Mary Arthur McElroy was the sister of President Chester Arthur. She served as White House hostess for her recently widowed brother. Mary was born on July 5, 1841 in Greenwich, New York. She was the last of nine children born … Continued
Ellen Lewis Arthur was the wife of President Chester Arthur. However, she died before he became President and his sister served in the role of First Lady. Ellen Lewis Herndon was born on August 30, 1837 in Culpepper Court House, … Continued
Chester Arthur became president with the assassination of President James Garfield. Chester Alan Arthur was born on October 5, 1829 in Fairfield, Vermont. He was the fifth of nine children born to William and Malvina Stone Arthur. His father was … Continued
Question: How Can I Tell Which Person I Am Researching When My Ancestors All Have the Same Name? This is a hard one! When you have John Williams {1790-1830}; John Williams {1815-1875}; John J. Williams {1828-1903} and John R. Williams … Continued
Lucretia Garfield rushed to her husband’s side when she discovered he’d been wounded in an assassination attempt. Mary Lincoln was the only other first lady to have lost her husband in a such a tragic manner at this point. Lucretia … Continued
After the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, his successors seemed to think it was a fluke due to the Civil War. That is until President James A. Garfield, the 20th President, was assassinated a few short months after he took … Continued
For the next few weeks I am going to be answering questions from some of my readers. Question: I’ve been researching my family, and cannot find any of them on the 1870 census. They are on the … Continued