Family and Descendants of Zachary Taylor

Family and Descendants of Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor was born to prominent farm parents Richard Taylor and Sarah Dabney Strother in Virginia on November 24, 1784. Richard and Sarah had eight children: Hancock, William, George, Elizabeth, Joseph, Sarah, Emily, and Richard. They grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, in their maternal grandfather, William Strother’s Hare Forest Farm. Margaret Mackall … Read more

Personalities of Zachary Taylor

Personalities of Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor was a war hero turned politician as the outcome of the Mexican-American War. He grew up in the frontier of Kentucky from a family of farmers and slaveholders. He had rich military and combat experience, which gave him a better perspective of the nation’s needs. He had an individualistic mindset, … Read more

Zachary Taylor’s Childhood and Career

Zachary Taylor by Joseph Henry Bush

The war hero of the Mexican-American War and the 12th president of the United States, Zachary Taylor, was born on November 24, 1784, in Virginia in their grandfather’s farm called the Hare Forest Farm with his parents and seven siblings, he was raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He was from a prosperous farmer … Read more

Policies of Zachary Taylor

Personalities of Zachary Taylor

Dubbed as “Old Rough and Ready,” Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States of America, implemented several acts and policies which were still used until today, including cheap postage. Hailed as a national hero because of the battles he fought and won gave Zachary Taylor a broader perspective and view … Read more

Brief Biography of Zachary Taylor

Brief Biography of Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor was born to Sarah Dabney Strother Taylor and Richard Taylor on November 24, 1784, in Orange County, Virginia. He was from a prominent farmer family of English ancestry. Zachary was third of eight children, raised in their maternal grandfather, William Strother’s Hare Forest Farm. They Taylor family left their land … Read more