1832 - 1918 (85 years)
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Name |
Lucretia Rudolph |
Born |
19 Apr 1832 |
Hiram, Portage County, OH [1] |
Gender |
Female |
Birth |
19 Apr 1832 |
Garrettsville, Portage County, OH [2] |
Died |
13/14 Mar 1918 |
Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA [2, 3, 4] |
Buried |
Lake View cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH [2] |
Person ID |
I379589 |
Day Family Tree |
Last Modified |
25 Apr 2017 |
Family |
20th U.S. President James Abram Garfield, b. 19 Nov 1831, Orange, Cuyahoga County, OH , d. 19 Sep 1881, Elberon, Monmouth County, NJ (Age 49 years) |
Married |
11 Nov 1858 |
Hudson, Summit County, OH [1] |
Children |
| 1. Elizabeth Arabella Garfield, b. 3 Jul 1860, Hiram, Portage County, OH , d. 3 Dec 1863 (Age 3 years) |
| 2. Harry Augustus Garfield, b. 11 Oct 1863, Hiram, Portage County, OH , d. 12 Dec 1942 (Age 79 years) |
| 3. James Rudolph Garfield, b. 17 Oct 1865, Hiram, Portage County, OH , d. 24 Mar 1950 (Age 84 years) |
| 4. Mary Garfield, b. 16 Jan 1867, District of Columbia , d. 30 Dec 1947 (Age 80 years) |
| 5. Irvin Mcdowell Garfield, b. 3 Aug 1870, Hiram, Portage County, OH , d. 18 Jul 1951 (Age 80 years) |
| 6. Abram Garfield, b. 21 Nov 1872, District of Columbia , d. 16 Oct 1958 (Age 85 years) |
| 7. Edward Garfield, b. 25 Dec 1874, Hiram, Portage County, OH , d. 25 Oct 1876 (Age 1 years) |
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Last Modified |
25 Apr 2017 |
Family ID |
F136186 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 19 Apr 1832 - Hiram, Portage County, OH |
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| Birth - 19 Apr 1832 - Garrettsville, Portage County, OH |
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| Married - 11 Nov 1858 - Hudson, Summit County, OH |
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| Died - 13/14 Mar 1918 - Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA |
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| Buried - - Lake View cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH |
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Notes |
- Presidential First Lady. Her tenure in Washington lasted but 200 days. James Garfield's Inaugural Ball was held at the Smithsonian institute where an electric lamp was on display to the amazement of all who attended. Shortly after, Lucretia Garfield became ill with malaria and went to Elberon, New Jersey for rest and recuperation when word arrived that her husband had been shot. She returned to Washington by special train, frail and fatigued to personally tend to her husband. The President was taken to Elberon for treatment during the three months he fought for his life. Attending doctors were unable to locate the bullet lodged in President's Garfield stomach and they may have caused an infection with non-sterile instruments that led to his death. After his burial in Cleveland, the family returned home to their farm in Mentor, Ohio. Lucretia Rudolph was born in Garrettsville, Ohio her father was Zebulon Rudolph one of the founders of Hiram College. She was educated at home until the age of sixteen then attended school in nearby Chesterland where she met James A. Garfield. She enrolled in Hiram College then known as Western Reserve Electic College, graduated and began her teaching career with assignments in Cleveland, Ravenna and Chagrin Falls. Letter writing to James Garfield culminated in Courtship and finally marriage. Their relationship in the beginning was very unstable due to the amount of time spent apart. Garfield was rewarded for his outstanding civil war record with a seat in the House of Representatives. The marriage grew stronger as Lucretia and her children joined him in Washington. Of seven children, two died and five achieved adulthood. Garfield's election to the Presidency brought a cheerful family to the White House only to be overshadowed by death and illness. After the death of the President and burial, the family returned home to their residence in Mentor, Ohio. (Lawnfield) Lucretia Garfield remained here for many years remodeling the residence with the addition of many rooms including a library to house the President's huge collection of books. She added a carriage house and finally a windmill. The house today is preserved and is a favorite destination of tourist where they are able to view the many mementos from the Garfield family. She had many grandchildren and kept up her interest in politics. She rolled bandages for the Spanish War and for World War I. Finding the Ohio winters too cold, Lucretia moved to California and constructed a house in Pasadena. she was an honored guest in the first Rose Bowl parade. Lucretia remained a widow and lived 36 years after the death of her husband. She died at her Pasadena home at the age of eighty five then taken to Cleveland and interred in the same mausoleum beside her husband at Lakeview Cemetery. (bio by: Donald Greyfield) [2]
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