Biographical Note
He was born August 10, 1930 in Statenville, to the late Herbert and Retha Mae Sanders Taylor. He was the third of 13 children. He worked in turpentine the majority of his life for Charles Dukes and held various other jobs. He joined the United States Army in 1951 and received an honorable discharge in 1953. He was a member of the original Taylor Singers of Hoboken. He received his ministerial license in 1983 and was the pastor of Piney Grove Freewill Baptist Church in 1991 for one year, and was a faithful continual member of Piney Grove Freewill Church until his health failed. He loved hunting, fishing, gardening and his church.
He met and married Vergie Lee Greggs and to this union no children were born. In addition to his parents, preceding him in death were brothers and sisters, Jack Taylor, Junior Taylor, Virgie Ree Pugh and Joe Lewis Taylor.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 059_taylor-cj
Collection number: PRJ1014-059
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with C.J. Taylor, July 14, 2002. Blackshear (Ga.). Fieldworker: Timothy C. Prizer. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.The contents are an occupational folklife analysis on C.J. Taylor’s life living and working in numerous turpentine camps. The interview focuses on several aspects of life in the camp, predominately on the sometimes harsh...
Dates:
July 14, 2002
File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 067_taylor-brothers
Collection number: PRJ1014-067
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with the Taylor Brothers: Clarence Taylor, CJ Taylor, Willie Taylor and Junior Taylor, September 12, 1999. Blackshear (Ga.). Fieldworker: Laurie Sommers. Audio file digitized from DAT tape(s). Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.Interview with the Taylor Brothers, home of Junior Taylor 9-12-99. Originally taped for the Okefenokee Music Survey, on Junior Taylor’s front porch, various...
Dates:
September 12, 1999
