William Howard TaftAge: 72 years1857–1930
- Name
- William Howard Taft
- Given names
- William Howard
- Surname
- Taft
| Birth | September 15, 1857 47 30 |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Waters Taft 1859 (Age 15 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Horace Dutton Taft 1861 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Frances Louise Taft 1865 (Age 7 years) |
| Marriage | Helen (Nellie) Herron — View this family June 19, 1886 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Robert Alphonso Taft September 8, 1889 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Peter Rawson Taft 1889 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Helen Herron Taft August 1, 1891 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a father | Alphonso Taft 1891 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Charles Phelps Taft September 20, 1897 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a mother | Louisa Maria Torrey 1907 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Alphonso Taft — Martha Wheaton Wheaton-Bowers — View this family October 17, 1914 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Phelps Taft — Eleanor Kellogg Chase — View this family October 6, 1917 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Frederick Johnson Manning — Helen Herron Taft — View this family July 15, 1920 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Charles Phelps Taft 1923 (Age 65 years) |
| Occupation | US President No. 27 yes |
| Death | March 8, 1930 (Age 72 years) |
| Burial |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Alphonso Taft Birth: 1810 Death: 1891 |
| mother |
Louisa Maria Torrey Birth: 1827 Death: 1907 |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder brother |
Samuel Davenport Taft Birth: 1855 45 28 Death: 1855 |
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3 years himself |
William Howard Taft Birth: September 15, 1857 47 30 — Cincinnati, Ohio Death: March 8, 1930 — Washington D.C. |
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2 years younger brother |
Henry Waters Taft Birth: 1859 49 32 Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Horace Dutton Taft Birth: 1861 51 34 Death: 1943 |
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5 years younger sister |
Frances Louise Taft Birth: 1865 55 38 Death: |
| Father’s family with Fanny Phelps |
| father |
Alphonso Taft Birth: 1810 Death: 1891 |
| step-mother |
Fanny Phelps Birth: 1823 Death: 1852 |
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Marriage: — |
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| half-brother |
Charles Phelps Taft Birth: 1843 33 20 Death: 1923 |
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3 years half-brother |
Peter Rawson Taft Birth: 1845 35 22 Death: 1889 |
| Family with Helen (Nellie) Herron |
| himself |
William Howard Taft Birth: September 15, 1857 47 30 — Cincinnati, Ohio Death: March 8, 1930 — Washington D.C. |
| wife |
Helen (Nellie) Herron Birth: June 2, 1861 — Cincinnati, Ohio Death: May 22, 1943 — Washington D.C. |
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Marriage: June 19, 1886 — Cincinnati, Ohio |
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3 years son |
Robert Alphonso Taft Birth: September 8, 1889 31 28 — Cincinnati, Ohio Death: July 31, 1953 — New York City, New York |
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23 months daughter |
Helen Herron Taft Birth: August 1, 1891 33 30 — Cincinnati, Ohio Death: |
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6 years son |
Charles Phelps Taft Birth: September 20, 1897 40 36 — Cincinnati, Ohio Death: |
- Generation 1
William Howard Taft, uS President No. 27, son of Alphonso Taft and Louisa Maria Torrey, was born on September 15, 1857 in Cincinnati, Ohio and died on March 8, 1930 in Washington D.C. at the age of 72. He married Helen (Nellie) Herron on June 19, 1886 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born on June 2, 1861 in Cincinnati, Ohio and died on May 22, 1943 in Washington D.C. at the age of 81.
Children of William Howard Taft and Helen (Nellie) Herron:
- Robert Alphonso Taft (1889–1953)
- Helen Herron Taft (1891–)
- Charles Phelps Taft (1897–)
- Generation 2back to top
Robert Alphonso Taft, son of William Howard Taft and Helen (Nellie) Herron, was born on September 8, 1889 in Cincinnati, Ohio and died on July 31, 1953 in New York City, New York at the age of 63. He married Martha Wheaton Wheaton-Bowers on October 17, 1914 in Washington D.C.. She was born on December 17, 1891 in Winona, Minnesota and died on October 2, 1958 in Cincinnati, Ohio at the age of 66.
Helen Herron Taft, daughter of William Howard Taft and Helen (Nellie) Herron, was born on August 1, 1891 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married Frederick Johnson Manning on July 15, 1920. He was born in 1894 in East Baintree, Massachusetts and died on December 15, 1966 in Nevis, Br West Indies at the age of 72.
Charles Phelps Taft, son of William Howard Taft and Helen (Nellie) Herron, was born on September 20, 1897 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He married Eleanor Kellogg Chase on October 6, 1917 in Waterbury, Connecticut. She was born on October 9, 1891 in Waterbury, Connecticut and died on August 28, 1961 in Cincinnati, Ohio at the age of 69.
| Shared note | Won the Republican Nomination upon Roosevelts recommendation. Won the 1908 election over William J. Bryan by a popular vote of 7,675,320 to 6,412,294 and an electoral vote of 321 to 162. James S. Sherman was his vice-president. On June 30, 1921 he became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Because of his weight of 332 pounds he was nich-named "Big Bill 27th U. S. President, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Secretary of War, Provisional Governor of Cuba, Civil Governor of Philippine Islands, judge, attorney, and author, married Helen HERRON (1861-1943), 23rd First Lady. Pres. TAFT was father of Sen. Robert Alphonso TAFT I (1889-1953), grandfather of Sen. Robert Alphonso TAFT II (1917-1993), and great grandfather of Ohio Gov. Robert Alphonso TAFT III (b. 1942). ". |