52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks- Week 17: President Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon- my 7th cousin, 4x removed

       (The 37th President of the United States) 

b. 13 Jan 1913 in Orange, California
d. 22 Apr 1994 in New York City, New York


Parents: Francis Anthony Nixon (1878-1956) & Hannah Milhous (1885-1967)

Siblings: 

Harold Samuel Nixon      1909- 1933 
Francis Donald Nixon     1914-1987
Arthur Burdg Nixon       1918-1925
Edward Calvert Nixon     1930- living


Residences & Occupations:

1920 (age 7): Placentia, Orange, California
1930 (age 17): 1104 San Bernadino Rd (?), Whittier, Los Angeles, California
                         
1940 (age 27): 903 Worsham Drive, Whittier, Los Angeles, California
                         Occupation: Lawyer


Schools:

Whittier High School
Fullerton Union High School
Was granted tuition grant at Harvard University, but he went to Whittier College instead to help with family.


Family:

Richard married Thelma Catherine "Pat" Ryan (1912-1993) on 21 Jun 1940. They had two daughters: 

Patricia "Tricia" Nixon   b. 21 Feb 1946
Julie Nixon                    b. 05 Jul 1948


Richard was the United State's 37th President from 1969 to 1974. 


More detailed biography Here


How I'm related to Richard Nixon:

Carrie Jeckering Smith (Me)
My parents
Harold Earl Mendenhall (1916-1989) & Helen Seaver (1923-1981)
Earl D. Mendenhall (1894-1972) & Edna Grace Miles (1894-1934)
Marion R. Mendenhall (1873-1948) & Louella Ida Munn (1872-1958)
Richard Mendenhall (1852-1924) & Margaret Pierron (1851-1923)
Aaron Mendenhall (1828-1894) & Christena Spielman (1835-1920)
Richard Mendenhall (1794-1871) & Sarah Pearson (1795-1866)
Joseph Mendenhall (1770-1833) & Deidamia Hill (1775-1838)
Richard Mendenhall (1737-1773) & Jane Thornbrugh (1737-1796)
Mordecai Mendenhall (1713-1803) & Charity Beeson (1715-1809)
John Mendenhall Jr (1688-1765) & Susanna Pierson (1687-1765)
John Mendenhall (1659-1743) & Elizabeth Maris (1665-1691)
John was my 10th great grandfather- another son was Aaron:
Aaron Mendenhall (1690-1765) & Rose Pierson (1693-1771)
Joshua Mendenhall (1727-1816) & Lydia Mary Mendenhall (1737-1816)
Thomas Vickers (1757-1829) & Jemima Mendenhall (1757-1851)
William Milhous Jr. (1783-1874) & Martha Vickers (1786- ?)
Joshua Vickers Milhous (1820-1893) & Elizabeth Griffith (1827-1923)
Franklin Milhous (1848-1919) & Almira Burdg (1849-1943)
Francis Anthony Nixon & Hannah Milhous
Richard Nixon