U. S. President Zachary Taylor

1784 - 1850  (65 years)

• Name	Zachary Taylor
  Prefix	U. S. President
  Born	24 Nov 1784	Orange, Orange County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Jul 1850	Washington D.C.
  Buried	Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Kentucky
  Person ID	I9641	Treespot
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Richard Lee Taylor,   b. 1744,   d. 1829  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Sarah Strother,   b. 1760,   d. 1822  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F3672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. R. Taylor   2. Sarah Knox Taylor,   b. 6 Mar 1814, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana ,   d. 15 Sep 1835, Saint Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana  (Age 21 years)
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2018
  Family ID	F3673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Died - 9 Jul 1850 - Washington D.C.  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		U.S. President Zachary Taylor about 1848 He served as the 12th U.S. President from March 1849 to 9 July 1850 when he died from an illness after participating in a ceremony on 5 July 1850 at the George Washington Monument. Artist: Joseph Henry Bush found on Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zachary_Taylor_by_Joseph_Henry_Bush,_c1848.jpg
  		12th U.S. President Zachary Taylor (March 1849-July 1850) He died after a five day illness after spending a hot day 5 July 1850 at a celebration at the George Washington Monument. Our ancestor, Garrard Riley, was Taylor's 2nd cousin.