Temple Lea (1860–1905)
Howard, Moses “Moe” (June 19, 1897—May 4, 1975)
m. Helen Schonberger (married 1925; deceased 1975)
Joan (1927– )
Paul (1935– )
Howells, William Dean (March 1, 1837—May 11, 1920)
m. Elinor Gertrude Mead (married December 24, 1862; deceased 1910)
Winifred (1863–1899)
John (1868–1959)
Mildred (1872–1966)
James, William (January 11, 1842—August 26, 1910)
m. Alice Howe Gibbens (married July 10, 1878; deceased 1922)
Henry III (1879–1947)
William (1882–1961)
Herman (1884–1885)
Mary Margaret “Peggy” (1887–1952)
Alexander “Tweedy” (1890–1946)
Jefferson, Thomas (April 13, 1743—July 4, 1826)
m. Martha Skelton (married January 1, 1772; deceased September 6, 1782)
Martha “Patsy” (1772–1836)
Jane (1774–1775)
unnamed son (1777–1777)
Maria “Polly” (1778–1804)
Lucy Elizabeth (1780–1781)
Lucy Elizabeth (1782–1785)
Lanier, Sidney (February 3, 1842—September 7, 1881)
m. Mary Day (married December 21, 1867; deceased 1931)
Charles (1868–1945)
Sidney (1870–1918)
Henry Wysham (1873–1958)
Robert (1880–1912)
Lee, Robert E. (January 19, 1807–October 12, 1870)
m. Mary Anne Custis (married June 30, 1831; deceased 1873)
George Washington Custis (1832–1913)
Mary Custis (1835–1918)
William Henry Fitzhugh (1837–1891)
Annie (1839–1862)
Eleanor Agnes (1841–1873)
Robert E., Jr. (1843–1914)
Mildred Chase (1846–1905)
Lincoln, Mary Todd (December 13, 1818—July 15, 1882)
m. Abraham Lincoln (married November 4, 1842; deceased April 15, 1865)
Robert (1843–1926)
Edward (1846–1850)
William “Willie” (1850–1862)
Thomas “Tad” (1853–1871)
London, Jack (January 12, 1867—November 22, 1916)
m. Bess Maddern (married April 7, 1900; divorced, October 1905)
Joan (1901–1971)
Bess (1902–1992)
m. Charmian Kittredge (married October 1905; deceased 1955)
Joy (1910–1910)
Luce, Clare Boothe (April 10, 1903—October 9, 1987)
m. George Tuttle Brokaw (married August 10, 1923; divorced 1929)
Ann Clare (1924–1944)
m. Henry Luce (married November 23, 1935; deceased February 28, 1967)
Mahan, Alfred Thayer (September 27, 1840—December 1, 1914)
m. Ellen Lyle (married June 11, 1872; deceased 1927)
Helen (1873–1963)
Ellen Kuhn (1877–1947)
Lyle Evans (1881–1966)
Marx, Groucho (Julius Henry) (October 2, 1890—August 19, 1977)
m. Ruth Johnson (married February 4, 1920; divorced July 15, 1942)
Arthur (1921– )
Miriam (1927– )
m. Catherine Gorcey (married July 21, 1945; divorced 1951)
Melinda (1946– )
m. Eden Hartford (married July 17, 1954; divorced 1969)
Melville, Herman (August 1, 1819–September 28, 1891)
m. Elizabeth Shaw (married August 1847; deceased 1906)
Malcolm (1849–1867)
Stanwix (1851–1886)
Elizabeth (1853–1908)
Frances (1885–1938)
O'Hara, John (January 31, 1905–April 11, 1970)
m. Helen Ritchie Petit (married February 28, 1931; divorced 1933)
m. Belle Mulford Wylie (married December 3, 1937; deceased January 9, 1954)
Wylie (1945– )
m. Katharine “Sister” Barnes Bryan (married January 31, 1955; deceased 1974)
Olmsted, Frederick Law (April 26, 1822—August 28, 1903)
m. Mary Perkins Olmsted (married June 13, 1859; deceased April 23, 1921)
John Charles (1852–1920)
