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Taylor cemetery is located approximately 1 mile East of Spaulding on north side of Telstar Road, Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 2 (northeast of Riverton).

These readings were obtained from Paul Taylor and John & Cathy Taylor Berner whose ancestors are buried here and used with their permission. Thanks for sharing! Previous readings were combined and compared, including readings from Dr. Floyd S. Barringer, Decatur Gen. Society, local D.A.R. chapter as well as readings by Caroline Meissner and Mary Gladys Schewe. John R. Bice composed a history of the cemetery to commemorate its 150 years of existence in 1983, the earliest dated stone found as 1833. According to this history no one could be buried in the northwest corner of the cemetery, as it was used as a common grave for many people who died of a cholera epidemic.

On July 6, 1863 James S. Taylor and Sally Taylor deeded a tract of land "for the purpose of a burying ground, containing one-half acre". They conveyed it out "except the right in common to bury within said premises the dead of our own family, and the family of relatives, which are the benefits as above alluded to as accuring to the said party of the first part". The signatures were witnessed by John Wilson and Sally Taylor signed with her mark, an "X". The deed was recorded 16 Feb 1888, Book 80, page 397 (Sangamon County Courthouse, Springfield, Illinois). This was approximately 25 years after it was signed.

Again on 29 January 1891 Sarah Taylor, Maggie Jones, William A. Jones and Bertrand H. Jones deeded by Quit Claim an addition to the one-half acre by adding some on the south and some on the east, making Taylor a total plat of 196.58' x 286.65'.

First Trustees - 1863: Ninian R. Taylor; John C. Woltz; R. H. Constant
Second Trustees - 1891: John W. Taylor; John T. Mitts; Dabney Cooper
Trustees - 1983: John R. Bice; William H. Evans; Beranrd L. Dennison; William V. Taylor; Robert Fetter and Oliver R. Schuppel, Jr.
Cemetery Care Fund: 1952 Omer P. Mitts; 1978 James D. Taylor; 1983 James L. Smith Family

Photos of tombstones have been completed as of June 5, 2003. There are four that I could not identify and are listed as "UNREADABLE" and could be some of the stones on the list that do not have a photo. Or those without a photo could mean the stone was missed or was not found. More recent burials and photos have been added to this listing. Click on the underlined link to access those with a photo.

Errors could have been made, so please send corrections if they can be verified - Mary Ann Kaylor

