Taylor, John Tillet

1855 - 1919  (64 years)

• Name	Taylor, John Tillet
  Birth	19 Feb 1855	Johnson County, Indiana   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1870 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 09 1870 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (Clay City Township), image 09, page 09
  		1880 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 24 1880 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 155) (Clay City Township), image 24, page 24d
  Occupation	Farmer  [1]
  Reference Number	TAYL.J011
  _FGRAVE	24072305
  Death	31 Oct 1919	Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois   [3, 4]
  	John Tillet Taylor was born on 19 Feb 1855 in Johnson County, Indiana. He died on 30 Nov 1919 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. He was buried in Clay City (Maysville) Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. Had a rural star mail delivery from Clay City to Mt. Erie in Wayne Co., also had a butcher shop in Clay City...Was living in Homer, Illinois when he took ill with "locked bowels"...Mary his wife had "consumption ,aka, tuberculosis " John married Mary Bones Compton daughter of Jeremiah Compton and Martha Moore. Mary was born on 30 May 1854 in Champaign Co., Ohio. She died on 15 Feb 1901 in Clay City, Clay Co, Illinois.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3, 4]
  		Headstone, Taylor, John T., Mary B., Charles F., and May
  Person ID	I20600	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Taylor, William Henry,   b. 2 May 1823, Farmington, Davie County, North Carolina d. 10 Nov 1915, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Tetrick, Loucinda Ann,   b. 16 Feb 1834, Indiana d. 9 May 1915 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	25 Oct 1852	Johnson County, Indiana   [2, 5, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : 29 years and 5 months - She : 18 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F8440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Compton, Mary Bones 'Molly',   b. 30 May 1854, Champaign County, Ohio d. 15 Feb 1901, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 3, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Taylor, John William 'Will',   b. 12 Mar 1878, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois d. 13 Apr 1957, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana (Age 79 years) + 2. Taylor, Mary Ellen 'Ella',   b. 19 Nov 1879, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 2 Dec 1925, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 46 years)   3. Taylor, Clara May,   b. 18 Jan 1883, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 8 Apr 1921, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 38 years)   4. Taylor, Charles Franklin,   b. 1 Sep 1887, Clay County, Illinois d. 15 Nov 1889, Clay County, Illinois (Age 2 years) + 5. Taylor, Harry Edward,   b. 17 Nov 1889, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 22 Nov 1973, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F8045	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Feb 1855 - Johnson County, Indiana Death - 31 Oct 1919 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S16778] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1880 Census, Clay City Township, page 24, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00214?usePUB=true&_phsrc=bBR1&pId=46442367) (Reliability: 2). [S16671] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1870 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 09, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7163/images/4263658_00061?usePUB=true&_phsrc=bSu4&pId=17032182) (Reliability: 2). [S4478] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Taylor, John Tillet, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24072305), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5661] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Taylor, John T., Mary B., Charles F., and May, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24072305), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16797] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1880 Census, Clay City Township, page 27, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00217?usePUB=true&_phsrc=UHY1&pId=29391911) (Reliability: 2). [S14480] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Taylor, William Henry, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8331065/joseph-george-taylor), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6784] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Taylor, William and Loucinda, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8391157), none. (Reliability: 2).