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The Texas Miner.
BRIEF SKETCHES OF THE PRESIDENTS.
GEORGE WASHINGTON was born February 22, 1732,
near Bridges Creek, Westmoreland county, Va. His pa
rents were Augustain and Mary (Ball) Washington. He
was a surveyor in early life, and afterward a planter. Married
1759, Mrs. Martha (Dandridge) Custis. No children. Died at
Mount Vernon, Va., December 14, 1799.
John Adams was born October 19, 1735, at Quincy, Norfolk
county, Mass. His parents were John and Susanna (Boylston)
Adams. He was a teacher in early life, and afterward a lawyer
Graduated Harvard, 1755. Married 1764, Abigail Smith.
Three sons and two daughters. Died at Quincy, Mass., July 4,
1826.
Thomas Jefferson was born April 13, 1743, at Shadwell, Al
bemerle county. Va. His parents were Peter and Jane (Ran-
dolph) Jefferson. He was a lawyer. Graduated at William and
Mary college, 1762. Married 1772, Mrs. Martha (Wayles)
Skelton. One son and five daughters. Died at Monticello, Va.,
July4, 1826.
James Madison was born March 16, 1751, at Port Conwav,
King George county, Va. His parents were James and Nelly
(Conway) Madison. He was a lawyer. Graduated at Prince-
ton, 1771. Married 1794, Mrs. Dolly (Payne) Todd. No chil-
dren. Died at Montepelier, Vt., June 28, 1836.
James Monroe was born April 28, 1758, at Head of Monroe's
Creek, Westmoreland county, Va. His parents were Spence and
Eliza (Jones) Monroe. He was a lawyer in early life, but aban-
doned that profession. Graduated at William and Mary college,
1776. Married 1786, Eliza Kortright. Two daughters. Died
at New York City, July 4, 1831.
John Quincy Adams was born July n, 1767, at Quincy, Nor
folk county, Mass. His parents were John and Abigail (Smith)
Adams. He was a lawyer. Graduated Harvard, 1787. Mar
ried 1797, Louisa Cathrine Johnson. Three sons and one
daughter. Died at Washington. D. C., February 23, 1848.
Andrew Jackson was born March 15, 1767, near Cureton's
Pond, Union county. N. C. His parents were Andrew and
Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Jackson. He was a lawyer. Married
1794, Mrs. Rachel (Donelson) Robards. No children. Died at
Hermitage, Tenn., June 8, 1845.
Martin Van Buren was born December 5, 1782, at Kinder-
hook, Columbia county, N. Y. His parents were Abraham and
Maria (Hoes) Van Buren. He was a lawyer. Married 1807,
Hannah Hoes. Four sons. Died at Lindenwood, N. Y Tulv
24, 1862. ' J J
William Henry Harrison was born February 9, 1773, at Berk-
elay, Charles City county, Va. His parents were Benjamin and
Elizabeth (Bassett) Harrison. He was a soldier and farmer
Graduated Hampden-Sydney, 1790. Married 1795, Anna
Symmes. Six sons and four daughters. Died at Washington
D. C., April 4, 1841.
John Tyler was born March 29, 1790, at Greenway, Charles
City county, Va. His parents were John and Mary (Armistead)
Tyler. He was a lawyer. Graduated William and Mary college,
1807. Married 1813, Letitia Christian, and 1844 Julia Gardin-
er. Three sons and four daughters by first wife, and five
sons and two daughters by second wife. Died at Richmond,
Va., January 17,1862.
James Knox Polk was born November 2, 1795, near Pineville,
Mecklenburg county, N. C. His parents were Samuel and Jane
(Knox) Polk. He was a lawyer. Graduated University of
North Carolina, 1818. Married 1824, Sarah Childress. No
children. Died at Nashville, Tenn., June 15, 1849.
Zachary Taylor was born November 24, 1784, near Orange
Courthouse, Va. His parents were Richard and Sarah (Strothe&r)
Taylor. He was a soldier. Married 1810, Margaret Smith.
One son and three daughters. Died at Washington, D. C., July
9, 1850.
Millard Fillmore was born January 7, 1800, at Summerhill,
Cayuga county, N. Y. His parents were Nathaniel and Phebe
(Millard) Pillmore. He was a tailor in early life, and afterward
a lawyer. Married 1826, Abigail Powers, and 1858 Mrs. Caro-
line (Carmichael) Mcintosh. One son and one daughter by first
wife. Died at Buffalo, N. Y., March 9, 1874.
Franklin Pierce was born November 23, 1804. at Hillsboro,
Hillsboro county, N. H. His parents were Benjamin and Anna
(Kendrick) Pierce. He was a lawyer. Graduated Bowdoin,
1824. Married 1834, Jane Means Appleton. Three sons.
Died at Concord, N. H., October 8, 1869.
