Taylor B. Franklin, farmer sec. 11; P. O., Milton; is the grandson of Ebenezer Franklin, the earliest settler of Pike county, and eldest son of Frederick Franklin, who passed a life of usefulness in Montezuma tp., where he died in 1878. The subject of this sketch was married in April, 1869, to Miss Priscilla Stathen, a native of Ohio, and there have been born to them 4 children; Augustus, William, Fred E. and Cora H. Mr. F. resides upon a portion of his father's estate, consisting of 141 acres, valued at $25 per acre. Sixty years have passed since Ebenezer Franklin set foot on the soil of Pike county, and to his posterity belong the honor of his name.

Source: History of Pike County by Charles M. CHapman 1880