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Theodore Roosevelt tells Alexander W. Crawford about his paternal grandmother Margaret Barnhill Roosevelt’s ancestry.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-01-16
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from October 1858 to December 1870. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s involvement in the American Civil War, Theodore Roosevelt meeting John Hay as a child, and the Roosevelt family’s first European trip.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
As a piece of trivia, the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal informs its readership that the actor Mark Harmon is the grandson of Rough Rider Frank Knox. Further brief notes include a statement of how to pronounce the name “Roosevelt,” and an image of the diploma case for Theodore Roosevelt’s Nobel Peace Prize, which is located at the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1987
Article about the attempt of the Roosevelt Genealogical Project Committee “to straighten out more than three hundred years of the Roosevelt family and to find as many branches of the family tree as possible.” This committee of the Theodore Roosevelt Association hopes to update the last major genealogy of the Roosevelt family published in 1902. It gives examples of the committee’s search for specific individuals, talks about the movement of Roosevelts around the country, and notes the methods and sources for conducting research.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1979
Theodore Roosevelt submits a subscription for four volumes of History and Genealogy of the families of Bulloch and Stobo, which Joseph Gaston Baillie Bulloch is currently writing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03
“Taft finds his coat of arms” details how William H. Taft had his heraldry and many relatives revealed to him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-1912
Postcard with an oval photograph of President Roosevelt and his coat of arms, along with a short statement about his ancestors.
1908
Charles Henry Browning has found evidence that President Roosevelt is descended from King Robert I of Scotland. Browning states that Roosevelt’s Scottish heritage has “offset and upset the sluggish blood” of Roosevelt’s Dutch heritage.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10
Theodore Roosevelt does not understand why Franz Sigel’s grandfather does not garner the same honor as Revolutionary War legends Peter Muhlenberg and Nicholas Herkimer, and laments that Americans seem divided on “ancestral lines.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-06-03
The American upper class on the left and the European nobility on the right stand beneath their family trees, with such ancestors as, on the left, “Skin Trader, Money Lender, Slave Trader, Squatter, [and] Tavern Keeper,” and on the right, “Marauding Knight, Robber Baron, King’s Favorite, Plundering Viking, [and] Rapacious Seigneur.” Caption: Puck–What fools these mortals be!
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1893-10-04
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Francis Rawle for the genealogical information.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1914-12-17
Print shows an elderly woman showing paintings of her ancestors to a young woman; she explains to the young woman that her husband has no ancestors and that he complained about paying for hers.
Caption: Mrs. Newrich–These are my ancestors.
Mrs. Upperten–And your husband’s?
Mrs. Newrich–He hasn’t got any! Why, he even kicked about paying for mine!
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt sends papers from Mr. Stevens as he requested, saying they are of genealogical interest.
1897-11-30
Commissioner Roosevelt continues his conversation with author Edwin Brockholst Livingston regarding his genealogy. In particular, Roosevelt is interested in learning more about the Dutch side of his family. He also addresses Livingston’s questions on Southern California and offers to introduce Livingston to fellow author Charles Dudley Warner.
1891-08-25
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt replies to Edwin Brockholst Livingston and confirms receipt of the photograph and genealogy materials he sent. Roosevelt shares his interests in researching and learning more about the Dutch half of the Roosevelt lineage and New York history.
1891-07-22
Governor Roosevelt compliments General Johnson on his genealogical research at the Maryland Historical Society and shares some of the Roosevelt lineage. Specifically, Roosevelt’s family ties to Oliver Cromwell and Robert Blake. Roosevelt also jests that if he does not obtain reelection, he would very much enjoy visiting Johnson.
1900-05-18
This newspaper article discusses the genealogical connections between the Sulgrave family of Warwickshire, England, and George Washington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-14
A short newspaper item traces President Roosevelt’s Scottish ancestry. An accompanying drawing depicts Roosevelt wearing a tartan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-12
Morris Bricks provides information on Medora von Hoffman’s ancestors who lived on Staten Island and encloses some related articles. He is interested in knowing if the Marquis de Morès’s antisemitism is noted at the Chateau de Morès or creates problems at the site.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1987-02-12
Theodore Roosevelt tells Hubert M. Skinner there have been several people named James Roosevelt. He thinks the one Skinner mentions is the brother of his great-grandfather, born in the late 1700s.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-01-25