A Presidential Family That Spanned Three Centuries
Isn’t it wild how history has a way of reaching right into the present day? Sometimes, it’s through a song, a building, or in this case—a family tree that just refuses to end!
Here’s a fun one for your morning coffee chat: John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States, was born in 1790, became president in 1841… and had grandchildren who lived well into the 21st century.
Yep, you read that right. Thanks to some late-in-life fatherhood—Tyler had a son at 63, and that son had children in his seventies—the presidential family line stretched nearly 235 years from John Tyler’s birth to his grandson’s passing in 2025.
Talk about a long-lasting legacy!
What do you think—if you could ask one historical figure a question today, who would it be and what would you ask?
Let’s get the conversation rolling in the forum below!
Cheers!
Blue
