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John Taft 1862–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 JUN 1862

Birth Location: Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1940

Death Location: Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Father: John Taft

Mother: Elizabeth Sheffield

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hoggins

Children(s): Annie Taft, John Taft, George Taft, Leonard Taft

John Taft was born in 1862 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, the child of John Taft And Elizabeth Sheffield. John Taft married Elizabeth Hoggins, and had children including Annie Elizabeth Taft, George Stanley Taft, John Gordon Taft, Leonard Bernard Taft. John Taft passed away in 1940 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Taft was born in 1862 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, the child of John Taft And Elizabeth Sheffield.
  • John Taft married Elizabeth Hoggins, and had children including Annie Elizabeth Taft, George Stanley Taft, John Gordon Taft, Leonard Bernard Taft.
  • John Taft passed away in 1940 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Taft
1827–1895
Birth Location: Onibury, Shropshire, England
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Elizabeth Sheffield
1827–1868
Birth Location: Rous Lench, Worcestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hoggins
1864–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Annie Taft
1887–
Birth Location: Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
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John Taft
1889–1966
Birth Location: Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
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George Taft
1891–1956
Birth Location: Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
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Leonard Taft
1893–1969
Birth Location: Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
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John Taft's Ancestors

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John Taft
1862–1940
Birth Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Parents
John Taft
1827–1895
Onibury, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Sheffield
1827–1868
Rous Lench, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Sheffield
1796–1857
Bewdley, Worcestershire, England
Ann Crump
1792–1865
Stone, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sheffield
1757–1847
Elizabeth Worrall
1761–
John Crump
1750–1828
Elizabeth Glover
1751–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Glover
1722–1805
Elizabeth Everton
1728–1788

John Taft's Descendants

1.
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John Taft (14 JUN 1862–1940) m. Elizabeth Hoggins (9 NOV 1864–)
  1. 1. Annie (Elizabeth) Taft 1887– m. David (Moore) Watkins 1888–
    1. 1. John (Lawrence) Watkins 1912–1981 m. Beatrice (M) Rudd 1913–1996
    2. 2. Ronald (Jesse) Watkins 1918–1994
    3. 3. Roma (Joan) Watkins 1923–1986 m. Kenneth (Hubert) Pople 1919–1989
  2. 2. John (Gordon) Taft 1889–1966 m. Sarah (Sophia) Drew 1897–
  3. 3. George (Stanley) Taft 1891–1956 m. Nellie Gillis 1888– m. Edith (Kate) Kimberlin 1899–1981
    1. 1. Nellie (Vera) Taft 1911–1969
    2. 2. Iris (Annie) Taft 1912– m. William (Sydney) Watkins 1909–1983
    3. 3. Gordon (Stanley John) Taft 1914–1992 m. Constance (Dorothy E) Hicks 1912–1998
    4. 4. Ivy (Marjory) Taft 1916–2002
    5. 5. Doreen (Mary) Taft 1922–2001 m. Thomas (Charles) Ashcroft 1919–1993
    6. 6. Derick (Lawrence) Kimberlin 1933–2013
  4. 4. Leonard (Bernard) Taft 1893–1969 m. Eveline (G) White 1897–
    1. 1. John (B) Taft 1924–

John Taft's Timeline

2 Records

1862
14 JUN 1862
Birth of John Taft in Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Ludlow, Shropshire, England
1940
1940
Age 78
Death of John Taft in Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 JUN 1862
    Event Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, England
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