Ray County, Missouri Biographies - John Tait (b. 1826)

Source: History of Ray County, Missouri 1881; p.701-702

John Tait

JOHN TAIT. Is a native of Scotland. He was born in Kirkintiloch, December 18, 1826.
He attended school there, and worked with his father at the business of weaving until
he was thirteen years of age, and then immigrated to America. He stopped first in
Saratoga county, New York, and was employed in a woolen factory there for about three
years, then went to Canada West and was engaged in the same business there. In Kent
county, Canada, he learned the milling business. He remained in Canada until the year
1866, and then, coming to Missouri, stopped for one year in Caldwell county. In 1867
he came to his present location, Taitsville, in Ray county. In connection with his
brother, James, he purchased the Taitsville Mills, and has since been engaged three
very successfully, in conducting a flouring and grist mill. Mr. Tait was married on
the 7th of November, 1850, to Miss Ann E. Si!mpson. She is a native of Brockville,
Canada, and was born March 11, 1835. Her parents were Thomas and Mary Simpson, Eight
children have been born to Mr. Tait and wife named as follows: James T., born June 16,
1852; Thomas H., born April 5, 1855; William G., born June 30, 1858; Maccay D.,
November 9, 1861; Mary D., born October 30, 1865; Ann E., born July 1, 1869; Beulah,
born September 29, 1873; Daniel J., born July 4, 1877. Thomas H., was married in 1877
to Miss Margaret Berbee. She died August 3, 1880, leaving one child, Lula M., born
June 17, 1878. Mr. Tait’s father, James, is yet living in Canada at the age of
eighty-four years. His mother, Mary, died in 1835, aged thirty-nine years.

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