Letitia Christian "Letty" Tyler Semple
Born: May 11, 1821
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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