Descendants of John Taft

Generation No. 4

17. CLEO EDWARD4 TAFT (HARVEY OTIS3, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1) married HELEN CONSTANCE KNOBBE September 27, 1952. 

Children of CLEO TAFT and HELEN KNOBBE are:

i. EDWARD OTIS5 TAFT,  m. GLENDA LOU SICKEL, March 04, 1978.
51. ii. JOHN ROBERT TAFT
iii. CONSTANCE ELIZABETH TAFT
iv. JAMES MICHAEL TAFT, b. November 11, 1958; d. October 28, 1984, Lincoln, Lancaster Co, NE.
52. v. KEVIN EUGENE TAFT.
vi. MARY LOUISE TAFT
vii. STEVEN JOSEPH TAFT

18. NAOMI RUTH4 TAFT (HARVEY OTIS3, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1)  married LEON CLIFTON HARSHBARGER December 28, 1945 in Hiawatha, Brown Co, Ks, son of UNKNOWN HARSHBARGER and UNKNOWN. He was born June 14, 1920 in Stella, Richardson Co, NE, and died January 22, 1993 in Falls City Community Hospital, Falls City, Richardson Co, NE.

Children of NAOMI TAFT and LEON HARSHBARGER are:

53. i. LINDA LEE5 HARSHBARGER
54. ii. VICKI JEAN HARSHBARGER
55. iii. JODI RENEE HARSHBARGER

19. VERINE ADELLA4 TAFT (HARVEY OTIS3, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1) was born May 18, 1927 in Humboldt, Richardson Co, NE, and died July 15, 1997 in Sturgis Community Hosp, Sturgis, Meade Co, SD. She married LOUIS WILLIAM VOGT February 18, 1946 in Falls City, Richardson Co, NE, St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was born June 21, 1921 in Naper, Holt Co, NE, and died July 21, 1994 in Bryan Memorial Hosp, Lincoln, Lancaster Co, NE.

Children of VERINE TAFT and LOUIS VOGT are:

56. i. YVONNE VERINE5 VOGT, b. March 08, 1948, Falls City, Richardson Co, NE; d. February 20, 1999, Nebraska City, Otoe Co, NE.
ii. CARL EDWARD VOGT, m. DIANA LYNN RIESCHICK, February 18, 1972; 
57. iii. DOROTHY NOREEN VOGT
58. iv. JANICE ARLENE VOGT
59. v. JOHN HARVEY VOGT
60. vi. LUANN MAUREEN VOGT
vii. BARBARA JOLENE VOGT,  m. ROBERT ALAN STUCKEMEYER, April 12, 1980, Falls City, Richardson Co, NE;
61. viii. LILA MARLENE VOGT
ix. LOUIS WILLIAM VOGT
x. JOYCE GAYLENE VOGT
xi. KAREN BURDEEN VOGT
xii. ROBERT KENNETH VOGT

20. HARVINA JEAN4 TAFT (HARVEY OTIS3, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1)  married JOHN CHARLES THOMAS April 24, 1950. 

Children of HARVINA TAFT and JOHN THOMAS are:

i. JOHN MICHAEL5 THOMAS<> ii. PATRICK GENE THOMAS
62. iii. THOMAS LEE THOMAS
63. iv. ROBERT DAVID THOMAS
v. PHILIP EDWARD THOMAS
vi. ELIZABETH ANN THOMAS

21. WILBUR MARVIN4 MEHLIN (MILLIE VICTORIA3 TAFT, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1)  married (1) CAROL DORIS MERRITT February 12, 1941. She was born January 18, 1922 in Nemaha, Nemaha Co, NE, and died March 04, 1990 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co, AZ. He married (2) NEELY JOYCE MCCASKILL December 23, 1994 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ, daughter of WILBURN MCCASKILL and MABLE PRUETTE. 

