List of children of presidents of the United States

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Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Carow Roosevelt with their children. Children from left to right: Quentin Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Archibald Roosevelt, Alice Longworth, Kermit Roosevelt, and Ethel Roosevelt Derby Theodore Roosevelt and family, 1903.jpg
Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Carow Roosevelt with their children. Children from left to right: Quentin Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Archibald Roosevelt, Alice Longworth, Kermit Roosevelt, and Ethel Roosevelt Derby

The following people are children of U.S. presidents, including biological children, confirmed and alleged extramarital children, adopted or abducted children, stepchildren, and legal wards. Status of paternity investigation/confirmation is included with entries for alleged extramarital children. All full names (including full married names) are given. Currently there are 33 confirmed, known living presidential children, of whom the oldest is Lynda Bird Johnson Robb and the youngest is Barron Trump. Two presidential children, John Quincy Adams and George W. Bush, have become president in their own right. John Scott Harrison is the only person to be both a child of a U.S. president and a parent of another U.S. president, being a son of William Henry Harrison and the father of Benjamin Harrison. Five presidents fathered no (known, biological) children: George Washington, James Madison, Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and James Buchanan. Wives of two of these presidents, Martha Washington and Dolley Madison, had children from previous marriages; Rachel Jackson had no biological children from either of her marriages. [1] At least six presidents have had alleged or confirmed extramarital children. [2] Several presidents, including Thomas Jefferson, John Tyler, William Henry Harrison, and Andrew Johnson, have alleged or confirmed extramarital children with enslaved women or girls who could not legally consent to or reject sexual intercourse with their enslavers because they had no legal personhood and no recourse of any kind. [3] [4] During the Creek War, Andrew Jackson sent three Indigenous or mixed-race babies to the Hermitage. [5] These children have been variously described as adopted or as spoils of war. [6]

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Presidential children have been studied individually and as a class. As individuals they are more often notable in their own right than most individuals: They disproportionately circulate among political and social leaders and the wealthier classes, and they are more likely to be scrutinized as part of celebrity culture. Additionally, as individuals they frequently have significant influence on other family members. For instance, a child may have had a significant influence on the child's parent: acting as a sounding board, or having behavioral issues that affected the parent's beliefs or performance. A number of presidential sons and wards have served their fathers as Secretary to the President of the United States. [7] Due to a combination of nepotism, generational wealth, and the spoils system, children of presidents have often received benefit from being born into an American political family, either by dint of government appointments or other advantage in running for office. [8]

As a class, the children of presidents have also occasioned significant study. Study has generally followed two paths: The issue of what access and inclusion within the circles of power does to individuals' lives, aspirations, and outcomes; [9] and the issue of their influence on society and politics. [10]

18th century

George and Martha Washington

No biological children together. Martha Washington had four children with Daniel Parke Custis.
ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Daniel Parke Custis Jr.November 19, 1751February 19, 1754(1754-02-19) (aged 2)No spousePosthumous stepson; died before Martha Custis' marriage to George Washington.
Frances Parke CustisApril 12, 1753April 1, 1757(1757-04-01) (aged 3)No spousePosthumous stepson; died before Martha Custis' marriage to George Washington.
Portrait of John Parke Custis by Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1774.jpg John Parke Custis
Nickname: Jacky
November 27, 1754November 5, 1781(1781-11-05) (aged 26) Eleanor Calvert Stepson. Died from "camp fever" while serving in the American Revolutionary War.

Father of:

Martha Parke Custis.jpg Martha Parke Custis
Nickname: Patsy
1756 – June 19, 1773(1773-06-19) (aged 17)No spouseStepdaughter. Died from an epileptic seizure.

Alleged illegitimate children of George Washington

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Thomas Posey Portrait.jpg Thomas Posey June 9, 1750March 19, 1818(1818-03-19) (aged 67)Martha MathewsPosey's parentage is unclear. According to rumors, Posey was born out of wedlock to the widow of George Harrison and was adopted by her second husband John Posey; that he was the illegitimate child of John Posey and another woman; or that he might have been the natural son of seventeen-year-old George Washington and an unnamed "Low Land Beauty" who was raised by the Poseys. [11] [12]
Mary Alexander Thornton
A drawing of West Ford around 60 years old by journalist-artist Benson Lossing at the Mount Vernon Plantation in 1859 from the Harper's New Monthly Magazine.jpg West Ford c.1784July 20, 1863(1863-07-20) (aged 78–79)Caretaker at Mount Vernon; descendants assert Washington was his father, see West Ford § Washington fatherhood controversy

John and Abigail Adams

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Abigail Adams Smith by Mather Brown, 1785.jpg Abigail Adams
Nickname: Nabby or Amelia
July 14, 1765August 15, 1813(1813-08-15) (aged 48) William Stephens Smith Earliest confirmed biological child of a President of the United States. Mother of:
  • William Steuben Smith (1787–1850)
  • John Adams Smith (1788–1854)
  • Thomas Hollis Smith (1790–1791)
  • Caroline Amelia Smith (1795–1852)
JQA Photo Crop (cropped).jpg John Quincy Adams
6th president (1825–1829)
July 11, 1767February 23, 1848(1848-02-23) (aged 80) Louisa Catherine Johnson 6th president of the United States, see below at John Quincy and Louisa Adams
Susanna Adams
Nickname: Suky
December 28, 1768February 4, 1770(1770-02-04) (aged 1)No spouseDied of an unknown illness
Charles Adams.jpg Charles Adams May 29, 1770November 30, 1800(1800-11-30) (aged 30)Sarah SmithDied likely of pleurisy; the first First Child to die during their parent's presidency.

Father of:

  • Susanna Boylston Adams (1796–1884)
  • Abigail Louisa Smith Adams (1798–1836)
Thomas Boylston Adams (1772-1832) Charles Knight (cropped).jpg Thomas Boylston Adams September 15, 1772March 13, 1832(1832-03-13) (aged 59)Ann HarrodFather of:
  • Abigail Smith Adams (1806–1845)
  • Thomas Boylston Adams (1809–1837)
  • Elizabeth Coombs Adams (1809–1903)
  • Frances Foster Adams (1811–1812)
  • Isaac Hull Adams (1813–1900)
  • John Quincy Adams (1815–1854)
  • Joseph Harrod Adams (1817–1853)
Elizabeth AdamsJuly 11, 1777No spouseStillborn

19th century

Thomas and Martha Jefferson

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
John SkeltonNovember 7, 1767June 10, 1771(1771-06-10) (aged 3)No spousePosthumous stepson; died before Martha Skelton's marriage to Jefferson. Fathered by her first husband, Bathurst Skelton.
Martha Jefferson Randolph portrait.jpg Martha Jefferson
Nickname: Patsy
September 27, 1772October 10, 1836(1836-10-10) (aged 64) Thomas Mann Randolph Jr.

Mother of:

Jane Randolph JeffersonApril 3, 1774September 1775(1775-09-00) (aged 1) [13] No spouseDied of unknown causes
[14] May 28, 1777 (aged 17 days)Died in infancy
Mary Jefferson
Nickname: Polly or Maria
August 1, 1778April 17, 1804(1804-04-17) (aged 25) John Wayles Eppes Mother of:
Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson (I)November 30, 1780 (aged 4 months)No spouseDied of an unspecified illness [15]
Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson (II)May 8, 1782c.October 13, 1784(1784-10-13) (aged 2) [16] Died of whooping cough [16]

Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings (enslaved concubine)

Children with Sally Hemings; see Jefferson DNA data
ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Harriet Hemings (I)October 5, 1795December 7, 1797(1797-12-07) (aged 2)No spouseDied of unknown causes
Beverly Hemings April 1, 1798fl.1822A white woman in MarylandOne daughter, unnamed
Hemingsc.(1799-12-07)December 7, 1799c.1800No spouseDied in early childhood
Harriet Hemings (II)May 22, 1801fl.1822UnknownUnknown
Madison Hemings January 18, 1805November 26, 1877(1877-11-26) (aged 72)Mary Hughes McCoyFather of:
  • Hemings
  • Sarah Hemings (1835–1884)
  • Thomas Eston Hemings (1839–1865)
  • Harriet Hemings (1842–1926)
  • Mary Ann Hemings (1843–1921)
  • Catherine Jane Hemings (1844-1880)
  • William Beverly Hemings (1847–1910)
  • James Madison Hemings (1849–1922)
  • Julia Ann Hemings (1851–1867)
  • Ellen Wayles Hemings (1856–1940)
Eston Hemings May 21, 1808January 3, 1856(1856-01-03) (aged 47)Julia Ann IsaacsFather of:
  • John Wayles Jefferson (1835–1892)
  • Anna Wayles Jefferson (1837–1866)
  • Beverly Frederick Jefferson (1839–1908)
Thomas Woodson, the father of Lewis Woodson and Sarah Jane Woodson, was also claimed to be a child of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. However, DNA testing of the male Jefferson line and the male Woodson line showed no link.

