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William Howard Taft 1857–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 September 1857

Birth Location: Cincinnati, Clermont, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 8 March 1930

Death Location: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Alphonso Taft

Mother: Louisa Torrey

Spouse(s): Helen Herron

Children(s): Robert Sr, Helen Manning, Charles II

William Howard Taft was born in 1857 in Cincinnati, Clermont, Ohio, USA, the child of Alphonso Taft And Louisa Maria Torrey. William Howard Taft married Helen Louise Herron, and had children including Charles Phelps Taft Ii, Helen Herron Manning, Robert Alphonso Taft Sr. William Howard Taft passed away in 1930 in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Howard Taft was born in 1857 in Cincinnati, Clermont, Ohio, USA, the child of Alphonso Taft And Louisa Maria Torrey.
  • William Howard Taft married Helen Louise Herron, and had children including Charles Phelps Taft Ii, Helen Herron Manning, Robert Alphonso Taft Sr.
  • William Howard Taft passed away in 1930 in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America.

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William Taft's Ancestors

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William Taft
1857–1930
Birth Place: Cincinnati, Clermont, Ohio, USA
Parents
Alphonso Taft
1810–1891
Townshend, Windham, Vermont, USA
Louisa (Maria) Torrey
1827–1907
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Samuel (Davenport) Torrey
1789–1877
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Susan (Holman) Waters
1803–1866
Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Asa Jr
1769–1841
Susan Holman
1784–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Susanna Trask
1759–1849

William Taft's Descendants

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William (Howard) Taft (15 September 1857–8 March 1930) m. Helen (Louise) Herron (2 June 1861–22 May 1943)
  1. 1. Robert (Alphonso Taft) Sr 1889–1953
  2. 2. Helen (Herron) Manning 1891–1987
  3. 3. Charles (Phelps Taft) II 1897–1983

William Taft's Timeline

2 Records

1857
15 September 1857
Birth of William Howard Taft in Cincinnati, Clermont, Ohio, USA
Cincinnati, Clermont, Ohio, USA
1930
8 March 1930
Age 73
Death of William Howard Taft in Washington City, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, Maryland, USA
Washington City, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 September 1857
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Clermont, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 March 1930
    Event Place: Washington City, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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