Early Calaveras and Tuoloumne county stone mason. He was builder and stone mason on the Angels Hotel among other structures in Angels Camp.
According to early US Censuses he and Delana lived in a great deal of the gold country: Jacksonville, Vallecito, Copperopolis, Marphys, Angels Camp, etc.
Living with them in 1860 and 1870 are two males: Edwin D Taylor & Charles O Taylor. Because early censuses did not show relationships, it is unclear how Edwin (born approx 1843 in Pennsylvania) nor Charles O (born approx 1853 in Rhode Island) are related.
Note: an Edwin Taylor (1843 - 1912) is buried in this cemetery.
Unfortunately, we are left to guess what the "...bitter disappointments in his family..." refers to in the newspaper article.
The following is more information from FAG contributor Goldrush.
Allen Taylor married Sallie Green in 1840 but she died 6 years later. In 1847 he married Delana Capwell and he had 4 children. In 2/1849 he became a partner in the Narragansett Trading & Mining Co which had 75 members. They bought a bark "Velasco" and on 2/14/1849 sailed from Boston to SF arriving there 10/6/1849.
There he joined a company, bought 2 yoke of oxen and a wagon and started for the mines. He mined in Tuolumne Co for several months and in 1851 returned to his old home in Providence and worked there until 1854. Returning to CA with his family, he located at Vallecito.
Widower of Delana Taylor and survived by 2 sons, Charles O. and Edward/Edwin who was born in 1843 so not the son of Delana but of Allen Taylor's 1st wife. Their other children were son Alfred 1856-1857; daughter Grace dying in 1858 at age 9 years.
A marble sculptor. He was somewhat eccentric later in life, and years earlier constructed his own tomb and arranged with undertaker John Carley for the disposition of his body. Taylor dug his own grave, on one of the most beautiful sections of the cemetery under a wide-spreading oak. His grave is lined with marble, so constructed that no casket could be used as he wished to be buried without the use of a coffin. He also made a marble cover that would seal it tightly. He had lost all interest in life through bitter family disappointments.
According to early US Censuses he and Delana lived in a great deal of the gold country: Jacksonville, Vallecito, Copperopolis, Marphys, Angels Camp, etc.
Living with them in 1860 and 1870 are two males: Edwin D Taylor & Charles O Taylor. Because early censuses did not show relationships, it is unclear how Edwin (born approx 1843 in Pennsylvania) nor Charles O (born approx 1853 in Rhode Island) are related.
Note: an Edwin Taylor (1843 - 1912) is buried in this cemetery.
Unfortunately, we are left to guess what the "...bitter disappointments in his family..." refers to in the newspaper article.
The following is more information from FAG contributor Goldrush.
Allen Taylor married Sallie Green in 1840 but she died 6 years later. In 1847 he married Delana Capwell and he had 4 children. In 2/1849 he became a partner in the Narragansett Trading & Mining Co which had 75 members. They bought a bark "Velasco" and on 2/14/1849 sailed from Boston to SF arriving there 10/6/1849.
There he joined a company, bought 2 yoke of oxen and a wagon and started for the mines. He mined in Tuolumne Co for several months and in 1851 returned to his old home in Providence and worked there until 1854. Returning to CA with his family, he located at Vallecito.
Widower of Delana Taylor and survived by 2 sons, Charles O. and Edward/Edwin who was born in 1843 so not the son of Delana but of Allen Taylor's 1st wife. Their other children were son Alfred 1856-1857; daughter Grace dying in 1858 at age 9 years.
A marble sculptor. He was somewhat eccentric later in life, and years earlier constructed his own tomb and arranged with undertaker John Carley for the disposition of his body. Taylor dug his own grave, on one of the most beautiful sections of the cemetery under a wide-spreading oak. His grave is lined with marble, so constructed that no casket could be used as he wished to be buried without the use of a coffin. He also made a marble cover that would seal it tightly. He had lost all interest in life through bitter family disappointments.