James and Dolley Madison

No children together, but raised the older of Dolley's two sons from her first marriage to John Todd.

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
JohnPayneTodd.png John Payne Todd
Nickname: Payne
February 29, 1792January 16, 1852(1852-01-16) (aged 59)No spouseStepson raised by James Madison; father was John Todd Jr.
William Temple ToddJuly 4, 1793 (aged 3 months)Posthumous stepson; died of yellow fever, along with his biological father, in the 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic [17]

James and Elizabeth Monroe

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Eliza Kortright Monroe Hay.jpg Elizabeth Kortright Monroe
Nickname: Eliza
December 1786 – January 27, 1840(1840-01-27) (aged 53) [18] [19] George Hay Mother of Hortensia Monroe Hay (1809–1834)
James Spence MonroeMay 1799 – September 28, 1800(1800-09-28) (aged 1) [20] [a] No spouseDied after "several days sickness" [20]
Maria Hester Monroe Gouverneur.jpg Maria Hester Monroe April 8, 1802June 20, 1850(1850-06-20) (aged 48) Samuel Laurence Gouverneur Mother of:
  • Hester Gouverneur (1821)
  • James Monroe Gouverneur (1822–1885)
  • Elizabeth Kortright Gouverneur (1824–1868)
  • Samuel Laurence Gouverneur, Jr. (1826–1880)

John Quincy and Louisa Adams

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
George Washington Adams.jpg George Washington Adams April 12, 1801April 30, 1829(1829-04-30) (aged 28)None [b] Jumped off of a boat and drowned, believed to have been a suicide.
John Adams II.jpg John Adams II July 4, 1803October 23, 1834(1834-10-23) (aged 31)Mary Catherine HellenFather of:
  • Mary Louisa Adams (December 2, 1828 – July 16, 1859)
  • Georgiana Frances Adams (September 10, 1830 – November 20, 1839)
[22] June 22, 1806No spouseStillborn
C. F. Adams - Warren. LCCN2013651550 (cropped).jpg Charles Francis Adams Sr. August 18, 1807November 21, 1886(1886-11-21) (aged 79)Abigail Brown Brooks

Served as Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1861–1868)
Father of:

Louisa Catherine AdamsAugust 12, 1811September 15, 1812(1812-09-15) (aged 1)No spouseDied in Saint Petersburg, Russia from an unknown illness while her father was serving as Minister to Russia [23] [24]

Andrew and Rachel Jackson

No biological children together, informally "adopted" four. [25] Andrew and Rachel also served as guardians to at least eight other children, and there were a total of 37 individuals who could be considered wards of Andrew Jackson. According to researcher Rachel Meredith, "Andrew Jr. was the only ward that he and Rachel considered to be a child of theirs." [26] Andrew Jackson Jr. is the only person listed as a descendant of Andrew and Rachel in family trees included in volume one of The Papers of Andrew Jackson and in Robert V. Remini's biographies. [27] [28]
ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Andrew Jackson, Jr., adopted son of Andrew Jackson (color).jpg Andrew Jackson Jr. December 4, 1808April 17, 1865(1865-04-17) (aged 56) Sarah Yorke Biological child of Rachel's brother Severn Donelson; adopted in infancy. Died of tetanus contracted in hunting accident.

Father of five:

  • Rachel Jackson Lawrence (1832–1923)
  • Andrew Jackson III (1834–1906)
  • Samuel Jackson (1837–1863)
  • Thomas Jefferson Jackson (1841–1841)
  • Robert Armstrong Jackson (1843–1843)
Theodore c.1813 – before March 1814 Muscogee, possibly taken prisoner at Littafuchee, sent to live at the Hermitage as a companion for Andrew Jackson Jr.
Charley fl.February – April 1814Indigenous or mixed-race orphan, tribal affiliation unknown; Charley was given to Jackson, perhaps as a tribute, and he was sent to live at the Hermitage as a companion to Andrew Jackson Donelson
Lyncoya Jackson with his dead mother.png Lyncoya Jackson c.1811 (aged 16)No spouse, no childrenMuscogee survivor of the Battle of Tallushatchee; died of tuberculosis.
John Samuel DonelsonBefore 1805–1817No spouse, no childrenOrphaned nephews of Rachel, sons of Samuel Donelson who died in 1804. Major General Daniel Smith Donelson died from chronic diarrhea outside of combat.
Andrew Jackson Donelson LCCN2003670417 (cropped).jpg Andrew Jackson Donelson August 25, 1799June 26, 1871(1871-06-26) (aged 71) Emily Tennessee Donelson
Elizabeth Martin Randolph
Portrait of Daniel Smith Donelson by George Dury (cropped).jpg Daniel Smith Donelson June 23, 1801April 17, 1863(1863-04-17) (aged 61)Margaret Donelson
John Hutchings Jr. (1851-1841) from Hermitage (Tennessee) collection.jpg Andrew Jackson Hutchings 1812 – 1841 (aged 2829) Mary CoffeeOrphaned grandnephew of Rachel
Caroline Swanwick Butler1789 – 1864 (aged 7475) Robert G. BellOrphaned children of family friend Edward Butler [29]
Eliza Eleanor ButlerApril 20, 1791November 4, 1850(1850-11-04) (aged 59)John Donelson IV (1787–1840) [c]
Col. Edward George Washington Butler.jpg Edward George Washington Butler February 22, 1800September 5, 1888(1888-09-05) (aged 88)Frances Parke Lewis [d]
Anthony Wayne Butler1803 – September 1824 (aged 2021) No spouse, no children

Martin and Hannah Van Buren

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Abraham Van Buren.jpg Abraham Van Buren II November 27, 1807March 15, 1873(1873-03-15) (aged 65) Angelica Singleton Father of:
  • Rebecca Van Buren (1840-1840)
  • Singleton Van Buren (1841-1879)
  • Infant Son Van Buren (1843-1843)
  • Martin Van Buren II (1844-1885)
  • Travis Coles Van Buren (1849-1889)
John Van Buren.jpg John Van Buren February 18, 1810October 13, 1866(1866-10-13) (aged 56)Elizabeth VanderpoelFather of:
  • Anna Van Buren (1842–1923)
Martin Van Buren Jr.
Nickname: Matt
December 20, 1812March 19, 1855(1855-03-19) (aged 42)No spouse and no childrenDied of tuberculosis
Winfield Scott Van Buren1814Died in infancy
Smith Thompson Van BurenJanuary 16, 1817December 10, 1876(1876-12-10) (aged 59)Ellen King James7 children between 2 wives
Henrietta Eckford Irving
[32] c.1807 or c.1818No spouseStillborn

