U.S.
Presidents & Vice Presidents
By D. A. Sharpe
It is an honor and
privilege for a family to realize it has a family relationship to a President
or Vice President of the United States. However, our family is, indeed,
extremely blessed to have multiple such relationships. There are out of 45
Presidents, 17 (38%) of the Presidents have a relationship to our family,
distant as they may be! Also,
there are seven related Vice Presidents, four of which went on to be Presidents.
This is a list of all the Presidents of the United
States and the dates of
their terms of service. If they have a relationship to our family, such
relationship is described in the chart below.
One item of interest might be what occupations did
Presidents have prior to their national service. The most frequent occupation was that 17
out of the 45 Presidents so far were lawyers. Only one ever served as a Labor Union
President. Only two were pilots,
and they were father and son. One
President was a football player, also being the only President who was an Eagle
Scout and the only one who was a professional fashion model. He also was the
only one to have served both as a Vice President and a President and never was
elected to either office.
Only one was an engineer.
Here is the list.
Another item of my interest is that a description
is included in my write-ups of the evidences of Christian faith of most of the
Presidents related to our family.
ThatÕs a part of
my advocacy that faith in our political leaders is important to the wellbeing
of our nation and to its governance.
One
observation of interest is to see the relationships Presidents had to each
other. Though many connections could be examined, one interesting one is to
note that twelve of the fourteen Presidents, included himself, are related to
the first President, General George Washington. Though he had no descendants,
he certainly came for fine genealogical stock that spawn significant leadership
in the life of our nation.
This display page is
a good educational source to study and to learn about those who have served the
United States in the offices of President or Vice President throughout our
history as a nation.
1. Click on the PresidentÕs name for a relationship chart
to D.A. Sharpe
2. Click on Dates for a Wikipedia Report (ThereÕs one each for all 45)
3. Click on First Line of Relationship Description for my
write-up of that President & his connections to our family
George Washington
1789-1797 He is my 26th cousin, seven times removed. He is the 11th great grandson of
English King Edward I, the last of the three Kings to issue the Magna Carta
that had such place in the documents of governance as the New World
developed. Our common ancestors are Eystein Glumra Ivarsson and
his wife, Aseda, who are my 32nd great grandparents and George's 25th great
grand parents
John Adams
1797-1801 He is the husband of Abigail Smith, a 29th cousin, four times removed to me. The
ancestors in common for Abigail and me are Eystein Glumra
Ivarsson the Earl of More, and his wife, Aseda. They are the 28th
great grandparents of Abigail and the 32nd great grandparents to me. They
are Vikings of Norway who lived in the 800's.
Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809 He
is my 28th cousin, five times removed. Our ancestor
in common is Eystein Glumra Ivarsson and his wife, Aseda Rognvaldsdatter. They are President JeffersonÕs 27th
great grandparents and my 32nd great grandparents. Jefferson is the 9th cousin,
twice removed from Edward Carleton, the husband of Ellen Newton, the
stepdaughter of my 6th great grand uncle, Danette Abney, born 1712.
James Madison, Jr. 1809-1817 HeÕs
the 3rd cousin, 7 times removed, from my son-in-law, Steve Westmoreland. He is the
13th cousin, five times removed to President George Washington. He is the
15th cousin, three times removed to President Thomas Jefferson. James
Madison is the third cousin, once removed, to President Zachary Taylor.
James Madison's relationship to President Zachary Taylor is extended in that
President Taylor is the father-in-law of President Jefferson Davis of the
Confederate States of America.
James Monroe
1817-1825 He
is the 13th Cousin 2 times removed of first
President, George Washington. President Monroe is my 31st cousin, twice
removed. He is the 18th cousin, seven times removed to my son-in-law,
Steven O. Westmoreland.
John Quincy Adams 1825-1829 He
is the 30th cousin, three times
removed to me. Our ancestors in common are Ragnvald
I (died in 890 AD) and his wife, Hild, who were the
28th great grandparents to John Quincy Adams. They were the 31st great
grandparents to me. This Ragnvald I was
also known as Ragnvald the Mighty or Ragnvald the Wise. He was Jarl of the Uplands from
Norway, a Viking. He became one of King Harald's men in 866. Rangwold gave the king the name of Harfager
(Fair Hair). Ragnvald defeated Solve Kold of More and King Novke of Romsdal at the Battle of Solskel
in 867. He was given those districts by King Harald "Fair
Hair." President Adams is the 17th cousin, eight times removed to my
son-in-law, Steve O. Westmoreland.
Andrew Jackson
1829-1837
Martin Van Buren
1837-1841
William Henry Harrison
1841
John Tyler
1841-1845
James K. Polk
1845-1849
Zachary Taylor 1849-1850 Zachary
Taylor is my 32nd cousin, once
removed. In addition, Zachary Taylor is the father-in-law of Confederacy President
Jefferson Davis, the Uncle to Susanah Elizabeth Davis Abney, wife of James
(Jim) Addison Abney of Lufkin, Texas. Jim is a brother-in-law of Martha Jane
Dixon Abney, daughter of Judge Felix Benedict Dixon, my great, great
grandfather, the ancestor by whom my qualification was documented for
membership in the Sons of the Republic of Texas. President Davis' first wife,
Sarah Knox Taylor, is my 33rd cousin. Sarah is the third cousin, five times
removed to my son-in-law, Steven O. Westmoreland.
Millard Fillmore 1850-1853 President
Millard Fillmore is my fourth
cousin, four times removed. The ancestors in common between President Fillmore
and myself are Dorcas Bronson and her husband, Stephen Hopkins. They are the
third great grandparents of President Fillmore, and they are my seventh great
grandparents. President Fillmore also is the sixth cousin, three times removed
to my wife, Suzanne Margaret Boggess. Their ancestors in common are George
Hills and Mary Symonds, the fifth great grandparents of President Fillmore.
