PRESIDENTIAL CHILDREN: TYLER'S 15, STILL A RECORD
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- jerrib
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- Mugwump53
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» jerrib - My goodness!
I just had five grandchildren for a week. I can't imagine fifteen children. There would surely never be a dull moment. And I'm sure you'd be exhausted most of the time! Imagine the laundry and meals!I'm really enjoying your most colorful, descriptive articles about our presidential children, John. I constantly wonder why my history teachers chose to have us memorize stuff, but not learn practical, interesting things like you cover.
Families are always of interest to me, and especially these.
Thanks,
Jerri
-- posted by jerrib
» Renie_Burghardt - One things's
One thing's for sure. President Tyler kept his wives busy! And of his two wives, I believe Julia was a popular First Lady, and was thought to be beautiful.Enjoyed the article very much.
Renie
-- posted by Renie_Burghardt
» Terrie_Bittner - I knew someone once with fourteen children, all from her one and
I knew someone once with fourteen children, all from her one and only marriage. She told me that after five children, it doesn't matter how many more you have, because you are too far gone to know the difference anyway! All fourteen were wonderful children, by the way. Several were my babysitters.-- posted by Terrie_Bittner
» Mugwump53 - Remember the Times
It was easier for Tyler to have many children than for avareage people today. The custom (for the wealthy, upper class southerners, at least) was to have others raise your kids, and so little work was involved. (Except for the mother. There was still no way to delegate childbirth!)For someone to have 14 children today is incredible. For all of them to all turn out nice, decent people is a miraculous! My congratulations to whoever that was.
Thanks for the nice comments. I'm glad you are all enjoying this series. I will continue them in the future.
-- posted by Mugwump53
» Mugwump53 - I would, but......
I would do more HArding, but the Hardings had no children. President Harding did have one illegitimate, Elizabeth Ann Christian, daughter of Harding and Nan Britton.After the deaths of Harding and his wife (who only lived 16 months after Warren's death, Nan tried to get money from the Harding estate.
Failing to get money that way, Nan wrote a book, "The PResident's Daughter", which gave a detailed account of the affair.
In 1932, Nan settled in Evanston, Illinois. Her daughter later lived in Glendale, California, a normal and quiet life.
I think I have covered some less-than-perfect families so far. Many of the Adamses died of depression or alcoholism, and the Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt children had their share of tragedy.
I will try to find some really juicy family stories for you in the near future. Glad you are enjoying this series of articles.
-- posted by Mugwump53
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