Child of WILBUR MEHLIN and CAROL MERRITT is:

64. i. WILBUR RICHARD5 MEHLIN

22. ERMA RUTH4 MEHLIN (MILLIE VICTORIA3 TAFT, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1) was born February 14, 1920, and died March 10, 1985 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co, NE. She married DALE WILLIAM CAPPS September 16, 1939 in Humboldt, Richardson Co, NE. He was born March 07, 1919, and died June 17, 1993 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co, NE.

Children of ERMA MEHLIN and DALE CAPPS are:

65. i. DALE LEONARD5 CAPPS
. ii. DENNIS WAYNE CAPPS
66. iii. ROBEY SCOTT CAPPS
iv. JONI BETH CAPPS

23. VELMA MARIE4 MEHLIN (MILLIE VICTORIA3 TAFT, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1) was born October 07, 1921, and died December 03, 1953. She married HOWARD EARL HARSHBARGER February 16, 1943, son of UNKNOWN HARSHBARGER and UNKNOWN. He was born February 01, 1919 in Stella, Richardson Co, NE, and died July 03, 1986 in Falls City, Richardson Co, NE.

Child of VELMA MEHLIN and HOWARD HARSHBARGER is:

i. CAROL LOUISE5 HARSHBARGER,  m. STEVE HOLLENS.

24. WAYNE ALFRED4 MEHLIN (MILLIE VICTORIA3 TAFT, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1) was born June 25, 1923, and died January 26, 1967. He married CECILIA JUSTINA MALECEK September 26, 1946. She was born May 29, 1926.

Children of WAYNE MEHLIN and CECILIA MALECEK are:

68. i. THOMAS ALLEN5 MEHLIN
69. ii. PHILLIP WAYNE MEHLIN
70. iii. SHIRLEY ANN MEHLIN
iv. MARY CATHERIN MEHLIN, m. DICK LAAKMAN, August 11, 1980
v. PATRICIA MARIE MEHLIN.
vi. MARGERET LOUISE MEHLIN

25. VERNA MAE4 MEHLIN (MILLIE VICTORIA3 TAFT, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1) was born April 20, 1926. She married ARTHUR ALLAN WALKER February 14, 1945. He was born August 23, 1923.

Children of VERNA MEHLIN and ARTHUR WALKER are:

71. i. LARRY ARTHUR5 WALKER
72. ii. STEVEN BLAINE WALKER
73. iii. SUSAN MARIE WALKER
74. iv. REBECCA LYNN WALKER
v. ROBERT LEE WALKER,  m. DARLA RACHELLE GELLER, August 08, 1980

26. WILLARD LEROY4 MEHLIN (MILLIE VICTORIA3 TAFT, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1)  married JOANN DOROTHY BROWN May 29, 1953. 

Children of WILLARD MEHLIN and JOANN BROWN are:

75. i. TERESA MARIE5 MEHLIN
76. ii. ANNETTE LEE MEHLIN

27. MINA MAXINE4 MEHLIN (MILLIE VICTORIA3 TAFT, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1) was born February 17, 1932, and died Unknown. She married DONALD JOSEPH STUMP October 02, 1955. 

Children of MINA MEHLIN and DONALD STUMP are:

i. DONNA JO5 STUMP.
ii. CONNIE SUE STUMP

28. LOREN GEORGE4 TAFT (GEORGE FRANKLIN3, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1)  married (1) LOIS J GILLISPIE September 16, 1953. He married (2) LUELLA MARIE BLAIR August 02, 1959 in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE. 

Child of LOREN TAFT and LUELLA BLAIR is:

77. i. LINDSEY ALAN5 TAFT

29. ARLENE MAONA4 TAFT (GEORGE FRANKLIN3, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1)  She married LESTER MARTIN THOMAS February 05, 1956. 

