Paulina Longworth: Appalachian Aristocracy

1925 - 1957 (31 years)

Generation: 1

Paulina Longworth was born 14 Feb 1925, Washington, DC (daughter of Nicholas Longworth, IV and Alice Lee Roosevelt); died 27 Jan 1957, Washington, DC; was buried , Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC.

Notes:

She was was the only child of Alice Roosevelt, and the granddaughter of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Her legal father was Alice Roosevelt's husband, Speaker of the House Nicholas Longworth; her biological father, however, was Senator William Borah.

More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulina_Longworth

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10597582

Paulina married Alexander McCormick Sturm 1944. Alexander was born 24 Jun 1923, Westport, CT; died 13 Nov 1951, Norwalk, CT; was buried , Willowbrook Cemetery Westport Fairfield Co. CT. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Joanna Mercedes Alessandra Sturm was born 09 Jul 1946.

Generation: 2

Nicholas Longworth, IV was born 05 Nov 1869, Cincinnati, OH; died 09 Apr 1931, Aiken, SC; was buried , Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH.

Notes:

He was was a prominent American politician in the Republican Party during the first few decades of the 20th century. He served as House Majority Leader from 1923 to 1925 and subsequently as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1925 to 1931.

More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Longworth

Buried:
Grave location, bio, and photos:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4586

Died:
While visiting friends in Aiken, South Carolina, Longworth caught pneumonia and died unexpectedly.

Nicholas married Alice Lee Roosevelt 1906, White House, Washington, DC. Alice (daughter of Theodore Roosevelt and Alice Hathaway Lee) was born 12 Feb 1884, New York City; died 20 Feb 1980, Washington, DC; was buried , Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC. [Group Sheet]

Alice Lee Roosevelt was born 12 Feb 1884, New York City (daughter of Theodore Roosevelt and Alice Hathaway Lee); died 20 Feb 1980, Washington, DC; was buried , Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC.

Notes:

She was the oldest child of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States. She was the only child of Roosevelt and his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee. Her marriage to Representative Nicholas Longworth (Republican-Ohio), a party leader and 43rd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, was shaky, and the couple's only child was a result of her affair with Senator William Borah of Idaho.

Alice Roosevelt Longworth led an unconventional and controversial life.

More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Roosevelt_Longworth

Buried:
Grave location, photo, and bio
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1656

Children:

1. Paulina Longworth was born 14 Feb 1925, Washington, DC; died 27 Jan 1957, Washington, DC; was buried , Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC.

Generation: 3

Theodore Roosevelt was born 27 Oct 1858, New York City; died 06 Jan 1919, Oyster Bay, NY; was buried , Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, NY.

Notes:

26th United States President, 25th United States Vice-President, New York Governor, United States Army Officer, Spanish-American War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient.

More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt

Buried:
Grave location, bio, and photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Roosevelt&GSiman=1&GScid=641181&GRid=898&

Theodore married Alice Hathaway Lee 27 Oct 1880, Brookline, MA. Alice was born 29 Jul 1861, Chestnut Hll, MA; died 14 Feb 1884, New York City; was buried , Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn, NY. [Group Sheet]

Alice Hathaway Lee was born 29 Jul 1861, Chestnut Hll, MA; died 14 Feb 1884, New York City; was buried , Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn, NY.

Notes:

Buried:
Grave location, bio, and photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4775

Children:

3. Alice Lee Roosevelt was born 12 Feb 1884, New York City; died 20 Feb 1980, Washington, DC; was buried , Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC.