Mary Johnson Stover
American political hostess (1832–1883) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary Johnson Stover (May 8, 1832 – April 19, 1883) was a daughter of 17th U.S. President Andrew Johnson and his wife Eliza McCardle. Stover and her three children lived at the White House during the Johnson administration, as Stover's husband, a soldier in the Union Army, had died during the American Civil War and their East Tennessee homestead had been pillaged by Confederates. Stover assisted her older sister Martha Patterson as an acting First Lady of the United States.
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Born | (1832-05-08)May 8, 1832 |
Died | April 19, 1883(1883-04-19) (aged 50) |
Resting place | Andrew Johnson National Cemetery |
Spouse(s) | Daniel Stover, William R. Brown |
Children | Eliza Johnson Stover, Sarah Drake Stover, Andrew Johnson Stover |
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