Taylor Cemetery
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Location: Behind 272 Redbud Lane in Blountville
Description: Located behind 272 Redbud Lane in Blountville, Sullivan County, Tennessee. Nothing remains of the cemetery except a few fieldstones, most of which have been knocked over by farm equipment and cattle. There were five fieldstones and possibly as many as 10 unmarked graves. The name of the cemetery was listed on the topographical map.
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Recorder: Members of the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee
USGS Map: Blountville
GPS Location: 36.547325, -82.340141
Elevation: 1762 ft.
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My great grandma’s death certificate states that she is buried in the Taylor Cemetery Sullivan County Tn. Her name is Nannie Weatherly Worley 1870-1937. Does anyone know if this is the only Taylor Cemetery in the area?
I have unsourced information that Samuel Taylor, Revolutionary War Veteran, is buried in Taylor Cemetery in Sullivan Co, TN. According to his military pension, he died Nov 10, 1843 in Sullivan Co, TN. He came from Virginia, where his military service is recorded in Fold3.
Samuel may be buried in the Taylor Cemetery. His grandson is buried there: James Taylor and his wife Martha Barger Taylor. Some of their children are buried there, which I will have to look up. Edward Taylor, father of James( and grandfather of historian Oliver Taylor) may be buried there. Most probably, Robert and Catherine Virginia Snapp Taylor, as well as their children James, Nancy, and John. I was told by a family member who grew up on the property that two emancipated slaves are interred in the Taylor Cemetery. Also, an unidentified man that was already deceased and riding into Blountville on his horse. Martha”Patsy”and James agreed to let him be buried in the family cemetery, and Patsy made a new suit for the stranger to be buried in. A cousin said there are at least 12-15 Taylor’s in the cemetery.
I may be wrong, but I don’t think Nanny Weatherly Worley is buried in this cemetery. The graves were earlier before 1937, I’m sure; also, I don’t recognize the name being in Taylor family records.