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'''William Jefferson Clinton''', (b. 1946), 42nd [[Presidents of the United States|US President]], 1993-2001
 
'''William Jefferson Clinton''', (b. 1946), 42nd [[Presidents of the United States|US President]], 1993-2001
  
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==Bill Clinton==
 
==Bill Clinton==
<table><tr><td>http://www.samsloan.com/billsmom.jpg http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/ATA/0136P~Bill-Clinton-Posters.jpg</td><td>Commonly known as Bill Clinton, he was born William Jefferson Blythe III, weighing six pounds eight ounces and by Caesarian section, at the Julia Chester Hospital in Hope, [[Hempstead County, Arkansas]] on [[Aug 19]], 1946.  His parents were [[#William Jefferson Blythe Jr]] and his wife [[#Virginia Dell Cassidy]].  (Although some databases report his suffix as "IV", I've seen nothing in my research that would make me think his father was a III, instead of a Junior.)
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<table><tr><td>http://www.anusha.com/billsmom.jpg http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/ATA/0136P~Bill-Clinton-Posters.jpg</td><td>Commonly known as Bill Clinton, he was born William Jefferson Blythe III, weighing six pounds eight ounces and by Caesarian section, at the Julia Chester Hospital in Hope, [[Hempstead County, Arkansas]] on 19 Aug 1946.  Although both his parents had other children by other partners, he was the only child of the couple [[#William Jefferson Blythe Jr|William Jefferson Blythe Jr]] and his wife [[#Virginia Dell Cassidy|Virginia Dell Cassidy]].  (Although some databases report his suffix as "IV", I've seen nothing in my research that would make me think his father was a III, instead of a Junior.)
  
Bill Clinton was born posthumously, his father having died in a car accident on [[May 17]], 1946 near Sikeston, Scott County, [[Missouri]].  Four years later on [[Jun 19]], 1950, in Hot Springs, Hot Springs County, Arkansas, his mother Virginia married Roger "Dude" Clinton.
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Bill Clinton was born posthumously, his father having died in a car accident on 17 May 1946 near Sikeston, Scott County, [[Missouri]]. His car overturned and he was either thrown from it, or crawled away only to die from drowning in a nearby drainage ditch.  Four years later on 19 Jun 1950, in Hot Springs, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, his mother Virginia married Roger "Dude" Clinton, who had family in Hot Springs.  Dude with his brother's help had set-up "Roger Clinton Buick" in Hope, and that is how he met Virginia.
  
In 1962, in [[Garland County, Arkansas]] William Jefferson Blythe, legally had his name changed to William Jefferson Clinton.
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The family moved to Hot Spring County at some point.  In 1962, in [[Garland County, Arkansas]] William Jefferson Blythe, legally had his name changed to William Jefferson Clinton.
  
On [[Oct 11]], 1975, in Fayetteville, [[Washington County, Arkansas]], he married [[Hillary Diane Rodham]] (b. 1947).  He had met and began dating Hillary while both were students at Yale University.  They had one child, Chelsea Victory Clinton, on [[Feb 27]], 1980 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.</td></tr></table>
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On 11 Oct 1975, in Fayetteville, [[Washington County, Arkansas]], he married [[Hillary Diane Rodham]] (b. 1947).  He had met and began dating Hillary while both were students at Yale University.  They had one child, Chelsea Victory Clinton, on 27 Feb 1980 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.</td></tr></table>
  
 
In 1976 Clinton was elected Attorney General of Arkansas and in 1978 [[Governor of Arkansas]] for a 2-year term.  He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1980, but then reclaimed the Governorship in 1982 and remained Governor for ten more years.  In 1992, while Governor of Arkansas, he ran for and was elected President of the United States and then was re-elected in 1996.
 
In 1976 Clinton was elected Attorney General of Arkansas and in 1978 [[Governor of Arkansas]] for a 2-year term.  He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1980, but then reclaimed the Governorship in 1982 and remained Governor for ten more years.  In 1992, while Governor of Arkansas, he ran for and was elected President of the United States and then was re-elected in 1996.
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In 2000, after his term as President had ended, he and Hillary moved from Washington, DC to [[New York]], where Hillary was elected a US Senator from New York in 2000, becoming the first First Lady to be elected to public office. She ran on the Democratic ticket for the US Presidential Election of 2008 in a field of eight candidates.  During her campaign both Bill and their daughter Chelsea campaigned for Hillary.  Hillary conceded her run, throwing her support behind Barack Obama the only remaining Democratic contender, who was then elected.  Barack named Hilary Secretary of State, and in 2013 she resigned that position.
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===Works===
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*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307266745/102-9279843-7223326?ie=UTF8&tag=countyh-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0307266745 ''Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World''] (Hardcover)
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*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/140003003X/102-9279843-7223326?ie=UTF8&tag=countyh-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=140003003X ''My Life''] (Paperback)
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DI7u-TytRU "Bill Clinton"] on Fox News
  
