McCauley, Lanier, Hankins, Hopkins & Taylor Families

Grace "Gracie" TAYLOR ¹

  Birth Notes:

Gracie's headstone lists her year of birth as 1886. Her sister, Emma Taylor Hopkins listed her birth date as 27 Aug 1887. It is most likely that the year on the headstone is correct so it is used here.

  More Information:

• 1900 United States Federal Census, John C. Tayler [sic] household, Rockcastle County, Kentucky: Gracie was living with her father and step-mother. She was listed as Gracey Tayler, daughter, age 13, born Aug 1886 in Kentucky. ³⁷⁸

• Photo: Taylor Family, 1906, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky.

• 1910 United States Federal Census, John C. Taylor household, Rockcastle County, Kentucky: Gracie was living with her father & step-mother. She was listed as Gracie Taylor, daughter, age 23, single, born in Kentucky.
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• 1920 United States Federal Census, John Taylor household, Rockcastle County, Kentucky: Gracie was living with her father and step-mother. She was listed as Grace Taylor, daughter, age 33, born in Kentucky and working as a clerk in a doctor's office. (Photo: Gracie with her nieces, Henrietta & Marie) ³⁸¹

• Occupation: Gracie worked at Dr. Pennington's office & at the bus station in Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky.

• 1930 United States Federal Census, John Taylor household, Rockcastle County, Kentucky: Gracie was living with her father and step-mother. She was listed as Grace Taylor, daughter, age 38, born in Kentucky. ³⁸³

• Photo: Sisters, ca. 1940, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Susie, Emma & Gracie - in Susie's front yard on West Main Street.

• Photo: Gracie & Linda (webmaster), ca. 1954, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky.

• Photo: Gracie, ca. 1954.

• Photo: Taylors, 1950's, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. App, Emma Jane, Edith (App's wife), Gracie, Nannie. In front of 1st Christian Church which was across the street from Emma Jane & Gracie's house.

• Obituary: Published in the Mt. Vernon Signal on 28 September 1961 in Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. ⁴⁹⁵ MISS GRACE TAYLOR BURIED AT MT. VERNON: Miss Grace Taylor, 75, of Mount Vernon, died Sept 25 at the Rockcastle County Baptist Hospital.

Miss Taylor was born in Rockcastle County, the daughter of John and Sally Ramsey Taylor. She was a member of the Christian Church for 55 years.

She is survived by her step-mother, Mrs. Emma Taylor, Mount Vernon; three sisters: Mrs. Susie Krueger and Mrs. Holt Chesnut, both of Mount Vernon, and Mrs. Emma Hopkins of Loyall; two brothers: Hartford Taylor, Chicago, Ill. and William Taylor, Lawrence, Kansas, as well as an uncle, several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at the First Christian Church, Mount Vernon with the Rev. Gene Kearns officiating. She was buried in Elmwood Cemetery. Cox Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

• Grave Marker: Gracie Taylor, Elmwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. ⁴⁹²