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This reminds me that at least until recently, two grandsons of President Tyler (born in 1790) were still alive.
by stormdennis 6y ago
This reminds me that at least until recently, two grandsons of President Tyler (born in 1790) were still alive.
- bishnu 6y agoHere's an interview with one of them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGiL2PgC17A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGiL2PgC17A It seems like a lot of elderly men in the late 1800s/early 1900s married younger women to essentially be caregivers.
- stormdennis 6y agoThe grandson comes across as a nice sensible countryman, no airs or graces despite the extraordinary lineage and the wealth he seems to have, judging by his house.