Tabonga | 2,533 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) She was not famous - but noteworthy as a footnote of some sort in history. https://people.com/human-interest/last-known-widow-of-civil-war-veteran-helen-jackson-dies/ Edited January 7, 2021 by Tabonga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 5,019 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Very interesting, thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,533 Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, fcgamer said: Very interesting, thanks for sharing! You are indeed welcome. IIRC the last Confederate widow died a year or so ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Count | 600 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 I'm always amazed by this kind of thing. Reminds me of Irene Triplett. https://www.squadronposters.com/irene-triplett-the-last-civil-war-beneficiary/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker | 1,656 Administrator · Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 And our 10th president (1841-1845) still has one surviving grandson! https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/11/29/president-john-tyler-grandson-harrison/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,730 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 1 minute ago, captmorgandrinker said: And our 10th president (1841-1845) still has one surviving grandson! https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/11/29/president-john-tyler-grandson-harrison/ That's the one that blows my mind. Old dudes be screwin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker | 1,656 Administrator · Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Tulpa said: That's the one that blows my mind. Old dudes be screwin'. Not bad for a guy born in 1790. Wonder what the record is for number of years spanning 3 direct generations? That's gotta be close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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