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John David Tait.
John D. Tait is the third born child and second son to James "Jim" Tait and Irene Marshall Tait. John D. married Alice Rankins, and they had two children: John D, Jr, and Edward. John D. later married Callie and had one daughter, Irene.When John David Tait was born in 1908 in Burnt Corn, Alabama, his father, James, was 22 and his mother, Irene, was 24. He had four children with Alice Rankins and two children with Mary A Rankins. He died on September 14, 1967, in Monroeville, Alabama, at the age of 59. His brother Roger Lonrenzo was born on November 13, 1910, in Burnt Corn, Alabama, when John David was 2 years old. His sister Maggie was born on August 16, 1913, in Burnt Corn, Alabama, when John David was 5 years old. His sister Anna Coleman was born on July 22, 1914, in Burnt Corn, Alabama, when John David was 6 years old. His sister Earlene was born on September 24, 1915, in Burnt Corn, Alabama, when John David was 7 years old. His sister Hettie Irene was born on November 27, 1918, in Burnt Corn, Alabama, when John David was 10 years old. His sister Verlie Rebbeca was born in 1923 in Burnt Corn, Alabama, when John David was 15 years old. His sister Ruby Leigh died on July 26, 1925, in Burnt Corn, Alabama, when John David was 17 years old. His son John was born on April 28, 1928, in Burnt Corn, Alabama. John David Tait lived in Mill, Alabama, in 1930. Scottsboro Boys Trials John David Tait was probably fascinated by the trials of nine young African American men accused of rape in Alabama in 1931. The government programs started by the first “New Deal” in 1933 may have assisted John David Tait from Prichard, Alabama. His sister Verlie Rebbeca died in October 1935 in Monroe, Alabama, when John David was 27 years old. John David Tait lived in Prichard, Alabama, in 1935. John David Tait lived in Mobile, Alabama, in 1940. His son Edward L was born in 1940 in Alabama. John David Tait served in the Navy during World War II when he was 33 years old. His father James (Jim) passed away on May 26, 1949, in Burnt Corn, Alabama, at the age of 62. John David Tait was married in Monroe, Alabama, in May 1958 when he was 50 years old. John David Tait died on September 14, 1967, in Monroeville, Alabama, when he was 59 years old.
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