Family of Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Current region | United States (Texas, Kansas, Washington, D.C.) |
Members | Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mamie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Anne Eisenhower, Susan Eisenhower, Mary Jean Eisenhower |
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Family background
The Eisenhauer (German for "iron hewer/miner") family migrated from
Parents and siblings
The great-grandson of Hans Nikolaus Eisenhauer was Jacob Eisenhower, a Kansas farmer. Jacob's son, David Jacob Eisenhower (1863–1942), was Dwight D. Eisenhower's father. David Jacob was a college-educated engineer, despite his father having urged him to stay on the family farm. David owned a general store in Hope, Kansas, but the business failed due to economic conditions and the family became impoverished. The Eisenhowers then lived in Texas from 1889 until 1892, and later returned to Kansas, with $24 (equivalent to $814 in 2023) to their name at the time. David worked as a railroad mechanic and then at a creamery.[6]
Eisenhower's mother, Ida Elizabeth (Stover) Eisenhower, born in Virginia, of predominantly German Protestant ancestry, moved to Kansas from Virginia. She married David on September 23, 1885, in Lecompton, Kansas, on the campus of their alma mater, Lane University.[6]
By 1898, the parents made a decent living and provided a suitable home for their large family.[7] They had seven children, all sons, of whom one died in infancy.
- Arthur Bradford Eisenhower (November 11, 1886 – January 27, 1958)[8]
- Edgar Newton Eisenhower (January 19, 1889 – July 12, 1971)[9]
- Dwight David Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969)
- Roy Jacob Eisenhower (August 9, 1892 – June 7, 1942)[10]
- Paul Dawson Eisenhower (May 12, 1894 – March 16, 1895)
- Earl Dewey Eisenhower (February 1, 1898 – December 18, 1968)
- Milton Stover Eisenhower (September 15, 1899 – May 2, 1985)
Of these, Milton was the most notable of the brothers other than Dwight. Milton became an American educational administrator, serving as president of three major American universities: Kansas State University (1943–1950), Pennsylvania State University (1950–1956), and Johns Hopkins University (1956–1957). On October 12, 1927, Eisenhower married Helen Elsie Eakin (1904–1954), with whom he had a son, Milton Stover Eisenhower, Jr., in 1930 and a daughter, Ruth Eakin Eisenhower, in 1938.
Earl also achieved a measure of notability, having been elected to a term in the Illinois House of Representatives, from 1965 to 1967. Earl married Kathryn McIntyre Snyder in 1933, with whom he had two children.
Edgar graduated from the University of Michigan in 1914,[11] and began practicing law in 1915 in Tacoma, Washington; he became was known as a "shoot from the hip ultraconservative."[12] Edgar was married three times, first to Louise Alexander Eisenhower (1893–1946) in 1911, then to Bernice Thompson Eisenhower (1902–1948) in 1930, and finally to Lucille Dawson Eisenhower (1921–2012) in 1951. Edgar had two children, both with his first wife, Merrill Jack Eisenhower (1916–1956), and Janis Louise Eisenhower Causin (1922–2000).
Immediate family
Mamie Eisenhower
While Eisenhower was stationed in Texas, he met Mamie Doud of Boone, Iowa.[1]
Doud was the second child born to John Sheldon Doud (1870–1951), a
Doud and Eisenhower were immediately taken with each other. He proposed to her on Valentine's Day in 1916.[16] A November wedding date in Denver was moved up to July 1 due to the pending U.S. entry into World War I. They moved many times during their first 35 years of marriage.[17]
Children
The Eisenhowers had two sons, Doud Dwight "Icky" Eisenhower, and John Eisenhower. He is the most recently serving U.S. president (as of 2024) to have had only sons. Five of his successors –
– had only daughters.Doud Eisenhower
Doud Dwight Eisenhower (September 24, 1917 – January 2, 1921) was the first son of Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower. He was named "Doud" in honor of his mother (whose maiden name was Doud) and "Dwight" in honor of his father. He was commonly called "Ikky" (pronounced as "icky") by his parents.[18][19]
Doud was born in
He called Mamie several times a week [while on the convoy], beginning each call with requests for news about Icky [sic]. How was he growing? What new mischief had he gotten into? Once Mamie interrupted with, "Listen here...how about asking how your wife is?" Chastened; Ike chatted for a moment about Mamie but soon turned the conversation to Icky again. Mamie gave up.[20]
After he and his family relocated to
These feelings had to be suppressed if the marriage was to survive the disaster, but suppression did not eliminate the unwanted thoughts, only made them harder to live with. Both the inner-directed guilt and the projected feelings of blame placed a strain on their marriage. So did the equally inevitable sense of loss, the grief that could not be comforted, the feeling that all the joy had gone out of life. "For a long time, it was as if a shining light had gone out in Ike's life," Mamie said later. "Throughout all the years that followed, the memory of those bleak days was a deep inner pain that never seemed to diminish much."[20]
On January 7, 1921, less than a week after his death, Ikky was buried in Fairmont Cemetery in
John Eisenhower
John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower (August 3, 1922 – December 21, 2013) was born in
John Eisenhower married Barbara Jean Thompson on June 10, 1947, only a few days before her twenty-first birthday. Barbara was born on June 15, 1926, in
John and Barbara divorced in 1986 after thirty-nine years of marriage. In 1988, Barbara married widower Edwin J. Foltz, a former vice president at the
In 1988, John married Joanne Thompson. He lived in Trappe, Maryland, after moving there from Kimberton, Pennsylvania.[24]
Extended family
Grandchildren
David Eisenhower (1948–present)
Dwight David Eisenhower II (born March 31, 1948), better known as
Anne Eisenhower (1949–2022)
Barbara Anne Eisenhower (May 30, 1949 – July 30, 2022),[26] better known as Anne Eisenhower, was a prominent interior designer based in New York City, New York.[27]
Anne's first husband was Fernando Echavarría-Uribe, an insurance executive from
In the 1980s, Anne married
Susan Eisenhower (1951–present)
Susan Elaine Eisenhower (born December 31, 1951) is an American consultant, author, and expert on international security, space policy, energy, and relations between the Russian Federation and the United States of America.[35][36][37]
Susan has been married three times, first to Alexander H. Bradshaw, a London barrister, with whom she has two daughters,[38] secondly to John Mahon, an American lawyer, with whom she had a daughter, Amelia Eisenhower Mahon,[39] and finally to Russian space scientist Roald Sagdeev,[40] formerly the director of the Russian Space Research Institute, Hero of Socialist Labor, and pro-democracy advocate.[41]
Mary Jean Eisenhower (1955–present)
Mary Jean Eisenhower (born December 21, 1955) is an American humanitarian. She is the president and chief executive officer (and former president and chairman emeritus) of People to People International.[42]
She married Army 2nd Lt. James Brewton Millard in May 1976, at a private military ceremony in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, attended by her grandmother, former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower.[43]
References
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- ^ Ambrose 1990, p. 14
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- ^ "Eisenhower Ancestry".