Children of ARLENE TAFT and LESTER THOMAS are:

78. i. MARTY LYNN5 THOMAS.
79. ii. SHERI ARLENE THOMAS
80. iii. CINDY JILL THOMAS
81. iv. STORM L. THOMAS

30. LAEL ELDENE4 TAFT (GEORGE FRANKLIN3, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1) He married PATRICIA ANN BURNETT July 23, 1961 in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE, daughter of GLENN BURNETT and MAUDE MCNEILL. 

Children of LAEL TAFT and PATRICIA BURNETT are:

82. i. DEBRA KAY5 TAFT
83. ii. DIANE MICHELLE TAFT
iii. DAVID LAEL TAFT, m. MELLISSA KAY HAGEDORN, August 05, 1995, Newton, Jasper, IA; 

31. ELVON ARVIS4 TAFT (GEORGE FRANKLIN3, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1) . He married PATRICIA EARLENE KOHLMEYER August 23, 1970 in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE, daughter of EARL KOHLMEYER and WINIFRED LUNBLADE. 

Children of ELVON TAFT and PATRICIA KOHLMEYER are:

i. CANDACE RENEE5 TAFT
ii. RYAN WADE TAFT

32. NORMAN EUGENE4 ARNOLD (MARY MAUDE3 TAFT, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1) He married MAXINE IMOGENE GILFILLAN February 10, 1945 in Humboldt, Richardson Co, NE. 

Children of NORMAN ARNOLD and MAXINE GILFILLAN are:

84. i. NORMAN KEITH5 ARNOLD
85. ii. ROGER EUGENE ARNOLD
iii. KATHY LYNN ARNOLD, b. May 11, 1953, Falls City, Richardson Co, NE; d. May 11, 1953, Falls City, Richardson Co, NE.
iv. DENNIS LEE ARNOLD,
v. RODGER E ARNOLD

33. DOROTHY MAE4 ARNOLD (MARY MAUDE3 TAFT, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1)  married (1) DWIGHT OWEN MASON May 11, 1945 in Hiawatha, Brown Co, KS, son of SCHUYLER MASON and GEORGIA WAMSLEY. . She married (2) HARRY DEAN PRICE September 18, 1976 in Greeley, Weld Co, CO. 

Children of DOROTHY ARNOLD and DWIGHT MASON are:

86. i. DOROTHY ANNE5 MASON
87. ii. DWIGHT ALLEN MASON
iii. RONALD EUGENE MASON, b. April 10, 1949, Lincoln, Lancaster Co, NE; d. April 10, 1949, Lincoln, Lancaster Co, NE.
88. iv. MARY LOU MASON
v. RONALD MASON, b. April 02, 1949, Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE; d. April 02, 1949, Lincoln, Nebraska.

34. HOWARD MASTIN4 ARNOLD (MARY MAUDE3 TAFT, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1)  married KATHRYN JUNE CONNER December 05, 1958 in Grandview, Jackson Co, MO. 

Children of HOWARD ARNOLD and KATHRYN CONNER are:

89. i. JAMES CONNER5 ARNOLD
90. ii. CHRISTOPHER LEE ARNOLD 
91. iii. JENNIFER JILL ARNOLD

35. LEONARD LEROY4 ARNOLD (MARY MAUDE3 TAFT, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1) married IOLA KAY CHURCH June 14, 1957 in Omaha, Douglas Co, NE. 

Children of LEONARD ARNOLD and IOLA CHURCH are:

92. i. SHANNON KAY5 ARNOLD
ii. GLEN EUGENE ARNOLD

36. LESTER MARVIN4 ARNOLD (MARY MAUDE3 TAFT, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1)  married ALICE EVELYN AEPPLI July 06, 1960 in Pensacola, Escambia Co, FL. 

Children of LESTER ARNOLD and ALICE AEPPLI are:

93. i. DARLA GAY5 ARNOLD
94. ii. LORI RACHELLE ARNOLD
iii. SUSAN RENEE ARNOLD

37. JOSEPH LEONARD4 TAFT, JR (JOSEPH LEONARD3, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1)  married PHYLIS JOYCE GEISTLINGER December 10, 1948. 

