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If you are wondering how someone born in 1924 could be the grandson of someone who passed away in 1862, it was a matter of a late in life second marriage by Lyon Gardiner Tyler, the president's son. Lyon was born in 1853 and his first wife died in 1921 when Lyon was 68. He quickly took a second wife, Sue Ruffin, who was just 33, 35 years junior to her new husband.
Most interesting thread I've read on C-D in a long time. Right to the point, and shows how few generations we are removed from what we think is old history.
Most interesting thread I've read on C-D in a long time. Right to the point, and shows how few generations we are removed from what we think is old history.
It really doesn't.
Very, very few Americans are two generations removed from 1790, the year of John Tyler's birth.
Most of us are half a dozen or more generations from that late 18th century.
Very, very few Americans are two generations removed from 1790, the year of John Tyler's birth.
Most of us are half a dozen or more generations from that late 18th century.
"The difference between America and England is that Americans think 100 years is a long time, while the English think 100 miles is a long way."
~ Earle Hitchner
My MIL died at age 97 this year. She had lived through 40% of the history of the USA since the Declaration of Independence.
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