 
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*''First in His Class'', David Maraniss. Simon & Schuster, New York. 1995. ISBN 0671871099
 
*''First in His Class'', David Maraniss. Simon & Schuster, New York. 1995. ISBN 0671871099
 
*[http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00428383&tree=LEO "Bill Clinton"] on Genealogics citing ''Ancestors of American Presidents'', 1995, Boston, Massachusetts, by Gary Boyd Roberts, Page 130
 
*[http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00428383&tree=LEO "Bill Clinton"] on Genealogics citing ''Ancestors of American Presidents'', 1995, Boston, Massachusetts, by Gary Boyd Roberts, Page 130
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*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0895260603/102-9279843-7223326?ie=UTF8&tag=countyh-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0895260603 ''Dereliction of Duty: The Eyewitness Account of How Bill Clinton Compromised America's National Security''] (Paperback)
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*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195322789/102-9279843-7223326?ie=UTF8&tag=countyh-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0195322789 ''The Pact: Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and the Rivalry that Defined a Generation''] (Hardcover)
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*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0767914120/102-9279843-7223326?ie=UTF8&tag=countyh-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0767914120 ''The Natural: The Misunderstood Presidency of Bill Clinton''] (Paperback)
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*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0895264080/102-9279843-7223326?ie=UTF8&tag=countyh-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0895264080 ''The Secret Life of Bill Clinton: The Unreported Stories''] (Hardcover)
  
 
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==William Jefferson Blythe, Jr.==
 
==William Jefferson Blythe, Jr.==
William Blythe, was born the sixth of nine children on [[Feb 27]], 1918 in Sherman, Grayson County, [[Texas]] to [[#William Jefferson Blythe|William Jefferson "Willie" Blythe]] and his wife [[#Lou Birchie Ayers|Lou Birchie Ayers]].
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William Blythe, was born the sixth of nine children on 27 Feb 1918 in Sherman, Grayson County, [[Texas]] to [[#William Jefferson Blythe|William Jefferson "Willie" Blythe]] and his wife [[#Lou Birchie Ayers|Lou Birchie Ayers]].
  
<table><tr><td>http://www.samsloan.com/billsdad.jpg</td><td>He was married four to five times, one being questionable. He first married seventeen-year-old Virginia Adele Gash Dec 1935 in Medill, Oklahoma. Divorce papers were filed a year later in Dallas "...after Adele had left the Sherman farmhouse and W.J. had sent her clothes on in a suitcase." (Maraniss, p26) On [[Jan 17]], 1938 Adele gave birth, in Austin, Texas to a son Henry Leon Blythe, listing W.J. as the father.  Adele later stated that she visited W.J. at times, and one of these times became pregnant by him.  Adele married secondly, shortly after 1939, to a Mr Ritzenthaler some-time police chief of Brawley California, and he adopted Henry Leon.  He died about 1969/70. She married thirdly or perhaps lastly to a Mr Coffelt
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<table><tr><td>http://www.anusha.com/billsdad.jpg</td><td>He was married four to five times, one being questionable. He first married seventeen-year-old Virginia Adele Gash Dec 1935 in Medill, Oklahoma. Divorce papers were filed a year later in Dallas "...after Adele had left the Sherman farmhouse and W.J. had sent her clothes on in a suitcase." (Maraniss, p26) On 17 Jan 1938 Adele gave birth, in Austin, Texas to a son Henry Leon Blythe, listing W.J. as the father.  Adele later stated that she visited W.J. at times, and one of these times became pregnant by him.  Adele married secondly, shortly after 1939, to a Mr Ritzenthaler some-time police chief of Brawley California, and he adopted Henry Leon.  He died about 1969/70. She married thirdly or perhaps lastly to a Mr Coffelt
 
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William Blythe's second marriage took place [[Aug 11]], 1938 in Ardmore, Oklahoma to twenty-year-old Maxine Hamilton.  They were divorced nine months later after after, according to the divorce papers, he had abandoned her in Los Angeles.
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William Blythe's second marriage took place 11 Aug 1938 in Ardmore, Oklahoma to twenty-year-old Maxine Hamilton.  They were divorced nine months later after after, according to the divorce papers, he had abandoned her in Los Angeles.
  
