1878 Was A Good Year In Taylor Arizona!

Taylor Az Early Settlers

Our Founding Fathers

In the order they arrived in Taylor and Shumway.

James Pierce Photo

James T. Pierce and his wife, Mary Jane Meeks, came to the Silver Creek Valley in January, 1878. 

John Henry Standifird arrived with his 13 year old daughter Ann in March of 1878.  Theysettled in the valley now known as the Solomon Ranch, south of Shumway.

John and Mary Ann Standifird Photo