John Tyler, 10th President of the USA (in 1841), has two living grandchildren:
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/former-president-john-tyler-1790-1862-grandchildren-still-191230189.html jrs On Mar 12, 2014, at 1:57 PM, Dave Long wrote: >> If it doesn't, then the social implications of men having to live more than >> half their lives without a sexual partner would be interesting. > > Hmmm. Although a (grand-)mother's age is generally (although not absolutely) > a reliable guide to generational status, it was not *that* uncommon, back in > the late XX, to run into male acquaintances (of a certain age) with small > children in tow, and then have to manage the odd circumlocution due to > ignorance as to whether the rugrats happened to be grandchildren or children. > > -Dave > > (luckily, a proud (grand-)parent often rapidly volunteers the required > information, unlike the heroine of the "Is she 18 or 20?" story in Mark > Twain's "A Tramp Abroad") > >
