St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-21
THE PROSPECTIVE BRIDE.
Interesting Information Concerning
The Folsom Family.

Special to the Globe.
New YORK., April 2O.-A good deal of
gossip has been written about the family of
Miss Folsom, to whom it is alleged the
president will soon be married, the most of
which has no foundation in fact. Speaking
Of certain events which have appeared in
the public press, a member of the Folsom
family said to the GLOBE correspondent to-
DAY:
'.The story that Miss Folsom's mother was
left almost destitute, has no foundation in
fact. Oscar Folsom did not leave Wander
bilt estate, but the family are known to be
beyond the necessity of asking aid for travel
ing expenses to Italy"
One report states that President Cleye-
land betrayed their expenses abroad. This
is denied by people who know all the facts.
The home at FOlsOmdale belongs to Mrs.
Folsom, and there are other properties
which afford a regular income to the family.
Oscar Folsom comes of an old and honora-
bic family. The first of the namo came
from England in 1858 in the ship Diligent
of Ipswich. This was John Folsom. or
FoulSham. as the name was then spelled.
1t is derived from the town of FOulsham in
Norfolk county, England, near bingham.
John came with a colony from bingham
and founded the town of bingham. Mass.
The family name was gradually changed
until in 1869 it was written Folsom by all
the members in the United State. Many
distinguished Folsoms are chrOnicled in
THE FAMILY GENEALOGY,
notably Gen. Nathaniel Folsom. brigadier
in the colonial army. In IVA he was
chosen to the first general congress, which
met in Philadelphia. He served during
the siege of Boston as brigader. In 1775
he was commissioned major general. In
1777 and 1779 he was again a member of
congress He died in 1870, aged 81. Miss
Folsom, called the StratfOrd beauty, be-
came Lady Sterling of Scotland by marriage
in 1T12 with young peer who came to this
country as a tourist. Through some mis-
take in the transmission of letters
home, he was thrown on his own
resources and opened small
private school. Miss Folsom was one of
his scholars, and an attachment sprung up
between them which ripened into marriage.
Nathaniel Folsom was massacred by In
dians in 1744. while bravely defending the
women and children of Nottingham. Mass.
Lieut.. Jonathan, a brother of Gen.
Nathaniel, fought against the French and
Indians at Crown Point, Lake George in
1855. He helped to celebrate the repeal of
tic dCb III ltOOs duu lOSo a w tie
bursting of a cannon. In spite of this he
JOINED THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY
and had charge of a mortar at the battle of
Bunker Hill. He drove off British man
of-war by throwing bomb on her deck at
the first fire. In the family book of the
Folsoms Oscar Folsom and family are men,
toned as follows:
Oscar, b. 1897; IN. 1868, Emma c. Hartman.
He graduated ut the university of Rochester,
New York; wGs a brilliant and popular
lawyer. He met with an accident and death
by being thrown from his carriage in the city
of Buffalo, n. Y, 23d of October, 1875. He
had 1, Frances c., b. 1854; 2, Nellie, d. in in
fancy.
Frances G. is the now well-known Miss
Folsom. The only other female member
of the Folsom family who has been before
the public is Miss Agnes Folsom of the
New York Casino Opera company. She Is
nearly of the same age as Miss Frances,
and is, like her. beauty, but of different
type. Miss Agnes Folsom's mother is a
member of the Folsom family Of Maine,
which is, to some extent, identified with the