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Taylor County: Formed in 1844 from Marion, Harrison, and Barbour.  Named for John Taylor of Virginia.  This county was the home of Bailey Brown, the first Union soldier killed in War between the States.  He was shot, May 22, 1861, at Ferterman, now Grafton.

1. Taylor County Marker on U. S. Route 119, between Morgantown and Grafton, W. Va.