Webb, First Lady of the United States Lucy Ware

1831 - 1889  (57 years)

• Name	Webb, Lucy Ware  [1]
  Title	First Lady of the United States
  Born	28 Aug 1831	Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Find A Grave Memorial	5196
  Residence	1880	Washington, District of Columbia, USA
  Died	25 Jun 1889	Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Buried	Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	Rutherford B Hayes State Memorial
  Person ID	I33836	Sullivan Burgess Family Tree | Ancestors of President Hayes
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2018

  
  

  Family	Hayes, Rutherford Birchard,   b. 4 Oct 1822, Delaware, Delaware, Ohio, USA ,   d. 17 Jan 1893, Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1852	Cincinnati, Clermont, Ohio, USA
  Children	1. Hayes, Sardis Birchard Austin,   b. 11 Apr 1853, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA ,   d. 24 Jan 1926, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA  (Age 72 years)  [natural]   2. Hayes, James Webb Cook,   b. 20 Mar 1856, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA ,   d. 26 Jul 1934, Marion, Marion, Ohio, USA  (Age 78 years)  [natural]   3. Hayes, Rutherford Platt,   b. 24 Jun 1858, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA ,   d. 31 Jul 1927, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA  (Age 69 years)  [natural]   4. Hayes, Joseph Thompson,   b. 1861, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA ,   d. 1863, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA  (Age 2 years)  [natural]   5. Hayes, George Crook,   b. 29 Sep 1864, Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA ,   d. 24 May 1866, Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA  (Age 1 years)  [natural]   6. Hayes, Frances R,   b. 2 Sep 1867, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA ,   d. 18 Mar 1950, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, USA  (Age 82 years)  [natural]   7. Hayes, Fanny R.,   b. Abt 1868, Ohio, USA  [natural]   8. Hayes, Scott Russell,   b. 8 Feb 1871, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA ,   d. 6 May 1923, Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester, New York, USA  (Age 52 years)  [natural]   9. Hayes, Manning Force,   b. 8 Jan 1873, Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, USA ,   d. 28 Aug 1874, Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, USA  (Age 1 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2018
  Family ID	F11521	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Aug 1831 - Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA Married - 30 Oct 1852 - Cincinnati, Clermont, Ohio, USA Residence - 1880 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Died - 25 Jun 1889 - Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, USA Buried - - Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Hayes, Rutherford Birchard and Webb, Lucy Ware on their Wedding Day
  		Hayes, Rutherford Birchard and Webb, Lucy Ware on their Wedding Day
  		Webb, Lucy Ware
  		Webb, Lucy Ware
  		Webb, Lucy Ware

  
  

  Headstones		Hayes, Rutherford Birchard and Webb, Lucy Ware Grave Stone
  		Hayes, Rutherford Birchard and Webb, Lucy Ware Grave Stone

  
  

• Notes

  Presidential First Lady. She was born in Chillicothe, Ohio and with the death of her father at age two, her mother moved the family to Delaware, Ohio. Lucy Web enrolled at Ohio Wesleyan and then transferred to Wesleyan Female College outside of Cincinnati graduating with honors and a college degree. Lucy first met the future President Rutherford B. Hayes when she was fourteen. Her mother became a matchmaker constantly bring them together. They engaged in a courtship during her schooling in Cincinnati, became engaged and were married in her mother's parlor. After the Civil War started, Rutherford became the commander of the 23rd Ohio Regiment. Lucy stayed with her husband while encamped with the Regiment earning her the nickname, "Mother of the Regiment." Hayes became the Ohio Governor. They inherited the Fremont, Ohio mansion "Spiegel Grove" and made it their home. In a close election, Rutherford B. Hayes became the chief executive of the land. Lucy was a member of the National Women's Temperance League and had alcohol banned from the White House earning her another nickname, "Lemonade Lucy." Other changes: cancellation of the inaugural ball, a no smoking policy and White House worship services twice a week. In honor of their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, Lucy and Rutherford renewed their vows at a White House ceremony with their eight children in attendance. The press referred to her as "First Lady" a title now associated with each wife of a president while in office. Upon the ending of their Presidential term, they returned to Fremont and enjoyed eight years together. Lucy Hayes remained in the background working with the Methodist Missionary Society and made speeches on their behalf. Two years before the death of her husband, she was stricken by a stroke which took her life at the age of fifty Seven. She was interred in the Fremont City Cemetery as was her husband. Many years later they were transferred to the grounds of "Spiegel Grove" which today is the library of President Rutherford Hayes and a popular tourist destination

  
  

• Sources

  [S167] FindAGrave, (Name: www.findagrave.com;). Record for Rutherford Birchard Hayes