James Taylor Senior was born on January 6, 1870 at Coolaney, near Sligo, Co. Sligo, in North West Ireland.
In 1884, at the age of 14, he came into fellowship at Paisley, Scotland, where he had moved to serve his apprenticeship
in the linen trade with the firm of Coats. In 1888 he emigrated to St. John, Newfoundland. In 1889, J.T. moved to New York.
James Taylor and Estelle Garrett of Baltimore were married c. 1892. They had six children.
Mrs. Taylor died 1901 in childbirth or very shortly afterwards. The Lord took him on March 29, 1953.
