Portrait and biographical album of Hillsdale county, Mich., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States . ACHARV , twelfthPresident of the United States,^was born on tlie 24th of Nov.,1784, in Orange Co., Va. Hisfather. Colonel Taylor, wasa Virginian of note, and a dis-tinguished patriot and soldier ofthe Revolution. When Zacharywas an infant, his father witii hiswife and two children, emigratedto Kentu
Portrait and biographical album of Hillsdale county, Mich., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States . ACHARV , twelfthPresident of the United States,^was born on tlie 24th of Nov.,1784, in Orange Co., Va. Hisfather. Colonel Taylor, wasa Virginian of note, and a dis-tinguished patriot and soldier ofthe Revolution. When Zacharywas an infant, his father witii hiswife and two children, emigratedto Kentucky, where he settled in^- the pathless wilderness, a fewmiles from Louisville. In thisfront-?W ier liome, away from civilization andI all its refinements, young Zacharycould enjoy hut few social and educational advan-tages. When six years of age he attended a commonschool, and was then regarded as a bright, active boy,rather remarkable for bUmtness and decision of char-acter He was strong, fearless and self-reliant, andaianifested a strong desire to enter the army to fightthe Indians who were ravaging the frontiers. Thereis little to be recorded of the uneventful years of hischildhood on his fathers large but lonely 1808, his father succeeded in obtaining for himthe co
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