Wisconsin Tait Biographies

The History of Green County, Wisconsin “ published by Union Publishing Company; Springfield, IL., 1884.

Walter Tait, an early settler in the north part of the town of Albany, was born in Staffordshire, England, in November 1819. When eighteen years old he left his native land for America, landed at New York and went directly to Saratoga county, where he engaged in farming a few years, then returned to England and spent a year in visiting. In 1843 he returned to America, and came directly to Wisconsin and settled in Rock county. In 1847 he sold out and came to Green county, where he entered land on secton 9, township 3, range 9 east, now known as the town of Albany. He has opened up a farm, erected buildings, and still makes that his home. He was married, Jan. 1, 1844, to Susan Green. She was born in the town of Hanover, Luzerne Co., Penn. Nine children were born to them, seven of whom are now living – Sarah A., Nancy M., Clara L., Almira H., Albert D., Charlotte M., and Myron J. Sarah is the wife of Charles Purrington; Nancy is the wife of Theodore Shaffer; Clara is the wife of Frank Gilbert; Almira is the wife of Frederick Shaffer, and Charlotte is the wife of Eugene Andrus.

History of Racine and Kenosha Cos WI - 1879 - Chicago: Western Historical Company

Robert Tait, Born in Chestertown, New York, in 1832; came from there to Racine in June 1846. He married, in April 1856, Rosalie M. McNEIL, daughter of William McNEIL, Esq., of Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County, and one of the oldest settlers of that county; they have eight children: Olive, George William, Jane S., Gilbert, Addie, Walter, Ellen and Jessie, the youngest 5 and the eldest 21 years. Mr. TAIT has worked over five years for J. I. Case & Company; is a cooper by trade, and worked in Chicago and also in Racine before working for Case & Company. Mr. and Mrs. TAIT are members of the First Presbyterian church. George TAIT, father of Robert TAIT, came to Racine in 1845 with his wife, Jane C. TAIT, formerly Miss CAIRNS of Scotland; they had eleven children: Gilbert, Ellen, Nancy, Jane, Mary, John, George, Walter, Thomas, James and Robert; the father, Mr. George TAIT, died on the eve of the 4th of July 1856, and his wife died in 1854; Gilbert died in 1864, Ellen in 1846, Walter in 1846, Nancy in 1850, and Thomas in 1860; all are buried in Mound Cemetery, Racine County, except Ellen, who was buried by her husband in Green County.