Charlotte (1855–1908)
Owen (1857–1881)
John Theodore (1860–1860)
Marion (1861–1948)
unnamed boy (1866–1866)
Henry (Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.) (1870–1957)
O'Neill, Eugene (October 16, 1888–November 27, 1953)
m. Kathleen Jenkins (married October 2, 1909; divorced July 1912)
Eugene, Jr. (1910—1950)
m. Agnes Boulton (married January 1918; divorced July 1929)
Shane (1919–1977)
Oona (1925–1991)
m. Carlotta Monterey (married July 1929; deceased November 18, 1970)
Patton, George (November 11, 1885—December 21, 1945)
m. Beatrice Ayer (married May 26, 1910; deceased 1953)
Beatrice (1911–1952)
Ruth Ellen (1915–1993)
George IV (December, 1923– )
Pershing, John J. (September 13, 1860—July 15, 1948)
m. Helen Frances Warren (married January 26, 1905; deceased August 27, 1915)
Helen (1906–1915)
Anne (1908–1915)
Francis Warren (1909–1980)
Mary Margaret (1912–1915)
Rickenbacker, Eddie (October 8, 1890—July 23, 1973)
m. Adelaide Frost (married 1922; deceased February 2, 1977)
David (1925– )
William (1928– )
Rockefeller, John D. (July 8, 1839—May 23, 1937)
m. Laura C. Spelman (married September 8, 1864; deceased March 12, 1915)
Elizabeth “Bessie” (1866–1906)
Alice (1869–1870)
Alta (1871–1962)
Edith (1872–1932)
John D., Jr. (1874–1960)
Rockefeller, John D., Jr. (January 29, 1874–May 11, 1960)
m. Abby Aldrich (married 1901; deceased April 5, 1948)
Abby (1903–1976)
John D. III (1906–1978)
Nelson (1908–1979)
Laurence (1910– )
Winthrop (1912–1973)
David (1915– )
m. Martha Baird Allen (married August 1951; deceased January 24, 1971)
Roebling, Washington (May 26, 1837—July 21, 1926)
m. Emily Warren (married January 18, 1865; deceased February 28, 1903)
John (1867–1952)
m. Cornelia Witsell Farrow (married April 21, 1908; deceased 1942)
Roosevelt, Eleanor (October 11, 1884—November 7, 1962)
m. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (married 1905; deceased April 12, 1945)
Anna (1906–1975)
James (1907–1991)
Eliot (1910–1990)
Franklin, Jr. (1909–1909)
Franklin, Jr. (1914–1988)
John (1916–1981)
Roosevelt, Theodore (October 27, 1858—January 6, 1919)
m. Alice Lee (married October 27, 1880; deceased February 14, 1884)
Alice (1884–1980)
m. Edith Carow (married December 2, 1886; deceased September 30, 1948)
Theodore (1887–1944)
Kermit (1889–1943)
Ethel (1891–1977)
Archibald (1894–1979)
Quentin (1897–1918)
Rush, Benjamin (January 4, 1746—April 19, 1813)
m. Julia Stockton (married January 1, 1776; deceased 1848)
John (1777–1837)
Anne Emily (1779–1850)
Richard (1780–1859)
Susanna (1782–1782)
Elizabeth Graeme (1783–1783)
Mary Rush (1784–1849)
James Rush (1786–1869)
William (1787–1787)
Benjamin (1789–1789)
Benjamin (1791–1824)
<
br /> Julia (1792–1860)
Samuel (1795–1859)
William (1801–1864)
Sandburg, Carl (January 6, 1878—July 22, 1967)
m. Lillian Steichen (married June 15, 1908; deceased February 18, 1977)
Madeline (1913–1913)
Margaret (1911–1977)
Janet (1916–2001)
Helga (1918– )
Seward, William (May 16, 1801—October 10, 1872)
m. Frances Miller (married October 20, 1824; deceased June 21, 1865)
