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MISSION
STATEMENT
The purpose of the R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation trust is
to
promote genealogical research and study in Georgia in conjunction
with the
Georgia Genealogical Society and The Georgia
Archives. Grants
are made to individuals and organizations to defray the expense of
publishing (print or digital) records of a genealogical
nature from
public and private. In carrying out those purposes the
primary
emphasis is on the collection, procurement, indexing, abstraction,
recording, preserving, and publication of genealogical data
concerning
citizens of Georgia who were residents prior to 1851.
FOUNDATION
HISTORY
The R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation was created in 1971
under an
irrevocable trust established by Mr. R. J. Taylor, Jr., for the
purpose of
promoting genealogical research and study in Georgia. His own
extensive
personal research gave Mr. Taylor a deep concern about the loss of
Georgia's early records and a keen appreciation for the valuable
information contained in the states records.In carrying out the
purpose of
the Foundation, the primary emphasis is on the collection of
genealogical
data concerning citizens of Georgia who were residents prior to
1851.
BIOGRAPHY
Robert Jenks Taylor,
Jr., was born in
Macon, Georgia on September 6, 1892, to Robert Jenks and Kathleen
(DeWitt)
Taylor. His formal education began at Mercer University in Macon,
and
later was completed at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
While in
college, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity.
Carrying on his father's interest in banking, Taylor began his career in 1915 as a cashier at the Continental Bank and Trust Company in Macon. In 1919 he moved to the Lamar, Taylor and Riley Drug Company, as secretary-treasurer until 1938. During those years, he also was associated with the Lamar-Rankin Company and assumed the role of vice-president of it and the R. J. Taylor Company from 1920 to 1928. He became president of the R.J. Taylor Company in 1929, and served in that capacity for many years. In 1942 he moved to Atlanta and became president of the American Surgical Company while retaining his position as president of the R.J. Taylor Company. He satisfied his interest in banking by serving on the board of directors of the Citizens and Southern National Bank.
Taylor was married to the former Elizabeth Baker of Macon and had two children, Elizabeth Baker Taylor and Robert Jenks Taylor III. An active businessman and community leader, he was a member of the Peachtree Golf Club, the Capitol City Club, the Methodist church and many civic organizations. Robert Jenks Taylor, Jr. died on December 20, after many years of devotion to his family and community.