Stacey, you are the first Taafe that I am actually related to that I have been able to contact. This is great! My parents are Peggy and Robert (Bob). My mother is still alive and my father died in 1972. I am 50 yrs. old and just became a grandmother in May. From what I have been able to determine John "George" Taafe's wife's maiden name was Lena Othelia/Otelia (Shipling/Shipley/ Steinke - this last from my mother, the rest in various places). "Lena" (called this in various docs.)was born in Germany, and never spoke English according to my mother. Her father may have possibly been named Leopold -it is just given as "L. Shipling" on her death cert. George may have been born in Ala. and his father's name Bryant according to death cert. My email is
LarryandCarolMyers@msn.com. I do live in MD and look forward to hearing from you. I know some more info about this generation, but not much. I would like to know about your branch of the family to add to my Taafe Family History.