LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On this Memorial Day, we remember the millions of people who've sacrificed for our country and our freedoms. Zachary Taylor National Cemetery's the final resting place for more ...

Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States, has Louisville roots dating back to his childhood, but not every "Taylor" landmark in the city and state is named after him.

A discovery at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery has a living family member of the 12th U.S. President on a quest to trace the history of the enslaved. Within the national cemetery is a private ...

Taylor’s father, Col. Richard Taylor, and Zachary’s mother, Sally Strother Taylor, brought their family to Louisville in the 1780s when Zachary was just an infant.

Born in Montebello, Virginia, on November 24, 1784, Zachary Taylor moved to Kentucky with his parents as an infant. Taylor grew up on what was then the frontier, and enlisted in the army in 1806.

• Zachary Taylor was born in Virginia but grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, which in the late 1700s was a frontier outpost. He aspired to a career in the military.

Zachary Taylor became president of a country greatly expanded by his predecessor, James Polk. But with the new land came new disputes over an old issue – slavery. ZACHARY Taylor was born on Nov ...