Augustus Henry (1826–1876)
Frederick William (1830–1915)
Cornelia (1835–1836)
William Henry, Jr. (1839–1920)
Fanny (1844–1866)
Sexton, Anne (November 9, 1928—October 4, 1974)
m. Alfred Muller “Kayo” Sexton (married August 15, 1948; divorced 1973)
Linda (1953– )
Joyce “Joy” (1955– )
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady (November 12, 1815—October 26, 1902)
m. Henry Brewster Stanton (married 1840; deceased 1887)
Daniel Cady (1842–1891)
Henry B., Jr. (1844–1903)
Gerrit Smith (1845–1927)
Theodore Weld (1851–1925)
Margaret Livingston (1852–1930)
Harriet Eaton (1856–1940)
Robert Livingston (1859–1920)
Steffens, Lincoln (April 6, 1866—August 9, 1936)
m. Josephine Bontecou (married fall 1891; deceased 1911)
m. Ella Winter (married August 1924)
Pete (1924–unknown)
Steinbeck, John (February 27, 1902—December 20, 1968)
m. Carol Henning (married 1930; divorced 1942)
m. Gwyn Conger (married March 29, 1943; divorced 1948)
Thomas (1944– )
John IV (1946–1991)
m. Elaine Scott (married December 26, 1950; deceased 2003)
Stowe, Harriet Beecher (June 14, 1811—July 1, 1896)
m. Calvin Stowe (married January 6, 1836; deceased 1886)
Harriet (1836–1907)
Eliza (1836–1912)
Henry Ellis (1838–1857)
Frederick (1840–1870?)
Georgiana (1843–1890)
Samuel Chase “Charley” (1848–1849)
Charles Edward “Charley” (1850–1934)
Truman, Harry S. (May 8, 1884—December 26, 1972)
m. Bess Wallace (married June 28, 1919; deceased October 18, 1982)
Margaret (1924– )
Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) (November 30, 1835—April 21, 1910)
m. Olivia Langdon (married 1870; deceased 1904)
Langdon (1870–1872)
Olivia Susan “Susie” (1872–1896)
Clara (1874–1962)
Jane “Jean” (1880–1909)
Washington, George (February 22, 1732—December 14, 1799)
m. Martha Dandridge Custis (married January 6, 1759; deceased May 22, 1802)
John Parke Custis (1754–1781)
Martha Parke “Patsy” Custis (1756–1773)
Webster, Daniel (January 18, 1782—October 24, 1852)
m. Grace Fletcher (married May 29, 1808; deceased January 21, 1828)
Grace (1810–1817)
Daniel “Fletcher” (1840–1865)
Julia (1818–1848)
Edward (1820–1848)
Charles (1821–1824)
m. Caroline Le Roy (married December 12, 1829; deceased 1882)
Wilder, Laura Ingalls (February 7, 1867—February 10, 1957)
m. Almanzo Wilder (married August 25, 1885; deceased 1949)
Rose (1886–1968)
unnamed son (1889–1889)
Williams, William Carlos (September 17, 1883—March 4, 1963)
m. Florence Herman (married December 12, 1912; deceased 1976)
William Eric (1914–1995)
Paul (1916– )
Wilson, Woodrow (December 18, 1856—February 13, 1924)
m. Ellen Louise Axson (married June 24, 1885; deceased August 6, 1914)
Margaret (1886–1944)
Jessie (1887–1933)
Eleanor (1889–1967)
m. Edith Bolling Galt (married December 18, 1915; deceased December 28, 1961)
Wyeth, N. C. (October 22, 1882—October 19, 1945)
m. Carolyn Bockius (married April 16, 1906; deceased March 15, 1973)
Carolyn (1906–1906)
Henriette (1907–1997)
Carolyn (1909–1994)
Nathaniel (1911–1990)
Anne (1915– )
Andrew (1917– )
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