dave54
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Saw this on another forum. Interesting!
John Tyler was born in 1790, and he was the 10th president of the United States in 1841. Believe it or not, he has two living grandchildren. For perspective consider this: When Tyler was born, George Washington was giving his State of the Union address. When Tyler became president, the civil war was still 20 years away! But how is this possible? Here's some math for you: Tyler had 15 children, and in 1853 he was 63 when his son Lyon Gardiner Tyler was born. Lyon had six children, with two of them, Harrison Ruffin Tyler and Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr., born when he was in his 70s in 1924 and 1928 respectively. Both men, now in their 80s, still live in Virginia.
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msmith1199
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I saw that news article too. It is kind of Interesting.
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Jim Shoe
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Lyon Tyler may have been in his 70's when his kids were born, but I'll bet his wife wasn't. 
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Jim Shoe wrote:Lyon Tyler may have been in his 70's when his kids were born, but I'll bet his wife wasn't.
Don't be silly, of course she was in his 70's. Think about that for just a second.
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Dave E
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that is almost to weird to get my head around 222 years between grandfathers birth and still living grandsons (three generations)
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robsouth
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Wouldn't that make the GREAT grandchildren, not grandchildren?
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msmith1199
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Nope, they are grandchildren. John Tyler---> Lyon Tyler---> the two grandchildren.
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robsouth
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dave54 wrote: his son Lyon Gardiner Tyler was born. Lyon(his son) had six children, with two of them, Harrison Ruffin Tyler and Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr., born when he (his son) was in his 70s in 1924 and 1928 respectively. Both men, now in their 80s, still live in Virginia.
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Engineer9860
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In all reality the United States, while it has a very rich history, is still a relatively young country. It is not surprising to me to read a story like this. Afterall, it hasn't been but a little more than 100 years since man had never flown in an airplane.
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