historical Society

A window into the past of Powell and Liberty Township

Members of the TAYLOR Families

TAYLOR Family 1


Jerome December 28, 1847 - July 8, 1914
married Susan Spong, from Concord Twsp.; children; Hosea Champion, John Lester and Clara Ethel(Kirkpatrick); brother Jacob, niece Elizabeth (Rittenhouse)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Farmed in Bellepoint, Ohio, married Susan October 20, 1870; went out to St. Joseph, Missouri on a two-year land grant. Susan followed by train pregnant with first child, Hosea Champion.
Susan Spong October 1, 1848 - November 14, 1927
married Jerome, father Absalom Spong and Mother Mary Beackley, from Concord Twps.

Oak Grove

after returning from St. Joseph, Missouri, parents purchased 100 acres on the corner of Home Road and Liberty Road for their daughter. Now is the Liberty Park.
Hosea Champion September 26, 1872 - November 9, 1958
Parents Jerome and Susan ; brother, John Lester and Sister Clara Ethel (Kirkpartick) Married Emma (Minnie) Marquett , May 26, 1898.;daughter Anna.

St. Mary In Delaware Ohio

Lived at the home of parents ; on the Corner of Liberty Road and Home Road was called "Taylors Corner" now is the Liberty Park. Hosea and Minnie moved to another Farm North Liberty Road
John Lester October 16, 1874 - June 27, 1951
parents Jerome and Susan, brother Hosea, sister Clara. Married Bertha Grace Richards. seven children; Vera , Mary E., Helen, John L., Richard I., Leabeth, Morris N.

Dublin Cemetery

John worked at the Powell Milling Company, lived on the south side of Olentangy Street by the railroad tracks.
Clara Ethel February 23, 1879 - December 29, 1977
daughter to Jerome and Susan, brothers Hosea and John, married Herbert Kirkpatrick , children; Russell R., Leonard, Ethel Irene, and W. Jerome

Powell Cemetery

Lived in Powell, divorced Herbert, never remarried. Russell was killed on the Powell Railroad tracks at the age of 16 years old, grave in Powell Cemetery
Anna Taylor Lawrence April 14, 1899 - August 21, 1990
parents Hosea and Minnie, married Harold W. Lawrence, November 10, 1920. had seven children and eighteen grandchildren.

Central Ohio Cremation

TAYLOR Family 2


Jacob - 1885
parents Jeromus and Mary (Wall); moved from Niagara County, NY to Delaware County, father remarried to Eliza (Smith);Jacob married Martha Gibson, daughter Elizabeth (married name Rittenhouse)
Jacob was the only surviving child from 1st wife of Jeromus; brother is Jeromus born in Delaware county 1847