William Henry and Anna Harrison

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Elizabeth Bassett Harrison
Nickname: Betsy
September 29, 1796September 27, 1846(1846-09-27) (aged 49)John Cleves ShortMother of:
  • Mary Short (1815-1816)
John Cleves Symmes HarrisonOctober 28, 1798October 30, 1830(1830-10-30) (aged 32)Clarissa Pike [e] Father of:
  • Zebuline Adeline Pike Harrison (1821-1849)
  • Anna Maria Symmes Harrison (1822-1849)
  • Clara Harrison (1824-1883)
  • Montgomery Pike Harrison (1826-1849)
  • William Henry Harrison (1828-1900)
Lucy Singleton HarrisonSeptember 1800 – April 7, 1826(1826-04-07) (aged 25) [33] David K. Este [34] Mother of:
  • William Harrison Este (1820-1820)
  • Lucy Ann Harrison Este (1822-1868)
  • David Este (1826-1826)
William Henry Harrison Jr.September 3, 1802February 6, 1838(1838-02-06) (aged 35) [33] Jane Findlay Irwin Father of
  • Adeline Harrison (1823-1869)
  • James Findlay Harrison (1825-1907)
  • William Henry Harrison III (1826-1904)
JSHarrison.jpg John Scott Harrison October 4, 1804May 25, 1878(1878-05-25) (aged 73)Lucretia Knapp JohnsonFather of
  • Elizabeth Short Harrison (1825-1904)
  • William Henry Harrison (1827-1829)
  • Sarah Lucretia Harrison (1829-1917)
Elizabeth Ramsey IrwinMother of
  • Archibald Irwin Harrison (1832-1870)
  • 23rd president (1889–1893) Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)
  • Mary Jane Harrison (1836-1867)
  • Anne Symmes Harrison (1837-1838)
  • John Irwin Harrison (1839-1839)
  • Carter Bassett Harrison (1840-1905)
  • Anna Symmes Harrison (1842-1926)
  • John Scott Harrison (1844-1926)
  • James Findlay Harrison (1847-1848)
  • James Irwin Harrison (1849-1850)
Benjamin Harrison1806 – June 9, 1840(1840-06-09) (aged 33–34) [33] Louisa Smith Bonner2 children
Mary Raney3 children
Mary Symmes HarrisonJanuary 22, 1809November 16, 1842(1842-11-16) (aged 33) [35] John Henry Fitzhugh Thornton6 children [36]
Carter Bassett HarrisonOctober 26, 1811August 12, 1839(1839-08-12) (aged 27)Mary Anne Sutherland1 child
Anna Tuthill HarrisonOctober 28, 1813July 5, 1845(1845-07-05) (aged 29) [35] William Henry Harrison Taylor [f] 7 children
James Findlay HarrisonJune 21, 1818April 6, 1819(1819-04-06) (aged 0) [35] No spouseDied of unknown causes

William Henry Harrison and Dilsia (enslaved concubine)

Paternity unconfirmed as of 2024
ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Blank.png Dilsia Harrison1809 – before 1900UnknownDaughter conceived by one of his slaves [37]
Harrison ♀️ (I)
Harrison ♀️ (II)
Harrison ♀️ (III)
Harrison ♀️ (IV)
Marie Harrison 1840 – 1875(1875-00-00) (aged 34–35)No spouseHad 4 children with Augustus C. Ware (1830–1872). Grandmother of Walter Francis White, head of the NAACP

John and Letitia Tyler

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Mary TylerApril 15, 1815June 17, 1847(1847-06-17) (aged 32)Henry Lightfoot JonesMother of:
  • John Tyler Jones (1836-1898)
  • Robert Tyler Jones (1843-1895)
RobertTyler.jpg Robert Tyler September 9, 1816December 3, 1877(1877-12-03) (aged 61) Elizabeth Priscilla Cooper 8 children
Photo of John Tyler Jr.jpg John Tyler Jr. April 27, 1819January 26, 1896(1896-01-26) (aged 76)Martha Rochelle3 children
Letitia Tyler Semple, daughter of President John Tyler LCCN2014648346.jpg Letitia Christian Tyler
Nickname: Letty
May 11, 1821December 28, 1907(1907-12-28) (aged 86)James Allen SempleNo children
Elizabeth Tyler
Nickname: Lizzie
July 11, 1823June 1, 1850(1850-06-01) (aged 26)William Nevison Waller5 children
Anne Contesse Tyler [38] April 5, 1825 (aged 2–3 months)No spouseDied in infancy
Alice TylerMarch 23, 1827June 8, 1854(1854-06-08) (aged 27)Henry Mandeville Denison1 daughter [39]
Tazewell TylerJanuary 8, 1830January 8, 1874(1874-01-08) (aged 43)Nannie Bridges1 daughter

John Tyler and multiple unidentified enslaved concubines

Paternity unconfirmed as of 2024. Abolitionist Joshua Leavitt reported the information about John Tyler and Charles Tyler. The claim that Tyler had fathered multiple children with slaves was largely ignored by 19th-century historians. In addition to the Dunjees, the Brown family of Charles City County claims descent from Tyler by an enslaved concubine. Biographer Edward P. Crapol states that Tyler's white descendants are skeptical of claims by the Browns. However, per Crapol, in light of the resolution of the Hemings–Jefferson controversy in favor of Hemings descendants, "claims that John Tyler fathered children by his slaves must be taken seriously and examined thoroughly." [40]
ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Charles TylerBorn c.1810–1820? (est.)Per Leavitt, escaped to Canada through Poughkeepsie, eventually moved to England as a servant of Governor-General John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham [40]
John TylerBorn c.1815–1830? (est.)Per Leavitt by way of a Baptist minister, John Tyler the younger had been sold out of Williamsburg to a new owner in Richmond; he claimed that he was one of several children Tyler fathered with his mother but "I reckon they are all sold before now." [40]
Dunjee2.jpg John William Dunjee 1833 – April 19, 1903(1903-04-19) (aged 69–70)Lydia Ann TaylorAllegedly the son of John Tyler [41]
Father of:

John and Julia Tyler

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
DavidGardinerTyler.jpg David Gardiner Tyler
Nickname: Gardie
July 12, 1846September 5, 1927(1927-09-05) (aged 81)Mary Morris Jones5 children
John Alexander Tyler
Nickname: Alex
April 7, 1848September 1, 1883(1883-09-01) (aged 35)Sarah Griswold Gardiner2 children
Julia Gardiner TylerDecember 25, 1849May 8, 1871(1871-05-08) (aged 21)William H. SpencerJulia Tyler Spencer Cheever (1871–1955, born via coffin birth)
Lachlan TylerDecember 2, 1851January 26, 1902(1902-01-26) (aged 50)Georgia Webb PowellNo children
Lyon Gardiner Tyler in academic dress.png Lyon Gardiner Tyler August 24, 1853February 12, 1935(1935-02-12) (aged 81)Anne Baker TuckerFather of:
  • Julia Gardiner Tyler (1881–1965)
  • Elizabeth Gilmour Tyler (1885–1976)
  • John Tyler (1889–1969)
Sue RuffinFather of:
Robert Fitzwalter TylerMarch 12, 1856December 30, 1927(1927-12-30) (aged 71)Fannie GlennAt least 3 children
Margaret Pearl TylerJune 20, 1860June 30, 1947(1947-06-30) (aged 87)William Munford Ellis8 children

James and Sarah Polk

The Polks remain the only presidential couple to never have children (biologically, adopted, or from previous marriage).
ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
MarshalPolk (2).jpg Marshall Tate Polk Jr.May 15, 1831February 29, 1884(1884-02-29) (aged 52)Evalina McNeal BillsGuardianship/legal ward, nephew, son of brother Marshall Tate Polk
Fall Hermitage(cropped).jpg Sarah Polk Fall April 1, 1847July 22, 1924(1924-07-22) (aged 77)George William FallLegal ward, shortly after the death of the president his widow unofficially adopted a great niece

Zachary and Margaret Taylor

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Ann Mackall TaylorApril 9, 1811December 2, 1875(1875-12-02) (aged 64)Dr. Robert Crooke Wood Mother of 4, including John Taylor Wood (1830–1904)
Sarah Knox Taylor.jpg Sarah Knox Taylor
Nickname: Knoxie
March 6, 1814September 15, 1835(1835-09-15) (aged 21) [42] Jefferson F. Davis Died from malaria as a newlywed
Octavia Pannel Taylor [43] [g] August 16, 1816September 3, 1820(1820-09-03) (aged 4) [42] No spouseDied from malaria [h]
Margaret Smith TaylorJuly 17, 1819October 1820(1820-10-00) (aged 1)Died from malaria [i]
Mary Elizabeth Bliss Taylor.jpg Mary Elizabeth Taylor
Nickname: Betty
April 20, 1824 – July 25, 1909 William Wallace Smith Bliss Betty Bliss served as President Taylor's White House hostess, as the First Lady was an invalid.
Philip Pendleton Dandridge
Richard Taylor.jpg Richard Taylor
Nickname: Dick
January 27, 1826April 17, 1879(1879-04-17) (aged 53) [42] Louise Marie Myrthe BringierFather of Richard, Zachary, Louise, Elizabeth, and Myrthe

Millard and Abigail Fillmore

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
PowersFillmoreSketch.jpg Millard Powers Fillmore
Nickname: Powers
April 25, 1828November 15, 1889(1889-11-15) (aged 61)No spouse and no childrenLast living descendant of President Fillmore [46]
Mary Abigail Powers (Daughter of President Millard Fillmore).jpg Mary Abigail Fillmore
Nickname: Abby
March 27, 1832July 26, 1854(1854-07-26) (aged 22)Served as Unofficial Acting First Lady during her mother's illness. Died of cholera
Fillmore's second wife was Caroline Fillmore but they had no children.

