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History Geek Moment
How is this story for amazing….
President John Tyler was born while George Washington was President, he served from 1841-1845 and died during the Lincoln years.
Yet two of his *grandchildren* are alive today….
Both he and his son had children quite late in life and the grandkids are pretty long lived themselves…
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Incredible but true. I remember stopping at Sherwood Forest, the Tyler homestead in Virginia, and asking the guard about the house. When he told me that one of Tyler’s grandchildren was still living there, I did a double-take. “But Tyler died during the Civil War,” I said. “How could…?” Then the guard explained. It was exciting to think that the grandchild of someone born during George Washington’s time was still with us. That was 15 years ago, and I’m amazed to read that both grandchildren are still alive today.