The Families of Past Presidents (Part One)
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Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson (a former tailor who became president in 1865 after Abraham Lincoln's fatal shooting) and his wife, Eliza McCardle Johnson, had five kids during their 50-year marriage. They tied the knot when she was just 16. Eliza Johnson, a shoemaker's daughter, tutored her uneducated young husband in math and reading.
For more about presidential wives and kids, read:
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