From John Taggart's application for Naturalization in Morgan Co., Indiana Circuit Court records. (Morgan County Microfilm, Courthouse Room B6, Martinsville, Indiana - Book F, Reel 69-70-71-B

Born in County Monaghan, Ireland.

Emigrated from the City of Belfast in Ireland on the third day of April, 1832 and arrived in the city of New York in the month of June 1832, and resides and intends settling in the County of Morgan in the State of Indiana.

At about the age of 44 years old was given citizenship in the County of Morgan on the 7th day of August 1845.
Apr 1832, Immigrated to U. S. A. from County Monaghan, IRL.
Buried in Sand Creek cemetery near Martinsville, Indiana.

Buried in Sand Creek cemetery near Martinsville, Indiana.

---Society item from Waukomis, Oklahoma newspaper---(no date)

Taggart family holds reunion.
The first annual reunion of the Taggart family was an event of last Sunday held in Government Springs park. Plans for the reunion were effected last Christmas day when 16 members of the family of Joseph and Martha Taggart met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.(Margaret Anna) Joseph in Waukomis.

Officers are T. E. (Thomas Edward) Taggart, president, and F. K. Taggart, secretary.

On last Sunday, the appointed day, 56 persons were together for a family dinner followed by a program and talks. Joe Joseph gave an account of early days experiences in this country. Other speakers were C. M. (Charley Mansur) Taggart, W. W. (William Winfield) Taggart, Emma Taggart Baldwin of Bethany, Mo., and Bentley Taggart of Indianapolis, Ind. A reading was given by F. D. Taggart.

Those elected are Joe Ben Taggart, president; W. W. Taggart, vice-president; and Martha Mae Joseph, Secretary.

Those present were Mr. and Mrs. James V. Neel and Homer Lee of Little Rock, Ark,. Mr. and Mrs C.M. Taggart, Betty and Loree Taggart, W. W. Taggart and Mrs Emma Taggart Baldwin of Bethany, Mo., Mr. and Mrs Bentley Taggart, Ola, Bentley, Jr., Carrie, Mary Ellen, Allene and Kermit of Indianapolis, Ind., Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Joseph, Van, Hobert and Martha, Mae Joseph, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Parnell, Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Taggart and Donald Taggart, Mrs. Lou Taggart, Mrs. Laura Taggart, all of Waukomis; Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Taggart of Healdton, Mr. and Mrs C. C. Waggoner, Betty Taggart, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bush, Junior, Susie and Genevieve Bush, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Taggart and Ruth Ann Taggart, Eleanor Owen, Dorothy Weldon, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Imboden and Betty Ruth Imboden, all of Enid; Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Taggart and Ruth Taggart, Mr. and Mrs. John Dillingham of Bison, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. (Thomas Edward) Taggart and Scott Taggart of Marshall and Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Leabo and Doroty Jane Leabo of Fairmont.

1832, Immigrated To U. S. A. From County Monaghan, IRL.,

---from a History of Harrison & Mercer counties, MO published by the
Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1888. (Hon. D.J. Heaston a supplier of knowledge).

John Taggart, a prominent farmer and stock raiser of Sherman township, was born May 15, 1828, in Monaghan Co., Ireland, and immigrated to the United States in April, 1832. He landed first at Montreal, and in the winter of that year went to New York City. In the spring of 1833 he went to Philadelphia, and a year later to Lumberville, Penn., where he resided four years, and then to Phoenixville where he received a grade-school education. He began life for himself at the age of twenty five as a school teacher, at which vocation he continued engaged four years. About 1838 he went to Indiana, and in 1857 came to the State of MO, with his parents, and settled in Morgan Co., which was at that time but little improved, and began farm life, assisting in felling the forest, building log cabins, rolling logs into heaps, and everything else necessary in a new country. He remained engaged in farming until 1864, when he established himself in the mercantile business at Bolton, Mo. In 1869 he sold his stock of goods, went to Bethany and entered the store of Bohannon & Slinger as a clerk, where he remained three years. He moved to his present location in 1873, and has since engaged in farming and stock raising, in which he is quite successful, Although he began life in moderate cirumstances he now owns 160 acres of nicely improved land, and is one of the substantial men of the township. October 9, 1851 he married Miss Matilda Ann, daughter of John and Nancy (Moore) Wiley, natives of Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Taggart, ten children have been born: John W. (deceased), Nancy Ann, wife of Josiah Bogue, Wiley P., James O. (deceased); Madora E., wife of Robert S. Mayhugh; Mr. Taggart is a Democrat in politics, and was elected State Senator in the fall of 1886, by 125 majority, in a district usually Republican. He served four years in this office and was then re-elected for another four-year term, this time by a much larger majority than before by more than 500 majority. For several years he served his township as constable, and in various official capacities, and during the war organized and was elected captain of Company D, Home Guards. He has been a member of the I.O.O.F. for over thirty-five years, and himself and wife belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church. To his parents, John and Ann Jane (Bothwell) Taggart, natives of Ireland, seventeen children were born, of whom John is the fourth. The father died in 1868, aged sixty six, and the mother in 1869, aged sixty two.
1886, Elected To MO Senate - Served Two, Four Year Terms.
1857, Went to MO from Morgan Co., Indiana.
During Civil War, organized & elected Captain of Co. D, Home Guard
abt 1832, Immigrated to U. S. A. from County Monaghan, IRL.,

Probably married in Harrison Co., MO.

From tombstone in Sandcreek Cemetery, Morgan Co., Indiana:
Mary A. Taggart
Dau of John and A.J.
Born 15 Aug, 1836
Died 21 Dec 1904

From Tombstone in Sandcreek Cemetery, Morgan Co., Indiana:
Born 22 Nov 1848
Died 14 May 1901

Mahala E
Born 20 Oct 1851
Died 21 Dec 1904
Buried in Sand Creek cemetery near Martinsville, Indiana.