The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-01-30
FILLMORE FAMILY EXTINCT.
None of the Presidents Relatives Now
 Survives Tn Buffalo.

None of the Presidents Relatives Now Survives in Buffalo. The Fillmore family, of Buffalo, has passed out of existence, but the memo ry of some of it's members is among the most cherished possessions of the oldest | citizens of the Queen City.
 Buffalo abounds in relics and other | reminders of Willard Fillmore and his family. Two houses in the city are pointed out to the youth as the man. sions of the former president, while on the walls of the Historical society's Art gallery are several paintings of the pdesident and members of his family. In the office of the society is an old ma hogany desk he once used. In another corner is the iron cradle-like basket in which the usually cautious Fillmore. accompany daring young woman of Batavia, was swung across Niagara's gorge on cable.
 Among the most valued articles in the collection of the Buffalo Historical society is a manuscript autobiography of the late president. It was not un- sealed until after his death.
 While the old dull brown-brick mas tic building on Niagara Square is usu- ally pointed out as the Fillmore man. sion, less historic interest attaches to that than to the more tnfrequently mo- ticed house at 1S0 Franklin street. The latter is wide, three storied, dark red frame structure on the west side of the street, halfway between Huron and Mohawk streets. It was in this building that Fillmore had his Buffalo home when president and he also occupied 1t for long period before he had that of- flee and for several years after he re- tired from the presidency. It was two stories high when Fillmore occupied it, Mrs. c. c. F. Gay, the present occu- pant, having added the French roof when the house came into her possess sion thirty years ago. During the eight years he was a representative in congress Willard Fillmore entertained many persons of national distinction in this house. Among them was John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States.
 The law firm of Fillmore, Haven & Hall was one of the best known in the state in it's time. It did very large business and a profitable one, too.
 The beginning of MT. Fillmore's for tune was made up of per cent. mort gages As his law profits increased he also invested in real estate. Besides the site of his first mansion, he owned at the time he accepted the state comp- trollership in 1S46 a good sized plot of land at the northwest corner of Main and Tupper streets, part of which Is now occupied by the business of Dr. Frank M. Hayes, and two houses on Seneca street, one of which was occu- pied by the father of Howard H. Ba- ker, the former postmaster MT. Fill more had good luck in all his invest ments, and during one time subsequent to his retirement as president he was credited with a fortune closely ap- preaching five hundred thousand dol lars. Upon his marriage to his second wife in 1858 he gave fifty thousand dol lars to his son Powers.
 The presidents family was never a large one and no direct descendants are left to bear his name. As far as known Willard Fillmore was the first of his family to settle in Buffalo. He was married to Miss Abigail Powers, daugh- ter of Rev. Lennuel Powers and Abi gail Newland, at Moravia, Cayuga county, February 5, 1926.
 It was the love of Mir and Mrs. Fill more for books that brought about the establishment of library in the White House. When MT. Fillmore entered upon the presidency there was not even a Bible in the White House, let alone other books. Mrs. Fillmore urged the immediate necessity of getting libra ". The president applied to congress for an appropriation and fitted out as a. library the largest and most cheerful room in the second story.
 Washington Idving said Mrs. Fillmore received her death warrant while standing by her husbands side on the cold marble terrace of the Capitol, lis- tening to the inaugural address of MT. Ffllmore's successor. She died on March 3O 1853, less than four weeks after her husband had retired from the presidency.
 The couple had two children, Willard Powers Fillmore and Miss Mary Abi- gail Fillmore. The daughter was about eighteen years old when her parents entered the White House and. as her mother was i'll part of the time, the daughter, even at that age, took a prominent part in entertaining her fathers guests. Scarcely a. year after her mother had died the daughter fol- lowed her to the grave. This double blow fell heavily upon the former pres- ident.
 After the death of his daughter MT. Fillmore decided to leave his lonely home for 8 long contemplated trip abroad. He received many f1attering courtesies from Queen Victoria and her cabinet ministers.
 On February 10, 1858, after having been widower for five years, MT. Fill more married Mrs. Caroline c. McIn- tosh, of Albany, N. Y. She, like him. self, was rich. The marriage was held in the home of Mrs Mcintosh, the old