James Buchanan was born April 23, 1791, at Core Gap,
Franklin county, Pa. His parents were James and Elizabeth
(Speer) Buchanan. He was a lawyer. Graduated Dickens col-
lege, 1809. Unmarried. Died at Wheatland, Pa., June r, 1868.
Abraham I,incoln was born February 12, 1809, near Hodgen-
ville, Larue county, Ky. His parents were Thomas and Nancy
(Hanks) Lincoln. He was a farm laborer in early life, and after-
ward a lawyer. Married 1842, Mary Todd. Four sons. As-
sassinated at Washington, D. C., April 15, 1865.
Andrew Johnson was born December 29, 1808, at Raleigh,
Wake County, N. C. His parents were Jacob and Mary (Mc-
Donough) Johnson. He was a tailor in early life. Married
1827, Eliza McCardle. Three sons and two daughters. Died
at Carter's Depot, Tenn., July 31, 1875.
Ulysses S. Grant was born April 27, 1822, at Point Pleasant,
Clermont county, Ohio. His parents were Jesse Root and Har-
riet (Simpson) Grant. He was a soldier. Graduated West
Point, 1843. Married 1848, Julia Dent. Three sons and one
daughter. Died at McGregor, N. Y., July 23, 1885.
Rutherford B. Hayes was born October 4, 1822, at Delaware,
Delaware county, Ohio. His parents were Rutherford and So-
phia (Birchard) Hayes. He was a lawyer. Graduated Kenyon
college, 1S42. Married 1852, Lucy Ware Webb. Seven sons
and one daughter. Died at Fremont, Ohio, January 17, 1893.
James A. Garfield was born November 19, i83r, at Orange
Township, Cuyahoga county, Ohio. His parents were Abram
and Eliza (Ballou) Garfield. He was a teacher in early life, and
afterward a lawyer. Graduated Williams college, 1856. Mar-
ried T858, Lucretia Rudolph. Four sons and one daughter.
Died at Long Branch, N. J., September 19, i88r.
^ Chester A. Arthur was born October 5, 1830, at Fairfield,
Franklin county, Vt. His parents were William and Malvina
(Stone) Arthur. He was a teacher in early life, and afterward a
lawyer. Graduated Union college, 1848. Married T859, Ellen
Lewis Herndon. One son and one daughter. Died at New
York City, November r8, 1886.
Grover Cleveland was born March 18, 1837, at Caldwell, Es-
sex county, N. J. His parents were Richard Falley and Anna
(Neal) Cleveland. He was a eacher in early life, and afterward
a lawyer. Married 1886, Francis Folsom. Two daughters.
Benjamin Harrison was born August 20, 1833, at North Bend,
Hamilton county, Ohio. His parents were John Scott and Eliz-
abeth (Irwin) Harrison. He was a lawyer. Graduated Miami
university, 1852. Married 1853, Caroline Lavinia Scott. One
son and one daughter.
Speaking very generally, one may say that during sleep the
brain does an immense amount of sorting and pigeon-holing of
impressions received since the previous night's rest. It would
appear also that some process akin to stock-taking, and the rum-
out-of-the-way corners, also goes on when the judgment
and will are taking a holiday. Let it suffice for present purposes
to say that this unconscious cerebration during sleep is undoubt-
edly of great utility, and is probably essential-to every being with
the least spark of reasoning power; and that to it, in the first
place, may be attributed the phenomena of dreaming. Wheth-
er the occasional emergence of the traffic into the department of
consciousness is in any way necessary to the mind in health is
quite another matter, and I am inclined to think that we should,
most of us, get along very well if we were never aware of dream-
ing throughout the whole of our lives. But we should
dream, nevertheless. The evidence points conclusively to the
existence of a certain amount of cerebral activity during the
whole period of sleep, and there can be no doubt that the vast
majority of our dreams never come to our knowledge. The
storehouses of the mind are of incredible vastness. We are apt
to judge of the contents of ou: memories by our volitional power
of recollection; but the two bear as little relationship as do the
treasury vaults of a bank and the drawing power of a single de-
positor. Nothing that the eyes have seen, or the ears have
heard, or which has once passed the turnstile of one of the other
senses, is ever let go. They may be, and most of them are, en-
tered on the record without our knowledge, and they may' re-
main there for a great part of a lifetime without having any sus-
picion of their presence, and quite beyond the reach of our pow-
ers of recollection; but for all that they are there, and may come
to light under appropriate conditions—[Dr. Louis Robinson.
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