The only thing that could possibly be more star - and - stripe than a mail about U.S. chairwoman and American historical figures is a billet that doubles up on them . In honor of Independence Day , we give you nine presidential congeneric who did n’t have to wait too far from the White House to meet their spouses .
1.When Dwight D. Eisenhower ’s grandson began go out Richard Nixon ’s daughter , the security guards at her college were n’t too divert : He once recite a sentry go , “ David Eisenhower here to see Julie Nixon , ” and the guard responded , “ Yeah , and my name is Harry S. Truman . ”
David and Julie had have it off each other since the 1956 Republican National Convention , but did n’t start go out until they were both in college in 1966 . She went to Smith and he was at Amherst just eight miles away .
2.Andrew Jackson Donelson was technically Andrew Jackson ’s nephew , but he acted as protector for A.J. and seven other children after their father died . In fact , Donelson was so close to Andrew that his first wife ( and first first cousin ) Emily serve as the unofficial First Lady after Rachel Jackson died . After Emily died as well , Donelson married another cousin-german , Elizabeth Randolph , who was previously we 500 to Thomas Jefferson ’s grandson . Donelson would have his own brush with the White House as Millard Fillmore ’s run mate in 1856 . The pair only received eight electoral vote , however , and James Buchanan became the 15th president of the United States .
3.George Washington never had children of his own , but raised his wife ’s children from a previous marriage as if they were his own . In addition , he later adopted his step - grandson , George Washington Parke Custis , as his own son . GWPC had a daughter named Mary Anna , who married her third cousin , Robert E. Lee . Yep , thatRobert E. Lee . In addition to being an American military icon , Lee ’s great - capital grandmother was Thomas Jefferson ’s with child - aunt .
4.Though they ’re credibly the least - known related presidents , you might remember that ninth Chief Executive William Henry Harrison was the grandfather of twenty-third president Benjamin Harrison . Elizabeth Harrison , Benjamin ’s daughter , married James Blaine Walker , the great-nephew of James G. Blaine , her Father of the Church ’s secretary of state . Blaine was present when President James Garfield was shoot by an assassinator in 1881 …
5 …. which make it rather interesting that Elizabeth and James ’ daughter , Dr. Jane Harrison Walker , married James Garfield ’s great - grandson , Newell Garfield .
6.Here ’s a twist — a presidential congenator who married another presidential relative , then later became prexy himself . Did you trace all of that ? Here ’s what materialize : Teddy Roosevelt ’s niece , Anna , marry his fifth full cousin , Franklin . You credibly eff them better as FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt .
7.Sarah Knox Taylor was the second of Zachary Taylor ’s three daughters . ( He also had a Word . ) Before Zachary Taylor was the twelfth president , he was a superior general at Fort Crawford in Wisconsin . That ’s where 17 - year - one-time Sarah come down in love with his 2nd - in - command , police lieutenant Jefferson Davis . Despite her parents ’ vacillation , Sarah Knox married Davis in 1835 and sign up malaria almost straight off afterward . She died just three calendar month into their marriage . Though Davis had resigned from the army to marry Sarah , he resumed his military life history during the Mexican - American War , where he again do under his former Father of the Church - in - law , Zachary Taylor . Davis , of course , went on to become the President of the Confederate States of America .
8.Abraham Van Buren , the eldest boy of eighth president Martin Van Buren , married Dolley Madison ’s cousin-german , Angelica Singleton . Dolley herself arranged the match . Angelica served as the official First Lady for her father - in - constabulary since his wife had snuff it almost 20 years before he took office .
9.Susan Ford , the only daughter of Gerald and Betty Ford , tie Charles Vance — one of her dad ’s Secret Service agents — in 1979 . When Susan openly court her Padre ’s employee , Vance tell her that her parent would n’t like the 16 - year long time difference , among other things . “ It was only a matter of persuade him that our family relationship was more important than his Book of Job — which he finally came to realize , " Susan later enunciate .
