The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-06
CHILDREN OF PRESIDENTS
Four of the Chief Executives
Had No Offspring.
BUCHANAN NEVER MARRIED
Washington. jackson and Polk Were
Childless-FamiIes OF the White House
Occupants and What Became
OF Most OF Them.

A correspondent OF the sur at Sha
mokin. Pa. informed its readers on
Sept. IL hat Rufus X. Polk of Danville.
Pa. a grandson OF President James X.
Polk of Tennessee. had been nominated
for ongress in his district. Mr.. Polk
may be a good democrat n may make
n good congressman. but he Is not a
grandson OF President Polk. for the sim
pie reason that the latter never had a
son. James Knox Polk who was the
ninth president. was endless. like his
predecessors. Washington. Madison and
jackson. All the presidents. with the
exception OF James buchanan. were
married or had been married. Four of
them. jefferson. Jackson. Van Buren,
and Arthur were widowers, and three.
Washington, jackson and Polk. were
childless. Washington was a step
father. and a greatly beloved one, as
we'll as a stepgrandfather. Nelly and
Parke Gusts were the children of Mrs.
Washington. whose first husband was
Daniel Parke Gusts OF Virginia. The
son. John Parke Custis. grew up under
W~ashlngton's care. The daughter died.
While Washington was at Valley Forge.
John Parke Custis, who had married
and was the father of two children. died.
These grandchildren were adopted by
General Washington. and Nelly Gusts
married Washington's nephew. Her
brother became the owner OF Arlington,
and was the father OF Mrs. Robert L.
Lee.
John Adams. the second president.
was the first occupant OF the white
house, 10 which he went i'm 1901. before
IL was finished. One son had died the
year before and a daughter was lost in
her infancy. His married daughter
and his famous son, John Quincy Ad-
ANS. were with him. The latter became
minister to Russia under President Mad
ison and served his country subsequent
ly as minister to England. He was sec
rotary of state under President Monroe,
and i'm 1924 he was elected president.
President John Adams was the father
OF two daughters and three sons. all
OF whom died before he did, excepting
John quincy Adams.
Thomas jefferson had two children,
both daughters, one of whom. Martha
Jefferson, was declared to be the
sweetest woman i'm Virginia by crabbed
old John Randolph, and her children
and her grandchildren adored her. She
a H. yin vi I'LL 'hAAAA
Jefferson Randolph. became the stay
and solace of Jefferson's declining years.
Another OF her children was Mrs. Viz
glnia jefferson Trist. one Of her sons
was born in the white house in the win
ter of 1900. the first birth which took
place In the white house. This child
was named James Madison Randolph.
Jefferson's seventh g%randchild was
named "Septimia." and her daughter.
the late Mrs. Meikleham Of Washing
ton, appealed In vain to congress Tor a
pension. Her children now live In
Washington and New York. Jefferson
therefore left many descendants, not a
few OF whom are living In Virginia.
Thomas jefferson Coolidge Of Boston is
a grandson. being the son Of one OF
Mrs. RandOlph's daughters.
James Madison had no children, but,
like Washington. he married a widow,
n her only child. n son, Payne Todd.
was a VIGOROUSLY bad character. over
whom Madison 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 Pres
ident John Adams, was the sixth pres
ident, and his household consisted OF
four children, three sons and a daugn-
ter. one OF the sons was the late
Charles Francis Adams Andrew Jack
/ son nIu Hn AllluA'AA III NJ "a "AAfN
at the time he became president. He
had an adopted son, whose family lived
for MANI years at the Hermitage, near
Nashville. Martin Van Buren's two
sons were with him while he was pres
ident. He had no daughters, and had
been a widower for many years when
he went TO Washington. His second
sons wife. who was n Miss Singleton OF
South Carolina. was the lady. OF the
white house. Of that administration.
President Harrison lived only a
month after his Inauguration, ard his
family had not removed from Ohio at
the time Of his death. His grandson
became the 10Th president Of the United
States. Vice President John Tyler,
who became president Ia III the term.
had "a large family Of sons and daugh-
tiers. one OF whom John Tyler. Jra, was
his fathers private secretary. He re-
manned in Washington until his death,
which occurred n few years ago. Pres
ident Tyler married a young wife six
months before his retirement, and this
fact caused a temporary arrangement
between his children and himself. His
second wife was the mother OF seven
children. and two Of her sons were In
the confederate army. All OF Tyler's
first family Of children are dead eN-
cepting 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,
General Zachary Taylor. had one son
and three daughters. one Of his daugh-
ters was the first wife Of Jefferson Da-
Wis and the other married first Colonel
Bliss OF the army end was the Lady
OF the White House. her mother de-
Ginning 20 take part I'm the social life
o. the administration. She Is now Mrs.
cambridge. and Is living In Virginia.
Gen. Richard u. Taylor. the presidents
only son. who was educated at West
Point. was a cavalry officer In the con-
Tolerate army. He left no sons. but
three daughters. all OF whom are liv-
ing in New Orleans. Another child Of
President Taylor was Mrs. Wood, wild
ow OF an officer, who died in Germany
some wears agN-