The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-14
PRESIDENTIAL STATISTICS.
Mothers OF the Men who Have Been
Heads of the Nation.

hothers OF TIE Wen VINO Have Been
Heads of the Nation.
The majority OF the Presidents Of the
United States. from Washington to Nc
Kinley. have been sons OF farmers and
planters. that Is fourteen out OF twenty
four
The father OF one only. President Nc
Kinley. was a manufacturer or only one,
william Henry Harrison. is 81 recorded
that he was "a statesman. One was a tan
ner and one sexton. tho fathers OF
Grant and Johnson. Buchanan and
Hayes were sons OF merchants-but not
typical ones. Arthur and Cleveland were
sons of clergymen. Law claimed the
father OF Tyler and John Quincy Adams
Two presidents only were farmers or
planters-W Washington. who was also a
surveyor. and Lincoln. who soon abandon
ed the farm for the law Office Eighteen
presidents, more than two-thirds 81 the
whole number lived and thrlved on the
law. or these. four began life as teach
ers-Adams. Garfield. Arthur and Cievc-
land-one only was a doctor-wIiiam
Henry Harrison. one began lfe as "A tan
ner Grant; two as tailors Fillmore ard
Johnson. the former later joining the
ranks Of lawyers. Jackson and TAYLOR
were soldiers as was also Grant
Fifteen OF the presidents were college
men. five received their education nt public
schools three were self-tauEht and Grant
was the only West Point man
Regarding the ancestry OF our presi-
dents. ons-third. or eighth. claim Scotch
and Scotch-lrish descent. one. Madison
was a Welshman OF OF Welsh ancestry
and Van Buren, Of Dutch. the remainder.
or fourteen. had English forbears
Elizabeth has bcen the fayorite name
for the mothers OF presidents Let an
Elizabeths with sons make note of this.
There was Elizabeth Jones, the mother OF
Monroe. Elizabeth Hutchinson. mother OF
Jackson. Elizabeth Bassett. mother Of The
FIRST Harrison. Elizabeth Specr. mother OF
Buchanan. and Elizabeth Irwin. mother
Of Benjamin Harrison. The name Mary is
also well represented. beginning with
Mary Ball WashinEton's mother: then
there Is Mary Hoes, the mother OF Van
Buren,: Mary Armstead. Tyicrs mother.
and Mary McDonough. the mother q
Johnson OF James, there are two-Jane
Randolph. mother OF jefferson. and Jane
Knox mother OF Polk. OF Nancys also
two. Many Hanks mother OF Lincoln. and
Nancy Allison. mother OF Mckinley.
The presidents all married American
born women except John Quincy Adams,
whose wife, Louisa G. Johnson was born
ian London. England. where they were
married.
While Virginia claims most OF the men
who have been at the head of the ma
tlon the ladies OF the white House have
preferred New York as a birth state. six
claiming h Virginia and Ohio each gave
four President wives. Eight other states
are represented-New Hampshire. Mass
achusetts. New Jersey. Maryland. North
gnroIina Kentucky. Tennessee and Miss
Ouri There has been only one bachelor
President. Buchanan.
II seems that not even In the good Old
tines OF 100 years ago WAS u the fashion
20 have large families. Washington and
Madison had no children. nor had Polk.
Tyler carried or the palm ln tie way Of
olive branches with thirteen. The first
Harrison comes next with ten. and Hayes
follows with eight -Four Children have