Deaths in the White House Does anyone else think this information would make a good addition to the article 11 people have died in the White House 1840 Rebecca Van Buren President Martin Van Buren s granddaughter 1841 William Henry Harrison President 1842 Letitia Christian Tyler First Lady wife of President John Tyler 1850 Zachary Taylor President 1862 William Lincoln Son of President Abraham Lincoln 1873 Frederick Dent Father in law of President Ulysses S Grant 1883 Elisha Allen Congressman 1892 Caroline Harrison First Lady wife of President Benjamin Harrison 1892 John Witherspoon Scott Father in law of President Benjamin Harrison 1914 Ellen Wilson First Lady wife of President Woodrow Wilson 1952 Margaret Elizabeth Gates Mother in law of President Dwight Eisenhower