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Ida Elizabeth Stover Eisenhower (May 1, 1862 – September 11, 1946) was the mother of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969), university president Milton S. Eisenhower (1899–1985), Edgar N. Eisenhower (1889–1971), and Earl D. Eisenhower (1898–1968).
Born in Virginia in 1862, Ida Stover's earliest memo- ries included the destructive years of the Civil War. Her mother died when she was four and her father scattered the eleven children among relatives, sending Ida to live with her mother's father.
Eisenhower's mother, Ida Elizabeth (Stover) Eisenhower, born in Virginia, of predominantly German Protestant ancestry, moved to Kansas from Virginia. She married David on September 23, 1885, in Lecompton, Kansas , on the campus of their alma mater, Lane University .
Ida Stover Eisenhower was born May 1, 1862 in the community of Sidney in Virginia 's Shenandoah Valley with the Civil War raging nearby.
Learn about the origins and history of the Eisenhower family, including Dwight D. Eisenhower's paternal line of descent from Hans Nicholas Eisenhauer. Find out how to trace your genealogy and see the surnames and counties associated with the Eisenhowers.
1 de jul. de 2019 · Dwight David Eisenhower Chronology. October 14, 1890: David Dwight Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas, third of seven sons of David Jacob and Ida Elizabeth Stover Eisenhower. He was called Dwight from an early age to avoid confusion with his father. 1892: The family returned to Abilene, Kansas.
When she turned 21, she moved to LeCompton, Kansas, to attend Lane University, where she met and married David Eisenhower. Ida was 50 when women in Kansas gained the right to vote in all...
