Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1895 — THERE ARE TWELVE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THERE ARE TWELVE.

THE GRANDCHILDREN OF GENERAL GRANT. Now Thousands of Miles Apart—Two Bear the Name of Their Illustrious Grandfather-Frcd Grant's Boy May Go to West Point. Descendants of a Soldier. Seventy-three years ago Ulysses S. Grant was born. He died In 1883. His widow, three sons and a daughter still survive, and it Is interesting to know that there are twelve Grant grandchildren, two of whom bear the name of their illustrious grandfather. The General's widow and his sons and daughter have been written about time after time, but little or nothing has been sajd about the younger generation of Grants, who are now growing into manhood and womanhood, aud uppn whose heads will rest the responsibility of carrying the name down to posterity. • Of the twelve some are in England, others in the far West and others in the East. Many thousands of miles separ-

ate them to-day, but in each of their childish hearts tender thoughts have gone up to the man whose memory is so lovingly cherished by them. Col. Fred Grant has two children, and they now live in New York. The eider of the two is Miss Julia Grant, a young lady of 18, who has already entered society. Unusual attention has been given to her education, with the result that she is a linguist of no small ability. The younger of the two children is a boy, who is the particular admiration of all the branches of the Grant family and of all the people who know him. He is 14 years of age. This boy is named Ulysses S. Grant, and he was

the pet of the closing years of his grandfather. It was Gen. Grant's hope to make a great of his young namesake, and just prior to his death he left a letter addressed to the President of the United States in 1890 asking that the boy be admitted at West Point. It will fall to President’s Cleveland’s lot to receive this letter and answer it The boy is very tall for his age, standing about 5 feet 8, and promising to grow into an unusually tall man. He is self-possessed and courteous, and has displayed studious traits which are regarded as extraordinary. He speaks French aud German, converses in Italian and is proficient in Latin. At the School the boy is reckoned as its best mathematician. He has a record of securing a mark of 899 and a fraction, out of a possible 900, for nine weeks’ work. Ulysses S. Grant, the second son of the General, has his home at Purdy's Station, near New York. He has five children, the eldest being Miriam, a 13-year-old girl, named after her maternal grandmother. Her mother was Miss Chaffee, daughter of Senator Chaffee. The second child is a boy qL 10, named Chaffee, after his grandfather, and the third is a little girl of 8, who enjoys the pet name of “Dudy Dent.” Her real name is Julia Dent, as she was christened In honor of Mrs. Grant, her grandmother, whose maiden name was Dent. The younger girl Is generally called “Tottie.” She Is 5 years old, and on formal occasions is called Fannie Dorothy. The baby of

the family is a boy, and he is the youngest of the Grants to bear the famous name of Ulysses S. He is 0n1y,2, and the accompanying portrait was made from a photograph taken by liis mother, who is an amateW is photography. Mrs. Sartoris, the only daughter of the late General, has a very interesting family of three children—a boy and two girls. The boy, Algernon Edward Sartoris, is now IS, and is studying in England preparatory to entering Oxford. He is a fine, manly chap, and promises to resemble In looks his famous grandfather. The elder of the

girls is Miss Vivian, who is now IGJ and promises to be the beauty of the family. She is very bright and clever. The younger daughter bears the odd and pretty name of Rosemary, but Is generally called Rosie. She lives with

her mother in Washington, and, being but 14, is still in the school-room. Jesse Grant’s home at San Diego, Cal., where he lives with his mother. Is happy tu the possession of two ohiK dreu— a girl of 13 and a boy of 8. Mrs. Jesse Grant was Miss Chapman, and the boy is called Chapman Grant. The portrait of Miss Nellie Grant, the daughter, does uot look much like hei* now, as it was taken when she wap but 4 years old, aud that was nine years ago. This little girl was named after two auHts, Mrs. Sartoris on her father's side and a sister of her mother on the other. As long as the name of Grant lasts in the memory of the nation these little children, so briefly told about, arid theii descendants will always be subjects of interest to the American people.

CHILDREN OF COL. F. D. GRANT. Miss Julia Grant. U. S. Grant, 3d.

CHILDREN OF U. S. GRANT, SECOND. U. S. Grant, 4th.

Julia Dent Grant. Fannie Dorothy Grant.

Miriam Grant. Chaffee Grant.

CHILDREN OF JESSE GRANT. Nellie Grant. Chapman Grant.

CHILDREN OF MRS. NELLIE GRANT SARTORIS. Algernon Sartoris. Miss Vivian Sartoris. Miss Roste Sartoris.