History of the Taggart Farmhouse

History of the Taggart Family Farmhouse

The Taggart Family Farmhouse in about 1930?

The land belonging to the Taggart family was part of a 40 acre parcel purchased by Nathaniel and Nancy Maria Clark Montgomery in 1873. The land was long and narrow in shape and two nice springs flowed on the upper section. These springs were later named Montgomery Spring and Bailey Spring. There was a tree filled hollow below the springs. The only road leading from Ogden to Brigham City at that time ran east to west through the lower third of the farm. This was later named Elberta Drive. The Montgomeries built the beautiful 2 story brick home in 1888.

Original layout of  the 40 acre Montgomery Farm

The Taggart Family Farmhouse was built in 1904 by Nattie Montgomery (Uncle Nattie - Nathaniel and Nancy's oldest son). He and his wife lived there for 12 years.  All their children were born there. They had twin girls and lost both of them and then had three more daughters.

The farmland was split in two and inherited by family. Eventually one bought out the other until Floss (and Uncle Roy) owned the eastern half and Margaret (Grandma Taggart) owned the Western half.

Charles Taggart Jr., Weldon and Margaret Montgomery Taggart

When Charles Taggart died in 1917, the house was sold to Margaret Montgomery Taggart and she moved there with her three sons, Weldon (15), Nat (7) and Jack (3). She taught school and Uncle Roy and Aunt Floss helped raise the boys. Alice was more like a sister than a cousin!

Nat and Jack have fond memories of growing up in the farmhouse. Uncle Roy was a surrogate father to them both and played marbles on the living room floor with them in the winter. He taught them to milk cows, farm, play softball, tell a good joke and work hard. Uncle Roy always kept a pony for them.

Nat and Jack built the barn to the north of the house that still stands.

Sunday picnic on the front lawn.
L-R: Roy and Floss Snooks, Jean, Alice, Weldon, Mag and Nat

When Weldon died, Nat and Jack inherited the farm. Nat bought out Jack who wanted to buy a farm in Oregon and raise fruit. Nat and Bernice and family spent many happy weekends with the kids, the cousins and Aunt Floss, Uncle Roy, Aunt Alice and Uncle Spence. Playing and working on the farm. Nat and Bea built a new home with Sue and Larry Birch and finally moved into a new house next door to the farmhouse in 1996. Bea was 80 and Nat was 86.

For many years after Grandma Taggart died (1951), the farmhouse was rented out. Bob and Sandy Taggart lived in the farmhouse while building their home on 3000 North in 1981. Then Linda Taggart Meiser moved in - 1983 and raised her 4 children there. The home was remodeled in about 1984. The Meiser family lived there until 1996 when Linda remarried and she and David built the house across the street.

The Taggart Farmhouse has been well loved over the years. Now the six Taggart children own the farm and the farmhouse through an LLC: Linda Lundstrom, Suzanne Birch, Robert Taggart, Colleen Bliss, David Taggart and Ray Taggart.

L-R Back Row: Ray and Susan Taggart, David and Linda Lundstrom, Rick and Colleen Bliss, Larry and Sue Birth,
David Taggart (his wife Susan is in from of him)
Front Row: Bob and Sandy Taggart, Bea and Nat Taggart