W. J. (Joseph) Taylor was born in Pennsylvania on October 13, 1880. His parents died when he was a small child and he was adopted by the Taylor family. He came west with them in 1898. The family settled in Longview Township where Mr. Taylor and his family continued to live. His sons still reside on the farm. In 1919 Joseph Taylor married Delight Hunt at Lewistown, Montana. Mr. Taylor served on both township and school boards. The couple had five children: Joseph, Theodore, Virginia, Betty and Ruea.
Mr. Taylor died in April 1932.
Later Delight married Glenn Laughlin. They had one son.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 69B