Fourteenth Generation  

304. Margaret Elizabeth GATES [46214] (George Porterfield GATES²⁶³, George William GATES²³⁹, Jerusha CLARK²¹³, Eunice POMEROY¹⁸⁶, Ebenezer POMEROY¹⁴², Elizabeth HUNT¹¹⁶, Martha WILLIAMS⁸³, Theoda PARKE⁶⁸, William PARKE³⁰, Sir Robert PARKE⁹, Alice CHAPLIN⁶, William³, Robert¹) was born 04 Aug 1862 in Port Byron Rock Island Illinois USA and died 05 Dec 1952 at age 90.

Margaret married David Willock WALLACE [46254] [MRIN: 16566]. David was born 15 Jun 1860 in Independence Missouri USA and died 17 Jun 1903 in Independence Missouri USA at age 43.

The child from this marriage was:

   333 F    i. Elizabeth Virginia WALLACE [46255] was born 13 Feb 1885 in Independence Missouri USA and died 18 Oct 1982 in Independence Missouri USA at age 97. Another name for Elizabeth was Bess.

Elizabeth married Harry S TRUMAN, 33rd President of the USA [46256] [MRIN: 16567] 28 Jun 1919 in Episcopal Church Independence Missouri USA. Harry was born 08 May 1884 in Lamar Missouri USA and died 26 Dec 1972 in Kansas City Missouori USA at age 88.

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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 - December 26, 1972) was the thirty-third President of the United States (1945\endash 1953); as Vice President, he succeeded to the office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. In domestic affairs, Truman faced challenge after challenge: a tumultuous reconversion of the economy marked by severe shortages, numerous strikes, and the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act over his veto.[1] After confounding all predictions to win re-election in 1948,[2] he was able to pass almost none of his Fair Deal program.[3] He used executive orders to begin desegregation of the U.S. armed forces[4] and to launch a system of loyalty checks to remove thousands of Communist sympathizers from government office.[5] He did, however, strongly oppose mandatory loyalty oaths for governmental employees,[6] a stance that led to charges that his administration was soft on Communism. Corruption in his administration reached the cabinet and senior White House staff; in one of many scandals, 166 of his appointees resigned or were fired in the aftermath of revelations of financial misbehavior in the Internal Revenue Service.[7] Republicans made corruption a central issue in the 1952 campaign.[8]

Truman's presidency was eventful in foreign affairs, starting with victory over Germany, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II, the founding of the United Nations, the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe, the Truman Doctrine to contain Communism, the beginning of the Cold War, the creation of NATO, and the Korean War. The war became a frustrating stalemate, with over 30,000 Americans killed.[9] After promising to "go to Korea"[10] and highlighting what he referred to as the "mess in Washington,"[11] Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower ended 20 years of Democratic rule in 1952 by defeating Adlai Stevenson, Truman's choice to lead his party's ticket. In retirement, Truman wrote his well-regarded Memoirs.

Truman, whose demeanor was very different from that of the patrician Roosevelt, was a folksy, unassuming president. He popularized such phrases as "The buck stops here" and "If you can't stand the heat, you better get out of the kitchen."[12] He overcame the low expectations of many political observers who compared him (unfavorably) to his highly regarded predecessor. Truman was forced out of the 1952 race after losing the New Hampshire Primary.[13] At one point in his second term, his public opinion ratings were the lowest on record,[14] but many US scholars today rank him among the top ten Presidents. Truman's legendary upset victory in 1948 is routinely invoked by underdog presidential candidates.

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305. Abby Greene ALDRICH [46216] (Abbey Pierce Truman CHAPMAN²⁶⁹, Francis Morgan CHAPMAN²⁴⁰, Amy MORGAN²¹⁴, Elizabeth BREWSTER¹⁸⁸, Capt. Elijah BREWSTER¹⁴³, Dorothy WITTER¹²², Dorothy MORGAN⁹⁰, Dorothy PARKE⁶⁹, Thomas PARKE³⁴, Sir Robert PARKE⁹, Alice CHAPLIN⁶, William³, Robert¹) was born 26 Oct 1874 in Providence Rhode Island USA and died 03 Apr 1948 in New York New York USA at age 73.

Abby married John Davison ROCKEFELLER, Jr. [46257] [MRIN: 16568] 09 Oct 1901 in Warwick Neck Rhode Island USA. John was born 29 Jan 1874 in Cleveland Ohio USA and died 11 May 1960 in Tucson Arizona USA at age 86.

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John Davison Rockefeller Jr. (29 January 1874 - 11 May 1960) was a major philanthropist and a pivotal member of the prominent Rockefeller family. He was the sole son and scion of the billionaire Standard Oil industrialist, John D. Rockefeller and the father of the five famous Rockefeller brothers. In biographies, he was invariably referred to as "Junior" to distinguish him from his more celebrated father, known as "Senior".

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Children from this marriage were:

   334 F    i. Abby ROCKEFELLER [46258] was born 09 Nov 1903 and died 27 May 1976 in New York New York USA at age 72.

   335 M    ii. John Davison ROCKEFELLER, III [46259] was born 21 Mar 1906 and died 10 Jul 1978 at age 72.

   336 M    iii. Nelson Aldrich ROCKEFELLER [46260] was born 08 Jul 1908 in Bar Harbour Maine USA and died 26 Jan 1979 in New York New York USA at age 70.