NAME	BORN	DIED	AGE	MISC INFORMATION
BARDRICK Elizabeth A		5 Nov 1860	6y24d	d/o J & C
BARDRICK Kitty A		19 Dec 1853		d/o J & C
BICE Dorothy M	1915	1970
BICE Dorothy M	1914
BICE Frederick C	1923
BICE John H	1865	1933
BICE John R	1915	1988	Another name on stone, d 1970
BICE Karen J	27 Dec 1946
BICE Maggie	1866	1948
BICE Robert W	29 Sep 1945	27 Aug 2001
BICE Sarah J	1896	1950
BICE Thomas Warren	26 Dec 1941		"He Tried"
BICE Warren P Sr	1892	1964
BROOKS Charles		1862	17ds	s/o J M & E
BURLBAW George W Jr	30 Dec 1906	10 Jan 1983
CAMPBELL F R "Pete"	1916	1988
CAMPBELL Mary Alice Urban	1932	2004
CHAPMAN John W		13 Sep 1849	24y5m18d	s/o J & E
CHITI Fred A	9 Mar 1957	9 Dec 1998
CLEVERLY Benjamin F	1846	1920
CLEVERLY Dudley				ch/o Benj & Susanna
CLEVERLY Maurice		31 Jul 1873	1y4m7d	s/o Benj & Susanna
CLEVERLY Susanna C	1848	1907		nee Taylor; w/o Benjamin
CONE Gertrude		24 Sep 1872	1y1m27d	d/o B F & M G
CONE Infant Son		7 Mar 1873	3ds	s/o B F & M G
CONE Matilda G		10 Mar 1873	19y11m20d	w/o B F
CONSTANT Charlie B	19 Mar 1867	3 Sep 1868		s/o G M & E M
CONSTANT Elizabeth M Bales	1846	1924		w/o George M
CONSTANT Freddie	1882	1884		s/o G M & E M
CONSTANT George M	1844	(Aug) 1920		CW Pvt Army Co H 70 IL Inf
CONSTANT Mary E	1839	1877
CONSTANT Mary L		18 May 1863	45y6m3d	w/o R H
CONSTANT Pearl L	1874	1936		s/o George & Eliz
CONSTANT Rezin H		14 Apr 1887	77y9m6d	Blackhawk War
COOLEY Alice A		31 Mar 1881	20y8m25d	d/o C H & R K
COOLEY Amanda G	28 Jun 1876	3 Dec 1876	2y5m5d	d/o C H
COOLEY Charles H	31 Mar 1817	21 Sep 1894
COOLEY David J		9 Oct 1866	25y1?m13d	s/o Chas H & Rachel K
COOLEY George H	Oct 1879	6 Jun 1881	1y7m26d	s/o C H
COOLEY Rachel K		3 May 1867	49y6m9d	w/o C H
COOPER Ambrose		27 Ja 1871	22y5m17d	s/o J W & Z
COOPER Dabney	2 Sep 1848	20 Oct 1920
COOPER Fannie	1849	1929		m#1 King; m#2 Henry Cooper
COOPER Isaac J		27 Oct 1849	2y4m13d	s/o J W & Z
COOPER J W		30 Nov 1853	37y2m3d	bu in Texas
COOPER John F		7 ? Oct 1844	8m29d	s/o J W & Z
COOPER John W		13 Mar 1853	3y4d	s/o M & F J
COOPER Mary F	26 May 1853	9 Jul 1932		w/o Dabney; d/o James & America King
COOPER Zerilda		10 Mar 1855	31y4m13d	nee Taylor; w/o J W
CRONISTER, LeRoy	1920
CRONISTER, Dorothy	1923
DEANE James D Sr	11 Dec 1941	20 Oct 1997
DEANE Betty J	28 Mar 1944
DONELSON Corey	?? 21 1987	8 Mar 1989
DOUGHERTY Amanda		1 Mar 1858	26y18d	w/o C Dougherty Jr
DOUGHERTY Charles Jr	1822	1893
DOUGHERTY Charles Sr	1792	1878
DOUGHERTY Daniel		3 Aug 1852	1y1m7d	s/o C & A Dougherty Jr
DOUGHERTY Isaac		4 Mar 1858	11d	s/o C & A Dougherty Jr
DYSERT Clara		16 Nov 1874	6mos
ELSTON Edward C Sr	1905	1959
ELSTON Margaret H	14 Nov 1913	24 May 1977
EVANS Helen G	1907	2000
EVANS Helen Joan	1933
EVANS Oramel M	1901	1975
EVANS William H	1936	2002
FARLEY Maretha A		14 Sep 188?	?yrs/10ms/22ds	w/o? d/o? Jas Farley
FRALEY Charles	7 Jan 1877	4 Aug 1964
FRALEY Minnie E	4 Mar 1886	27 Nov 1908
FROOD Charles		28 Oct 1862	17d	s/o J & J
FROOD Jane		8 May 1867	48y11m13d	w/o John
GIDEON Infant son		15 Feb 1871	4d	s/o J R & M C
HALBERT Alex Dr		11 Feb 1858	27y7m27d
HALBERT James Dr		5 Aug 1858	73y3m17d	War of 1812
HALL Manda M		30 Mar 1888	41y9m20d	nee Taylor
HAWLEY Adia		30 Jan 1865		d/o R K & A C
HAWLEY Amanda C		11 Aug 1861?	20y	w/o R K
HAWLEY Willie		15 Feb 1861	1y8m15d	s/o R K & A
