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Historical depiction Grant's home, Point Pleasant, birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant. Less than a year after Jesse and Hannah were married they became the parents of their first son, whose name would become Hiram Ulysses Grant. Jesse's first born son was met with much expectation and family fanfare.
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; [a] April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. In 1865, as commanding general, Grant led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War.
The family of former President Ulysses S. Grant. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. G. Ulysses S. Grant (6 C, 40 P, 2 F)
Frederick Dent Grant (May 30, 1850 – April 12, 1912) [1] was a soldier and United States minister to Austria-Hungary. Grant was the first son of General and President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant and Julia Grant. He was named after his uncle, Frederick Tracy Dent.
Julia Dent Grant Cantacuzène Speransky, [needs IPA] Princess Cantacuzène, Countess Speransky (June 6, 1876 – October 4, 1975), was an American author and historian. She was the eldest child of Frederick Dent Grant and his wife Ida Marie Honoré, and the second grandchild of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States.
Jesse Grant with his parents, 1872. Grant died in Los Altos, California in 1934 and was buried at the cemetery at the Presidio of San Francisco. [3] He was the last surviving child of Ulysses S. Grant. Jesse Root Grant ,The youngest son, Jesse had several children, with descendants who have been involved in business and other fields.
Julia Boggs Grant (née Dent; January 26, 1826 – December 14, 1902) was the first lady of the United States and wife of President Ulysses S. Grant. As first lady, she became the first woman in the position to write a memoir. [ 1 ]
[a] Hannah's mother opted for Ulysses, after an ancient Greek hero, which Jesse seconded. Grant's step-grandmother Sarah Simpson, an educated woman who read French classical literature, also favored the name Ulysses. [9] Finally, at a family gathering, the name Ulysses, was drawn from ballots placed in a hat.