   337 M    iv. Laurance Spelman ROCKEFELLER [46261] was born 26 May 1910 and died 11 Jul 2004 at age 94.

   338 M    v. Winthrop ROCKEFELLER [46262] was born 01 May 1912 and died 22 Feb 1973 at age 60.

   339 M    vi. David ROCKEFELLER [46263] was born 15 Jun 1915.

313. Lord Edward Maurice BURKE-ROCHE, 4th Baron Fermoy [45867] (Frances Eleanor WORK, Lady Fermoy²⁷⁴, Ellen WOOD²⁴³, Eleanor STRONG²¹⁷, Joseph STRONG¹⁹², Lucy BISHOP¹⁴⁹, Keziah HIBBERD¹²⁸, Margaret MORGAN⁹³, Dorothy PARKE⁶⁹, Thomas PARKE³⁴, Sir Robert PARKE⁹, Alice CHAPLIN⁶, William³, Robert¹) was born 15 May 1885 in Chelsea Middlesex England and died 08 Jul 1955 in King's Lynn Norfolk England at age 70.

Edward married Ruth Sylvia GILL, Lady Fermoy [45868] [MRIN: 16444]. Ruth was born 02 Oct 1908 in Bieldside Aberdeenshire Scotland and died 06 Jul 1993 at age 84.

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Ruth Burke Roche, Baroness Fermoy, DCVO (2 October 1908 - 6 July 1993) was a friend and confidante of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and the maternal grandmother of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Ruth, Lady Fermoy was born Ruth Sylvia Gill at her father's house, Dalhebity, Bieldside, Aberdeenshire, the daughter of Col. William Smith Gill and his wife, Ruth.[1] She showed early promise as a pianist and studied under Alfred Cortot at the Paris Conservatoire in the 1920s.[2]

Her musical career was cut short when she met, and later married in 1931, the wealthy and much older Edmund Burke Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy. Before he died in 1955, they had three children which included her middle child, Frances Ruth (the mother of Lady Diana Spencer). Lady Fermoy did play the piano in public occasionally after her marriage, most notably with Josef Krips at the Royal Albert Hall in 1950, and with Sir John Barbirolli and the Hallé Orchestra at King's Lynn in 1966.

In 1956, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, appointed the Dowager Lady Fermoy an Extra Woman of the Bedchamber. The Queen Mother, being a widow herself, showed a preference for appointing widows to her household, and four years later Ruth, Lady Fermoy was promoted to Woman of the Bedchamber, a post she held for the next 33 years.

The Queen Mother and Lady Fermoy became confidantes and it was largely supposed that they engineered the match between Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Fermoy's granddaughter, Diana. However, when asked about it, Lady Fermoy remarked, "You can say that if you like - but it simply wouldn't be true". It was also said that she counselled her granddaughter against the marriage.

Lady Fermoy was a firm believer in the sanctity of wedlock. In 1969 she testified against her own daughter's fitness as a mother, thus allowing Edward Spencer, Viscount Althorp to retain custody of their children after the couple's divorce.

Lady Fermoy died at her home, 36 Eaton Square, London, aged 84. It was reported that she was not on speaking terms with Diana when she died.

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The child from this marriage was:

+ 340 F    i. Lady Frances Ruth BURKE-ROCHE [45866] was born in 1936 and died in 2004 at age 68.

328. Helen Catherine CHAPLIN [23798] (Arnold Noel²⁹⁶, Septimus Dean²⁵⁴, Walter Dean²²⁵, William¹⁹⁷, John¹⁶⁸, Richard¹³², William¹⁰², William⁷⁵, William⁵⁵, Thomas²³, William⁸, William³, Robert¹) was born 02 Sep 1942 in Sydney NSW Australia.

Helen married James Leonard WILKINSON [23707] [MRIN: 9294], son of Kenneth Douglas WILKINSON [23571] and Agnes Hallimond CROZIER [23700], 18 Nov 1972 in St Mary's RC Church, Harvington Worcestershire England. James was born 23 Aug 1943 in Edgbaston Birmingham Warwickshire England.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Pedriatric Cardiologist, Melbourne VIC Australia.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 341 M    i. Dominic James Clifford WILKINSON [23799] was born 21 Oct 1973 in Liverpool Lancashire England.

   342 M    ii. Matthew Peter Rupert WILKINSON [23800] was born 27 Jul 1975 in Liverpool Lancashire England.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Orthopaedic Surgeon.

Matthew married Jane WATERS [28532] [MRIN: 10820], daughter of Barry WATERS [28533] and Caroline [28534], 12 Mar 2005 in St.Peter's Channel Church North Stradbroke Island QLD Australia. Jane was born 11 Aug 1978.

   343 M    iii. Oliver Richard Charles WILKINSON [23801] was born 27 Jul 1975 in Liverpool Lancashire England.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Veterinarian.

   344 M    iv. Edward Michael Jeremy WILKINSON [23802] was born 01 Jun 1977 in Liverpool Lancashire England.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: New Year's Eve production Manager, Sydney City Council Sydney Australia.