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◀ 20th President (Skipping Cleveland) 23rd President ▶ Chester Alan Arthur 21st President of the United States of America :us34stars: Born: October 5, 1829 Birthplace: Fairfield, Vermont Father: Rev. William Arthur 1796 – 1875 (Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York) Mother: Malvina Stone 1802 – 1869 (Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York) Wife: Ellen “Nell” Lewis Herndon 1837 – 1880 (Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York) Married: October 25, 1859 at Calvary Episcopal Church, New York City Children: William Lewis Herndon Arthur 1860 – 1863 (Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York) Chester Alan Arthur Jr. 1864 – 1937 (Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York) Ellen “Nell”...
◀ 14th President 16th President ▶ James Buchanan 15th President of the United States of America :us34stars: Born: April 23, 1791 Birthplace: Cove Gap near Mercersburg, Pennsylvania Father: James Buchanan Sr. 1761 – 1821 (Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Lemasters, Pennsylvania) Mother: Elizabeth Speer 1767 – 1833 (Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Lemasters, Pennsylvania) Wife: None Signature: Education: 1809: Graduated from Dickinson College Occupation before President: Attorney in Lancaster, Pennsylvania Served with Dragoons in Baltimore, Maryland War of 1812 1815 – 1816: Pennsylvania State Representative 1821 – 1831: U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania 1828: Campaigner for Andrew Jackson for President Campaign 1829 –...
◀◀◀ 10th President 14th President ▶ Millard Fillmore 13th President of the United States of America :us34stars: Born: January 7, 1800 Birthplace: Cayuga County, New York Father: Nathaniel Fillmore 1771 – 1863 (Buried: East Aurora Cemetery East Aurora New York) Mother: Phoebe Millard 1780 – 1831 (Buried: East Aurora Cemetery East Aurora New York) 1st Wife: Abigail Powers 1798 – 1853 (Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery Buffalo New York) Married: February 5, 1826 in Moravia New York 2nd Wife: Caroline Carmichael McIntosh 1813 – 1881 (Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery Buffalo New York) Married: February 10, 1858 in Albany New York Children: Millard Powers Fillmore 1828 – 1889 (Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery Buffalo New York) Mary Abigail...
◀ 19th President 21st President ▶ James Abram Garfield 20th President of the United States of America :us34stars: Born: November 19, 1831 Birthplace: Cuyahoga County, Ohio Father: Abram Garfield 1799 – 1833 (Buried: Roselawn Cemetery, Solon, Ohio) Mother: Eliza Ballou 1801 – 1888 (Buried: Roselawn Cemetery, Solon, Ohio) Wife: Lucretia “Crete” Rudolph 1832 – 1918 (Buried: James A. Garfield Memorial and Tomb, Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio) Married: November 11, 1858 in Hiram, Ohio Signature: Children: Eliza Arabella “Trot” Garfield 1860 – 1863 (Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Hiram, Ohio) Harry Augustus Garfield 1863 – 1942 (Buried: Williams College Cemetery, Williamstown, Massachusetts) James Rudolph Garfield 1865 –...
◀ 17th President 19th President ▶ Ulysses Simpson Grant 18th President of the United States of America :us34stars: Ulysses S. Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant, was an American general and the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877). He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the American Civil War. Grant first reached national prominence by taking Forts Henry and Donelson in 1862 in the first Union victories of the war. The following year, his celebrated campaign ending in the surrender of Vicksburg secured Union control of the Mississippi and—with the simultaneous Union victory at Gettysburg—turned the tide of the war in the North's favor. Named commanding general of the Federal armies in 1864, he...
◀ 21st President (Skipping Cleveland) (Skipping Cleveland) 25th President ▶ Benjamin Harrison 23rd President of the United States of America :us34stars: Born: August 20, 1833 Birthplace: North Bend, Ohio Grandfather: President William Henry Harrison 1773 – 1841 (Buried: William Henry Harrison Tomb, North Bend, Ohio) Grandmother: First Lady Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison 1775 – 1864 (Buried: William Henry Harrison Tomb, North Bend, Ohio) Father: John Scott Harrison 1804 – 1878 (Buried: William Henry Harrison Tomb, North Bend, Ohio) Mother: Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin 1810 – 1850 (Buried: Congress Green Cemetery, North Bend, Ohio) 1st Wife: Caroline Lavinia “Carrie” Scott 1832 – 1892 (Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis...
◀ 18th President 20th President ▶ Rutherford Birchard Hayes 19th President of the United States of America :us34stars: Born: October 4, 1822 Birthplace: Delaware, Ohio Father: Rutherford Hayes 1787 – 1822 (Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio) Mother: Sophia Birchard 1792 – 1866 (Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio) Wife: Lucy Ware Webb 1831 – 1889 (Buried: Rutherford B. Hayes State Memorial, Fremont, Ohio) Married: December 30, 1852 in Cincinnati, Ohio Children: Sardis Birchard Austin Hayes 1853 – 1926 (Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio) James Webb Cook Hayes 1856 – 1934 (Buried: Rutherford B. Hayes State Memorial, Fremont, Ohio) Rutherford Platt Hayes 1858 – 1927 (Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont...
