New-York tribune., 1902-12-15
MRS. .. S. GRANT DEAD.
END COMES 1T CAPITAL.
Heart Disease the Cause =
Daughter rih Her.


widow of President Grant. died at her home in
this city at 1:17 o'clock tonight. Death was
due to heart disease, Mrs Grant having suffered
for some years from valvular disease of the
heart, which was aggravated by a severe at
tack of bronchitis Her age prevented her rally
ing from the attacks. Her daughter Mrs Nellie
Grant Sartoris was the only one of her children
with her at the time of her death, her three
sons who had been summoned here not having
arrived. No arrangements have been made for
the funeral, but. as is well understood her body
viii be placed beside that of her husband in the
tomb in Riverside Drive, New-York, where
place has been reserved for her.
Julia Dent Grant. widow OF President Ulysses
s Grant. was born in St. Louis on January 26
1876. She was the daughter Of Frederick and
Ellen Wrenshall Dent Through her mother she
was descendant of John Wrenshall. who emf
grated from England TO America to escape re-
Iigious persecution. and settled in Philadelphia.
She was educated at a boarding school in st.
Louis and soon after graduation met her future
husband. then Lieutenant Grant. who was sta
toned in St Louis. Her brother was q cadet
al West Point. and ii was through him she met
her future husband The family objected strong
ly to Grant, the poor young soldier, and it was
five years before their objections overcome.
Through Judge Dents influence Grant was or
dered tc frontier duty. and ii was with con-
siderable satisfaction that the judge and his
wife saw him go West with General Taylor.
But in the Mexican campaign it was Grants
fortune 10 save the life of young Dent. his class
mate, and this soon restored him to favor in the
family.
The wedding took place ON August %. 1s4S.
Grant was made captain. and took his wife to
Sackett's Harbor. on Lake Ontario. Later he
was ordered to Detroit, where the young couple
lived in a vine covered cottage for two years.
Thence they moved to Bethel. Ohio. Mean
while. their family had been growing. and In
1854 there were four rchIdren-FrederickD D-,JIys-
ses Nellie and Jesse. By that time Grant had
become tired Of army life. and retired with the
grade of captain Mrs Grants father presented
10 the couple a sixty farm in Missouri. and
the young ex-captain became a tiller Of the soil.
His experiences indicated in the name
-'HardscrabbIe'' which he applied to his estate.
The struggle became too fierce. and Grant quit
farming to enter real estate Office in st. Louis.
rs broker he not successful. and the fam
lily were partly dependent on Judge Dent for
support. Finding the brokerage business unre-
nuneratiye. Grant went TO Galena, ILL.,, to work
for a salary Of 5000 a year in tannery- His
employer was brother thirteen years younger
than himself. He was unsuccessful. and. al
though his salary was slightly raised from time
Then came the Civil War and the turning
point in the fortunes of the family While
Grant was at the front Mrs. Grant lived at
Ssqyiugton. ky.s with relatives of his, but IRE
qrently joined him at points where he was tenn
porarily stationed. With peace his sudden po-
litical rise and his election as President came
During the eight years Mrs. Grant passed in the
White House she presided with ease and dignity
After President Grants retirement Mrs. Grant
accompanied him on his trip around the world,
End shared in the attentions bestowed up
him She always expressed great faith in
her husbands ability to fill any place to which
h might Be called, even at 2 time when mis-
future looked darkest She was a devoted wife
and mother, nndIng her tTuest happiness in her
home She shared her husbands minfortuhAS
uneOmpla1ningly after the Grant d Ward fan
This city. and watched beside him
throughout his last illness and death at mount
McGregor. After his death Congress voted her
P pension Of 5000 q year In recent years she
had made her home with her daughter, Mrs
Sartoris in Washington Her eldest son. Gen
eral Frederick D. Grant is now IN command OF
the Department Of Texas.