- ^ a b Ambrose 1990, pp. 16–8
- ^ Ambrose 1990, p. 19
- ^ "Arthur Eisenhower Dies in Kansas City; A. B. EISENHOWER DIES IN MISSOURI". The New York Times. Associated Press. 27 January 1958 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Edgar Eisenhower, Late President's Brother, Dies". The New York Times. 13 July 1971 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Carlo D'Este, Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life (2003), p. 298.
- ^ Who's Who in America, Volume XXX 1958–1959 (1958). Chicago: A.N. Marquis Co.
- ^ Obituary from the Kansas City Times, July 13, 1971.
- ^ a b c d Susan Eisenhower, "Mrs. Ike: Memories and Reflections on the Life of Mamie Eisenhower" (Capitol Books, 2002)
- ^ a b Tatanka Historical Associates (February 25, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). www.coloradohistory-oahp.org. Colorado Historical Society Office of Archeology & Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 16, 2006. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- ^ "Mamie Eisenhower Biography". National First Ladies Library. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ Richard F. Weingroff (March–April 2003). "The Man Who Changed America, Part I". fhwa.dot.gov.
- ^ Ambrose 1990, pp. 59–60
- ^ Beschloss, Michael (June 11, 2014). "D-Day Wasn't the First Time Eisenhower Felt as if He Had Lost a Son". The Upshot. The New York Times. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ Berger-Knorr, Lawrence. The Pennsylvania Relations of Dwight D. Eisenhower. p. 8.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Icky". www.fhwa.dot.gov. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
- ^ Beckett, Wendy. "President Eisenhower: Painter" (PDF). White House History (21): 30–40. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2012.
- ^ Weil, Martin; Langer, Emily (December 21, 2013). "John S.D. Eisenhower dies; historian and president's son was 91". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ "Camp David". eisenhower.archives.gov. Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
Ike re-named it 'Camp David' in honor of his grandson David Eisenhower
- ^ "John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower". Internet Accuracy Project. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- IMDb
- ^ John, Love (2022-07-31). "Anne Eisenhower, President and Mrs. Eisenhower's granddaughter has died – Death". SNBC13.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ Barbanel, Josh (11 December 2010), "Eisenhower Kin Sells Old Mansion In Southampton", The Wall Street Journal, New York City
- ^ a b "Milestones: Nov. 22, 1968". Time. November 22, 1968 – via content.time.com.
- ^ a b "Barbara's Intended", The Burlington Free Press (October 28, 1968), p. 2.
- ^ McCormack, Patricia (December 31, 1968). "Women Are Headline Makers In Various Ways During 1968". The Shreveport Times. p. 8.
- ^ Yarrow, Andrew (2 January 1987), "The Evening Hours", The New York Times, New York City
- ^ "Al altar", Semana, Bogotá, Colombia, 13 December 1993
- ^ Crawford, David; Mollenkamp, Carrick (25 January 2007), "How a Hedge-Fund Mogul Disrupted an Austrian Bank", The Wall Street Journal, New York City
- ^ Saul, Emily (February 2, 2018). "Eisenhower's granddaughter splits from hedge-fund hubby". New York Post.
- ^ "Plan your next trip with the National Trust – National Trust for Historic Preservation". Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Joselow, Gretchen Cook, Thea. "NPR : Susan Eisenhower, National Press Club". www.npr.org. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Krebs, Alvin (1979-11-02). "Mamie Eisenhower Dies in Sleep". New York Times. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ Services, Times Wire (5 January 1990). "Ike's Granddaughter to Wed Soviet Space Scientist : Nuptials: Susan Eisenhower and Roald Sagdeev plan to maintain homes in Moscow and Washington". Retrieved 26 April 2018 – via LA Times.
- ^ "After Glasnost, Romance: a Russian Scientist Marries Ike's Granddaughter Susan". Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ ""Leadership in Conflict"". Samford University. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ISBN 0471020311.
- ^ Larsen, Douglas (December 28, 1955). "Mary Jane Eisenhower Enters Life Facing Two Demanding Traditions". Florence Times. p. Section 2 Page 3. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ "Mary Eisenhower Wed". The Times-News. Hendersonville, North Carolina. May 31, 1976. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
Books
- ISBN 0-671-70107-X.