He married Mary Esther Boston May 8, 1900. Mary was born September 11, 1874. Mary was the daughter
of John Henry Boston and Nancy Wooten. Mary died November 20, 1941 in Worcester Co., MD. Mary had three children
by her first husband, from who she was divorced before 1900. (Matthew M. Wise, The Boston Family, p. 71) John was a farmer. (notes of Mary
Taylor Caine)
John William Taylor and Mary Esther Boston had the following children:
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May Elizabeth9 Taylor was born November 6, 1900. May died May 16, 1941.
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ii.
Sarah Martha Taylor was born October 8, 1902. She married twice. She married William
Shockley. She married Ralph Purnell Leatherbury.
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iii.
Cyrus William Taylor was born June 30, 1904. He married Louella Mildred Bowden.
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iv.
Lewis James "Jock" Taylor was born December 4, 1906. Lewis died October 19, 1972.
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v.
Devan Taylor was born January 23, 1910. Devan died April 18, 1943 in Snow Hill, Worcester Co., MD. He
was a farmer.
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vi.
Elfred Revelle Taylor was born March 14, 1912.
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vii.
Etta Ladkin Taylor was born July 1, 1915. Etta died December 19, 1939.
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viii.
Clinton Boston Taylor was born December 18, 1919. He married Mary Jane Massey.