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Ellen Arthur's father was the explorer William Lewis Herndon, who charted the valley of the Amazon River under the order of President Millard Fillmore. Four years later, commanding the USS Central America, his ship was caught in a hurricane, and Captain Herndon oversaw the rescue of 152 of his crew and passengers, before going down with his ship off Cape Hatteras. Two US Navy ships and the ...
12 de mar. de 2024 · Born in Virginia in 1837, Ellen Lewis Herndon was the daughter of Amazon explorer William Lewis Herndon. She married Chester A. Arthur in 1859, but would not live to see her husband's vice presidency or presidency. Ellen died on January 12, 1880, and her husband won election as vice president with running mate James Garfield later that year.
Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur. 1837-1880. [Chester A. Arthur] Biography: Chester Alan Arthur's beloved "Nell" died of pneumonia on January 12, 1880. That November, when he was elected Vice President, he was still mourning her bitterly. In his own words: "Honors to me now are not what they once were."
Ellen Lewis Herndon was born on August 30, 1837 at Culpeper Court House, only child of Frances Elizabeth Hansbrough and naval officer William Lewis Herndon. They moved to Washington, D. C., when he was assigned to help his brother-in-law Lt. Matthew Fontaine Maury establish the Naval Observatory. While Ellen was still just a girl, her beautiful ...
Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur was the wife of the 21st President of the United States, Chester A. Arthur. She tragically died of pneumonia before he took office.
William Lewis Herndon was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He married Frances Elizabeth Hansborough and they had a daughter, Ellen Lewis Herndon (future wife of Chester A. Arthur), born in Culpeper Court House, Virginia. His great-niece was the novelist Lucy Herndon Crockett .
26 de mar. de 2022 · Genealogy for Ellen Lewis "Nell" Arthur (Herndon) (1837 - 1880) family tree on Geni, with over 245 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
