The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-03


grandson. being the son OF one of Mrs.
Randolph's daughters
James Madison had no children, but, like
Washington, he married a widow, and her
only child, son. Payne Todd, was a no.
toriously bad character, over whom Mad
1 ison had much trouble and many financial
losses James Monroe, the fifth President,
had no sons, but had two daughters.
John Quincy Adams, the son of Presi-
dent John Adams was the sixth PresI-
dent, ana his household consisted of four
children, three sons and a daughter One
of the sons was the late Charles Francis
Adams. Andrew Jackson had no children
| and was widower at the time he became
president. tie had an adopted son, whose
tamlly lVed for many years at the Her
| m'tage near Nashville. Martin Van Blu
! ren's two sons were with him while he
| was President He had no daughters and
| had been widoWer for many years when
ne went to Washington. His second sons
wife, who was a Miss Singleton of South
carolina, was the lady Of the White
House of that administration.
President Harrison lived only a month
after his Inauguration and his family had
/ not removed from Ohio at the time OF
MS death. Ills grandson became the nine
teenth President of the United States.
Vive President John Tyler, who became
President to I'LL the term, had a large
family of sons and daughters,one Of whom
John Tyler, Jr., was his fathers private
secretary. He remained in Washington
until his death, which occurred a few
years ago. President Tyler married a
young wife six months before his retire
ment, and this fact caused a temporary
estrangement between his children and
himself. His second wife was the mother
children We If har
were In the Confederate Army. All OF
Tylers first family of children are dead
excepting Mrs. Letitia Semple who is an
inmate of the Louise Home In Washing
ton.
As has been said, James X. Polk, had no
children, and his successor In office, Gen.
Zachary Taylor, had one son and three
daughters. One of his daughters was the
first wife of Jefferson Davis and the other
married first Col. Bliss of the army and
the Lady of the White House" her
mother declining to take part In the so
cial life o fthe administration She was
now Mrs. cambridge and Is living In Vir-
glnia. Gen. Richard d. Taylor, the Presi-
dents only son, who was educated at
West Point, was a cavalry officer in the
Confederate army. He left no sons, but
three daughters, all of whom are living
in New Orleans. Another child of Presi-
dent Taylor was Mre. Wood, widow of an
officer, who died in Germany some years
ago
President Fillmore had one son and one
daughter, both of whom lived In the
White House. The son, Powers Fillmore,
lived in Buffalo until his death, which oc-
CURED not long ago. President Pierce's
three sons died young, one Of them In
a railroad accident after the Presidential
election. President Buchanan had with
him in Washington his niece and heir
ess, Harriet Lane, the most beautiful and
popular women ever in the White House.
She is now chMdless widow and resides
in Washington In winter.
Abraham Lincolns three sons were well
known to the country while he was Presi-
dent. willie" died in the White House
and Tad lived for several years after
his fathers tragic death. Robert r. Lin
coin, the eldest son, became minister to
England and was Secretary of War I'M
der Arthur Andrew johnson was the
father Of three sons, despite the asser-
tons TO the contrary of biographies, en-
cyclopedias and newspapers. Two Of his
sons were in the Union army One Of
them, Charles, was a surgeon of the First
Tennessee Infantry and was thrown from
his horse and killed in Nashville, Tenn,
in 1863 Robert, the second son. was
colonel of a Tennessee regiment, and the
third son was Frank, who after his faith
er's death, changed his name to Andrew.
Robert died In GreenVille, Tenn. shortly
after his fathers retirement from the pres
idency. The youngest son lived until 1878.
The two daughters of President Jackson
lived in the White House. the eldest of
whom, Mrs. Patterson, Is still living at
Greenville, In the old homestead. She IS
the last of the children of the third of
"Tennessee's Presidents" and there are
only two other descendsnts-her son, An
drew Johnson Patterson, and "a grand
daughter.
The Grant family consisted of ono
daughter and three sons Frederick Ulys-
SEES, Jr., and Jesse. The daughter was
married in the White House in 1874 and is
al present widow, living with her wild
owed mother in Washington. Gen. Fred
Grant has been minister to Austria. and
Is now in Porto Rico with his command
The sons OF II. y. Hayes, four in num-
Der, are living in Ohio, and one of them
Webb c.. has become identified with pub
lie life, and is a successful lawyer. Hayes.
like Grant and Garfield had only one
daughter President Garfeld's four sons
are all living in Ohio, one Of them
James, the eldest, being a member of the
Ohio Legislature.
President Arthur had one son and q
daughter both of whom are living Pres
ident Cleveland went to the White House
a bachelor, married there, and at the close
of his second term left Washington the
father of three girls One son. now an in
FAINT, the fourth chid, was born In prince
ton, N. j.
President Harrison was the father of a
son and daughter both grown up and
married when he went to the White House.
BY his second marriage he has an infant
daughter President McKinley's two chill
dren are both dead.
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