Talk:Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
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Have had to paste an old version of this entry, due to vandalism. Apologies for the lack of dignity it has as I am unable to give it sufficent tidy-up at present. Apologies paulburgin
- I've reverted to a previous clean version. Have a look at Wikipedia:How to revert a page to an earlier version to see how to do this in future. -- Michael Warren | Talk 20:32, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Descent from Pocahontas
The Bollings are among several famous Virginia families descended from Pocahontas. Edith Bolling Galt Wilson was a 13th-great-granddaughter, in the direct line of descent, via the marriage of her ancestor Thomas Bolling to Pocahontas's granddaughter Jane Rolfe.
[edit] Widowhood
Sarah Polk survived James K. Polk by 42 years, thus making her, and not Edith Wilson, the First Lady with the longest widowhood.
[edit] Mistress
Was she really Wilson's mistress during his first marriage?
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- No, they met in late March 1915. --Hanover81 13:49, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
