"History of Southern Oregon, Comprising Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, Curry and
Coos Counties.  Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources."  A. G. Walling,
Publisher.  Portland, OR.  1884.  pg. 540.

STEPHEN CLARK TAYLOR

     Born in Franklin county, Massachusetts, September 17, 1828.  When two years
old his parents emigrated to Ashtabula county, Ohio.  Here they lived seven
years, then moved to Winnebago county, Illinois, settling in Pecatonica.  Here
he married Mary A. Prescott, October 24, 1850.  They came to Oregon in 1853,
crossing the plains with ox teams, and after a journey of six months they
arrived in Jackson county, locating on their present farm four miles northeast
of Phoenix, November 8, 1853.  Here Mr. Taylor erected a cabin, the only tools
he had to do the work with being a jack-knife and ax.  This cabin was 16x20
feet, made of pine log four high, covered with "shakes."  In this rude dwelling
they lived during the winter, the only furniture being two tin plates, a few
knives and forks, and wooden benches.  The method for cooking bread adopted by
Mrs. Taylor was novel as well as original.  A fire was made on the earth, and
when a sufficient quantity of coals had accumulated to make the ground hot, they
were removed, and two stones were set on either side, edgewise, and on these
another flat stone was placed (having been previously heated), and in this oven
the iron pan holding the dough was placed and baked to a turn.  They lived on
this ranch about four years (it being a donation claim), and then took up their
abode on an adjoining piece of property, owned by Mr. Taylor's father, and in
after years the subject of our sketch became its owner.  Mr. Taylor's children
are:  Henry H., Willis W., Ellen Elizabeth and Corey Clark.

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in July 2005 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.