Riley J. Taylor b. 9 Apr 1839 Tennessee, USA d. 19 Sep 1898: Our Family History

1839 - 1898 (59 years)

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Name	Riley J. Taylor [1, 2]
Born	9 Apr 1839	Tennessee, USA [1, 3]
Gender	Male
Census	29 Aug 1850	Castor township, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA [4]
	1. Taylor, John, 36, male, farmer, Tennessee 2. _____, Alexander, 16, male, farmer, Tennessee, attended school 3. _____, Riley [J.? T.?], 13, male, Tennessee, attended school 4. _____, Nancy, 2, female, Missouri
Census	16 Jul 1860	Willow Springs township, Howell County, Missouri, USA [5]
	1. Taylor, John, 46, male, farmer, real estate $500, personal $500, Tennessee 2. _____, Mary J., 26, female, \\\"Dom\\\" [domestic?], Illinois 3. _____, Alexander, 26, male, farmer, real estate $300, personal $150, Tennessee 4. _____, Riley J., 21, male, farmer, real estate $100, personal $150, Tennessee 5. _____, Nancy J., 12, female, Missouri 6. _____, Martha J., 5, female, Arkansas 7. _____, Luther B., 3, male, Arkansas 8. _____, Adina, 8 months, female, Missouri
Census	19 Jul 1870	Current River township, Randolph County, Arkansas, USA [6]
	1. Taylor, Riley J., 30, male, white, farmer, Tennessee 2. _____, Rebecca C., 24, female, white, keeping house, Missouri 3. _____, John R., 1, male, white, Arkansas 4. Howell, Sallie, 63, female, white, Kentucky 5. Thomas, Marion, 18, male, white, farm hand, Missouri 6. Miller, William W., 5, male, white, Missouri
Census	24 Jun 1880	Kilgore township, Clay County, Arkansas, USA [7]
	1. Taylor, Riley J., white, male, 40, married, farmer, Tennessee, Tennessee, South Carolina 2. _____, Missouri A., white, female, 21, wife, married, keeping house, Kentucky, Arkansas, Kentucky 3. _____, Jno. R., white, male, 11, son, at home, attended school, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri 4. _____, [Louis N.?] white male, 9, son, attended school, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri 5. _____, Alma [middle initial not clear], white, female, 6, daughter, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri 6. Mulholland, William, white, male, 21, boarder, single, laborer, Arkansas, Kentucky, Kentucky
Biography	R. I. Taylor is a native of Henry County, West Tenn., and was born on the 9th of April, 1839, his parents being John and Sarah (Carey) Taylor, the father a native of West Tennessee and the mother of South Carolina. The paternal grandfather was a Virginian by birth, the maternal grandfather having come originally from South Carolina. John Taylor emigrated from Tennessee to what is now Clay County, Ark., about 1852, coming in a wagon drawn by an ox team, and settled on the farm now owned by Robert Hawthorne, in Carpenter Township, where he made improvements and resided until about 1859. Then he removed to Howell County, Mo., and died there in 1866. His wife died in Stoddard County, Mo., on her way to Arkansas. To them were born four children R. I. Taylor being the third in order of birth. He was but thirteen years of age when he came to this State, and received only limited educational advantages as there were but few settlers and no schools in the country at that time. Such knowledge of books as he possesses was obtained at home by self application. In the spring of 1861 he enlisted in Company F, Seventh Arkansas Regiment, and served until the close of the war, being a participant in the battles of Shiloh, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Mission Ridge and several hard skirmishes. He was wounded by a gun shot in the left arm at Shiloh, which has nearly ruined the use of that member, and was also wounded by a gun-shot at Murfreesboro, but soon recovered as it was merely a flesh wound. He served as second sergeant and was paroled in 1865. He returned to Clay County, and about 1872 located on his present farm, which consists of 200 acres of land, with some sixty-five acres under cultivation. He raises corn principally, and gives considerable attention to stock. Having followed farming all his life he is thoroughly acquainted with its varied features. In 1867 he was married to Rebecca Howell, a native of Missouri, by whom he has three children: John, Lewis and Alma. By his second wife, whose maiden name was Annie Heath, he had two children: Rosa, living, and Rosella L., who is deceased. Mr. Taylor is a well- respected pioneer of Clay County, having resided here since the time when not more than a half dozen families were within miles of him. He has aided very materially in the advance and progress of the community. [8]
Died	19 Sep 1898 [2]
Buried	Barnett Cemetery, Peace Valley, Howell County, Missouri, USA [2]
Person ID	I1179	Full
Last Modified	8 Aug 2021

Father	John Taylor, b. Abt 1814, Tennessee, USA , d. 1866, Howell County, Missouri, USA (Age ~ 52 years)
Mother	Sarah Carey, b. South Carolina, USA , d. Abt 1849, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA
Married	Abt 1833
Family ID	F482	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Rebecca Howell, b. Missouri, USA

Married 1867 [3]

Children

	1. John R. Taylor, b. Abt 1869, Arkansas, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Lewis Taylor, b. Abt 1871, Arkansas, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Alma Taylor, b. Abt 1874, Arkansas, USA , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 8 Feb 2009

