əpˌɑːn ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹɪŋ ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl twˈɛnti wˈʌn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn, tˈeɪlɚ ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə tˌɛnəsˈiː ænd dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf tə fˈɑːɹmɪŋ ænd pɹˈiːtʃɪŋ ɪn kˈɑːɹɾɚ kˈaʊnti.
Upon retiring on April 21, 1869, Taylor returned to Tennessee and devoted himself to farming and preaching in Carter County.