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William Howard Taft 1919–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1919

Birth Location: Chamberlain, Brule, South Dakota, United States

Death Date: 22 Oct 1996

Death Location: Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA

Father: Edson Taft

Mother: Anna Wallin

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William Howard Taft was born in 1919 in Chamberlain, Brule, South Dakota, United States, the child of Edson B Taft And Anna Sarafina Wallin. William Howard Taft passed away in 1996 in Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • William Howard Taft was born in 1919 in Chamberlain, Brule, South Dakota, United States, the child of Edson B Taft And Anna Sarafina Wallin.
  • William Howard Taft passed away in 1996 in Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA.

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William Taft's Ancestors

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William Taft
1919–1996
Birth Place: Chamberlain, Brule, South Dakota, United States
Parents
Edson B Taft
1853–1929
Brattlesboro, Vermont
Anna (Sarafina) Wallin
1878–1936
Oscar, Sverige
Grandparents
Johan (Alfred Johansson) Wallin
1855–1911
Vissefjärda, Kalmar, Sverige
Johanna Olsdotter
1854–1940
Kroksjö, Madesjö, Kalmar, Sverige
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William Taft's Timeline

2 Records

1919
10 Oct 1919
Birth of William Howard Taft in Chamberlain, Brule, South Dakota, United States
Chamberlain, Brule, South Dakota, United States
1996
22 Oct 1996
Age 77
Death of William Howard Taft in Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA
Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1919
    Event Place: Chamberlain, Brule, South Dakota, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1996
    Event Place: Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA

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