Background
Julia Taft was born on March 4, 1845, in Lyons, New York, to Horatio Nelson Taft, an attorney and examiner in the United States. Patent Office, and his wife.
Julia Taft was born on March 4, 1845, in Lyons, New York, to Horatio Nelson Taft, an attorney and examiner in the United States. Patent Office, and his wife.
The family lived in Washington District of Columbia when Julia was a child and young woman. During this time, Julia Taft was befriended by Mary and President Lincoln. After Willie Lincoln died of typhoid fever on February 20, 1862, the Taft children stopped visiting the White House.
Julia Bayne"s half brother Charles Sabin Taft was a physician.
He was one of the first doctors on the scene when President Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865. He remained with the president until his death.