Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-24
WHEELING REGISTER TUESDAY, MARCH "a, 1896

second wife, who was conspicuous in
the politics of Virginia, and who be-
came president of William and Mary
College, the institution from Which his
father had graduated. Mrs. Tyler was
the first Presidents wife to receive AID
from Congress. A pension OF S5'OOO
was granted to her.
Mrs. Polk also received a pension
from Congress. She had no children.
President Taylor left several children,
who were quite competent to take care
of themselves. His eldest daughter
married Jefferson Davis, and Is still
alive. She draws a pension from some
of the Southern States. The second
daughter married w. H. Bliss, Major
in the army and she was mistress OF
the White House during part OF her
fathers term. After the death of her
father and her husband she married
Philip cambridge, OF Virginia, who left
her comfortably provided for. Her
brother, Dick" Taylor, was man OF
much distinction. He was a member
Of the secession convention OF Louisi-
ana, entered the Confederate army,
served under StOnewall Jackson in the
valley campaign, rose to the rank of
General and served with credit to the
end of the war After the war he went
to New York. where, just before his
death, in 1879 he published a BOOK
with the title, Destruction and Recon-
struction"
President Fillmore had only one
child, a daughter, who died while he
was yet alive.
President Pierce had three children,
all boys. Two of them died while quite
young. The third lived to be Is years
old. He was killed in railroad acct
dent while travelling with his father
and his mother from Andover to Law
renee, Mass, in January, 1858. 1t was
only two months before the Inaugural
ton of his father as President, and the
accident cast a gloom over the White
House during the entire administration
OF President Pierce.
James Buchanan was a bachelor.
The Lincolns brought three boys
with them to the White House. One
died during his fathers administration
Che was the Presidents fayorite child,
and another not long after the murder
of the President Robert T. Lincoln,
the oldest of the three, was spared to
his mother, and his career has been
an honor TO his fathers name. He has
been Secretary of War, Minister to
England, and he is reckoned a POSSIBLE
ity in the Presidential contest. He has
been successful as a lawyer, too. His
mother received a pension of $4,000
from 1870 until 1882, when il was in
creased to $4,000.
President Johnson left two daugh
ters, both of whom married we'll Mar
tina became the wife of Judge d. T. Pat
terson, and she was the mistress of the
White House during her fathers term.
Mary married Daniel Slower, who died
before Mr. Johnson became President.
She. too was with her father in the
White House. After his retirement
she married w. r. Bacon.
The Grant family was fairly well-tO-
do when the second term ended, but the
unfortunate connection with Ferdinand
Ward plunged it into poverty. When
Grant was dying he completed his book
of memoirs, having in view a. provision
for his family. Mrs. Grant has re-
ceived 100000 in royalties from the
book. She has a pension o. $4,000
year too. granted to her by Congress
soon after her husbands death. Fred
Grant is the only member of the family
who has been at all conspicuous in
public affairs. He was Minister TO
Austria, and he is now one of the po-
lice commissioners of New York City.
He has been discussed as Vice Pres
idential possibility.
President Hayes retired to his old
home at Fremont O., at the end of his
term, taking with him about $4,000 and
his salary as President. He left a good
estate. His four sons are all in bus
mess and are said TO be prospecting.
One of them is in Cleveland and an
other is in Toledo. The one daughter
lives in the Old homestead at Fremont.
She never married.
Ex-Presidelt Hawisons son is in
business in Terre Haute, and he is
prospecting. Mrs. Mckee, the EXPIRES
ident's other child, is married.