Clark Arnett Taylor (1897 - 1972)

Born 22 Sep 1897 in Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Tradewell (McIntosh) Taylor — married 28 Feb 1921 in Tampa, Florida

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1972 at age 74 in Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, United States

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Biography

Sergeant Arnett Taylor served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: Jun 1918
Unit(s): Romorantin Aircraft Assembly & Repair Facility
Service ended: Jul 1919

This biography was derived from his wife Sarah Tradewell (McIntosh) Taylor's and his daughter Sarah Jouett (Taylor) Prisley's personal memories and family papers:

Clark Arnett Taylor, who went by Arnett, was born in Woodford County, Kentucky, where his parents were visiting from Atlanta, Georgia. ^{[1] [2]} He moved as a youth with his parents to Tampa. He was baptized in about 1912 in the First Christian Church of Tampa, and served as a youth counselor at a Boy Scout camp in 1915.

Arnett Taylor and Sarah McIntosh first became acquainted in the fourth grade and had their first date on 04 Jul 1915. Their fathers had a business relationship, and Sarah and Arnett's families developed a long friendship. Arnett quit school during his sophomore year and took a job in an auto garage where he learned mechanical and woodworking skills. In 1916, at the age of 18, he enlisted in the Florida National Guard. He served with Company 'G' of the 2nd Florida Infantry Regiment (formed from the 124th Infantry Regiment) in the Mexican Expedition against Pancho Villa from Sep 1916 to Mar 1917, then in various training camps in 1917-1918, and finally overseas, serving in WW I at the American aircraft assembly and repair shops in Romorantin, France from Jun 1918 to Jul 1919.

Clark's diary and letters from 1916-1917 were transcribed by his daughter Judy Taylor Prisley in the year 2000.

Arnett and Sarah courted throughout his National Guard years, during his brief home leave periods, and then more steadily after Arnett came home from France. Arnett became a YMCA camp assistant and counselor, and apprenticed in the new trade of auto mechanics.

Arnett and Sarah were married 28 Feb 1921 in St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, ^{[3] [4] [5]} and in Jun 1922 Arnett left Tampa to take possession of his 160 acre World War I veteran's land grant on Merritt Island, just north of the town of Orsino in Brevard County, Florida ^[6] on land that is now part of the Kennedy Space Center. ^[7] He built a cabin and began clearing the land to plant citrus and other crops. Sarah and their 8-month old son visited the homestead in Aug 1922 and then returned in Oct 1922 to live. The land was not surveyed until Mar 1923, and the survey showed that Arnett had built their first cabin on someone else's land, so he had to build a second cabin for the family. Sarah and the baby returned to Tampa during the summers of 1923, 24 and 25 to stay with Arnett's parents; and Sarah took clerical jobs there to make extra money for the family.

Arnett struggled through three years of trying to clear land and plant crops. He was particularly handicapped by a Case tractor that continually broke down, and by two unusually wet winters that drowned much of his crop. In May 1925, Arnett sold off a fourth of his land to pay debts, and in Sep 1925 the family moved back to Tampa where Arnett and Sarah resided on East Ellicott Street and worked to save up enough money to return to Merritt Island for another go of the homestead. But they would never return to their homestead.

In 1927, they moved farther north of town, onto Maple Avenue, and then Arnett managed a service station at Fivay Junction in Land O' Lakes for a year before returning to Tampa to begin learning the citrus business under the tutelage of Sarah's brother-in-law Guy Nickerson. Arnett and Sarah moved the family in 1928 to Sebring, where Arnett managed Guy's citrus groves. ^{[8] [9]} After Guy died in 1937, Arnett worked as an agent, inspector, and adviser to the Citrus Grower's Association, a job that took the family to Winter Haven in 1941, ^[10] and to Eustis in 1947, as the citrus rapidly industry expanded. On 13 Aug 1947, Arnett and Sarah bought 813 Citrus Street in Eustis ^[11] from Arnett's first cousin Lawrence Jessup "Top" Taylor, Jr.; and on 08 Jul 1948, Sarah went to work at the Palm Pharmacy that Top had inherited from his father.

Arnett and Sarah retired to 4812 Mineola Street, Bradenton, Florida in 1956 and Arnett died there at home in 1972. ^{[12] [13] [14]} At his request, his ashes were scattered on the Gulf of Mexico, and his memorial marker was placed in the family plot at Woodlawn Cemetery in Tampa. ^[15] A newspaper clipping of Arnett's obituary was found in his wife Sarah's scrapbook, with no newspaper name or date.

