Original: Helen Louise Herron '' Nellie '' Taft ( June 2 , 1861 & ndash ; May 22 , 1943 ) was the wife of William Howard Taft and First Lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913 .
Simplified: Helen Herron '' Nellie '' Taft ( June 2,1861 - May 22,1943 ) was the wife of William Howard Taft , the President of the United States .