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Taylor Cemetery

Section 3
Covington Township
Washington County, Illinois

Taylor Cemetery is located in Section 3 of Covington Township
In Washington County, Illinois on Hogshead Road
northeast of Covington & south of Dog Alley Road; on the east side.

Local legend states :
that burials of at least sixty-four persons
occured at Taylor Cemetery.
One of these burials was
of the last known Native American Indian
that had lived in the territory.
The last burial was that of a young
Hannenberger boy. 		  Marci's recent visit to Taylor cemetery showed
no more than fifteen tombstones visible.
Information states that during
January of 1981 the property or
adjacent property owners
hired a contractor to bulldoze the area.
When the contractor noticed that he was
uprooting tombstones; he ceased.
During the years since that event nothing
has been done.

This information for Taylor Cemetery
Was written by : Mrs. Beryl Durbin
in 1987 in a letter.
An actual Tombstone transcription was :
conducted by Marci & Ann on February 28, 2000.
This data is in this color immediately below
each name.

TAYLOR, John C.
14Mar1813 - 17Sep1869 		  No stone was located in 1987 by Beryl Durbin,
but she states that Grover Brinkman had
published a photograph in The Nashville News
many times. Also a picture was published in the
St. Louis Globe Democrat in 1980.
 
TAYLOR, William L.
1835 - 1853 		  First born son of John C. Taylor and his second
wife; Amanda Malvena (nee HUDLOW) Taylor
 
TAYLOR, Barbary
(nee WADKINS)
1843 - 1859

Barbary A. TAYLOR
B. 16Feb1843
D. 9Oct1859
Aged 16 years
 

   First wife of John A. Taylor
Daughter of John & Lovina (nee NORRIS) Wadkins
John Wadkins died at Leavenworth, Kansas
during a march to Mexico during the Mexican War.
TAYLOR, Mary Elizabeth
1846 - 1880 		  Second wife of John Adam Taylor
Maiden name was HANNENBERGER.
Elizabeth died in childbirth
The stone is in error.
The 1880 Census was alive in 1880
the stone was placed after her death.
 
Elizabeth M. TAYLOR
D. 14May1880
Aged 32 years, 6 months
 
  
 
TAYLOR, Sarah Ann
1863 - 1863

Sarah Ann
Daughter of John A.
and Mary E. Taylor
B. 21July1862
 

   First born daughter of John Adam &
Mary Elizabeth (nee HANNENBERGER) Taylor
She died in infancy.
TAYLOR, William


 
William L.
Son of John A.
and Mary E. Taylor
B. 13Nov1861
D. 25Jan1865
 

   Stone is unmarked (or not readable)
Possibly the father of John C. Taylor, or
could be the child that died with Mary Elizabeth.
 
STRICKLER, John & Ellen
(this name is also spelled : STRICKLAND)
   Ellen's maiden name was MANESS, daughter of
Benjamin & Margaret (nee HUDLOW) Maness.
Margaret (nee HUDLOW) Maness was a sister
to Amanda Malvena (nee HUDLOW) Taylor, so
Ellen Stricler is a Taylor niece.
 
HANNEBERGER, John P.
29Apr1851 - 13Oct1863

John P.
Son of George and Sarah Ann
Hannenburger
B. 29Apr1851
D. 13Oct1863
 

   Son of George & Sarah Hanneberger.
The Hanneberger family emigrated from
Germany and lived in Ohio, and were
in Covington area about 1860.
TAYLOR, James M.
9Jan1840 - 2Jan1865 		  Last born son of John C. and Amanda Malvena
(nee HUDLOW) Taylor. James M. Taylor married
Elizabeth ALLEN on January 16, 1861
 
STRICLEN, James H.
Aged 2 Years

James H.
Son of John and
Ellen Stricklen
Aged 7 years
 

  
 
STRICKLEN, Elihu
9Mar1857 - 30May1859

Elihue H.
Son of John and
Ellen Striclen
B. 9May1859
D. 30May1859
 

   Son of John and Elizabeth Stricklen
 
Small square marker :
E. T. 		  May be Elizabeth Taylor
 

Footstones located 28Feb2000 :
E. H. S.
E. T.
S. A. T.

Also located on 28Feb2000 were two very old markers
that no longer have any legible engraving; These are
almost like boulders.

While walking and searching the entire area :
No other stones or markers were found.

 

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