Franklin and Jane Pierce

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Franklin Pierce Jr.February 2, 1836 (aged 2 days)No spouseDied from complications to his birth
Frank Robert PierceAugust 27, 1839November 14, 1843(1843-11-14) (aged 4)Died of typhus after contracting it along with his brother
First ladies-pierce.jpg Benjamin Pierce
Nickname: Benny
April 13, 1841January 6, 1853(1853-01-06) (aged 11)Died in a train accident in front of his parents, weeks before his father was inaugurated

James Buchanan

Buchanan never married or had children; he served as legal guardian of two nieces.
ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Mary Elizabeth Speer Lane1826 – 1855(1855-00-00) (aged 28–29)George Washington BakerAdopted daughter; niece (daughter of sister Jane Buchanan and Elliot Tole Lane)
Harriet Lane.jpg Harriet Rebecca Lane May 9, 1830July 3, 1903(1903-07-03) (aged 73)Henry Elliott JohnstonAdopted daughter; niece (daughter of sister Jane Buchanan and Elliot Tole Lane); served as Acting First Lady

Mother of:

  • James Buchanan Johnston (1866–1881)
  • Henry Elliott Johnston (1870–1882)

Abraham and Mary Lincoln

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Robert Todd Lincoln, Brady-Handy bw photo portrait, ca1870-1880-Edit1.jpg Robert Todd Lincoln August 1, 1843July 26, 1926(1926-07-26) (aged 82) Mary Eunice Harlan Served as Secretary of War under the administrations of James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur.

Father of:

Eddielincoln (cropped).jpg Edward Baker Lincoln
Nickname: Eddie
March 10, 1846February 1, 1850(1850-02-01) (aged 3)No spouseDied of "chronic consumption".
William Wallace Lincoln.jpg William Wallace Lincoln
Nickname: Willie
December 21, 1850February 20, 1862(1862-02-20) (aged 11)Died from typhoid fever.
Tad Lincoln in uniform.jpg Thomas Lincoln III
Nickname: Tad
April 4, 1853July 15, 1871(1871-07-15) (aged 18)The cause of Tad Lincoln's death has been reported as possibly any one of the following:

Andrew and Eliza Johnson

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Firstladies.si.edu Martha Johnson Patterson charcoal on paper by M. L. Barlow.jpg Martha Johnson October 25, 1828July 10, 1901(1901-07-10) (aged 72) David Trotter Patterson Martha Johnson Patterson § Descendants:
  • Andrew Johnson Patterson (1857–1932)
  • Mary Belle Patterson Landstreet (1859–1891) [51]
Charles Johnson 1830 to 1863 Q75766067 01.jpg Charles Johnson February 19, 1830April 4, 1863(1863-04-04) (aged 33)No spouse and no childrenDied while enlisted in American Civil War from horse-related violence. [52] [53]
Mary Johnson Stover Brown May 8, 1832 - April 19, 1883.jpg Mary Johnson May 8, 1832April 19, 1883(1883-04-19) (aged 50) Daniel Stover Mary Johnson Stover § Descendants
  • Eliza Johnson "Lillie" Stover Maloney (1855–1892)
  • Sarah Drake Stover Bachman (1857–1886)
  • Andrew Johnson Stover (1860–1923)
William R. Brown
Robert Johnson February 22, 1834 - April 22, 1869 03.jpg Robert Johnson February 22, 1834April 22, 1869(1869-04-22) (aged 35)No spouse and no children
Andrew Johnson Jr. Frank Johnson August 5, 1852 - March 12, 1879.jpg Andrew Johnson Jr.
Nickname: Frank
August 5, 1852March 12, 1879(1879-03-12) (aged 26)Bessie May RumboughNo children

Andrew and Dolly Johnson (enslaved concubine)

Andrew Johnson was most likely the father of Liz, Florence, and William Andrew by Dolly Johnson; paternity not confirmed as of 2024.
ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Blank.png Elizabeth Johnson Forby March 1846 – October 3, 1905(1905-10-03) (aged 59)George ForbyMother of nine children (Elizabeth Johnson Forby § Descendants)
Florence Johnson and Andrew Johnson Stover 1860s.jpg Florence Johnson Smith May 1850 – September 5, 1920(1920-09-05) (aged 70)Henry SmithMother of four children (Florence Johnson Smith § Descendants)
William Andrew Johnson February 8, 1858May 16, 1943(1943-05-16) (aged 85)No spouse and no childrenAndrew Johnson's son Robert Johnson is listed as father on William Andrew Johnson's death certificate. [j] [56] [57]

Ulysses and Julia Grant

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Gen. Frederick Dent Grant, head-and-shoulders portrait, LCCN99406215 (cropped).jpg Frederick Dent Grant May 30, 1850April 12, 1912(1912-04-12) (aged 61) Ida Marie Honoré Father of:
Ulysses S. Grant Jr. 1895 (3x4 cropped).png Ulysses S. Grant Jr.
Nickname: Buck
July 22, 1852September 25, 1929(1929-09-25) (aged 77)Frances Josephine "Fannie" ChaffeeFather of 5:
  • Miriam Grant (1881–1940)
  • Chaffee Grant (1883–1940)
  • Julia Dent Grant (1885–1964)
  • Fannie Grant (1889–1924)
  • Ulysses Simpson Grant IV (1893–1977)
America Rosa Workman WillNo children
Mrs. Algernon Sartoris (Nellie Grant) LCCN2017893285 (cropped).jpg Ellen Wrenshall Grant
Nickname: Nellie
July 4, 1855August 30, 1922(1922-08-30) (aged 67)Algernon Charles Frederick SartorisMother of:
  • Grant Grenville Edward Sartoris (1875–1876)
  • Algernon Edward Sartoris (1877–1928)
  • Vivien May Sartoris (1879–1933)
  • Rosemary Alice Sartoris (1880–1914)
Frank Hatch JonesNo children
Jesse Root Grant (cropped).jpg Jesse Root Grant II February 6, 1858June 8, 1934(1934-06-08) (aged 76)Elizabeth Mary ChapmanFather of:
Lillian Burns WilkinsNo children

Rutherford and Lucy Hayes

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
BirchardHayes.jpg Birchard Austin HayesNovember 4, 1853January 24, 1926(1926-01-24) (aged 72)Mary Nancy ShermanFather of:
  • Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1887–1888)
  • Sherman Otis Hayes (1889–1949)
  • Webb Cook Hayes II (1890–1957)
  • Walter Sherman Hayes (1893–1976)
  • Scott Russell Hayes (1894–1968)
Webb Hayes2.jpg James Webb Cook Hayes
Nickname: Webb
March 20, 1856July 26, 1934(1934-07-26) (aged 78)Mary Otis Brinkerhoff MillerNo children
Rutherford Platt Hayes.jpg Rutherford Platt Hayes June 24, 1858July 31, 1927(1927-07-31) (aged 69)Lucy Hayes PlattFather of;
  • Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1896–1902)
  • William Platt Hayes (1897–1976)
  • Birchard Platt Hayes (1902–1958)
Joseph Thompson Hayes
Nickname: Jody
December 21, 1861June 24, 1863(1863-06-24) (aged 1)No spouseDied of dysentery
George Crook HayesSeptember 29, 1864May 4, 1866(1866-05-04) (aged 1)Died of scarlet fever
Frances Hayes
Nickname: Fanny
September 2, 1867March 18, 1950(1950-03-18) (aged 82)Harry Eaton Smith1 child;
  • Dalton Smith Hayes (1898–1950)
Scott Russell Hayes.jpg Scott Russell HayesFebruary 8, 1871May 6, 1923(1923-05-06) (aged 52)Maude AndersonNo children
Manning Force HayesAugust 1, 1873August 28, 1874(1874-08-28) (aged 1) [58] No spouseDied in infancy, as a result of dysentery. [59]