Children of JOSEPH TAFT and PHYLIS GEISTLINGER are:

95. i. MICHAEL JOSEPH5 TAFT
ii. TIMOTHY ALLEN TAFT; m. LOUANN BLACK, May 28, 1976.
96. iii. DALE THOMAS TAFT

38. MARVIN EUGENE4 TAFT (JOSEPH LEONARD3, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1) was born May 20, 1930 and died August 28, 1983, he  married LOIS ELAINE MORRISSEY March 28, 1952. 

Children of MARVIN TAFT and LOIS MORRISSEY are:

i., b.  DANIEL JOSEPH5 TAFT
97. ii. DAVID CHARLES TAFT
98. iii. BARBARA RUTH TAFT; m: TERRY LEE HERRINGTON
iv. THOMAS DARRELL TAFT

39. DELORES GENE4 TAFT (JOSEPH LEONARD3, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1)  married JAMES FREDNID MERTENS June 12, 1950.

Children of DELORES TAFT and JAMES MERTENS are:

99. i. RICKY JAMES5 MERTENS
ii. PEGGY DIANE MERTENS, m. BRUCE LEE MAHLER, August 23, 1974; 
iii. LINDA KAY MERTENS
100. iv. DENNIS LEE MERTENS

40. RONALD LEE4 TAFT (JOSEPH LEONARD3, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1) was born September 14, 1933, and died February 07, 1996 in California. He married E. ELAINE CLAK. 

Children of RONALD TAFT and E. CLAK are:

i. RHONDA CHRISTINE5 TAFT
101. ii. RANDALL LEE TAFT
iii. ROBIN RAE TAFT,  m. EDWIN DOYLE SAMPLES
iv. RODNEY RONALD TAFT

41. BETTY IRENE4 ARNOLD (RUTH IRENE3 TAFT, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1)  married (1) WARREN LANG. She married (2) DONALD HOWARD. He died July 02, 1993 in Pawnee City, Pawnee Co, NE.

Children of BETTY ARNOLD and WARREN LANG are:

i. BILLY5 LANG.
ii. GLORIA LANG.

Children of BETTY ARNOLD and DONALD HOWARD are:

iii. DEBORAH5 HOWARD.
iv. ANGELA HOWARD.

42. DORA LEE4 ARNOLD (RUTH IRENE3 TAFT, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1) was born October 22, 1931 in Salem, Richardson Co, NE, and died September 26, 1977 in Falls City, Richardson Co, NE. She married (1) JAMES SMITH 1952 in Palmyra, Otoe Co, NE. She married (2) DONALD ALLEN July 26, 1959 in Miami, Ottawa Co, OK.

Children of DORA ARNOLD and DONALD ALLEN are:

102. i. LINDA5 ALLEN.
ii. DONNA JEAN ALLEN, b. October 08, 1961, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO; d. July 14, 1977, Omaha, Douglas Co, NE.

43. DONNA MAE4 ARNOLD (RUTH IRENE3 TAFT, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1) She married (1) JACK MCBRIDE . She married (2) DAVID KULSETH  in ?.

Children of DONNA ARNOLD and JACK MCBRIDE are:

i. GLENDA KAY5 MCBRIDE
ii. JACK LEE MCBRIDE
iii. BARBARA ANN MCBRIDE.
iv. DAVID LEROY MCBRIDE

Child of DONNA ARNOLD and DAVID KULSETH is:

v. MICHAEL ROBERT5 KULSETH, b. May 28, 1977.

44. RUTH ANN4 ARNOLD (RUTH IRENE3 TAFT, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1) . She married LOWELL CHARLES EPPENS December 08, 1955 in Auburn, Nemaha Co, NE. 

