CS Semple, Letitia Christian Tyler

Letitia Christian “Letty” Tyler Semple

Born: May 11, 1821
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Birthplace: Charles City County, Virginia

Father: President John Tyler 1790 – 1862
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​

Mother: Letitia Christian 1790 – 1842
(Buried: Cedar Grove Plantation Cemetery, Roxbury, Virginia)​

Husband: CSN Paymaster James A. Semple 1819 – 1882
(Buried: Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, Williamsburg, Virginia)​

Married: February 1839

Early Life Events:

1839 – 1882: Wife of James A. Semple​
1842 – 1844: White House Hostess​

Civil War Events:

1861–1865: Volunteer nurse for Confederate Soldiers in Williamsburg​

Life Events after War:

Opened Eclectic Institute for Women in Baltimore, Maryland​
Lived at the Louise House​
Friend of First Ladies Lucy Hayes and Ida McKinley​
First Lady McKinley would lend her a horse and carriage when needed​

Died: December 28, 1907

Place of Death: Baltimore, Maryland

Age at time of Death: 86 years old

Burial Place: Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, Williamsburg, Virginia
 
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