James and Lucretia Garfield

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Eliza Arabella Garfield
Nickname: Trot
July 3, 1860December 3, 1863(1863-12-03) (aged 3)No spouseDied of diphtheria. [60]
Harry Augustus Garfield.png Harry Augustus Garfield
Nickname: Hal
October 11, 1863December 12, 1942(1942-12-12) (aged 79)Belle Hartford MasonFather of 4 children:
  • James Garfield (1889–1976)
  • Mason Garfield (1892–1945)
  • Lucretia Garfield (1894–1968)
  • Stanton Garfield (1895–1979)
JRGarfield.jpg James Rudolph Garfield October 17, 1865March 24, 1950(1950-03-24) (aged 84) Helen Newell Was Secretary of the Interior during Theodore Roosevelt's administration.
Father of:
  • John Newell Garfield (1892–1931)
  • James Abram Garfield (1894–1969)
  • Newell Garfield (1895–1975)
  • Rudolph Hills Garfield (1899–1946)
Mollie Garfield LCCN2014645165 (cropped).jpg Mary Garfield
Nickname: Mollie
January 16, 1867December 30, 1947(1947-12-30) (aged 80) Joseph Stanley-Brown Mother of: [61]
  • Rudolph Stanley-Brown (1889–1944)
  • Ruth Stanley-Brown (1892–1981)
  • Margaret "Peggy" Stanley-Brown (1895–1958)
Irvin McDowell Garfield.jpg Irvin McDowell GarfieldAugust 3, 1870July 18, 1951(1951-07-18) (aged 80)Susan EmmonsFather of 3:
  • Eleanor Garfield (1908–2002)
  • Jane Garfield (1910–2004)
  • Irvin McDowell Garfield Jr. (1913–1985)
Garfield, Abram 1919 - DPLA - 269a32aa1f8b90e462e687b27bf25dcc.jpg Abram Garfield November 21, 1872October 16, 1958(1958-10-16) (aged 85)Sarah Granger WilliamsFather of:
  • Edward Williams Garfield (1899–1979)
  • Mary Louise Garfield (1903–1991)
Helen Grannis MatthewsNo children
Edward GarfieldDecember 25, 1874October 25, 1876(1876-10-25) (aged 1)No spouseDied of whooping cough.

Chester and Ellen Arthur

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
William Lewis ArthurOctober 10, 1860July 7, 1863(1863-07-07) (aged 2)No spouseDied of convulsions.
Chester Alan Arthur, Jr.jpg Chester Alan Arthur II
Nickname: Alan
July 25, 1864July 18, 1937(1937-07-18) (aged 72)Myra TownsendFather of:
Rowena Graves
Nellie Herndon Arthur (Mrs. Charles Pinkerton).jpg Ellen Hansbrough Herndon Arthur
Nickname: Nell
November 21, 1871September 6, 1915(1915-09-06) (aged 43)Charles PinkertonNo children

Grover Cleveland and Maria Halpin

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Dr. James E. King The Buffalo News, March 10, 1947, Page 5.jpg Dr. James Edward King Jr.
Birth name: Oscar Folsom Cleveland
September 15, 1874March 9, 1947(1947-03-09) (aged 72)Rose A. Kleinschmidt Weber (divorced); no childrenIllegitimate son of Cleveland with Maria Halpin; adopted as a baby by the doctor who supervised the asylum where Halpin was confined during pregnancy.

Grover and Frances Cleveland

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Baby Ruth Cleveland-restored.jpg Ruth Cleveland
Nickname: Baby Ruth
October 3, 1891January 7, 1904(1904-01-07) (aged 12)No spouseDied of diphtheria.
Esther Cleveland (LOC).jpg Esther Cleveland September 9, 1893June 25, 1980(1980-06-25) (aged 86)William Sydney Bence BosanquetBorn during second presidency of Grover Cleveland. First presidential child to be born during a presidency, and only one born in the White House (owing epithet of the "White House Baby").

Mother of:

  • Marion Frances Daniel, née Bosanquet (1919–2016)
  • Philippa Foot, née Bosanquet (1920–2010)
Marion Cleveland 1914 (cropped).jpg Marion ClevelandJuly 7, 1895March 10, 1977(1977-03-10) (aged 81)William Stanley DellBorn during second presidency of Grover Cleveland. Mother of Frances Folsom Dell (1920–2005). [62]
John Harlan Amen Mother of Grover Cleveland Amen (1932–1997)
Richard F. Cleveland.jpg Richard Folsom Cleveland
Nickname: Dick
October 28, 1897January 10, 1974(1974-01-10) (aged 76)Ellen Douglas GailorFather of:
  • Ann Mary Cleveland (1925–2015)
  • Thomas Grover Cleveland (1927–2020)
  • Charlotte Gailor Cleveland (1930–2007)
Jessie Maxwell BlackFather of:
  • Frances Black Cleveland (born 1946)
  • George Maxwell Cleveland (born 1952)
  • Margaret Folsom Cleveland (1956–2021)
Francis Grover Cleveland July 18, 1903November 8, 1995(1995-11-08) (aged 92)Alice ErdmanFather of Marion C. Cleveland (1925–2014)

Benjamin and Caroline Harrison

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Russell Harrison (cropped).jpg Russell Benjamin Harrison August 12, 1854December 13, 1936(1936-12-13) (aged 82)May Angeline SaundersBorn Russell Farnum Lord Harrison

Father of:

Mary Harrison McKee by George Gardner Rockwood - Original.jpg Mary Scott Harrison
Nickname: Mamie
April 3, 1858October 28, 1930(1930-10-28) (aged 72)James Robert McKeeServed as acting First Lady

Mother of:

  • Benjamin Harrison McKee (1887–1958)
  • Mary Lodge McKee Reisinger (1888–1967)
Unnamed daughterJune 13, 1861No spouseStillborn

Benjamin and Mary Harrison

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Miss Elizabeth Harrison, daughter of Benjamin Harrison.jpg Elizabeth Harrison Walker February 21, 1897December 25, 1955(1955-12-25) (aged 58)James Blaine WalkerMother of:
  • Benjamin Harrison Walker (1921–1995)
  • Jane Harrison Walker Garfield (1929–2020)

William and Ida McKinley

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Katherine McKinley.jpg Katherine McKinley
Nickname: Katie
December 25, 1871June 25, 1875(1875-06-25) (aged 3)No spouseDied of typhoid fever.
Ida McKinleyApril 1 – (aged 4 months)No spouseDied in infancy.

20th century

Theodore and Alice Roosevelt

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
LONGWORTH, NICHOLAS, MRS. LCCN2016857348.jpg Alice Lee Roosevelt
Nickname: Lee
February 12, 1884February 20, 1980(1980-02-20) (aged 96) Nicholas Longworth Longest lived of any First Child.

Mother of Paulina Longworth (1925–1957), [63] with William Borah.

Theodore and Edith Roosevelt

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
LC-DIG-ggbain-37582.jpg Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Nickname: Ted
September 13, 1887July 12, 1944(1944-07-12) (aged 56) Eleanor Butler Alexander Governor-General of the Philippines, Governor of Puerto Rico, and Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Died from a heart attack outside of combat.
Father of:
Kermit Roosevelt 1926.jpg Kermit Roosevelt October 10, 1889June 4, 1943(1943-06-04) (aged 53)Belle Wyatt Willard [63] Committed suicide while enlisted during World War II.
Father of:
Ethel Roosevelt cph.3c34884.jpg Ethel Carow Roosevelt August 13, 1891December 10, 1977(1977-12-10) (aged 86)Richard DerbyMother of:
Archibald Roosevelt WW-II LtCol.jpg Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt
Nickname: Archie
April 10, 1894October 13, 1979(1979-10-13) (aged 85)Grace LockwoodFather of:
Lt. Quentin Roosevelt, 95th Aero Squadron.jpg Quentin Roosevelt
Nickname: Quentyquee or Quinikins
November 19, 1897July 14, 1918(1918-07-14) (aged 20)No spouse and no childrenKilled in aerial combat in World War I. While not the First Child to die during military service, he was only one to be killed in action.

