This week's famous cousin is my 7th cousin 2x removed Frances Clara (Folsom) Cleveland (1864-1947), the wife of the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, Stephen Grover Cleveland.
Here is Frances Clara (Folsom) Cleveland's Family Search Family Tree short biography:
When Frances Clara Folsom was born on 21 July 1864, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, her father, Oscar Folsom, was 26 and her mother, Emma Cornelia Harmon, was 23. She married Stephen Grover Cleveland on 2 June 1886, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Mercer, New Jersey, United States in 1905 and Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States for about 20 years. In 1893, her occupation is listed as second time being first lady of the U.S. in District of Columbia, United States. She died on 29 October 1947, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States.
The Wikipedia profile for Frances Clara (Folsom) Cleveland includes this information:
Frances Clara Cleveland Preston (née Folsom, christened Frank Clara; July 21, 1864 – October 29, 1947) was the first lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and again from 1893 until 1897, as the wife of President Grover Cleveland. She was the first, and until 2025, only person to serve in this role during two non-consecutive terms.
Folsom first met Grover Cleveland while she was an infant, as her father, Oscar Folsom, was a close friend to Cleveland. When her father died in 1875, Cleveland became the executor of the estate, and Cleveland paid off the family’s outstanding debts and provided for the well-being of Frances and her mother, Emma. After graduating Wells College she married Grover Cleveland while he was the incumbent president. When he lost reelection in 1888, the Clevelands went into private life for four years and began having children. After Grover Cleveland was elected president again in 1892, Frances dedicated much of her time in the second term to her children.
The Clevelands had five children, four of whom survived to adulthood. Cleveland became involved in education advocacy, serving on the Wells College board, supporting women's education, and organizing the construction of kindergartens. Grover Cleveland died in 1908 and in 1913, Frances married Thomas J. Preston Jr.. She continued to work in education activism after leaving the White House, becoming involved with Princeton University. During World War I, she advocated military preparedness. She died in 1947 and was buried alongside her first husband in Princeton Cemetery.
Here is the Relative Finder chart showing my relationship to Frances Clara (Folsom) Cleveland:
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