As of March 2018, Tyler, our 1oth President, has two living grandsons through his son Lyon Gardiner Tyler, making him the earliest former president with living grandchildren. Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. was born in 1924, and Harrison Ruffin Tyler was born in 1928. Lyon Tyler Jr. resides in Franklin, Tennessee, and Harrison Tyler maintains the family home, Sherwood Forest Plantation, in Charles City County, Virginia. – Wikipedia
Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. was born in 1924. Harrison Ruffin Tyler was born in 1928. They are the sons of Lyon Gardiner Tyler Sr., one of President Tyler’s 15 children. “Both my grandfather — the president — and my father, were married twice. And they had children by their first wives. And their first wives died, and they married again and had more children. And my father was 75 when I was born, his father was 63 when he was born,” Harrison Tyler explained to New York Magazine in 2012. | U.S. News | US News
I came across that story not too long ago and it is a good one. In the not too distant past, older men would often marry younger women after their first wife passed away. Many times women of child bearing age did die during or shortly after giving birth. The husband left in some cases with "a house full" of children needed someone to care for young children. I have read of cases where a wife might be buried one day and in less than a week, the husband would re-marry and is some cases it would be the dead wife's sister, etc. My Great-great grandfather had twelve children that lived by his first wife. After she died, he remarried and had twelve children by his second wife (that lived). My Great-great was 72 years old when my Great grandfather was born.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting and Confederate soldiers fathered children when they were in their 80's. Tyler was elected to the Confederate House.
DeleteMy family was similar, My GG Grandfather re-married in his late 50's, G Grandpa wasn't born until his 70's. Another branch of the family, there were 2 brothers, both married with families. One brother died, the wife of the other also died about the same time, so the remaining two married. This was in the 1880's
DeleteOne brother died, the wife of the other also died about the same time, so the remaining two married.
DeleteThanks and I have heard of instances like that. I imagine you are familiar with Chang and Eng Bunker.
I think the food and drug corporations are definitely working to reduce testosterone and sperm count in males today. In every way "the powers that be" are working to destroy "toxic masculinity" and feminize men. That's what I see. --Ron W
ReplyDeletedestroy "toxic masculinity" and feminize men.
DeleteToday's insane world.
My GG had two brothers that fought for the Confederacy and a daddy-in-law who was killed at Chancellorsville. Of course, he never met him.
DeleteSmall world:)
DeleteMy second great grandfather was killed in action on May 3, 1863 at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
I mean, how did those old guys "get r done" without Big Pharma's ED fixes? --Ron W ;-)
ReplyDeleteYes, I don't know how they survived without Big Brother controlling them.............:)
DeleteOur wise and prescient founders saw it coming:
ReplyDelete“If the people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny.” —Thomas Jefferson
“Unless we put medical freedom into the Constitution, the time will come
when medicine will organize into an undercover dictatorship to restrict
the art of healing to one class of Men and deny equal privileges to
others; the Constitution of the Republic should make a Special
privilege for medical freedoms as well as religious freedom.” --Dr. Benjamin Rush, Signer of the Declaration of Independence
--Ron W
Hadn't heard the quotes before, I don't believe. Thanks.
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