The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-28
Rev. R. Taylor

As briefly noted in these columns last
week, Rev. R. V. Taylor of Tsylor's
Chapel who was no douot the Oldest
citizen of the county passed TO his re-
ward after living almost to the century
mark. The following is given of his
life IN the 1917 edition of the Methodist
Handbook:
"Son of Edmund Taylor and Eliza
beth (Vrnabl) Taylor. He was horn
in Mecklenburg county, Va, in 1922
His boyhood days were spent in Vr-
ginia and Tennessee. He attended the
country schools Of his section, la.erw
for time student in Randolph Macon
College. and in 1S45 graduated from
LAGRANGE College, Alabama When IL
years of age he was converted at Wes-
ley Camp Ground and in 1845 was H.
censed to preach. In November. lS45,
the year of the formal organization of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
he was ADMITTED on trial by The Mem.
phis Conference. HIS appointments
were as follows: Junior preacher, Sa-
lem Circuit. 1856; junior on Lagrange
Circuit, 1s46 AZ; junior on Trenton Cir
cult, 1847-48; Paris Station, 1848 49,;
Trenton, 1849-50; SomerviIle 185U.5l;
Whiteville Circuit, 1851. 81; Oxford Sta
tion, 1852 So; Wesley Circuit. 1858 54;
Bolivor Station, 1854 So; LaGrange Cr-
cult. 1856 Sc; fupernumerary, 1862;
Whiteville, 1924; supernumerary,
1874 76; Whiteville, 1876 n: Stanton,
1877 78; Belmont, 1880; Newcastle,
1880 SO; Tavlor's Chapel and Oak Grove,
1882 83, Stanton Circuit, 1883. 81; White
vile Circuit. 1884 So: supernumerary,
1885 80; Belmont c rcuit, 1890 81; su.
pernumerary. 1901 1902 IL 1902 he
was granted the superannuate relation.
With the Conference session of 1916 he
completed II years of membership in
the Memphis Conference and is now in
bis ninety fifth year. He was married
July, 1858, to Miss Sara Louisa Chunn.
Nine children were born to them. Sam
uel Taylor of Somervillr, Miss EiOise.
deceaeed. Edmund Taylor, of Missis.
sippi, Misses Kate and Msry Taylor, Of
Memphis, Catherine. deceased, William
N Taylor, of Memphis, Mrs, Lois Hob
son and Miss Anna Taylor, of Somer-
vilIe,"
He had been identified for more than
half a century with Fayette county,
serving in many of its different churches
during the years of his active ministry,
And in many of these communities he
has yet lving name for the good he
did them while heir pastor.
Unlike most ministers. he was fine
business man and while giving of his
splendid talents TO his minister i du-
ties he was a successful business man
and was one of this county's large
landowners and substantial citizens.
And thru bis means he was able to do
many deeds of charity and to widen his
Influences for good into many channels
he never otherwise could have done.
He gave of his means. and of his tai
ents, of his love. his sympathy, of his
oil to those 10 trouble and in him each
sufferer of psngs of conscience or bodi-
ly pain found a sympathetic nature, a
kindly spirit.
He has been in feeble health for sew
eral years but for much of that time
he maintained the strength and vigor
Of mind that characterized his younger
years
Few men of this section have held
the universal esteem of the people Of
so wide part of the county, for he
had preached and prayed in the church
es and homes of more in this section
than any other man. baptising their
babes, marrying their young men, yonnS
women. and burying their dead. rejoic.
ing with them in the good fortune and
dividing with them their sorrows when
fortune turned against them. And thru
hundreds of these friends Of his active
life he lives yet and will for ages yetto
come In bis life bis children and grand
children have magnificent heritage,
his fine example of manly courage and
strong moral life.
Burial was In the burying ground near
bis home with services at Taylor's
Chapel which owes its very origin and
existence to him. yhere had gathered
the friends and beneficisries Of bis use-
full life. with large number Of his rel
atives,