27 President of the United States William Howard Taft b. 15 Sep 1857 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA d. 8 Mar 1930 Washington, District of Columbia, USA: MontyHistNotes

1857 - 1930 (72 years)

Personal Information | Sources | Event Map | All

Name	William Howard Taft [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Title	27 President of the United States
Birth	15 Sep 1857	Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Gender	Male
Family Search ID	L872-KJT
Residence	1870	Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA [4]
	Ward 11
Occupation	Between 1909 and 1913	Washington, District of Columbia, USA [1, 7]
	President of the United States
Residence	1910	Washington, District of Columbia, USA [6]
	Precinct 3
Occupation	Between 11 Jul 1921 and 3 Feb 1930 [1]
	U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice
Burial	1930	Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA [1, 3, 5]
	Arlington National Cemetery
Death	8 Mar 1930	Washington, District of Columbia, USA [1, 2, 3, 5]
Person ID	I5275	Presidents and Royalty
Last Modified	8 Jun 2025

Father	Alfonso Taft, b. 5 Nov 1810, Townshend, Windham, Vermont, USA d. 21 May 1891, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA (Age 80 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Louisa Maria Torrey, b. 11 Sep 1827, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 Dec 1907, Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 80 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	1853 [8]
Family ID	F3710	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Helen Louise Herron, b. 2 Jun 1861, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA d. 22 May 1943, Washington, District of Columbia, USA (Age 81 years)

Marriage 19 Jun 1886 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA [1, 9]

Children

	1. Senator Robert Alphonso Taft, b. 8 Sep 1889, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA d. 31 Jul 1953, New York, New York, New York, USA (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Helen Herron Taft, b. 1 Aug 1891, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA d. 23 Feb 1987 (Age 95 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Charles Phelps Taft, b. 20 Sep 1897, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA d. 24 Jun 1983 (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F3737 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 8 Jun 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 15 Sep 1857 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
	Residence - Ward 11 - 1870 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
	Marriage - 19 Jun 1886 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
	Occupation - President of the United States - Between 1909 and 1913 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA
	Residence - Precinct 3 - 1910 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA
	Burial - 1930 - Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA
	Death - 8 Mar 1930 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA

= Link to Google Earth

Sources

[S724] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Taft, William Howard #323442 Accessed KRM 14 Sep 2019 6:53pm http://thepeerage.com/p32345.htm#i323442.
http://thepeerage.com/index.htm
http://thepeerage.com/p32345.htm#i323442
[S781] Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants, (Name: Genealogical Publishing Co; Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Date: 2004;), Pages 167-168 William Howard Taft https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/49324/FLHG_RoyalDescentsof600Immigrants-0013a?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return#?imageId=FLHG_RoyalDescentsof600Immigrants-0271.
Book found at Ancestry.com
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/49324/
https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/49324/FLHG_RoyalDescentsof600Immigrants-0013a?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return#?imageId=FLHG_RoyalDescentsof600Immigrants-0271
[S130] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Louisa Maria Taft
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=2493975&indiv=try
[S435] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Cincinnati Ward 11, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: M593_1212; Page: 588B; Family History Library Film: 552711.
Record for Louisa M Taft
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7163&h=39713409&indiv=try
[S130] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Robert Alphonso Sr Taft
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=1353893&indiv=try
[S436] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 3, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: T624_150; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1374163.
Record for William H Taft
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7884&h=2758535&indiv=try
[S687] President of the United States.
[S399] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: The Rawson Family : A revised memoir of Edward Rawson, Secretary of the colony of Massachusetts Bay.
Record for Louisa Maria Torrey
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61157&h=88658&indiv=try
[S724] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Herron Taft, Helen Louise #323443 Accessed KRM 14 Sep 2019 7:13pm http://thepeerage.com/p32345.htm#i323443.
http://thepeerage.com/index.htm
http://thepeerage.com/p32345.htm#i323443