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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
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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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Abigail Adams, Mater Familias.
Abigail Adams raised four children of her own. She eventually raised nearly a dozen more as part of her extended family. Abigail’s Immediate Family Circle The four children born to John and Abigail Smith Adams were not a stellar bunch. … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams brother William Smith, Abigail Adams Smith, Abigail Adams' grandchildren, Abigail Adams' niece Louisa Smith, Abigail Adams' sister Elizabeth Shaw, Abigail Louisa Adams, Abigail Smith Adams, Adams' nephew Billy Shaw, American history, Charles Adams, Col. Wm. Smith, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, George Washington Adams, history, John Adams, John Adams II, John and Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, Nabby Adams, Presidential families, Presidential history, Sally Smith Adams, Susanna Adams, The Boston Athenaeum, Thomas Boylston Adams, White House history, William (Billy) Shaw
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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
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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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Louisa Adams, Neglected First Lady
No one had a better resume for becoming a First Lady than Louisa Catherine Adams. Louisa: Englishwoman of High Standing Louisa Catherine Johnson was born in England and well educated in a convent school in Paris. Her American father had … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Quincy Adams
Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Charles Francis Adams, Diplomat John Quincy Adams, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Louisa Adams, George Washington Adams, history, John Adams, John Adams II, John Quincy Adams, Louisa Catherine Adams, Mrs. John QUincy Adams, Presidential history, Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, US history, White House history
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George and Martha Washington: Dinner for Two
When George Washington married Martha Custis, he was a well-known personage in Virginia. Col. And Mrs. Washington For fifteen years, George Washington, former Colonel of the Virginia militia, lived in gentrified society, which included a seat in the House of … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Col. George Washington, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, General George Washington, George Washington, history, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, Tobias Lear, U.S. history, US history, Washington HQ at Morristown, Washington HQ at Valley Forge, Washington's Cherry Street house
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Warren Harding: Bloviator of Nostrums and the Founding Fathers
A few men have the gift of speechifying pontifically and saying little. Like Warren Harding, 29th President. Warren G. Harding: Newspaper Man Warren Harding was one of the most affable men in town. He was easy going, a bona fide … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Bloviator Warren Harding, Feather Schwartz Foster, Florence Harding, H.L. Mencken, history, Newspaper publisher Warren Harding, Ohio politician Warren Harding, Presidential history, Senator Warren Harding, The Founding Fathers, The Marion Star, US history, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding
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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
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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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Burying General Grant
When General Ulysses S. Grant died in 1885, it was not a surprise. He had been ill for more than a year, and everyone knew it. Double Barrels of Woe In 1880, after an embarrassing semi-attempt at a third presidential … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Col. Fred D. Grant, Col. Frederick D. Grant, Feather Schwartz Foster, Ferdinand Ward, First Lady Julia Grant, General Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, Grant's choices for burial, Grant's funeral procession, Grant's son Frederick, Grant's Tomb, history, Julia Grant, Mrs. Ulysses S Grant, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, the death of General Grant, the funeral of General Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history
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Herbert Hoover, Food Administrator
When World War I finally came to US shores, President Wilson summoned Herbert Hoover back home. The Hoovers: Ex-Pats For nearly twenty years, Mr. And Mrs. Herbert Hoover had lived abroad, in various and exotic locations. They didn’t even have … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Edith Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Edith Wilson, First World War, Food Administration publicity campaign, Herbert Hoover, history, Lou Henry Hoover, President Woodrow Wilson, saving food during WWI, The Food Administration, The Second Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, The World's Bread Basket, US history, Woodrow Wilson, World War I history
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