Taylor, Pleasant Green, 1827-1917

Pleasant Green Taylor was baptized in 1832, the first person to accept the LDS church in the state of Missouri. The biography traces his life in the church until his death. It mentions Joseph Smith's death, Brigham Young, Indian affairs, problems with Federal Government and family affairs. He was bishop of Harrisville, Utah, Ward.

Pleasant Green Taylor (1827-1917) joined the LDS church in 1832 and lived through all the persecutions the Mormons went through.

Pleasant Green Taylor was born 8 February 1827 in Bowlingreen, Warren County, Kentucky, the son of James Taylor and Elizabeth Patrick Taylor. His family joined the LDS Church in the spring of 1832 in Missouri after hearing one sermon. Pleasant and his family witnessed many events in the early church including the Missouri persecutions, life in the city of Nauvoo, the martyrdom of Joseph Smith, the transfiguration of Brigham Young, the trek west, the Mormon Battalion, the Utah War, and Plural Marriage. Pleasant Green Taylor died 16 May 1917 in Harrisville, Weber County, Utah.