I find it amazing that President John Tyler who was president of the United States from 1841 to 1845, had living grandchildren until a few days ago. That's a lot of years per generation!

Dr. Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. was born 63 years after his grandfather died. He was 95 when he died on Sept. 26 at a hospital in Franklin, Tenn., of complications from Alzheimer’s disease, said his daughter, Susan Selina Tyler.

You can read more in an article by Matt Schudel in the Washington Post at https://wapo.st/33LPPHx.

My thanks to newsletter reader Claire Bettag for telling me about this story.