◀ 16th President 18th President ▶ Andrew Johnson 17th President of the United States of America :us34stars: Born: December 29, 1808 Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina Father: Jacob Johnson 1778 – 1812 (Buried: City Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina) Mother: Mary “Polly” McDonough 1783 – 1856 (Buried: Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Greeneville, Tennessee) Wife: Eliza McCardle 1810 – 1876 (Buried: Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Greeneville, Tennessee) Married: May 17, 1827 in Greeneville, Tennessee Children: Martha Johnson Patterson 1828 – 1891 (Buried: Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Greeneville, Tennessee) Dr. Charles Johnson 1830 – 1863 (Buried: Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Greeneville, Tennessee) Mary...
◀ 15th President 17th President ▶ Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States of America :us34stars: Abraham Lincoln was politician and lawyer from Illinois who served as the 16th President of the United States of America. He held his office from March of 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln's election led the nation into a secession crisis that turned into the American Civil War, the bloodiest war in this nations history. As president, Lincoln attempted to abolished slavery, and defeat the Confederate Rebellion in order to preserve the Union. Born: February 12, 1809 Birthplace: Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky Father: Thomas Lincoln 1778 – 1851 (Buried: Thomas Lincoln Cemetery, Pleasant...
◀ 23rd President (Skipping Cleveland) William McKinley Jr. 25th President of the United States of America :us34stars: Born: January 29, 1843 Birthplace: Niles, Ohio Father: William McKinley Sr. 1807 – 1892 (Buried: West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio) Mother: Nancy Allison 1809 – 1897 (Buried: West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio) Wife: Ida Saxton 1847 – 1907 (Buried: McKinley Memorial Park, Canton, Ohio) Married: January 25, 1871 at the First Presbyterian Church, in Canton, Ohio Children: Katherine “Katie” McKinley 1871 – 1875 (Buried: McKinley Memorial Park, Canton, Ohio) Ida McKinley 1873 – 1873 (Buried: McKinley Memorial Park, Canton, Ohio) Signature: Education: Attended Poland Seminary Attended Alleghany College 1866 –...
◀ 13th President 15th President ▶ Franklin Pierce 14th President of United States of America :us34stars: Born: November 23, 1804 Birthplace: Hillsborough, New Hampshire Father: Governor Benjamin Pierce 1757 – 1839 (Buried: Pine Hill Cemetery, Hillsboro, New Hampshire) Mother: Anna Kendrick 1768 – 1838 (Buried: Pine Hill Cemetery, Hillsboro, New Hampshire) Wife: Jane Means Appleton 1806 – 1863 (Buried: Old North Cemetery, Concord, New Hampshire) Married: November 19, 1834 in Amherst, New Hampshire Children: Franklin Pierce Jr. 1836 – 1836 Frank Robert Pierce 1839 – 1843 (Buried: Old North Cemetery, Concord, New Hampshire) Benjamin “Bennie” Pierce 1841 – 1853 (Buried: Old North Cemetery, Concord, New Hampshire) Education...
◀◀◀ 8th President 13th President ▶▶▶ John Tyler 10th President of United States of America :CSA1stNat: Born: March 29, 1790 Birthplace: Greenway Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia Father: Governor John Tyler 1747 – 1813 (Buried: Tyler Family Cemetery, Charles City, Virginia) Mother: Mary Marot Armistead 1761 – 1797 1st Wife: Letitia Christian 1790 – 1842 (Buried: Cedar Grove Plantation Cemetery, Roxbury, Virginia) Married: March 29, 1813 Cedar Grove Plantation, Roxbury, Virginia 2nd Wife: Julia Gardiner 1820 – 1889 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) Married: June 26, 1844 in New York City, New York Children: Mary Tyler Jones 1815 – 1847 (Buried: Cedar Grove Plantation Cemetery, Roxbury, Virginia)...
13th President ▶ Martin Van Buren 8th President of the United States of America :us34stars: Born: December 5, 1782 Birthplace: Kinderhook, New York Father: Abraham Van Buren 1737 – 1817 (Buried: Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery, Kinderhook, New York) Mother: Maria Hoes 1747 – 1818 (Buried: Kinderhook Reformed Church, Cemetery Kinderhook, New York) Wife: Hannah Hoes 1783 – 1819 (Buried: Kinderhook Reformed Church, Cemetery Kinderhook, New York) Married: February 21, 1807 in Catskill, New York Children: Abraham Van Buren 1807 – 1873 (Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York) John Van Buren 1810 – 1866 (Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York) Martin Van Buren Jr. 1812 – 1855 (Buried: Kinderhook Reformed Church...

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