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The Cleveland family. This photograph of President and Mrs. Cleveland with their children was taken at their home in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1907. Left to right: Esther (age 13), Francis Grover (age 3), Mrs. Cleveland, Marion (age 11), Richard (age 9), and President Cleveland. U.S.
Frances Clara Cleveland Preston (née Folsom, christened Frank Clara; July 21, 1864 – October 29, 1947) was the first lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and again from 1893 until 1897, as the wife of President Grover Cleveland. She is the only first lady in U.S. history to have served in the role during two non-consecutive terms.
John Married Elizabeth Coffey in 1734. She was the daughter of Edward and Anne Powell Coffey, born c1714 in Essex Co., VA, died 1770 in Orange Co. They were parents of at least nine children: Mary, born c1736 - no further information.
After his first two years in office as a bachelor President, Cleveland married Frances Folsom in 1886, becoming the first President to be married in the White House. Although Frances was almost thirty years younger than her husband, the two had a seemingly happy marriage and five children.
Frances Cleveland (born July 21, 1864, Buffalo, New York, U.S.—died October 29, 1947, Baltimore, Maryland) was an American first lady (1886–89; 1893–97), the wife of Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th president of the United States, and the youngest first lady in American history.
November 5, 1805 Jacob's wife Mildred WHITE CLEVELAND died in Ruckersville, Elbert, Georgia. The twelve names of Jacob and Millie Cleveland's children are listed on the memorial headstone in the Cleveland cemetery in Elbert County, Georgia - see photo at left.
Although Frances Folsom Cleveland was the wife of President Grover Cleveland and served as his First Lady for part of his first term and during all of his second term, he entered the presidency as a bachelor.
