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Title
Lucy
Webb
Hayes
Subject
Hayes, Lucy Webb, 1831-1889
Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893
Illustrations
Portraits--1930-1950
Wesleyan Female College (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Ohio--History--Pictorial works
Federal Writers' Project
Time Period
1930s
1940s
Place
Fremont (Ohio)
Sandusky County (Ohio)
Description
Lucy
Ware
Webb
Hayes
was
born
in
Chillicothe
,
Ohio
on
August
28
,
1831
. Her
parents
were
James
Webb
and
Maria
Cook
Webb
, and she had
two
older
brothers
. Her
father
was a
medical
doctor
.
When
Lucy
was
two
years
old
, her
father
died
of
cholera
after
attending
many
slaves
afflicted
with the
disease
. He also
lost
his
parents
and a
brother
to the
disease
.
Lucy
attended
elementary
school
in
Chillicothe
, and
when
her
brothers
attended
Ohio
Wesleyan
College
in
Delaware
, the
family
moved
to be
closer
to them.
Although
females
were not
allowed
to
attend
the
college
, she was
able
to
take
several
classes
and
received
credit
for them. At
age
16
, she
enrolled
in
Cincinnati
Wesleyan
Female
College
,
graduating
in
1850
. On
December
30
,
1852
,
Lucy
, then
21
,
married
Rutherford
B
.
Hayes
in the
home
of her
mother
in
Cincinnati
,
Ohio
.
Lucy
was the
first
President's
wife
to be
called
First
Lady
. She was
against
drinking
alcohol
and
became
know
as
Lemonade
Lucy
for her
non
alcholic
dinners
. She also
established
the
Easter
Egg
Roll
at the
White
House
. She was
one
of the
most
popular
First
Ladies
.
Rutherford
B
Hayes
served
only
one
term
as
President
,
retiring
with his
family
to his
home
in
Fremont
,
Ohio
,
called
Spiegel
Grove
in
1881
.
Lucy
died
of a
stroke
on
June
25
,
1889
and was
buried
in
Fremont
.
Three
years
later
, her
husband
followed
her in
death
.
Later
they were
re
interred
in
Spiegel
Grove
in
1915
.
Creator
Ohio
Federal
Writers
'
Project
Collection
Ohio
Guide
Photographs
Source
State
Archives
Series
1039
AV
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
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Image Width
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File Size
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Date created
2010-10-13
Date modified
2011-06-27
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