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Category Archives: Nifty History People
Seward and Davis: An Unlikely Friendship
Jefferson Davis and William Seward in their old age. William H. Seward: Republican Whig The 1850s was decade seething with unrest; a volcano just waiting to erupt. The Whigs had always been a cobbled-together party of various factions and sections … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, CSA President Jefferson Davis, Democratic Party, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin Pierce, history, Jefferson Davis, Midwife Margaretta Hetzel, Republican Party, Secretary of State William Seward, Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, Senator Jefferson Davis, Senator William Seward, Seward Befriends Davis, The Confederate President, US history, Varina Davis, Whig Party, William Seward
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Harriet Hanks, Lincoln’s Cousin-Niece
It’s a complicated family line. The Lincoln-Hanks Kinship Abraham Lincoln, as everyone knows, was the son of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. Nancy Hanks, Abe’s mother, had an aunt, also named Nancy Hanks, who had an illegitimate son named Dennis, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People, Presidential Sites
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's Family, American history, Elizabeth and Thomas Sparrow, Feather Schwartz Foster, Harriet Hanks, history, Lincoln cousin Harriet Hanks, Lincoln kin, Lincoln law partner William Herndon, Lincoln's cousin Dennis Hanks, Lincoln's family, Lincoln's father, Lincoln's father Thomas Lincoln, Lincoln's mother Nancy Hanks, Lincoln's stepmother, Mary Lincoln, Nancy Hanks, Presidential history, Sarah Bush Johnston, Thomas Lincoln, US history, William Herndon
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Zachary Taylor: Reconciliation
Zachary Taylor was a lifelong soldier – up through the ranks. Colonel Taylor: Commandant In the early 1830s, Colonel Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was the commandant of Fort Crawford, a small outpost in Priairie-du-Chien, Wisconsin, as the Black Hawk War was … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Col. Zachary Taylor, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Margaret Taylor, General Zachary Taylor, history, Jefferson Davis, Lt. Jefferson Davis, Margaret Taylor, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, Sarah Knox Taylor, Senator Jefferson Davis, the Mexican War, The War with Mexico, US history, Varina Howell Davis, White House history, Zachary Taylor
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Robert Lincoln’s Second Father
Robert Lincoln was twenty-one when he became man of the family. Young Mr. Lincoln Abraham Lincoln died intestate: he had not made a will. Thus, by law, his estate would be divided into thirds: a third to his widow, and … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, David Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Judge David Davis, Lincoln friend David Davis, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Robert T. Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, US history
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Dolley and Her Sisters: The Merry Wives of Washington
Dolley Payne was the eldest daughter of eight; she had three younger sisters. Dolley Payne: Quaker Daughter John Payne, Dolley’s father was a convert to the Quaker religion, and like many people who choose their faith, was strict in its … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Anna Payne Cutts, Author Washington Irving, Congressman Richard Cutts, Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison's sister Anna, Dolley Madison's sister Lucy Washington, Dolley Madison's sister Mary Jackson, Dolley Payne Todd Madison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Dolley Madison, First Lady History, George Steptoe Washington, history, James Madison, Lucy Payne, Mary Payne Jackson, President James Madison, Presidential history, US history, Washington Irving, White House history
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John Tyler Woos MRS. Gardiner
Mr. and Mrs. Tyler 1: On his twenty-third birthday, John Tyler (1790-1861) married Miss Letitia Christian, the daughter of a wealthy pedigreed Virginia family. The courtship was traditional, the marriage bore fruit: eight little Tyler’s made an appearance, seven living … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Tyler, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, David Gardiner, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Julia Tyler, First Lady Letitia Tyler, history, John Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler, Juliana Lachlan Gardiner, Letitia Christian Tyler, Miss Julia Gardiner, President John Tyler, Presidential history, Presidential wives, The Princeton Disaster of 1844, US history, White House history
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George Washington Custis: Man in the Middle
George Washington Parke Custis was remarkable only in relationship to two giants, neither of whom he was actually related to. GW Custis: Fatherless Baby Only weeks after the fourth child and only son of John Parke Custis (1781-1857) was born, … Continue reading
Posted in Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Arlington House, Civil War history, Col. Robert E. Lee, Custis son-in-law Lee, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Martha Washington, George Washington, George Washington Parke Custis, GWP Custis, history, Jack Custis, John Parke Custis, MArtha Washington, Mary Anna Custis, Mary Fitzhugh Custis, Mount Vernon, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, Robert E. Lee, US history
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Betsey Humphreys: Mary Lincoln’s Wicked Stepmother
When Mary Lincoln was seven, she and her five siblings lost their mother. The Todd Marriage…and Remarriage Robert Smith Todd (1791-1849) was 21 when he married Eliza Parker. Every indication was that it was a marriage of inclination. They liked … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Betsey Humphreys, Betsey Humphreys Todd, Eliza Parker Todd, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, history, Jr., Mary Brown Humphreys, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's grandmother Parker, Mary Lincoln's niece Katherine Helm, Mary Lincoln's step-grandmother Mary Humphreys, Mary Lincoln's stepmother Betsey Todd, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Ninian Edwards, Robert Smith Todd, US history
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Buckey O’Neill, Captain of TR’s Rough Riders
Next to Theodore Roosevelt, Buckey O’Neill was the most famous Rough Rider. Buckey O’Neill: Not-So-Rough Riding No doubt about it, when Theodore Roosevelt assembled the voluntary cavalry corps nicknamed the Rough Riders, a wide assortment of men couldn’t wait to … Continue reading
Posted in Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Battle of San Juan Hill, Buckey O'Neill, Feather Schwartz Foster, First US Volunteer Cavalry, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, history, Prescott Arizona, Prescott Mayor Buckey O'Neill, Prescott Sheriff Buckey O'Neill, Solon Borglum, Spanish-American War, Statue of Buckey O'Neill, The Rough Riders, The War with Spain, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders, Tombstone Arizona, TR and the Rough Riders, US history, William Owen O'Neill
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