shock Over 10th U.S. President’s Grandsons Still Living

[cptjohnstone]

Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

I've been to Tulsa, one of my favorite places!

Tulsa, old oil money, OKC new oil money

[TheDaliLama]

Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

I've been to Tulsa, one of my favorite places!

Take me back to Tulsa.

Little big town.

[I B Hankering]

Originally Posted by cptjohnstone

you might stop in OKC to see all your Boeing buddys

they say those jobs and the ones coming in from southern Cal will add 87000 people to Oklahoma population

OKC is becoming a big city fast, go Thunder

If I remember correctly, OKC has always been a 'big' city. ..Back in the '60s, I think it was the largest city in the U.S. ..Now it's the second largest.

OKC: the short version of the second largest city in the US.
Oklahoma City,("OKC" is the local moniker) is the second physically largest city in the US and the Capitol of Oklahoma. Known historically for it's cattle stockyards, oil/gas production and BBQ, many people find Oklahomans to be talkative, friendly and helpful.
http://www.examiner.com/oklahoma-cit...st-city-the-us

[nevergaveitathought]

Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

Texans. Always bragging. LOL! Ah, I kid the Texans, but I would move there in a heartbeat if I could.

wasnt bragging just comparing the two family histories

tyler born in 1790
houston born in 1793

tyler has two grandchildren living who were born in the 1920's
houston's son was a senator in 1941 and could perhaps have children still living

[zme]

Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

Texans. Always bragging. LOL! Ah, I kid the Texans, but I would move there in a heartbeat if I could.

I moved to Texas from the east coast 5 years ago and I Love it here. There is a lot to brag about, it is truly a great state - and probably much underrated. (yeah, I know, this has nothing to do with the original post...)

[Texas Contrarian]

Thanks for posting this, Ms. Rain!

Very interesting. It's somewhat startling that anyone born in the 18th century could have actually had grandchildren still living today.

Nevergaveitathought, I confess that I simply didn't believe that Sam Houston had a biological son serving in the U.S. Senate in 1941. I thought that surely you were mistaken and that it was a grandson, so I had to look it up.

But it's true! Andrew Jackson Houston (Ol' Sam was a fan of Old Hickory) was born in 1854, when his dad was 61. When he was 86, Governor Pappy O'Daniel appointed him to replace deceased senator Morris Sheppard, knowing that Houston would not try to hang on to the seat during the upcoming special election. O'Daniel ran for and won the seat.

Another interesting side note is that O'Daniel defeated Lyndon Johnson by an extremely narrow margin in a very controversial election.

It was the only time Johnson was ever defeated in a run for an elected office.