They also are the eighth great grandparents to Suzanne. _ __
Franklin Pierce
1853-1857
James Buchanan
1857-1861
Abraham Lincoln
1861-1865 Abraham Lincoln is my 30th cousin, three times removed. Our ancestors in common
are Eystein Glumra Ivarsson and Aseda. They are ninth century Vikings of
Norway who are Lincoln's 29th great grandparents and my 32nd great
grandparents. Lincoln's tenth great grandparents were English King Henry
VII and Elizabeth Plantagenet (Elizabeth of York). The fourth child of their
eight children was King Henry VIII. Henry VIIIÕs second of six wives was
Anne Boleyn, the sister of Mary Boleyn. Mary was the wife of William
Carey, who is my 20th cousin, 13 times removed. Henry VIII is my 19th
cousin, 14 times removed, having Eyestein Glumra and Aseda as his 18th great
grandparents. Lincoln is the ninth great grandnephew of King Henry
VIII. Lincoln is the half fourth cousin, ten times removed to
William Cary, my 30th cousin, 13 times removed. Lincoln is the 17th
cousin, eight times removed to my son-in-law, Steven O. Westmoreland and 30th
cousin, four times removed to Steve's wife (our daughter), Tiffany Lenn Sharpe
Westmoreland.
Andrew Johnson
1865-1869
Ulysses S. Grant
1869-1877
Rutherford B. Hayes
1877-1881
James A. Garfield
1881 U. S. President James A. Garfield's wife, Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, is the sixth great
grandchild of George Hills and Mary Symonds, who, of course, are the eighth
great grandparents of my wife, Suzanne Margaret Boggess Sharpe. You can note
that these sixth great grandparents as the same sixth great grandparents of
Presidents Fillmore and Pierce. Quite an unusual heritage for this
English born family to give to America three sixth great grandchildren to serve
in the White House!_
Chester Arthur
1881-1885
Grover Cleveland
1885-1889
Benjamin Harrison
1889-1893
Grover Cleveland
1893-1897
William McKinley
1897-1901
Theodore Roosevelt 1901-1909 He is a fifth cousin to the 32th President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. FDR is my
half eighth cousin. His other relation to us is through his niece,
Eleanor Roosevelt, who married Franklin Delano Roosevelt. So, President
Roosevelt is a cousin to a cousin. __
William Howard Taft 1909-1913 He is the
father-in-law of Eleanor Kellogg
Chase, my 7th cousin, once removed. The ancestors in common with Eleanor
and me are Joseph Kellogg and Joanne Foote, both born
in the 1620's, born in England and immigrated to Massachusetts. They are
her sixth great grandparents and my seventh great grandparents.
Woodrow Wilson
1913-1921
Warren Harding
1921-1923
Calvin Coolidge
1923-1929
Herbert Hoover
1929-1933
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1933-1945 He is my half eighth cousin. The ancestor in common is Alice Carpenter, who emigrated
from England to Plymouth Colony in 1623. She is the seventh great
grandmother of Roosevelt and of me. Roosevelt is descended through Alice
and her first husband, Edward Southworth. I am descended through Alice
and her second husband, William Bradford. He is the eleventh cousin, once
removed from England's Sir Winston Churchill. The ancestor in common to
President Roosevelt and Sir Churchill is Vicsount
Anthony Browne III. Viscount Browne is the tenth great grandfather of
President Roosevelt and is the eleventh great grandfather of Sir
Churchill.
Harry S. Truman
1945-1953
Dwight Eisenhower
1953-1961
John F. Kennedy
1961-1963
Lyndon Johnson
1963-1969
Richard M. Nixon
1969-1974
Gerald R. Ford 1974-1977 He is the 17th cousin, four times removed, to President James Monroe. President
Monroe is my 31st cousin, twice emoved. President Monroe is the 18th
cousin, seven times removed to my son-in-law, Steven O. Westmoreland.
Jimmy Carter
1977-1981
Ronald Reagan 1981-1989 President Ronald Wilson Reagan is the seventh cousin, once removed to me. The
Ancestors in common between President Reagan and me are Susannah Coldman and
her husband, John Bishop. They are the sixth great grandparents of United
States President Ronald Wilson Reagan. They are my seventh great grandparents,
once removed. _
George H. W. Bush 1989-1993 He is a tenth cousin, seven times removed, to the first President of the United
States, George Washington, a 26th cousin, seven times removed to me.
William J. Clinton
1993-2001
George W. Bush
2001-2009 He is a tenth cousin, eight times removed to the first President of the United States,
George Washington, who is my 26th cousin, seven times removed.
Barack Obama
2009-2017
Donald John Trump
2017-2020
VICE PRESIDENTS:
The biographical sketches for those who also served as
Presidents are cited above in the entry for eachÕs Presidential service.
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Curtis 1929-1933 He is my half sixth cousin, twice removed. Our connection of common ancestry is
through the Kellogg family. Charles is the fifth great grandson of Joseph
Kellogg (1626-1708) and Joseph Kellogg, an English immigrant to America, is the
seventh great grandfather of mine.
Gerald Ford
Nelson A. Rockefeller 1974-1977 Nelson
Rockefeller was the fourth
grandnephew of Johann Philip Rockefeller, the husband of Cartharina
Sharp. Philip and Cartharina are my third grand aunt and uncle.
George H. W. Bush
Compiled by
D. A.
Sharpe
Dwight Albert Sharpe
805 Derting Road East
Aurora, TX 76078-3712
817-504-6508