Children of RUTH ARNOLD and LOWELL EPPENS are:

i. ANGEL ANNETTE5 EPPENS, b. September 13, 1956, Falls City, Richardson Co, NE; d. September 13, 1957.
103. ii. SCOTT EUGENE EPPENS
104. iii. LOWELL CHARLES JR. EPPENS
105. iv. STEVEN LYNN EPPENS
106. v. PAUL LLOYD EPPENS
107. vi. DEBRA ANN EPPENS
vii. TIMOTHY JOHN EPPENS
108. viii. PEGGY SUE EPPENS
ix. AMY YVONNE EPPENS
x. ELIZABETH KAY EPPENS
xi. RACHEL RANEE EPPENS
xii. DAVID BRYAN EPPENS
xiii. JOSEPH RYAN EPPENS

45. SHARON KAY4 TAFT (JOHN3, JOHN OTIS2, JOHN1)  married DAYLE LEE BURKLUND October 26, 1960. 

Children of SHARON TAFT and DAYLE BURKLUND are:

i. ROBERT LEE5 BURKLUND
ii. MICHAEL EUGENE BURKLUND
iii. KIMBERLY SUE BURKLUND
iv. LONNIE JOHN BURKLUND

46. RICHARD KENTON4 TAFT (KENTON EDWARD3, ARTHUR EDWARD2, JOHN1) was born January 16, 1935 in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE, and died 1984 in Creston, Lake Co. , Indiana. He married UNKNOWN Abt. 1959 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illionois.

Child of RICHARD TAFT and UNKNOWN is:

i. UNKOWN FEMALE5 TAFT.

47. CHARLES RONALD4 WINK (CATHERINE ELIZABETH3 TAFT, ARTHUR EDWARD2, JOHN1)  married SANDRA BENNER 1968 in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE.

Children of CHARLES WINK and SANDRA BENNER are:

i. TAMARA5 WINK
ii. TRICIA WINK.
iii. TANIA WINK

48. MARLENE4 WINK (CATHERINE ELIZABETH3 TAFT, ARTHUR EDWARD2, JOHN1)  married THOMAS JOE MURPHY in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE. 

Children of MARLENE WINK and THOMAS MURPHY are:

i. MICHAEL JOE5 MURPHY,  m. (1) SUAAN MARKS, June 02, 1985, Ottawa, La Salle Co., Illinois; m. (2) JAN MARIE DOUTHITT, September 25, 1993, Red Cloud, Webster Co. , NE.
ii. PATRICK CHARLES MURPHY,  m. CHERYL ANN MILLER, September 05, 1992.

49. MICHAEL EDWARD4 TAFT (EUGENE ARTHUR3, ARTHUR EDWARD2, JOHN1)  married (1) BARBARA LOUGENE BLANTON November 05, 1965 in Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL. . He married (2) JANET LOUISE FOSTER CROSBY August 13, 1971 in Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL. 

Child of MICHAEL TAFT and BARBARA BLANTON is:

i. BEVERLY DENISE5 TAFT, m. (1) DAVID MICHAEL PRICHARD, October 06, 1990; m. (2) MLADEN "MIKE" ZIZA, June 08, 1996, St. Augustine, Saint Johns Co., FL.

Children of MICHAEL TAFT and JANET CROSBY are:

109. ii. MICHAEL EDWARD5 TAFT
iii. MARK ETHAN TAFT
iv. MATHEW ERIC TAFT

50. LINDA SUE4 TAFT (EUGENE ARTHUR3, ARTHUR EDWARD2, JOHN1) married CHRIS FLETCHER NETTLES September 03, 1965 in Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL. 

Children of LINDA TAFT and CHRIS NETTLES are:

i. CHRISTINE5 NETTLES; m. RODNEY LEE PERRY, August 27, 1993, Parkers Lake, McCreary Co., Kentucky; 
110. ii. MICHAEL JAMES NETTLES
iii. JEFFREY SCOTT NETTLES, b. July 28, 1971, Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL; d. September 28, 1971, Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL.
iv. TIMOTHY MATTHEW NETTLES

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