Grover Cleveland
Oscar Folsom Cleveland
He was born in 1874. Date of death unknown. T here were unsubstantiated reports that Oscar died in his late twenties of alcoholism. Grover Cleveland accepted responsibility as father of an illegitimate son born to a widow, Maria Crofts Halpin. It was later learned that the woman in question had ongoing relations with a number of men. Cleveland, the only single man among them, had stepped forward to help with the child, even while uncertain if he was the father. Cleveland arranged for Oscar to be adopted by a wealthy couple in New York after Maria was institutionalized. Oscar reportedly succeeded in an educational career or, by some accounts, as a medical doctor. Other reports have him dying of alcoholism before he turned thirty.
Ruth Cleveland
She was born October 3, 1891 and died of diphtheria on January 7, 1904. She was only 12. The nation immediately took a liking to the frolicking infant in the White House affectionately naming her " Baby Ruth." Her tragic death came as a surprise, and the whole nation mourned. In 1921, the Curtis Candy Company supposedly renamed one of its candy bars "Baby Ruth" in her honor.
Esther Cleveland Bosanquet
She was born September 9, 1893 and died June 26, 1980. Esther was actually born in the White House. Her wedding to Captain William Sydney Bence Bosanquet, the son of Sir Albert Bosanquet, was held at Westminster Abbey, and became an important international social event. They bore two children and lived most of their lives in Yorkshire. In her latter years, Esther returned to the United States and lived quietly in New Hampshire until her death.
Marion Cleveland Dell Amen
She was born July 7, 1895 and died June 18, 1977. Marion was twice married, first to William Stanley Dell with whom she had a daughter and, after his death, to John Harlan Amen. Marion spent 17 year of her life dedicated to serving the Girl Scouts of America. She served as community relations adviser. Marion's later husband John became famous as a Special Assistant to the U. S. Attorney and served on the U.S. legal staff at the Nuremberg war crimes trials in Germany.
Richard Folsom "Dick" Cleveland
He was born October 28, 1897and died January 10, 1974. Dick was a graduate of Princeton and Harvard Law School, a marine officer in World War I and a career lawyer at a large firm in Baltimore.
Francis Grover Cleveland
He was born July 18, 1903. Date of death unknown. He was five when his presidential father died. Reared by his stepfather and the former First Lady, he graduated from Harvard with a degree in drama. He married Alice Erdman. He never reached success on the stage and vanished from public life.
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