The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-05-12

gown, cut tar more Gecullete than hOS'
Cleveland could possibly approve OF
| Mrs. Adams died III 1852, and is bruiet
with her husband at Quincy.
General Jackson's wife died before liz
went into the White House, and, as ht
had married before she was formally III
vorced, the iron-hearted old Democrat
was, with her, often the subject of pitt
less political calumnv. She was 4 plain
woman, but undoubtedly possessed the
undivided affection of the great Plesi
dent, who never was 50 happy as whel
praising her memory or defending i
from SANDER.
Van Buren married a woman who, Ike
himself, came of Dutch stock, Hannah
Hoes. She died early in their married
life at Albany, and her brilliant husband
never after took another partner. Tic
wife of Major Van Buren, was the LADY
of the White House during her father,
in-law's tenure, and ably filed the place.
Ann Symmes was the wife Of General
Harrison and was Jersey girl. born
near Morristown, her father beinga Con
tinental army officer. She never entered
the White House, for when the Presi-
dent came East in 1871 to be inaugulated
her health was precarious and would not
permit the journey. He died a month
after he became President, while she
lived until February, 1864.
President Tyler's first wife was Letitia
Christian, daughter Of Robert Christian,
of New Kent County, Virginia. Tyler
was at the time OF his marriage a young
law graduate from the Office Of the cele-
brated Edmund Randolph, but his polit-
ical prospects were bright, as the son OF
Governor John Tyler, and to this honor
of the father the son succeeded, and
from thence to the Presidency. Miss
Christian was noted Eastern Virginia
belle, and when her husband became
President assumed the White House
duties. Her health was feeble at the
time, and she died there in September,
1912. Elizabeth, third daughter of
President Tyler by this union, was mar
ried in the White House to Southern
gentleman named Waller. Three grand
chld.el. of this President, sons Of
Lightfoot Jones, who married the eldest
daughter, fought in the Confederate
army. One Of them, Robert, received
three wounds at Gettysburg Mrs.
Robert Tyler, a daughterin-law OF this
President, acted as the mistress after his
wife's death. She was lady Of great
culture and manners, the daughter Of
the tragedian Cooper. Her eldest child,
Letitia, was born in the White House.
President Tyler remained a widower
but short time. paying the .Johnsonian
compliment to his first spouse by soon
selecting another, Miss Juliet Gardiner,
of New York. She was the daughter Of
the wealthy gentleman who owned Gar
diners Island, familiar to many naval
people as near the roadstead in East
Long Island where the naval practice
squadron, with the Annapolis cadets,
spends much Of its summer cruising and
exercising. Although Mr.. Tyler was the
first President-and so far the only one
to marry in the high Office, the cere-
monv was not performed in the White
House, but at the Church of the Ascen-
sion in New York, June, 1914. After
the wedding grand reception was given
in the Executive Mansion.
Mrs. Polk, now living at an advanced
age in Nashville, was one of the most
admirable mistresses the White House
has ever had. She was Miss Sarah
Childress, born near Murfreesboro', and
married James K. Polk, then member
of the Tennessee Legislature, in her 18th
year. He went to Congress the follow
ing year, and for fourteen sessions con-
tinued there, being elected Speaker in
1886. In 1889 he became Governor of
Tennessee, and Mrs Polk presided with
grace at the State Executive Mansion, SO
that when in 1915 they came to the
White House she proved one OF the most
agreeable and popular of hostesses.
Many innovations or rather changes IN
old customs of receiving were introduced
during Mrs. Polk's residence at the capi-
tai, notably the one of dispensing with
refreshments during the levees.
The wife of old ':Rough and Ready"
was member Of the extensive family of
Smith's-Margaret Smith, a Maryland
grl-daughter of plain farmer of that
State, and their married life for many
years was the prosv one of an army cou-
pie on the frontier. The first home they
had really was when in 1910 Col. Taylor
went to the United States barracks at
Baton Rouge 1t was while stationed
here that Jefferson Davis met and wooed
old Zach's second daughter, much
against the fathers wishes, who disliked
to see his children subjected 20 the same
wandering existence he lad led his
spouse as an army officer. Lieut.. Davis
was then handsome young subaltern,
and the seeding element WIS so strong
in him even at that time he ran away
with Miss Taylor, who died shortly after
their marriage and before tie stern old
parent had become recoaciled to the
elopement.
Miss Betty Taylol, she youngest
daughter, was the Mt cess of the White