Alphonso Taft, Diplomat US Sec of War Atty General

1810 - 1891  (80 years)

• Name	Alphonso Taft  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Diplomat US Sec of War Atty General
  Birth	5 Nov 1810	Townshend, Windham, Vermont, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	13338
  Residence	1880	Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA   [2]
  	Occupation: Lawyer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Burial	1891	Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA   [3]
  Death	21 May 1891	San Diego, San Diego, California, USA   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I13338	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Peter Rawson Taft
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Sylvia Howard
  Relationship	biological
  Family ID	F4969	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louisa Maria Torrey,   b. 11 Sep 1827, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 Dec 1907, Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. Peter R Taft,   b. Abt 1846, Ohio, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological] + 2. William Howard Taft, 27th President of the US,   b. 15 Sep 1857, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA d. 8 Mar 1930, Washington, District of Columbia, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   3. Harry W Taft,   b. Abt 1859, Ohio, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   4. Horras D Taft,   b. Abt 1862, Ohio, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   5. Fanny L Taft,   b. Abt 1866, Ohio, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]
  Family ID	F4970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S997] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [S53] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: 1024; Page: 193a; Enumeration District: 115. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: 1024; Page: 193a; Enumeration District: 115 [S19] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4592/alphonso-taft