William and Helen Taft

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
RobertATaft83rdCongress.png Robert Alphonso Taft September 8, 1889July 31, 1953(1953-07-31) (aged 63)Martha Wheaton BowersU.S. senator (1939–1953) and Senate Majority Leader (1953)
Father of:
Helen Taft Manning (cropped).jpg Helen Herron Taft
Nickname: Helene
August 1, 1891February 21, 1987(1987-02-21) (aged 95)Frederick Johnson ManningMother of:
  • Helen Taft Manning (1921–2013)
  • Caroline Manning (1925–2020)
Chas. P. Taft., son of Wm. Howard, (10-24-25) LCCN2016841215 (cropped).jpg Charles Phelps Taft II
Nickname: Charlie
September 20, 1897June 24, 1983(1983-06-24) (aged 85)Eleanor Kellogg ChaseMayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
Father of:
  • Eleanor Kellogg Taft (1918–2004)
  • Sylvia Howard Taft (1920–2008)
  • Seth Chase Taft (1922–2013)
  • Lucia Chase Taft (1924–1955)
  • Cynthia Herron Taft (1928–2013)
  • Rosalyn Rawson Taft (1930–1941)
  • Peter Rawson Taft III (born 1936)

Woodrow and Ellen Wilson

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Margaret Woodrow Wilson 1912.jpg Margaret Woodrow Wilson
Religious name: निष्ठा Nistha
April 16, 1886February 12, 1944(1944-02-12) (aged 57)No spouseServed as acting First Lady for a brief period. Emigrated to India for religious purposes, where she died of uremia.
Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre (4435973084) - restored.jpg Jessie Woodrow Wilson August 28, 1887January 15, 1933(1933-01-15) (aged 45) Francis Bowes Sayre Sr. Mother of:
Eleanor Randolph Wilson by Harris & Ewing, cropped (LOC hec.17173).jpg Eleanor Randolph Wilson October 16, 1889April 5, 1967(1967-04-05) (aged 77) William Gibbs McAdoo Mother of:
  • Ellen Wilson McAdoo (1915–1946)
  • Mary Faith McAdoo (1920–1988)
Wilson's second wife Edith Wilson, with her first husband Norman Galt, had one son, who died in infancy before her marriage to Wilson.

Warren G. and Florence Harding

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Blank.png Marshall Eugene DeWolfe
Nickname: Pete
September 22, 1880January 1, 1915(1915-01-01) (aged 34)Esther Naomi NeelyStepson from Florence's first marriage, to Henry Athenton DeWolfe
Father of:
  • Eugenia DeWolfe (1911–1978)
  • George Warren DeWolfe (1914–1968)

Warren G. Harding and Nan Britton

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Blank.png Elizabeth Ann Britton
Nicknames: Emma, Ann
October 22, 1919November 17, 2005(2005-11-17) (aged 86)Henry Edward BlaesingIllegitimate daughter of Warren G. Harding, proven by DNA testing in 2015 [64] Mother of:
  • Thomas Jay Blaesing (born 1947)
  • James Edward Blaesing (born 1950)
  • Philip Alan Blaesing (born 1954)

Calvin and Grace Coolidge

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
COOLIDGE, JOHN. MAJOR LCCN2016860933 (cropped).jpg John Coolidge September 7, 1906May 31, 2000(2000-05-31) (aged 93)Florence TrumbullFather of:
  • Cynthia Coolidge Jeter (1933–1989)
  • Lydia Coolidge Sayles (1939–2001)
Calvin Coolidge Jr. (cropped).tif Calvin Coolidge Jr.April 13, 1908July 7, 1924(1924-07-07) (aged 16)No spouseDied of blood poisoning

Herbert and Lou Hoover

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Herbert Hoover Jr.jpg Herbert Charles Hoover Jr. August 4, 1903July 9, 1969(1969-07-09) (aged 65)Margaret Ava WatsonServed as Under Secretary of State (October 4, 1954 – February 5, 1957) in the Eisenhower administration

Variously named as "Herbert Hoover, Jr.," [65] "Herbert Charles Hoover," [66] and "Herbert Clark Hoover" [67]

Father of:

  • Margaret Ann Hoover (1926–2011)
  • Herbert "Pete" Hoover III (1927–2010)
  • Joan Leslie Hoover (1930–2002)
Allan Hoover November 1930.jpg Allan Henry Hoover July 17, 1907November 4, 1993(1993-11-04) (aged 86)Margaret CoberlyFather of:
  • Allan Henry Hoover Jr. (1938–2013)
  • Andrew Hoover (born 1940)
  • Lou Henry Hoover (1943–2012)

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotes
Anna Roosevelt LCCN2016889869 (cropped).jpg Anna Eleanor Roosevelt May 3, 1906December 1, 1975(1975-12-01) (aged 69) Curtis Bean Dall Mother of:
Clarence John Boettiger Mother of John Roosevelt Boettiger (born 1939) [63]
James Addison HalstedNo children with James Halsted
James Roosevelt 1962.jpg James Roosevelt
Nickname: Jimmy
December 23, 1907August 13, 1991(1991-08-13) (aged 83) Betsey Maria Cushing [63] Father of:
Romelle Theresa SchneiderFather of:
  • James Roosevelt Jr. (born 1945)
  • Michael Anthony Roosevelt (born 1946)
  • Anna Eleanor "Anne" Roosevelt (born 1948) [63]
Gladys Irene OwensFather of Hall Delano Roosevelt (born 1959)
Mary Lena WinskillFather of Rebecca Mary Roosevelt (born 1971)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (I)March 18, 1909 (aged 7 months)No spouseDied as an infant.
Lt Col Elliott Roosevelt (cropped).jpg Elliott Roosevelt September 23, 1910October 27, 1990(1990-10-27) (aged 80)Elizabeth Browning DonnerFather of William Donner Roosevelt (1932–2003) [63]
Ruth Josephine GooginsFather of:
  • Ruth "Lindsley" Chandler Roosevelt (1934–2018) [63]
  • Elliott "Tony" Roosevelt Jr. (born 1936) [63]
  • David Boynton Roosevelt (1942–2022) [68]
Faye Margaret Emerson No children with Faye Emerson
Minnewa BellNo children with Minnewa Bell
Patricia Peabody WhiteheadFather of Livingston Delano Roosevelt (March 16–21, 1962). Adopted four stepchildren from Patricia Peabody Roosevelt's first marriage.
FDR Jr 1945 (cropped).jpg Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (II)August 17, 1914August 17, 1988 (74th birthday) Ethel du Pont Father of:
Suzanne PerrinFather of:
  • Nancy Suzanne Roosevelt (born 1952) [63]
  • Laura Delano Roosevelt (born 1959) [63]
Felicia Schiff WarburgNo children with Felicia Warburg Roosevelt
Patricia Luisa OakesFather of John Alexander Roosevelt (born 1977) [63]
Linda McKay StevensonNo children with Linda Stevenson Roosevelt
John Roosevelt 1950 NARA - 196358 (cropped).jpg John Aspinwall Roosevelt II March 13, 1916April 27, 1981(1981-04-27) (aged 65)Anne Lindsay ClarkFather of:
  • Haven Clark Roosevelt (born 1940) [63]
  • Anne Sturgis "Nina" Roosevelt (born 1942) [63]
  • Sara Delano "Sally" Roosevelt (1946–1960) [63]
  • Joan Lindsay Roosevelt (1952–1997) [63]
Irene Elder BoydNo children with Irene Boyd Roosevelt

Harry and Bess Truman

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotePlace of birth
Margaret Truman 1951.jpg Mary Margaret Truman February 17, 1924January 29, 2008(2008-01-29) (aged 83) Elbert Clifton Daniel Jr. Mother of:
  • Clifton Truman Daniel (born 1957)
  • William Wallace Daniel (1959–2000)
  • Harrison Gates Daniel (born 1963)
  • Thomas Washington Daniel (born 1966)
Independence, Missouri

Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotesPlace of birth
Doudeisenhower.jpg Doud Dwight Eisenhower
Nickname: Icky
September 24, 1917January 2, 1921(1921-01-02) (aged 3)No spouseDied of scarlet fever. San Antonio, Texas
John Eisenhower on USS Eisenhower.jpeg John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower August 3, 1922December 21, 2013(2013-12-21) (aged 91)Barbara Jean Thompson Ambassador to Belgium (1969–1971).

Father of:

Denver, Colorado
Joanne ThompsonNo children

John and Jacqueline Kennedy

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotesPlace of birth
Pierre tombale de Arabella Bouvier Kennedy 01.jpg Arabella KennedyAugust 23, 1956No spouseStillborn daughter Newport Hospital, Rhode Island [69]
Caroline Kennedy US State Dept photo.jpg Caroline Bouvier Kennedy Born November 27, 1957 (age 67) Edwin Arthur Schlossberg Ambassador to Japan (2013–2017) and Ambassador to Australia (2022–2024)

Mother of:

Manhattan, New York
John Kennedy Jr 1997.jpg John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr.
Nickname: John-John
November 25, 1960July 16, 1999(1999-07-16) (aged 38) Carolyn Jeanne Bessette Killed in a plane crash.

