TAYLOR CEMETERY #1- FULTON COUNTY, AR ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted by: Michael J. Taylor Email: mike_in_katy@wl.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free Information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TAYLOR CEMETERY #1 Myatt Township, Fulton County, Arkansas Taylor Cemetery #1, is located on GUT Creek, approximately 1 mile upstream from the intersection of Gut Creek and Spring River. It was started in 1862, with the burial of James Madison Taylor (b. 12 Apr 1824). It was dedicated by Jennetta Taylor to her son, J.A. Taylor and his heirs, to be forever used as the final resting place for anyone departing this life. The ownership was transferred with the sum of one dollar and by documents filed in the Fulton County Courthouse on 11 Nov 1889. Most, but not all, of the plots in the cemetery are the burial place of descendants of James and Jennetta. James Madison Taylor died of pneumonia. It is said that he raised from his bed in the homestead cabin, looked through cracks between the logs and said, "bury me up by those big oak trees". The Taylor Cemetery overlooks a beautiful expanse of the Spring River valley and is highlighted by the most enormous oak trees in the area and maybe in the county. There is no particular order in which the plots are listed. Many of the inscriptions were difficult to read accurately. An "S" indicates a single tombstone, and a "D" indicates a double tombstone. Dates were recorded using the standard genealogical form of "DA MON YEAR" and are not necessarily the manner in which they were inscribed on the stones. 1) S OLLIE ENGLAND TAYLOR 26 Jan 1890 - 3 May 1970 2) S JOHN W. ENGLAND 17 Dec 1888 - 22 Nov 1955 3) S Infant Daughter of JOHN & OLLIE ENGLAND 11 May 1921 4) S IRA TAYLOR ENGLAND 12 Feb 1915 - 17 Feb 1990 5) D GEORGIA GREGORY CLYDE TAYLOR 14 Feb 1903 31 Aug 1896 8 Mar 1971 16 Nov 1964 6) S MOTHER - LOUVICA C., wife of W.A. TAYLOR 16 Dec 1861 - 16 Nov 1934 7) S FATHER - WILLIAM A. TAYLOR 22 Feb 1860 - 9 May 1922 8) S ALFORD TAYLOR 22 Oct 1882 - 17 Sep 1904 9) S TEE MATISON TAYLOR 18 Oct 1877 - 15 Feb 1911 10) S Infant of MR. & MRS. R.P. TAYLOR 11) S ROSA R. TAYLOR 28 Feb 1888 - 10 Mar 1891 In Memory of ???? R.P. & S.A. TAYLOR 12) S ALVIN TAYLOR Son of R.P. & S.A. TAYLOR 29 Jan 1891 - 3 Oct 1886 13) S REECE P. TAYLOR 23 Jul 1855 - 18 Apr 1920 14) S SALLY A. TAYLOR 8 Jan 1856 - 22 Jun 1928 15) S Infant son of FRANK & NORA TAYLOR 1915 16) S Infant son of FRANK & NORA TAYLOR 1914 17) S MR. & MRS. W A TAYLOR - Infant 18) S MR. & MRS. W A TAYLOR - Infant 19) S MR. & MRS. W A TAYLOR - Infant 20) S MR. & MRS. W A TAYLOR - Infant 21) S BURNS, ISABELLA TAYLOR, wife of BEN BURNS 1858 - 1866 22) S JAMES M., son of J M & J TAYLOR 7 Oct 1862 - 7 Sep 1869 6 yrs - 11 mos 23) S J. M. TAYLOR Husband of J TAYLOR 12 Apr 1824 - 24 Feb 1862 Aged 37 years ???? 24) S JENNETT, wife of J M TAYLOR 10 Feb 1897 Aged 71 years 25) S CARMEL GILBERT DAVIS 28 Mar 1900 - 30 Mar 1968 26) S DAVIS, JOHN H., husband of MARY J. 17 Feb 1875 - 8 May 1950 27) S DAVIS, MARY J., wife of JOHN H. 17 Mar 1878 - 5 Feb 1942 28) S JULIE MAY TAYLOR 17 Feb 1887 - 13 May 1899 29) S J.G., Son of J.R. & C.C. TAYLOR 8 Dec 1882 - 21 Oct 1884 30) S J.R. TAYLOR 13 Feb 1853 - 6 Feb 1897 31) S CLARISSIA C. MICHLES, wife of J.R. TAYLOR 4 Aug 1859 - 13 Jul 1918 32) S REECE A. TAYLOR 9 Jan 1876 - 10 Aug 1938 33) S DELBERT F. TAYLOR 10 Jun 1929 - 30 Oct 1976 34) D ROBINSON, GROVER A. RUBY E. 5 Dec 1892 28 Oct 1897 12 Feb 1962 1 Dec 1978 35) S GROVER A. ROBINSON (brass foot plaque) ARKANSAS PVT US ARMY, WORLD WAR I 5 Dec 1892 - 12 Feb 1962 36) S WHITESIDE, GENEVA ADDIE, wife of LESLIE 2 Apr 1918 - 12 Apr 1962 37) S WHITESIDE, LESLIE LAFATE, husband of GENEVA 16 Jan 1912 - 19 Nov 1984 38) D TAYLOR, JAMES M. FANNIE C. 1873 - 1925 1883 - 1927 39) S OPAL TAYLOR RICHARDSON 1903 - 1923 40) S RICHARDSON BABY Jan 1922 41) S RANSON P. RICHARDSON, Brother 1894 - 1901 42) S LAURA, wife of R.H. DARK 15 Jan 1878 - 23 Nov 1909 43) S CLIFFORD G. TAYLOR 22 Jan 1907 - 16 Jul 1907 44) S AMANDA M. TAYLOR 24 Aug 1837 - 3 Mar 1906 45) S T. J. TAYLOR, husband of A.M. TAYLOR 15 Mar 1848 - 12 Mar 1898 46) S DELBERT F. TAYLOR, PVT US ARMY, WORLD WAR II 10 Jun 1929 - 30 Oct 1976 47) S JENNETTA TAYLOR 15 Oct 1874 - 12 Mar 1898 48) S Infant son of ?.R. & ?AUD DAVIS Born & Died 5 Feb 1906 49) S S.E. BURR 50) S S.T. STENETT 51) S L. HURST 52) S Infant, W.W. MOORE 1910 53) S JAMES T. WALLACE 28 Oct 1878 - 11 Mar 1974 54) S IVA WALLACE 14 Apr 1888 - 19 May 1920 55) D BOWMAN VONLIE M. NELLIE M. 15 Sep 1904 26 Feb 1905 - 26 Jul 1978 married 10 Jan 1923 NOTES 1) Several unmarked stones were present 2) Rosa R. Taylor dates may have been-- 28 Feb 1883 - 10 Mar 1891 3) The log cabin, in which James Madison Taylor died, was located about 100 yards downhill from the cemetery, on the bank of Gut Creek. Orphus England of Hardy, Arkansas, did recover some artifacts from the original homesite. Orphus is the present owner of the land surrounding the cemetery and is a Great Great Grandson of James and Jennetta. 4) Compiled by Michael J. Taylor in 1993, Great Great Grandson of James Madison and Jennetta Taylor.