Posted on 01/07/2018 1:58:31 PM PST by Gamecock
More than 150 years after the death of their grandfather, a pair of grandson's belonging to the 10th President of the United States John Tyler are still alive.
They are both the son's of of Lyon Gardiner Tyler Sr., the president’s fourth son.
To put that in perspective, that means three generations of Tyler men have managed to span 227 years and counting.
Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. was born in 1924 to Lyon Gardiner Tyler, the son of the late president and still lives in Tennessee.
John Tyler, born in 1790, grew up on a Virginia plantation, became a lawyer, and went on to become the nation's tenth president after the death of his predecessor, William Henry Harrison in 1841.
His first wife, Letitia Christian Tyler, died a year later while he was in office.
Tyler married Julia Gardiner, a woman from a wealthy Long Island family, on July 23, 1844, towards the tail-end of his one-term presidency.
She was 30 years his junior at 24. He was also the first president to marry while holding office.
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THAT is neat!
In the mid 1970’s I was in class with a man who was in his 50’s. His grandfather told him stories about meeting President Andrew Jackson. Depending on the ages of the men and women we observe these results. Remember just a few years ago, the last widow of a civil war veteran passed away, well over a hundred years after that war ended.
“Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” was the campaign slogan.
Tyler actually served in the government of a foreign power (CSA) after he had been president. CSA Congress
OK...
Tyler...three generations spanning 227 years
You...12 generations spanning 365 years
While yours is impressive, the Tyler clan has me in awe.
Wrong “T” kiddo.
If I am not mistaken, Davis’ first wife was the daughter of Zac Taylor, not John Tyler.
You are off by about 70 years on the typewriter:
The first typewriter to be commercially successful was invented in 1868 by Americans Christopher Latham Sholes, Frank Haven Hall, Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The cast iron stove was a big innovation in the late 1700s. As was the advent of steam power in factories.
Harding’s grandchildren are still sitting on his correspondence until 2033. Nixon’s stuff is online, but Harding isn’t dead enough.
He couldn't win election today.
Not quite as good as "Lock her up", but not bad.
“We still have people living lifestyles like in the 1700s, up in Pennsylvania and Ohio.”
My grandmother was born on a remote farm in Norway around 1885. So I’m guessing like the 1700’s. Although she probably saw a steam boat on the fjord, but no electricity, cars, etc.
She lived until 1983 so saw men on the moon. She always said she had lived during the most remarkable time on earth. It is pretty amazing what had transpired during that time.
After that, he went to Long Island and is credited with founding it. Obviously they were socially superior to my ancestors. One of the women has Gardiner as part of her name, "wealthy Long Island family".
Interesting about the span of generations, can't quite wrap my mind around it. My ancestors from the late 1700's are 3rd great or 4th great grandparents.
I enjoyed an item or two like that as well. Although I knew draftmanship, as a youngster an architect buddy of my dad’s helped me refine the details of the skill to produce drawings that properly coordinated and gave all information needed for construction. He had been a young artillery officer in WWI and a contemporary and buddy of the young Harry Truman in that era.
My dad had many mentors and friends that were 15 to 30 years his senior and as it worked out, I did as well. I am not yet 70 but I have many of my best friends that have passed on.
My longest friendship is from age 12 and that buddy is still alive and now that we are older we get together quite a bit. There used to be about 1800 miles between us, but now it is only about 700.
“...We still have people living lifestyles like in the 1700s, up in Pennsylvania and Ohio...”
There are people living lifestyles like the 600’s all over the middle east...
And illegally migrating here...
Ok that is just freakin cool.
This surely Trump’s fault....
A pretty good episode.
So?
I mean, after all, the daughters of every President elected before 1900 have also died.
And not to put too fine a point on it, but the gal Jeff Davis married was a daughter of Zach Taylor.
Julia Gardiner was part of that Gardiner family. Julia was born on Gardiner's Island, just off LI.
Here's a fun list of new inventions in the 18th century
Pianos, batteries, flush toilets, steam engines, gas lighting, bifocals, parachutes and the sextant. Just interesting stuff to ponder.
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