Sources

1. ↑ Edmund Haynes Taylor I Family Bible, begun in 1821
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3NR-TZQ : accessed 16 July 2017), Arnett Taylor in household of Edmund H Taylor, Atlanta city Ward 2, Fulton, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 54, sheet 21A, family 428, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,198.
3. ↑ Marriage Certificate, Hillsborough County Florida, for Clark Arnett Taylor and Sarah Tradewell McIntosh, 28 Feb 1921, by Rev. C. E. Patillo and Judge Julian L. Hazard
4. ↑ "Florida Marriages, 1837-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWQJ-YZB : 12 December 2014), Clark Arnett Taylor and Sarah Tradewell Mcintosh, 28 Feb 1921; citing ; FHL microfilm 978,712.
5. ↑ Wedding announcement published in The Tampa Times, 01 Mar 1921
6. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQQS-SK6Z : 26 October 2019), Arnette Taylor, ; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
7. ↑ Deep Went Our Roots, by Sarah McIntosh Taylor, 1966
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SRBT-QW2 : accessed 16 July 2017), Clark A Taylor, Sebring, Highlands, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 3B, line 65, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 318; FHL microfilm 2,340,053.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTHG-39X : accessed 16 July 2017), C Arnett Taylor, Election Precinct 3, Highlands, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28-11, sheet 1A, line 22, family 7, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 589.
10. ↑ "Florida State Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNNV-2VC : 14 November 2014), G Arnett C Taylor, Winter Haven, Polk, Florida; citing line 10, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,206.
11. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X23-5T7M : Sat Mar 25 00:02:36 UTC 2023), Entry for Clark A Taylor and Sarah M Taylor, 12 April 1950.
12. ↑ Death Certificate for Clark Arnett Taylor, Manatee County, Florida, 08 Feb 1972
13. ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV7J-YDF : 25 December 2014), Clark Arnett Taylor, 04 Feb 1972; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 12732, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
14. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2J5-XMG : 20 May 2014), Clark Taylor, Feb 1972; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
15. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #71634810 for Clark Arnett Taylor (22 Sep 1897–4 Feb 1972), citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Lori Humble (contributor 47003871).

See also:

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVK7-LPC : accessed 27 November 2020), Arnett Taylor in household of Edward H Taylor, Precinct 22, Hillsborough, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 33, sheet 18A, family 392, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 161; FHL microfilm 1,374,174.
• Private C. A. Taylor appointment to Corporal, Company G, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Florida National Guard, 23 Aug 1916
• Corporal Arnett Taylor discharge, Company G, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Florida National Guard, 05 Aug 1917
• Corporal Arnett Taylor appointment to Sergeant, Company G, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Florida National Guard, 08 Aug 1917
• Edmund Haynes Taylor II letter, to Clark Arnett Taylor, 15 Mar 1918
• Sergeant Clark Arnett Taylor appointment to Regular Army, 20th Company, 3rd Motor Mechanics, U.S. Army, 25 Apr 1918
• U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939. The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 520. Name: Clark Arnett Taylor, Departure Date: 9 Jul 1918, Departure Place: Hoboken, New Jersey, Address: Po Box 115, Residence: Tampa Fla, Ship: Orizaba, Military Unit: 3rd Mm, Rank: Sergeant, Service Number: 1264911, Notes: Twentieth Company Third Motor Mechanic Sc.
• Six Months Overseas, 20th Co., 3rd Rgt., Air Service Mechanics, Allied Expedition Force, 18 Jan 1919, Romorantin, France
• U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939. The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 115. Name: Clark Arnett Taylor, Departure Date: 18 Jun 1919, Departure Place: Brest, France, Arrival Date: 26 Jun 1919, Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey, Residence: Ballast Point Tampa Florida, Ship: Harrisburg, Military Unit: 20TH CO 3RD REGT A S M, Rank: Sergeant, Service Number: 1,264,911, Notes: 20TH COMPANY 3RD REGIMENT AIR SERVICE MECHANICS.
• Sergeant Clark Arnett Taylor certification of Honorable Discharge, 20th Company, 3rd Air Service Mechanics Regiment, U.S. Army, 16 Jul 1919
• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WWV6-K8PZ : 26 October 2019), Clark Arnett Taylor, ; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNYP-Q58 : accessed 27 November 2020), Arnett C Taylor in household of Edmond H Taylor, Ballast Point, Hillsborough, Florida, United States; citing ED 34, sheet 15B, line 54, family 403, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 222; FHL microfilm 1,820,222.
• "Florida State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNV5-QTG : 2 February 2018), Arnett C Taylor, Sebring, Highlands, Florida; citing line 4, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,704.
• "Florida State Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNNV-2VC : 9 August 2017), G Arnett C Taylor, Winter Haven, Polk, Florida; citing line 10, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,206.
• Memoirs of Sarah McIntosh Taylor, Bradenton, Florida, Feb 1979, transcribed 1995 by Jouett Taylor Prisley with footnotes and illustrations in 2019 by Frederic Arnett Prisley
• Taylor, Clark Arnett, diary and letters dated 1917-1918