James Clayton Taylor

  • Born April 22, 1874, Madison Township, Fayette County ,Ohio.
  • Parents were THOMAS THEODORE TAYLOR and MARTHA JANE GRIM.
  • Married KEZIAH MURIEL BARNETT on August 12, 1899. She was born June 22, 1880 in Eastwood, Highland County, Ohio; and died June 21, 1967 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. Her parents were CALVIN T.BARNETT and HARRIET E. BABB.

  • Died November 25, 1950 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. He died shoveling snow from the walk in front of the key shop that he owned in downtown Springfield, during the blizzard of 1950.
  • James and Muriel are buried in Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio.

CHILDREN

  1. INEZ ISABEL TAYLOR, born July 16, 1902 in Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio.
  2. FLORENCE MAY TAYLOR, born December 13, 1903 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio; died December, 1993 in Geneva, Seminole County, Florida. Married JOHN HENRY HUGHES on June 22, 1922. Married JAMES FREDERICK PLANT. Married HAROLD WALLACE.
  3. ERNEST LEROY TAYLOR, born October 28, 1906 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio; died February 24, 1971.

SOURCES:

• Ferncliff Cemetery Records
• Clark County Records
• Florence May (Taylor) Wallace
• Inez Isabel Taylor
• 1920 Clark County, Ohio Census