Family ID F486 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Missouri A. Heath, b. Abt 1859, Kentucky, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
Married	Abt 1879 [9]
Last Modified	8 Feb 2009
Family ID	F487	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Notes
Returned to Clay Co ARK. where he had a 200 acre farm, 65 acres of it under cultivation. Raised principally corn. [3]

Sources

[S165] Missouri, Howell - census 1860 (Ancestry), Missouri, Howell County, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
[S5387] FindAGrave (http://www.findagrave.com : 23 June 2018), database and image of marker, Memorial ID 13444295, for Riley J. Taylor (1839-1898), citing Barnett Cemetery (Peace Valley, Howell County, Missouri, USA). .
[S157] Taylor, Riley J. - Bio, Clay Co Ark (book, Goodspeed), («i»Clay County, Arkansas, Genealogical Homepage«/i» (http://www.couchgenweb.com/arkansas/clay/), "Goodspeed Biography, Surnames M-Z," entry for R.I. Taylor [Riley I. Taylor], Clay County, Arkansas; citing «i»Biographical and historical memoirs of northeast Arkansas : comprising a condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties named herein, and numerous biographical sketches of the prominent citizens of such counties«/i» (Chicago : Goodspeed Pub. Co., 1889).).
Transcribed online and accessed from the Clay Co ARK website: http://www.couchgenweb.com/arkansas/clay/biomz.htm

R. I. Taylor is a native of Henry County, West Tenn., and was born on the 9th of April, 1839, his parents being John and Sarah (Carey) Taylor, the father a native of West Tennessee and the mother of South Carolina. The paternal grandfather was a Virginian by birth, the maternal grandfather having come originally from South Carolina. John Taylor emigrated from Tennessee to what is now Clay County, Ark., about 1852, coming in a wagon drawn by an ox team, and settled on the farm now owned by Robert Hawthorne, in Carpenter Township, where he made improvements and resided until about 1859. Then he removed to Howell County, Mo., and died there in 1866. His wife died in Stoddard County, Mo., on her way to Arkansas. To them were born four children R. I. Taylor being the third in order of birth. He was but thirteen years of age when he came to this State, and received only limited educational advantages as there were but few settlers and no schools in the country at that time. Such knowledge of books as he possesses was obtained at home by self application. In the spring of 1861 he enlisted in Company F, Seventh Arkansas Regiment, and served until the close of the war, being a participant in the battles of Shiloh, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Mission Ridge and several hard skirmishes. He was wounded by a gun shot in the left arm at Shiloh, which has nearly ruined the use of that member, and was also wounded by a gun-shot at Murfreesboro, but soon recovered as it was merely a flesh wound. He served as second sergeant and was paroled in 1865. He returned to Clay County, and about 1872 located on his present farm, which consists of 200 acres of land, with some sixty-five acres under cultivation. He raises corn principally, and gives considerable attention to stock. Having followed farming all his life he is thoroughly acquainted with its varied features. In 1867 he was married to Rebecca Howell, a native of Missouri, by whom he has three children: John, Lewis and Alma. By his second wife, whose maiden name was Annie Heath, he had two children: Rosa, living, and Rosella L., who is deceased. Mr. Taylor is a well- respected pioneer of Clay County, having resided here since the time when not more than a half dozen families were within miles of him. He has aided very materially in the advance and progress of the community.
[S5383] 1850 U.S. census, Stoddard County, Missouri, population schedule, Castor township, p. 579 (penned, verso) , p. 291 (stamped, verso), dwelling 184, family 186, John Taylor household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 June 2018); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 420. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8054/4200580_00201/4175723.
[S5384] 1860 U.S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule, Willow Springs township, p. 54 (penned), [no stamped no.], dwelling 353, family 353, IJohn Taylor household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 June 2018); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 624. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7667/4233973_00054/40283990.
[S5385] 1870 U.S. census, Randolph County, Arkansas, population schedule, Current River township (Pocahontas post office), p. 19 (penned), p. 425a (stamped), dwelling 156, family 163, Riley J. Taylor household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 34 June 2018); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 824. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7163/4259293_00023/548560.
[S5386] 1880 U.S. census, Clay County, Arkansas, population schedule, Kilgore township, enumeration district (ED) 30, page 28 (penned), p. 27b (stamped), dwelling 227, family 233, Riley J. Taylor household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 June 2018); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 40. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6742/4239801-00684/5192185.
[S157] Taylor, Riley J. - Bio, Clay Co Ark (book, Goodspeed), («i»Clay County, Arkansas, Genealogical Homepage«/i» (http://www.couchgenweb.com/arkansas/clay/), "Goodspeed Biography, Surnames M-Z," entry for R.I. Taylor [Riley I. Taylor], Clay County, Arkansas; citing «i»Biographical and historical memoirs of northeast Arkansas : comprising a condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties named herein, and numerous biographical sketches of the prominent citizens of such counties«/i» (Chicago : Goodspeed Pub. Co., 1889).).
[S158] Taylor, Riley J. - Census 1880 Clay Co ARK, (1880 U.S. census, Clay County, Arkansas, population schedule, Kilgore township, ED 30, p. 28 (penned), dwelling 227,family 233, Riley J. Taylor household: digital image by subscription, «i»Ancestry.com«/i» (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 Jan 2008); from National Archives microform T9, roll 40.).