No children

Washington, D.C.
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy Gravestone.jpg Patrick Bouvier Kennedy August 7, 1963 (aged 39 hours)No spouseDied after a premature birth. The third First Child to have both been born during their parent's presidency, and only one to have died in said presidency. Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts

Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotesPlace of birth
Lynda Bird Johnson Robb.jpg Lynda Bird Johnson [70] Born March 19, 1944 (age 81) Charles Spittal Robb [70] Currently the oldest living presidential child.

Mother of:

  • Lucinda Desha Robb (born 1968) [70]
  • Catherine Lewis Robb (born 1970) [70]
  • Jennifer Wickliffe Robb (born 1978) [70]
Washington, D.C.
Luci Baines Johnson 2023.jpg Lucy Baines Johnson [70]
Nickname: Luci
Born July 2, 1947 (age 78)Patrick John NugentMother of:
  • Patrick Lyndon Nugent (born 1967)
  • Nicole Marie Nugent (born 1970)
  • Rebekah Johnson Nugent (born 1974)
  • Claudia Taylor Nugent (born 1976)
Ian Johnstone TurpinOne stepson: Stuart Leonard Turpin (born 1978)

Richard and Pat Nixon

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotesPlace of birth
Nixon Contact Sheet WHPO-D1055 (cropped1).jpg Patricia Nixon
Nickname: Tricia
Born February 21, 1946 (age 79) Edward Ridley Finch Cox Mother of Christopher Nixon Cox (born 1979) Whittier, California
Julie Nixon Eisenhower (cropped).jpg Julie Nixon Born July 5, 1948 (age 77) Dwight David Eisenhower II
son of John Eisenhower and grandson of President Dwight Eisenhower
Mother of: Washington, D.C.

Gerald and Betty Ford

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotesPlace of birth
Michael Gerald Ford at a ceremony where a model of the USS Gerald R Ford (CVN-78) was unveiled at the Pentagon - 20070116.jpg Michael Gerald Ford Born March 14, 1950 (age 75)Gayle Ann BrumbaughFather of:
  • Sarah Joyce Ford (born 1979)
  • Rebekah Elizabeth Ford (born 1982)
  • Hannah Gayle Ford (born 1985)
East Grand Rapids, Michigan
John "Jack" Gardner Ford at a ceremony where a model of the USS Gerald R Ford (CVN-78) was unveiled at the Pentagon - 20070116.jpg John Gardner Ford
Nickname: Jack
Born March 16, 1952 (age 73)Juliann FelandoFather of:
  • Christian Gerald Ford (born 1997)
  • Jonathan August Ford (born 1999)
Steven Meigs Ford at a ceremony where a model of the USS Gerald R Ford (CVN-78) was unveiled at the Pentagon - 20070116.jpg Steven Meigs Ford Born May 19, 1956 (age 69)No spouse, no children
Susan Ford Bales LBJ Library (cropped).jpg Susan Elizabeth Ford Born July 6, 1957 (age 68)Charles VanceMother of:
  • Tyne Mary Vance (born 1980)
  • Heather Elizabeth Vance (born 1983)
Washington, D.C.
Vaden BalesNo children with Vaden Bales

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotesPlace of birth
John William Carter
Nickname: Jack
Born July 3, 1947 (age 78)Juliet “Judy” LangfordFather of: Portsmouth, Virginia
Elizabeth BrasfieldTwo stepchildren: John Chuldenko and Sarah Chuldenko Reynolds
Chip Carter - NARA - 174023.jpg James Earl Carter III
Nickname: Chip, Jim III, and Jimmy Jr.
Born April 12, 1950 (age 75)Caron GriffinFather of:
  • James Earl Carter IV (born 1977) [71]
Honolulu, Hawaii
Ginger HodgesFather of:
  • Margaret Alicia Carter (born 1987) [71]
Becky PayneOne stepson: Casey Payne Gallagher (born 1985)
Donnel Jeffrey Carter
Nickname: Jeff
Born August 18, 1952 (age 73)Annette Jene Davis (1952–2021)Father of:
  • Joshua Jeffrey Carter (born 1984) [71]
  • Jeremy Davis Carter (1987–2015)
  • James Carlton Carter (born 1991) [71]
New London, Connecticut
AMB Kwan hosts Amy Carter (cropped).jpg Amy Lynn Carter Born October 19, 1967 (age 57)James Gregory WentzelMother of Hugo James Wentzel (born 1999) [71] Plains, Georgia
John Joseph "Jay" KellyMother of Errol Carter Kelly (born 2010)

Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotesPlace of birth
Maureen Reagan 1995.jpg Maureen Elizabeth Reagan January 4, 1941August 8, 2001(2001-08-08) (aged 60)John FilipponeNo children Los Angeles, California
David Sills No children
Dennis C. RevellMother of Margaret "Rita" Mirembe Revell (born 1985) (adopted)
Michael Reagan by Gage Skidmore.jpg Michael Edward Reagan

Nickname: Mike

Born March 18, 1945 (age 80)Pamela Gail PutnamAdopted son.

No children

Colleen SternsFather of:
  • Cameron Michael Reagan (born 1978)
  • Ashley Marie Reagan (born 1983)
Christine ReaganJune 26, 1947 (aged 1 day)No spouseDied shortly after birth.

Ronald and Nancy Reagan

ChildLifetimeSpousePlace of birth
Patti Davis 1983.jpg Patricia Ann Davis
Nickname: Patti
Born October 21, 1952 (age 72) Paul Grilley

No children

Los Angeles, California
Ron Reagan.jpg Ronald Prescott Reagan
Nickname: Ron
Born May 20, 1958 (age 67)Doria Palmieri

No children

Federica Basangi

No children

George H. W. and Barbara Bush

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotesPlace of birth
George-W-Bush.jpeg George Walker Bush
43rd president (2001–2009)
Born July 6, 1946 (age 79) Laura Lane Welch 46th governor of Texas (1995–2000) and 43rd president of the United States

See below at George W. and Laura Bush

New Haven, Connecticut
Robin Bush in June 1953.jpg Pauline Robinson Bush
Nickname: Robin
December 20, 1949October 11, 1953(1953-10-11) (aged 3)No spouseDied of leukemia. Compton, California
Jeb Bush by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg John Ellis Bush
Nickname: Jeb
Born February 11, 1953 (age 72) Columba Garnica Gallo 43rd governor of Florida (1999–2007)

Father of:

  • George Prescott Bush (born 1976)
  • Noelle Lucila Bush (born 1977)
  • John Ellis "Jebby" Bush Jr. (born 1983)
Midland, Texas
Neil Bush (5817515972).jpg Neil Mallon Bush Born January 22, 1955 (age 70) Sharon Smith Father of:
  • Lauren Pierce Bush (born 1984)
  • Pierce Mallon Bush (born 1986)
  • Ashley Walker Bush (born 1989)
Maria Manass AndrewsThree stepchildren from Maria A. Bush's first marriage:
  • Elizabeth Dwen "Lizzie" Andrews (born 1991)
  • Robert "Pace" Andrews II (born 1994)
  • Thomas Alexander "Alex" Andrews (born 2001)
Marvinbush.jpg Marvin Pierce Bush Born October 22, 1956 (age 68)Margaret Conway MolsterFather of:
  • Marshall Lloyd Bush (born 1986) (adopted)
  • Charles Walker Bush (born 1989) (adopted)
Doro bush koch 2006.jpg Dorothy Walker Bush
Nickname: Doro
Born August 18, 1959 (age 66)William LeBlondMother of:
  • Samuel Bush "Sam" LeBlond (born 1984)
  • Nancy Ellis "Ellie" LeBlond (born 1986)
Harris County, Texas
Robert P. Koch Mother of:
  • Robert David Koch (born 1993)
  • Georgia Grace "Gigi" Koch (born 1996)

Bill and Hillary Clinton

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotesPlace of birth
Chelsea Clinton at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on January 8, 2024 (cropped).jpg Chelsea Victoria Clinton Born February 27, 1980 (age 45) Marc Mezvinsky Mother of:
  • Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky (born 2014)
  • Aidan Clinton Mezvinsky (born 2016)
  • Jasper Clinton Mezvinsky (born 2019)
Little Rock, Arkansas

21st century

George W. and Laura Bush

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotesPlace of birth
Barbara Bush, Philanthropy Summit 2016 (cropped).jpg Barbara Pierce Bush Born November 25, 1981 (age 43)Craig Louis CoyneOnly known twin First Children along with her younger twin sister, Jenna.

