Thomas Nicholls Taylor was born on July 18, 1868, to George Taylor and Eliza Nicholls. Thomas began his employment with Taylor Brothers, the store founded by his father, at the age of ten. He was named president and manager in 1890 and continued in the president's position until his death. Taylor married Maud Rogers on September 18, 1889. They had nine children. He served as counselor in the Provo Third Ward bishopric from 1891 to 1900,then served as bishop for nineteen years. In 1919, he became president of the Utah Stake and served until 1939. In 1939, he was set apart as stake patriarch, serving until the time of his death. He served as mayor of Provo from 1900 to 1903 and as vice president of the Utah State Council of Defence from 1917 to 1919. From 1921 to 1939, he served as a member of the Brigham Young University Board of Trustees and as chairman of the executive committee for many years. Thomas Nicholls Taylor passed away in Provo, Utah, on October 24, 1950.

Thomas Sterling Taylor was born July 7, 1890, to Thomas Nicholls Taylor and Mary Maud Elon Rogers. In 1915, he married Nellie Todd Taylor and had three children. He registered for military service in 1919. He lived in San Francisco, California during the Great Depression where he sold furniture and pianos. His daughter Vesta died in a gun accident in June 1935. He died on January 14, 1991 in Provo, Utah at age 100.