Biographical Sketch of William Taff, Crawford County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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William Taff is a son of George W. and Rebecca (Bennett) Taff.  The
parents came to Crawford County about 1828, having formerly lived in
East Tennessee.  Just before the war they moved to Dent County, where
both died.  The father, who was a farmer and a soldier of the War of
1812, died at about the age of seventy-four years, and the mother, who
was a member of the Methodist Church, lived to be fifty-six years old.
William Taff was born in McMinn County, Tenn., in 1821, but since ear-
ly childhood Crawford County has been his home.  His educational ad-
vantages were the poorest.  In 1840 he married Delilah Carver.  Their
household goods consisted of stools, board tables, a grass bed made on
pieces driven into the wall, having only one post, and Mr. Taff was
$98 in debt.  As a result of industry and economy he soon became inde-
pendent, and at one time owned about 900 acres of land.  He began
merchandising in 1873, which business he has since carried on.  During
the war he served about four months in the State Militia.  In politics
he is a Democrat.  Mr. and Mrs. Taff have been born eleven children,
of whom seven are living, viz.: Julia A., Thomas J., John W., Martha,
Lewis, Rachel C. and Mary M.  The parents have both been members of
the Methodist Church for many years, and Mr. Taff is a Master Mason.

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