HENDRICKS John R	1839	13 Mar 1864		s/o Jas W & L; CW Co B 130 IL Inf
HOKE Charles P	1872
HOKE George S	1906	1906		s/o Chas & Luella
HOKE Luella H	1875	1907		w/o Charles P
IRVING Agnes	1825	1901		w/o John R
IRVING Helen	1856	1879		d/o John R & Agnes
IRVING John R	1820	1901
JOHNSTON Elizabeth		19 Aug 1867	9y3m	d/o J & S
JOHNSTON Infant Son		1877		s/o John & Agnes Johnston
JONES Annie D Taylor	1854	1934
JONES Bertrand T	1874	1917
JONES Sidney E		14 Jan 1880	37y10m18d	w/o James W
KENNEDY Elizabeth	1824	1899		Mother
KENNEDY Ethel		12 Mar 1891	12ds	d/o R G & M E
KENNEDY John	1858	1916		son
KENNEDY John	1826	1870		Father
KENNEDY Mary E		9 Mar 1891	28y10m3d	w/o R G
KING Alma J		13 Jul 1863	4y8m3d	d/o J M & A
KING America	12 Oct 1820	5 May 1888		b Gallatin Co KY; nee Elliott
KING Clearicy A		12 Oct 1863	20y9m6d	d/o J M & A
KING Eli M		12 Dec 1863	2y1?m13d	s/o J M & A
KING Elizabeth		6 Jun 1848	4m12d	d/o J M & A
KING Infant Dau				d/o S & E
KING James M	30 Jan 1815	20 Mar 1891		b Clark Co., KY
KING John A		15 Feb 1866		s/o S & E
KING W T		20 Nov 1885	36y4m28?d	William, s/o James M King
LIBKA Kate Star	2 Oct 1859	27 Nov 1927		w/o Albert Libka
MADDOX America J	8 Apr 1832	24 Nov 1892
MADDOX James T	15 Sep 1825	1 Mar 1897
McGINNIS Mary		21 May 1873	70y	w/o Thomas
McGINNIS R S		7 May 1898		CW Pvt Army Co B 130 IL Inf
McGINNIS Thomas		15 Nov 1893	91y
MIER? John R		26 May 1857	1y8m29d	s/o T & C
MILES Harry Roy	19 Oct 1905	3 Sep 1991
MILES Melvina	10 Oct 1906	3 Oct 1994
MINSER James	22 Feb 1821	6 Dec 1892
MITTS Jane	9 Mar 1790	15 Mar 1877	87y6d	w/o John
MITTS John	28 Sep 1789	27 Mar 1875	85y5m29d
MITTS John T	5 Jun 1831	7 Apr 1902		Knight Templar
MITTS Nancy E(llen)	10 Aug 1843	14 Nov 1920		nee Myers; w/o John T
MORGAN Daniel		31 May 1894	52y	"My Husband"
MOSHER Mary J		30 Nov 1910	59y10d	w/o Charles M
NELSON Adolph	1857	1941
NELSON Mahala A	20 Nov 1890	4 May 1901
NELSON Maranda	10 Aug 1893	26 Oct 1893
POTTER E Ann Paris		28 Jun 1863		w/o Emory Potter
RANDOLPH Lillie Starr	1857	1924
RANGE Clifford L	1924	1994
RANGE Daisey Marie	13 Sep 1904	14 Dec 1976
RANGE Lee	1899	1982
RANGE Nancy J	1939	2002
RIDDLE Russel O	17 Nov 1848	3 Aug 1930
RIDDLE Sabra G	5 Apr 1853	26 Jul 1920		w/o Russel; nee Constant
SCHUPPEL Fred	1888	1968
SCHUPPEL May Riddle	1884	1980
SIMPSON Benjamin L		7 Aug 1851	2y4m23d	s/o T L & F
SIMPSON Francis		13 Oct 1853	25y3m12d	w/o T L
SIMPSON John R	1875	1892
SIMPSON Mary J		7 Jul 1853	1y8m5d	d/o T L & F
SMITH America E	17 Jan 1884	3 June 1920		w/o James L
SMITH James L	1860	1946
SMITH Margaret L	20 Apr 1917	23 Oct 2001
SMITH Nancy		20 Aug 185?	60y	w/o Philip; nee Cooper
STADLEY Inez C	23 Sep 1901	5 May 1993
STICKEL Ida Raye	15 Feb 1897	7 Feb 1973
STICKEL Kenneth H	2 Nov 1885	2 Apr 1964
SUMMERS Elizabeth		12 Jan 1898	68y6m20d	w/o Levene
SUMMERS L F		29 Jun 1878	54y9m26d
SUMMERS Lesley		1? Apr 1863	1y3m11d	s/o L F & E
SUMMERS Malinda	14 Aug 1805	7 My 1902
SUMMERS Walter		6 Oct 1887	19y11m9d	s/o W T & Virginia Waltz Summers
SUMMERS Willie T		20 Sep 1867	1y1d	s/o W T & V C
TAYLOR Alexander	27 Jun 1864	9 Sep 1865	1y2m12d	s/o N R & C
TAYLOR Alvin S	11 Jun 1834	7 Jun 1864	29y11m26d	d Resacca GA
TAYLOR AnneThompson	29 Apr 1838	30 Sep 1863		w/o J B Taylor