Mother of:

  • Cora Georgia Coyne (born 2021)
  • Edward Finn Coyne (born 2024)
Dallas, Texas
Jenna Bush Hager 2017 2.jpg Jenna Welch Bush Henry Chase HagerOnly known twin First Children along with her older twin sister, Barbara.

Mother of:

  • Margaret Laura "Mila" Hager (born 2013)
  • Poppy Louise Hager (born 2015)
  • Henry "Hal" Harold Hager (born 2019)

Barack and Michelle Obama

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotesPlace of birth
Malia Obama (cropped).jpg Malia Ann ObamaBorn July 4, 1998 (age 27)Unmarried Chicago, Illinois
Sasha Obama in the Rose Garden of the White House (cropped).jpg Natasha Marian Obama
Nickname: Sasha
Born June 10, 2001 (age 24)

Donald and Ivana Trump

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotesPlace of birth
Donald Trump, Jr. (53808883476) (cropped).jpg Donald John Trump Jr.
Nickname: Don Jr.
Born December 31, 1977 (age 47) Vanessa Kay Haydon
Divorced
Trustee of The Trump Organization along with Eric.

Father of:

  • Kai Madison Trump (born 2007)
  • Donald John Trump III (born 2009)
  • Tristan Milos Trump (born 2011)
  • Spencer Frederick Trump (born 2012)
  • Chloe Sophia Trump (born 2014)
Manhattan, New York
Ivanka Trump official portrait 2020.jpg Ivana Marie Trump
Nickname: Ivanka
Born October 30, 1981 (age 43) Jared Corey Kushner Senior Advisor to the President (2017–2021)

Mother of:

  • Arabella Rose Kushner (born 2011)
  • Joseph Frederick Kushner (born 2013)
  • Theodore James Kushner (born 2016)
Consensus 2025 - Eric Trump 10.jpg Eric Frederick Trump Born January 6, 1984 (age 41) Lara Lea Yunaska Trustee of The Trump Organization along with Don Jr.

Father of:

  • Eric Luke Trump (born 2017)
  • Carolina Dorothy Trump (born 2019)

Donald Trump and Marla Maples

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotesPlace of birth
Tiffany Trump RNC 2016 cropped.jpg Tiffany Ariana Trump Born October 13, 1993 (age 31) Michael Boulos Mother of:
  • Alexander Trump Boulos (born 2025) [72]
West Palm Beach, Florida

Donald and Melania Trump

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotesPlace of birth
Barron Trump at Donald Trump's second inauguration (2).jpg Barron William Trump Born March 20, 2006 (age 19)UnmarriedYoungest living child of any president [73] Manhattan, New York

Joe and Neilia Hunter Biden

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotesPlace of birth
BeauBiden-DOJ2013 (cropped).jpg Joseph Robinette Biden III
Nickname: Beau
February 3, 1969May 30, 2015(2015-05-30) (aged 46) Hallie Olivere Attorney General of Delaware (2007–2015). Died of glioblastoma; most recently deceased First Child.

Father of:

  • Natalie Naomi Biden (born 2004)
  • Robert Hunter Biden II (born 2006)
Wilmington, Delaware
Hunter Biden September 30, 2014.jpg Robert Hunter Biden
Nickname: Hunter
Born February 4, 1970 (age 55) Kathleen Buhle
Divorced

Father of:

  • Naomi King Biden (born 1993)
  • Finnegan James Biden (born 2000)
  • Roberta Mabel "Maisy" Biden (born 2001)
Lunden Roberts

Father of:

  • Navy Joan Roberts (born 2018) [74]
Melissa Cohen

Father of:

  • Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden IV (born 2020)
Naomi Christina Biden
Nickname: Amy
November 8, 1971December 18, 1972(1972-12-18) (aged 1)No spouseDied in a car accident with her mother.

Joe and Jill Biden

ChildLifetimeSpouseNotesPlace of birth
Ashley Biden at Oscars 2016.jpg Ashley Blazer Biden Born June 8, 1981 (age 44) Howard David Krein No childrenWilmington, Delaware

Living presidential children

As of October 2025, 33 presidential children are living. In order of their ages, they are:   Current first child

NameBirthPresident
Lynda Bird Johnson Robb March 19, 1944 (age 81) Lyndon B. Johnson
Michael Reagan March 18, 1945 (age 80) Ronald Reagan
Tricia Nixon Cox February 21, 1946 (age 79) Richard Nixon
George W. Bush July 6, 1946 (age 79) George H. W. Bush
Luci Baines Johnson July 2, 1947 (age 78) Lyndon B. Johnson
Jack Carter July 3, 1947 (age 78) Jimmy Carter
Julie Nixon Eisenhower July 5, 1948 (age 77)Richard Nixon
Michael Gerald Ford March 14, 1950 (age 75) Gerald Ford
James Earl Carter IIIApril 12, 1950 (age 75)Jimmy Carter
John Gardner Ford March 16, 1952 (age 73)Gerald Ford
Jeff CarterAugust 18, 1952 (age 73)Jimmy Carter
Patti Davis October 21, 1952 (age 72)Ronald Reagan
Jeb Bush February 11, 1953 (age 72)George H. W. Bush
Neil Bush January 22, 1955 (age 70)
Steven Ford May 19, 1956 (age 69)Gerald Ford
Marvin Bush October 22, 1956 (age 68)George H. W. Bush
Susan Ford Bales July 6, 1957 (age 68)Gerald Ford
Caroline Kennedy November 27, 1957 (age 67) John F. Kennedy
Ron Reagan May 20, 1958 (age 67)Ronald Reagan
Dorothy Bush Koch August 18, 1959 (age 66)George H. W. Bush
Amy Carter October 19, 1967 (age 57)Jimmy Carter
Hunter Biden February 4, 1970 (age 55) Joe Biden
Donald Trump Jr. December 31, 1977 (age 47) Donald Trump
Chelsea Clinton February 27, 1980 (age 45) Bill Clinton
Ashley Biden June 8, 1981 (age 44)Joe Biden
Ivanka Trump October 30, 1981 (age 43)Donald Trump
Barbara Pierce Bush November 25, 1981 (age 43) George W. Bush
Jenna Bush Hager
Eric Trump January 6, 1984 (age 41)Donald Trump
Tiffany Trump October 13, 1993 (age 31)
Malia Obama July 4, 1998 (age 27) Barack Obama
Sasha Obama June 10, 2001 (age 24)
Barron Trump March 20, 2006 (age 19)Donald Trump

The most recent presidential child to die was Beau Biden, the eldest son of Joe Biden, who died on May 30, 2015, at the age of 46, before his father became president. The most recent presidential child to die who lived during their father's presidency was John Eisenhower, the only surviving son of Dwight D. Eisenhower, who died on December 21, 2013, at the age of 91. He was also the father-in-law of Julie Nixon Eisenhower, another presidential child.

See also

Notes

  1. James Monroe wrote that his only son died on September 28, 1800. The date of September 28, 1801 that is said to appear on the James Spence Monroe cenotaph in the St. John's Episcopal Church (Richmond, Virginia) churchyard is not contemporaneous to the child's death, the location of the actual grave remains unknown. [21]
  2. He had a mistress, Eliza Dolph, who had a child, but it is unclear who the baby's father was.
  3. John Donelson IV was a nephew of Rachel Donelson Jackson, son of John Donelson III and Mary Purnell. [30]
  4. Frances Parke Lewis was the step great-granddaughter of George Washington [31]
  5. Clarissa Pike was the daughter of Zebulon Pike, who discovered Pike's Peak
  6. William Henry Harrison Taylor was Anna Tuthill Harrison's cousin
  7. Some sources spell this name as Octavia Pannill Taylor. [44]
  8. Octavia's illness was described by her father as "bilious fever." [45]
  9. Margaret's illness was described by her father as "bilious fever." [45]
  10. Though Andrew Johnson's son Robert was listed on William Andrew Johnson's death certificate as being William Andrew's father, many historians theorize that Andrew Johnson was the actual father of William Andrew Johnson. [54] [55]

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