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629    TAYLOR [K26.5]

Location: Center Township. 425' north of Thompson St., 395' east of Chatham Forest Dr.

Coordinates: 35d 43m 22.9s N; 79d 09m 58.9s W Click here for Online Maps

This cemetery was noted on the Chatham GIS by GIS staff based on a plat. Tom Miller visited in June of 2026 and met with William Austin, descendant, who has constructed a seating area and arch at the location of the graves of his ancestors Thomas and Rachael Taylor.

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Owner: Joe Nash Taylor heirs. William Austin, a descendant of Thomas Taylor (one of the two burials in the cemetery), has developed the cemetery area.
Legal Description: Parcel 95287. Deed Book F-Y page 392, G. H. Brooks to Nash Taylor, 17 Apr 1920. Plat Book 2023-20. Parent parcel 7829.
Topo Quadrant: Pittsboro.
Family owned.
Number of graves: 2.
Cemetery size: 30' x 30'.
African American.
Restricted access: Yes. Private property.
Well maintained.
Enclosed: No.
Markers: Yes. Field stones only, used for headstones and footstones for both graves.
Markers with inscriptions: No.
Number of readable markers: 0.
Last burial: 1883 (Rachael Taylor).
First burial: 1881 (Thomas Taylor).
Markers damaged: No.
Hazards: None known.
Last canvassed by: Tom Miller, 11 Jun 2026.

1. Taylor, Rachael   (b. 1813 - d. 1883)
Wife of Thomas Taylor. Uninscribed fieldstone. Alternate view.
2. Taylor, Thomas   (b. 1807 - d. 1881)
Husband of Rachael Taylor. Uninscribed fieldstone. It is assumed that Thomas' marker is closest to the wall because he died first. Alternate view.