TAYLOR Austin R	12 Sep 1866	21 Feb 1870	3y5m9d	s/o N R & C
TAYLOR Catharine	27 Apr 1847	10 Mar 1848
TAYLOR Catharine Halbert	19 Nov 1827	29 Jul 1891		w/o Ninian R
TAYLOR Charlie		21 Jan 1876	17y1m1d	s/o A S & L J
TAYLOR Charlie O	7 Oct 1870	20 Feb 1871	4m13d	s/o Isaac J & Mary Ann McGinnis Taylor
TAYLOR Edith	1902	1902		d/o L B Taylor
TAYLOR Emily Taylor	16 Aug 1838	30 Aug 1929
TAYLOR Flora L		15 Nov 1875	12y9m5d	d/o E K & L S
TAYLOR Infant Daughter		10 Apr 1865		d/o I J & M A
TAYLOR Infant Daughter	9 Aug 1852	22 Aug 1852	13d	d/o I J & M A
TAYLOR Infant Son	1850	1850
TAYLOR Isaac	9 Feb 1807	8 Apr 1887	80y1m29d
TAYLOR Isaac J	12 Oct 1830	14 Sep 1895		h/o Margaret J Halbert
TAYLOR J E	1848	1917		w/o Roscoe
TAYLOR J Thomas	1876	1910
TAYLOR James	2 Nov 1801	27 Jul 1857	55y8m24d
TAYLOR James A	20 Feb 1853	25 Apr 1856	3y2m5d	s/o J S & S
TAYLOR James D	1909	1995
TAYLOR James Louis	1885	1918
TAYLOR James S	29 May 1818	24 Feb 1878	59y8m25d
TAYLOR Jane Blue	16 Mar 1809	23 Feb 1843	33y11m7d	w/o S Taylor
TAYLOR Jimmie C		14 Nov 1875	6y11m12d	s/o E K & L S
TAYLOR Louisa J		23 Jan 1877	44y4m10d	w/o A S
TAYLOR Mahala E Lard	1842	1926
TAYLOR Manda M Hall	4 May 1846	30 Mar 1888
TAYLOR Margaret J Halbert	13 Sep 1833	16 May 1863	29y8m3d	w/o I J Taylor
TAYLOR Mary	16 Apr 1837	25 May 1878
TAYLOR Mary Kelly	1802	5 Aug 1852	50y	w/o James
TAYLOR Mary M	9 Jan 1849	29 Jan 1849	20d	d/o N R & C
TAYLOR Mary Wilhelmina Roerig	1877	1956
TAYLOR Nellie F		25 Nov 1875	9y10m21d	d/o E K & L S
TAYLOR Ninian Madison	26 Dec 1835	1904
TAYLOR Ninian Riley	13 Feb 1825	5 Aug 1905
TAYLOR Roscoe	1855	1940
TAYLOR Ruth	1907	20 Jun 2004
TAYLOR Sarah Halbert	23 Jan 1820	25 May 1903
TAYLOR Sarah J	21 Jan 1850	11 Apr 1856	6y2m24d	d/o N R & C
TAYLOR Sarah M Elliot	31 Aug 1818	17 Apr 1908
TAYLOR Simeon	10 May 1795	5 Aug 1881
TAYLOR Susan Hendrix	16 Nov 1815	11 Jul 1852	36y8m25d	w/o S Taylor
TAYLOR William L	13 Nov 1842	16 Apr 1890
TAYLOR Zilpha	1837	1920		Halbert/Cartwell?
THOMPSON Barbara A	1819	1892		Mother
THOMPSON Caroline		26 Mar 1856	2y11d	d/o W & B A
THOMPSON Charles A		1 Mar 1864	2y5m9d	s/o W & B A
THOMPSON J Pierce		5 Sep 1854	2y10m3d	s/o W & B A
THOMPSON John P		25 Jan 1852	7y22m16d	s/o W & B A
UNREADABLE
UNREADABLE
UNREADABLE
UNREADABLE		1850?
VAN HOOK Martin	7 Jun 1844	6 Feb 1877	32y7m29d
WEST Nancy Ann Smith	22 Mar 1828	10 Jul 1902		Nancy Smith Star West
WHEELAND Abner	3 Dec 1817	10 Dec 1901
WHEELAND Charity	20 Jun 1817	23 Sep 1879		w/o Abner
WHEELAND Katie		30 Mar 1870	2y3m	d/o A & C
WHEELAND Kissa	1845	1859		d/o A & C
WHEELAND Pressley		11 Jan 1859	37y9m3d	s/o P
WHITE Amanda M		24? Jan 1861		d/o W H & M T
WHITE Mary E		7 Aug 1852		d/o William H & R M
WHITE Rhoda M		9 Aug 1852	23y7m14d	w/o William H
WILSON Francis L				infant ch/o J T & J L
WILSON John R				infant son/o J T & J L
WOLTZ George A		10 May 1850	7d	s/o J C & S F
WOLTZ James A		25 Apr 1850	3y3m2d	s/o J C & S F
WOLTZ James F			16y? 16d	s/o J D & S R?
WOLTZ John C		13 May 1890	71y11m8d
WOLTZ Sidney R		24 Jun 1884	62y4m21d	w/o J C
WRIGHT Edwin W	21 Aug 1871	25 Oct 1873		s/o J L & M J
WRIGHT James T	30 Dec 1866	7 May 1867		s/o J L & M J
WRIGHT John L	1 Aug 1838	20 Apr 1889
WRIGHT Margaret J	9 Dec 1843	3 Apr 1922		w/o John L

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