Helen (Nellie) Herron

Helen (Nellie) Herron was born on 2 June 1861 in Cincinnati, Ohio.¹ She married President William Howard Taft, son of Alphonso Taft and Louisa Maria Torrey, on 19 June 1886 in Cincinnati, Ohio.¹ Helen (Nellie) Herron died on 22 May 1943 in Washington, DC, at age 81.¹ She was buried at Arlington Cementary, Arlington County, Virginia.¹
Conceived the idea of the thousands of flowering Japanese cherry trees in Potomac Park.¹ She became the mother of Robert Alphonso Taft on 8 September 1889.¹ Helen (Nellie) Herron became the mother of Helen Herron Taft on 1 August 1891.¹ Helen (Nellie) Herron became the mother of Charles Phelps Taft on 20 September 1897.¹ Helen (Nellie)'s son was married at wedding of Robert Alphonso Taft and Martha Wheaton Wheaton-Bowers on 17 October 1914 in Washington, DC.¹ Helen (Nellie)'s son was married at wedding of Charles Phelps Taft and Eleanor Kellogg Chase on 6 October 1917 in Waterbury, Connecticut.¹ Helen (Nellie)'s daughter was married at wedding of Helen Herron Taft and Frederick Johnson Manning on 15 July 1920.¹ Helen (Nellie) Herron became a widow with the death of her husband, President William Howard Taft on 8 March 1930 in Washington, DC, at age 72.¹