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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).
Mother of Arthur Bradford Eisenhower, Edgar Newton Eisenhower, Dwight David Eisenhower, Roy Jacob Eisenhower, Paul A. Eisenhower, Earl Dewey Eisenhower and Milton Stover Eisenhower. Died 11 Sep 1946 at age 84 in Abilene, Dickinson, Kansas, United States.
EISENHOWER Ida Eisenhower, Dwights mother, was an endur- ing influence on her six sons. She was a modest, quiet woman, who set high standards for the boys, but was also loving and cheerful. 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
Ida Stover Eisenhower was the mother of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the wife of David Jacob Eisenhower. She was born in Virginia, married in Kansas, and is buried in Abilene Cemetery.
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 the mother of Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower and a teacher who influenced his character. She had a tragic upbringing, a warm personality, and a religious faith. She taught her sons to be self-conquered and to respect their own souls. Learn more about her quotes, themes, and role in the book by David Brooks.
David and Ida Eisenhower Family Portrait (1902) by UnknownU.S. National Archives Ida Stover Eisenhower, lower right, with her husband David, and her six surviving sons, in 1902. Ida...
