TAYLOR CEMETERY
Myatt Township, Fulton
County, Arkansas
Submitted by Mike Taylor
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". 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. 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.
Tombstone Inscriptions
Stones were copied as shown except for editor notes
that are shown in parenthesis
|
Ollie England Taylor |
26 Jan 1890 - 3 May 1970 |
|
John W. England |
17 Dec 1888 - 22 Nov 1955 |
|
Infant Daughter of John
& Ollie England |
11 May 1921 |
|
Ira Taylor England |
12 Feb 1915 - 17 Feb 1990 |
|
Georgia Gregory (dbl stone) |
14 Feb. 1903 - 8 March 1971 |
|
Clyde Taylor (on stone with
Georgia Gregory) |
31 August 1896 - 16
November 1964 |
|
Mother - Louvica C., wife of W.A. Taylor |
16 December 1861 - 16
November 1934 |
|
Father - William A. Taylor |
22 February 1860 - 9 May
1922 |
|
Alford Taylor |
22 October 1882 - 17
September 1904 |
|
Tee Matison
Taylor |
18 October 1877 - 15
February 1911 |
|
Infant of Mr. & Mrs.
R.P. Taylor |
No Dates |
|
Rosa R. Taylor |
28 February 1888 - 10 March
1891 |
|
Alvin Taylor, son of R.P.
& S.A. Taylor |
29 January 1891 - 3 October
1886 |
|
Reece P. Taylor |
23 July 1855 - 18 April
1920 |
|
Sally A. Taylor |
8 January 1856 - 22 June
1928 |
|
Infant son of Frank &
Nora Taylor |
1915 |
|
Infant son of Frank &
Nora Taylor |
1914 |
|
infant of Mr. & Mrs.
W.A. Taylor |
No Dates |
|
infant of Mr. & Mrs.
W.A. Taylor |
No Dates |
|
infant of Mr. & Mrs.
W.A. Taylor |
No Dates |
|
infant of Mr. & Mrs.
W.A. Taylor |
No Dates |
|
Isabella Taylor Burns, wife
of Ben Burns |
1858 - 1886 |
|
James M., son of J.M. &
J. Taylor |
7 October 1862 - 7
September 1869, 6 yrs, 11 mos. |
|
J.M. Taylor, husband of J.
Taylor |
12 April 1824 - 24 February
1862, aged 37 years(?) |
|
Jennett, wife of J.M. Taylor |
10 February 1897, aged 71
years |
|
Carmel Gilbert Davis |
28 March 1900 - 30 March
1968 |
|
John H. Davis, husband of
Mary J. |
17 February 1875 - 8 May
1950 |
|
Mary J. Davis, wife of John
H. |
17 March 1878 - 5 February
1942 |
|
Julie May Taylor |
17 February 1887 - 13 May
1899 |
|
J.G., son of J.R. &
C.C. Taylor |
8 December 1882 - 21
October 1884 |
|
J.R. Taylor |
13 February 1853 - 6
February 1897 |
|
Clarissia C. Michles,
wife of J.R. Taylor |
4 August 1859 - 13 July
1918 |
|
Reece A. Taylor |
9 January 1876 - 10 August
1938 |
|
Delbert F. Taylor |
10 June 1929 - 30 October
1976 |
|
Grover A. Robinson (dbl
stone), Arkansas PVT US Army, WWI |
5 December 1892 - 12
February 1962 |
|
Ruby E. Robinson (on stone
w/Grover) |
28 October 1897 - 1
December 1978 |
|
Geneva Addie Whiteside,
wife of Leslie |
2 April 1918 - 12 April
1962 |
|
Leslie Lafate
Whiteside, husband of Geneva |
16 January 1912 - 19
November 1984 |
|
James M. Taylor (dbl stone) |
1873 - 1925 |
|
Fannie C., on stone w/James
Taylor |
1883 - 1927 |
|
Opal Taylor Richardson |
1903 - 1923 |
|
Richardson baby |
January 1922 |
|
Ranson P. Richardson, brother |
1894 - 1901 |
|
Laura, wife of R.h. Dark |
15 January 1878 - 23
November 1909 |
|
Clifford G. Taylor |
22 January 1907 - 16 July
1907 |
|
Amanda M. Taylor |
24 August 1837 - 3 March
1906 |
|
T.J. Taylor, husband of
A.M. Taylor |
15 March 1848 - 12 March
1898 |
|
Delbert F. Taylor, PVT US
Army, WWII |
10 June 1929 - 30 October
1976 |
|
Jennetta Taylor |
15 October 1874 - 12 March
1898 |
|
infant son of ?.R. & ?aud Davis |
Born & Died 5 February
1906 |
|
S.E. Burr |
No Dates |
|
S.T. Stenett |
No Dates |
|
L. Hurst |
No Dates |
|
Infant, W.W. Moore |
1910 |
|
James T. Wallace |
28 October 1878 - 11 March
1974 |
|
Iva Wallace |
14 April 1888 - 19 May 1920 |
|
Vonlie M. Bowman (dbl stone) |
15 September 1904 - ??,
married 10 Jan 1923 |
|
Nellie M., on stone w/Vonlie M. Bowman |
26 February 1905 - 26 July
1978 |
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.
5) Location of the cemetery: Lat= N36.384279° Lon=S91.502206°
Updated 17 Jul 2010