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Branch: Ray's Extended Family Tree |
David Jacob Eisenhower | 23 SEP 1863 -- 10 MAR 1942 | |
Ida Elizabeth Stover | 1 MAY 1862 -- 11 SEP 1946 |
John Sheldon Doud | 18 NOV 1870 -- 20 JUN 1951 | |
Elvira Mathilda Carlson | 13 MAY 1878 -- 28 SEP 1960 |
Birth | 14 OCT 1890 | |||
Education | 1915 | ![]() | ||
Education | 1928 | ![]() | ||
Military | USA Army / General / World War II | ![]() | ||
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History | 6-6-1944 | Landing at Normandy General, USA | ![]() | |
Org. | 1945-1948 | ![]() | US Army Chief of Staff | |
Org. | 1948-1953 | New York City, Columbia College, President | ![]() | |
Election | 1952 | USA Presidential Election | ![]() | |
Occup | 1953-1961 | ![]() | ||
Election | 1956 | USA Presidential Election | ![]() | |
Death | 28 MAR 1969 | Cause: congestive heart failure | ||
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Which of these presidents publicly professed a belief in God?Answer: All three on numerous occasions.
What was the formal religious group to which these men identified?Answer: Truman, Baptist; Eisenhower, Presbyterian; Kennedy, Roman Catholic
The lives of these presidents were complemented with religious associations. Truman and Eisenhower were from midwestern Protestant heritages, while Kennedy was reared in the formalism of the Roman Catholic tradition. Each of their parents played a major role in teaching them Christian precepts, by word and by example.
Faith in God as revealed through Jesus Christ was considered a personal matter. Truman has stated that he read the Bible through twice before beginning his formal schooling. Eisenhower... Read More
Birth | 14 NOV 1896 | |||
Occup | 1953-1961 | USA First Lady | ![]() | |
Death | 1 NOV 1979 | |||
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Children | First Name | Birth Dt | Death Dt | Birth Place | Spouses | |
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1✟ | Doud Dwight "Icky" | 24 SEP 1917 | 2 JAN 1921 | TX, Bexar Co, Ft Sam Houston | ||
2+ | John Sheldon Doud | 3 AUG 1922 | 21 DEC 2013 | CO, Denver Co, Denver | Barbara Jean Thompson |
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