"Portrait & Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley Oregon."  Chapman 
Publishing Company, 1903. p. 820.
 
WALTER K. TAYLOR

     On October 15, 1902, the Clover Leaf Dairy was organized and is now one of
the busiest industries in the thriving city of Corvallis, and if the past
success of the enterprise is any index of its future growth and importance, its
success is certainly assured. The plant is equipped with all the latest devices
for the proper conduct of an establishment of this nature, and the proprietor is
ever on the alert to acquaint himself with inventions and ideas bearing upon his
line of endeavor. The plant is modern in every respect, and is equipped with an
aerator, separator, and all the machinery required in a first-class dairy. Sixty
cows supply milk for the plant, and it is the endeavor of the proprietor to
replace all of them by animals of the Jersey breed.
     Walter K. Taylor is a native of Mifflin county, Pa., born July 27, 1871, a
son of M. P. and Rhoda W. (Kearns) Taylor, both of whom were also born in
Mifflin county. By occupation the father was a farmer and followed that calling
in Pennsylvania until the removal of the family to Kansas in 1878, settlement
being made in Osborne county. As in Pennsylvania, so, in Kansas, he followed
farming, but in 1889 he again changed his abode, this time coming to Oregon and
engaging in the dairy business not far from Corvallis. When the family left the
Keystone state it was their intention to locate in Washington, but ere they
reached their destination death entered their ranks and at Prineville, Cook
county, they buried their son Herbert. It was while at the latter place that
they made the acquaintance of Mrs. Sarah Moore, ,whose praise of Benton county
as a desirable place to locate changed their plans entirely. Of the six children
born to Mr. and Mrs. Taylor three are living and Walter is the oldest of the
number. He was eighteen years old when the family came to Oregon, and as soon as
old enough began to assist his father in the duties of the dairy. At the time of
the latter's death he was thoroughly acquainted with every detail of the
business, and from that date, May, 1895, he assumed control of the business,
running the same until the fall following, when he sold out and went to Linn
county, engaging in farming there until 1898, when he again became proprietor of
the Corvallis dairy. After running the same for two years he sold the plant to
Jacob Frank. In the meantime, in 1899, he had purchased a tract of ninety-two
acres adjoining the city limits of  Corvallis, and here may be seen one of the
model homes of the country roundabout. It is up-to-date in every respect, and is
supplied with hot and cold water all over the house. A windmill supplies a tank
of twenty-five hundred gallons capacity, from which water is piped to the house
and barn, the latter of which is 60x70 feet ground dimensions.
	In Corvallis October 23, 1895, occurred the marriage of Mr. Taylor and Miss
Christine Leuger, the daughter of John Ledger, and a native of Eugene, Ore. Four
children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, named in order of their birth as
follows : Hugh, Herbert, Rhoda and John. Mr. Taylor's name may be found enrolled
among the members of the Odd Fellows, in the local lodge, of which he is serving
as past grand, and is also identified with the Rebekahs and Woodmen of the
World. The family are identified with the First Presbyterian Church of
Corvallis, which Mr. Taylor is serving as deacon.


     
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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in August 2007 by Diana Smith. Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.