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CHARLES H. & EDWARD F. TAYLOR
C. H. and E. F. Taylor constitute
the firm of Taylor Brothers, the proprietors of a large factory and machine
shops in Grass Valley. Their business
was established in 1861 and they probably have the largest and best equipped
factory in the interior of northern California.
The plant, located on Mill Street, is built of brick and is operated
exclusively by water power, which is owned by the firm. The various departments of the foundry,
machine and pattern shops are all supplied with the best and latest improved
mechanical appliances for conducting their work, and their products are of such
superior grade as to win for them a liberal patronage. They make a specialty of the manufacture of
mine pumps, car wheels, shoes and ties, and also manufacture and repair
steam-engine boilers, quartz mill machinery, building castings and wrought iron
pipe. The firm is doing a large and
constantly increasing business throughout Nevada and adjacent counties, the
brothers being practical and expert machinists, who control their extensive
plant with marked ability.
C. H. Taylor, the senior member, was
born in Grass Valley March 4, 1866, his father being Michael C. Taylor, a
native of Ireland, who was born in 1829 and came to America when fourteen years
of age. He too is a machinist by trade,
and followed his chosen vocation in many of the eastern cities. He went from New York City to Ohio, thence to
the Isthmus of Panama, from which point he sailed for California. In 1861, in connection with J. M. Lakman and Philip Francis, he established the business
which is now conducted by his sons. For
many years it was under his immediate supervision, but at length he retired and
is now a resident of San Francisco. His
wife, who bore the maiden name of Maria Quinn, was born in Ireland in October,
1828, and they became the parents of three children. The mother died in October, 1898.
Charles H. Taylor spent his boyhood
days in Grass Valley and pursued his education in the public schools, being
graduated in the high school with the class of 1884. He learned the machinist and molder’s trade
with his father and his business experience has always been along the line of
his present connection. He was married
in this city November 14, 1896, to Miss Harriet J. Cryer,
a native of Grass Valley, and in the community they have a large circle of warm
friends. In politics he is a
Republican. Socially he is connected
with Quartz Parlor, No. 58, N. S. G. W., and with the Young Men’s Institute of
this city.
E. F. Taylor, the junior member of
the firm, was born in Grass Valley July 8, 1869, and is a graduate of the high
school class of 1887. He also learned
the machinist’s trade under his father’s instructions, and his life has been
one of industry and enterprise. In 1894
was celebrated his marriage to Miss Ann Thomas, a native of Pennsylvania and a
daughter of William R. Thomas. They now
have three interesting children, namely:
Emmet C., Harriet and Helen B.
Like his brother he is a Republican, and is identified with the same
social organizations.
The firm of Taylor Brothers is one
of the most prominent in business circles in Nevada County. Both Charles and E. F. Taylor are financially
interested in mining properties and are actively concerned in the development
of the rich mineral resources of this section of the state. In business they enjoy an unassailable
reputation, and their comprehensive knowledge of the founder’s and molder’s
trade, combined with their capable management and sound judgment, have secured
them success. As citizens they
contribute to the welfare of the town and county by their support to many
measures for the general good, and are ever loyal to the interests of the
state. Having always resided in Grass
Valley, their acquaintance is a wide one, and those who have known them from
boyhood are numbered among their staunchest friends.
Transcribed by
Gerald Iaquinta.
Source:
“A Volume of Memoirs and Genealogy of Representative Citizens of Northern
California”, Pages 254-256. Chicago Standard Genealogical Publishing Co. 1901.
© 2010
Gerald Iaquinta.
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