Finding Aid for the Jonathan Stanley Tayloe Papers, 1917 - 1920, PC.1856
Abstract
Jonathan Stanley Tayloe (1890-1918) was the youngest of the three children of Watson
and Addie (Hayes) Tayloe of Bertie County. Tayloe served as a soldier during World
War I and on August 9, 1918 he was killed in the trenches while being shelled.
The collection consists chiefly of correspondence. Most of the letters are personal
and were written by Tayloe in different training camps to his family. One letter was
written just before his death in Europe. The remaining papers relate to the recovery
of his effects by his family and to his war risk insurance.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Jonathan Stanley Tayloe Papers
- Call Number
- PC.1856
- Creator
- Tayloe, Jonathan Stanley.
- Date
- 1917 - 1920
- Extent
- 51.00 items
- Language
- English
- Repository
- State Archives of North Carolina
Restrictions on Access & Use
Access Restrictions
Available for research.
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Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], PC.1856, Jonathan Stanley Tayloe Papers, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Biographical Note
Jonathan Stanley Tayloe (1890-1918) was the youngest of the three children of Watson and Addie (Hayes) Tayloe of Bertie County. The family farm, in Windsor Township, appears to have been the family's mainstay, but the older son, Ernest Hayes Tayloe was also partner in the firm of Tayloe and Davis, Blacksmiths, Undertakers, and Wheelwrights in Windsor. The sister of the two young men, Ruth, married Clemmons W. Atkinson of Jackson, N.C., early in 1914.
Shortly after President Wilson declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, he signed
the Selective Draft Act and called for volunteers. On June 5 the twenty-seven year
old Jonathan Stanley Tayloe registered with his draft board in Windsor and volunteered
for service in the North Carolina National Guard. He was immediately sent to Camp
Royster at Goldsboro, N.C., where he enlisted in Company I, 2d Infantry, NCNG, on
June 6, 1917. Here he drilled and received some basic training until the end of July
1917, when he was assigned to Company I, 119th Infantry, and transferred to Camp Greene
at Charlotte, N.C., for further training. On September 17, 1917, his regiment was
sent to Camp Sevier at Greenville, S.C., where it was assigned to the 30th ("Old Hickory")
Division. After seven months at Camp Sevier the division was shipped to England in
May, 1918, and from there to Calais and the Eperlocques Training Area. Before division
training was completed, the Old Hickory Division was marched into Belgium on July
4 to take up a support position in the Ypres sector. On August 9, 1918, Tayloe was
killed in the trenches while being shelled.
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Acquisitions Information
Gift, Mrs. Marian T. Curtis. Raleigh, N.C., January 27, 1997.