The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20
ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS
FOURTEEN SONS oFFARmras; EIGHT.
ZEN LAWYERS BY Profession.

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The majority OF the Presidents Of
the United States from Washington to
Mckinley. have been sons Of farmers
and planters. that Is fourteen out Of
twenty-foiir
The father Of one only. President
Mckinley. was a manufacturer. or
only one. William Henry Harrison. Is
II recorded that he was a statesman
One was a tanner and one a sexton.
the fathers Of Grant and Johnson
Buchanan aud Hayes were sons Of
merchants. Arthur and Cleveland were
sons Of elergymeD Law was the pro-
fession OF the fathers Of Tyler and
John Quincy Adams. Two Presidents
only were farmers on planters Wash
ington. who was also a surveyor. and
Lincoln. who soon abandoned the farm
for the law office.
Eighteen Presidents. more than two.
thirds Of the whole numDeF. lived and
thrived on the law. OF these four De-
gan lie as teachers Adams. Garfield.
Arthur aud Cleveland. One only was
a doctor William Henry Harrison.
One began life as a tanner. Grant; two
as tailors. Fillmore and Johnson. the
former later joining the ranks OF law
yers. Jackson and Taylor were sol
diers as was Grant
Fifteen OF the prcsid ants were col
lege men. five received their education
az public schools. three were self
taught, and Grant was the only West
Point man.
Regarding the ancestry Of our Presi.
dents, one-third. or eight. were Of
Scotch aud Scotch-Irish descent; one
Madison, was Wclshman. or Of
Welsh ancestry. and Van Buren was
Of Dutch. the remainder. or fourteen.
had English forbears.
Elizabeth has been the favorite name
for The mothers OF Presidents. Let all
Elizabeihs with sons make note Of this.
There WIS Elizabeth Jones. the mother
Of Monroe; Elizabeth Hutchinson.
mother Of Jackson: Elizabeth Bassett.
mother Of the first Harrison; Elizabeth
Speer. mother Of Buchanan; and eliza.
beth Irwin. mother Of Benjamin Har-
rison- The name Mary Is also well
represented. beginning with Mary Ball.
Washington's mother: then Mary
Hoes the mother Of Van Buren: Mary
Amistead. Tyler's mother and Mary
McDonough. the mother OF Johnson.
OF james, there are two. Jane RAN
dolph, mother Of Jefferson. ana Jane
Knox, mother OF Polk. or Nancys
there are also two, Nancy Hanks,
mother Of Lincoln. aud Macy Allison.
mother Of Mckinley.
The Presidents all married Ameri-
can-b0rn women except John Quincy
Adams, whose wife, Louisa @. John
son, Was born in London. England
where they were married
New xork wac che biutli esate 81 the
wives Of six Presidents. virginia and
Ohio each gave four Presidents wives
lsieht other States are represented
New Hampshire. Massachusetts. New
1erscy. Maryland. North Carolina
Kentucky. Tennessee and Missouri
There has neen only one bmchelor
President. Buchanan.
n seems that NOT even in the good
old times q 100 years ago was it the
fashion 20 have large families Wash
ington and Madison had ne children.
nor had Polk Tyler carrieea on the
palm in the way Of olive branches with
thirteen The first Harrison comes
next with ttn and Hayes follows With
eight Folr children have been the
Presidential average number. begin
ming with John Quincy Adams. who
lad four So had Van Buren. Taylor.
Lincoln. Grant and Cleveland. Two IS
The next favorite. or the number OF
children born 10 Monroe. Fillmore. Ar.
thur, Harrison and Mckinley. Jack
son and Pierce each had three John
Adams. johnson ard Garfield had Eve
and jefferson. six. all girls
Cleveland and Harrison are the only
ex-Presidcnts living.
Four died Of paralysis one. Buchan.
an Of gout; enc of cancer. Grant. and
two were assassinated. Fever asth-
INA. drorsy and neuralgia OF the heart
were the other causes Of death. What
IS usually regarded as an infantile
disease lnemhranous Group clrried
on Washington
Most of the Presidents were South
ern born New England has given
four Presidents New York. New Jer-
sey and one Of the Western States
have been represented at the white
House. ireinia has the hon9r OF Civ.
ing seven Presidents Ohio has the
next place with Grant. Hayes. Gar
iieid. Harrlsoa ard Mckinley. North
Carolina gave Jackson. Polk and John
son; Massachusetts. John Adams and
his son Quincy Adams: New York. Van
Buren and FILLMORE: New Hampshire.
Pierce: Pennsylvania. Buchanan: Ken
tucky. Lincoln; and Vermont. Arthur.
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Cork Trees.
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