Early Calaveras and Tuoloumne county stone mason. He was builder and stone mason on the Angels Hotel among other structures in Angels Camp.
According to early US Censuses he and Delana lived in a great deal of the gold country: Jacksonville, Vallecito, Copperopolis, Marphys, Angels Camp, etc.
Living with them in 1860 and 1870 are two males: Edwin D Taylor & Charles O Taylor. Because early censuses did not show relationships, it is unclear how Edwin (born approx 1843 in Pennsylvania) nor Charles O (born approx 1853 in Rhode Island) are related.
Note: an Edwin Taylor (1843 - 1912) is buried in this cemetery.
Unfortunately, we are left to guess what the "...bitter disappointments in his family..." refers to in the newspaper article.
The following is more information from FAG contributor Goldrush.
Allen Taylor married Sallie Green in 1840 but she died 6 years later. In 1847 he married Delana Capwell and he had 4 children. In 2/1849 he became a partner in the Narragansett Trading & Mining Co which had 75 members. They bought a bark "Velasco" and on 2/14/1849 sailed from Boston to SF arriving there 10/6/1849.
There he joined a company, bought 2 yoke of oxen and a wagon and started for the mines. He mined in Tuolumne Co for several months and in 1851 returned to his old home in Providence and worked there until 1854. Returning to CA with his family, he located at Vallecito.
Widower of Delana Taylor and survived by 2 sons, Charles O. and Edward/Edwin who was born in 1843 so not the son of Delana but of Allen Taylor's 1st wife. Their other children were son Alfred 1856-1857; daughter Grace dying in 1858 at age 9 years.
A marble sculptor. He was somewhat eccentric later in life, and years earlier constructed his own tomb and arranged with undertaker John Carley for the disposition of his body. Taylor dug his own grave, on one of the most beautiful sections of the cemetery under a wide-spreading oak. His grave is lined with marble, so constructed that no casket could be used as he wished to be buried without the use of a coffin. He also made a marble cover that would seal it tightly. He had lost all interest in life through bitter family disappointments.
According to early US Censuses he and Delana lived in a great deal of the gold country: Jacksonville, Vallecito, Copperopolis, Marphys, Angels Camp, etc.
Living with them in 1860 and 1870 are two males: Edwin D Taylor & Charles O Taylor. Because early censuses did not show relationships, it is unclear how Edwin (born approx 1843 in Pennsylvania) nor Charles O (born approx 1853 in Rhode Island) are related.
Note: an Edwin Taylor (1843 - 1912) is buried in this cemetery.
Unfortunately, we are left to guess what the "...bitter disappointments in his family..." refers to in the newspaper article.
The following is more information from FAG contributor Goldrush.
Allen Taylor married Sallie Green in 1840 but she died 6 years later. In 1847 he married Delana Capwell and he had 4 children. In 2/1849 he became a partner in the Narragansett Trading & Mining Co which had 75 members. They bought a bark "Velasco" and on 2/14/1849 sailed from Boston to SF arriving there 10/6/1849.
There he joined a company, bought 2 yoke of oxen and a wagon and started for the mines. He mined in Tuolumne Co for several months and in 1851 returned to his old home in Providence and worked there until 1854. Returning to CA with his family, he located at Vallecito.
Widower of Delana Taylor and survived by 2 sons, Charles O. and Edward/Edwin who was born in 1843 so not the son of Delana but of Allen Taylor's 1st wife. Their other children were son Alfred 1856-1857; daughter Grace dying in 1858 at age 9 years.
A marble sculptor. He was somewhat eccentric later in life, and years earlier constructed his own tomb and arranged with undertaker John Carley for the disposition of his body. Taylor dug his own grave, on one of the most beautiful sections of the cemetery under a wide-spreading oak. His grave is lined with marble, so constructed that no casket could be used as he wished to be buried without the use of a coffin. He also made a marble cover that would seal it tightly. He had lost all interest in life through bitter family disappointments.
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