The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 1078 JACOB E. TAYLOR. Among the prosperous agriculturists of Yakima county who have come from the middle west is Jacob E. Taylor, who owns a valuable property near Sunnyside, comprising forty-three acres four miles southwest of the town. It is in excellent condition, the buildings are in good repair, the farm home is modern and commodious and everything about the place denotes the progressive spirit of the owner. Mr. Taylor was born in Lucas county, Iowa, October 3, 1868, a son of Isaac and Rebecca Taylor, who were numbered among the early pioneer farmers of Iowa. In 1883 the family came to Yakima county and therefore they are to be numbered among the pioneers of this district also. By railroad they went to Ainsworth, Washington, where they were met by an uncle, George Taylor, one of the pioneers of this county, who took them to his ranch on the Wenas, where he was then living. Subsequently the father took up a homestead claim on the Wenas and there both Isaac and Rebecca Taylor passed away, the former's death occurring on January 8, 1911, while the latter died in 1905. In their family were nine children of whom Jacob E. of this review was the fourth in order of birth. In connection with the sketches of George Taylor and E. W. R. Taylor, appearing on other pages of this work, more extended reference is made to the family history. Jacob E. Taylor was reared amid farm conditions and in the acquirement of his education attended school in Iowa and also near Sunnyside for one term, receiving his instruction here from Fred Parker. He then decided to take up agricultural pursuits as a life work and ranched with his father, working for wages. About 1891 he bought a forty-acre ranch on the Wenas, devoting this land to the raising of hay and also conducting a dairy. In 1900, however, he sold that place and acquired title to forty acres southwest of Sunnyside, which was then all covered with sagebrush. This he greatly improved and thereon built a house but in 1911 sold out and acquired forty-three acres four miles southwest of Sunnyside, having for the past eight years given his whole attention to the improvement of this property. He has a fine home with a cement road leading to the door, his barns are substantial and every kind of modern farm equipment and machinery is found upon the place. He raises hay, beets and potatoes and also rives some attention to hogs, deriving from his diversified farming a very gratifying annual income. In 1889 Mr. Taylor was married to Hannah Moors, who died January 24, 1896, leaving three children: Virgil, a rancher of Yakima county, who has a wife and two children; Ellis T., who has placed his services at the disposal of his country, serving at present with the Signal Corps in France; and Pearl, the wife of Frank Greer, a rancher of Benton county, by whom she has two children. On July 2, 1898, Mr. Taylor married Anna Moore, a native of San Francisco, California, and a daughter of Theodore and Anna (Fellows) Moore, both deceased. To this union were born five children: Leo, who died at the age of two years; Glenn, who was born July, 2, 1901; Stanley, January, 1903, Emerson, July 14, 1904: and Lena M., born April 10, 1908. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor occupy an enviable position in the social set of their neighborhood, being very popular among their acquaintances and having made many friends, who appreciate their many fine qualities of character. Fraternally he is a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge of Sunnyside and also belongs to the Yeomen. He is independent in politics, preferring to follow his judgment instead of party dictation, and has served as a member of the school board, being ever interested in the cause of education, fully realizing the value of good school training and facilities. He is trustee of the Sunnyside Water Users Association and has served in that important position for the past seven years, fully deserving the confidence which the public has placed in him, in calling him to this important office. There is much that is commendable in his career, as his success has come to him entirely through his own labors, and he is in the best sense of the word a truly self-made man. ******************************** Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.