His third marriage was to Adele Gash's younger sister Faye in 1940.  They divorced after a few months.  His fourth marriage is mentioned in an article in the New York Times: "The President's father, William Jefferson Blythe 3d, was married in 1941 in Jackson County, Missouri, to a Kansas City woman, Wanetta Ellen Alexander, The Kansas City Star and The New York Daily News reported. Court records show that Mrs. Alexander was not granted a divorce until April 13, 1944, seven months after Mr. Blythe married Virginia Cassidy, the President's mother, in Arkansas, the newspapers said."  His article at Wikipedia, is more specific stating that this marriage took place: "On 3 May 1941..."
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His third marriage was to Adele Gash's younger sister Faye in 1940.  They divorced after a few months.  His fourth marriage is mentioned in an article in the New York Times: "The President's father, William Jefferson Blythe 3d, was married in 1941 in Jackson County, Missouri, to a Kansas City woman, Wanetta Ellen Alexander, The Kansas City Star and The New York Daily News reported. Court records show that Mrs. Alexander was not granted a divorce until 13 April 1944, seven months after Mr. Blythe married Virginia Cassidy, the President's mother, in Arkansas, the newspapers said."  His article at Wikipedia, is more specific stating that this marriage took place: "On 3 May 1941..."
  
On [[Apr 24]], 1943, he enlisted or re-enlisted in the Army.  Around this same time, Virginia Dell "Ginger" Cassidy was at Tri-State Hospital in Shreveport studying to be a nurse. He then married her, as his fifth wife on 3 Sep 1943 in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas.  In mid-October, he went for a tour of duty overseas for World War II.  David Maraniss reports that "...his military records indicate that Blythe did not arrive home from Italy until December 1 and was honorably discharged at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 7 Dec 1945". (Maraniss, pg 27-8)  He and Virginia went to live in Chicago, Cook County, [[Illinois]] for a short time, where "... he got back his old job as a salesman for the Manbee Equipment Company." (see [http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/clinton/excerpt.html excerpt] from ''My Life'', by Bill Clinton)  His mother died Feb 1946 and her obituary calls him "...W.J. Blythe of Chicago...."
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On 24 Apr 1943, he enlisted or re-enlisted in the Army.  Around this same time, Virginia Dell "Ginger" Cassidy was at Tri-State Hospital in Shreveport, Louisiana studying to be a nurse. He then married her, as his fifth wife on 3 Sep 1943 in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas.  In mid-October, he went for a tour of duty overseas for World War II.  David Maraniss reports that "...his military records indicate that Blythe did not arrive home from Italy until December 1 and was honorably discharged at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 7 Dec 1945". (Maraniss, pg 27-8)  He and Virginia went to live in Chicago, Cook County, [[Illinois]] for a short time, where "... he got back his old job as a salesman for the Manbee Equipment Company." (see [http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/clinton/excerpt.html excerpt] from ''My Life'', by Bill Clinton)  His mother died Feb 1946 and her obituary calls him "...W.J. Blythe of Chicago...."
  
In Bill Clinton's autobiography, he states that his father and Ginger had just bought a house in the Chicago suburb of Forest Park but couldn't move in for a few months.  Since Ginger was pregnant, they decided she should go back to Hope to wait until they could move in.  It was while he was coming to Hope that he died in a car accident on [[May 17]], 1946 near Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri.  He was driving too fast for the conditions, and his car overturned.  He was either thrown or got out of his car, and was eventually found hours later, some distance away, drowned in a drainage ditch.
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In Bill Clinton's autobiography, he states that his father and Ginger had just bought a house in the Chicago suburb of Forest Park but couldn't move in for a few months.  Since Ginger was pregnant, they decided she should go back to Hope to wait until they could move in.  It was while he was coming to Hope that he died in a car accident on 17 May 1946 near Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri.  He was driving too fast for the conditions, and his car overturned.  He was either thrown or got out of his car, and was eventually found hours later, some distance away, drowned in a drainage ditch.
  
He is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hope, Hempstead County, Arkansas.  Virginia was pregnant and gave birth to William Jefferson Blythe III (now known as President Bill Clinton) on [[Aug 19]], 1946.
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He is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hope, Hempstead County, Arkansas.  Virginia was pregnant and gave birth to William Jefferson Blythe III (now known as President Bill Clinton) on 19 Aug 1946.
  
 
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==Virginia Dell Cassidy==
 
==Virginia Dell Cassidy==
<table><tr><td>Virginia Cassidy was born [[Jun 6]], 1923 in Hope, Hempstead County, Arkansas to James Eldridge Cassidy and his wife Edith Grisham.  She grew up in the area of Hope where her father was a truck driver and her mother was a nurse.  She was married five times, twice to the same man.
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Virginia Cassidy was born 6 Jun 1923 in Hope, Hempstead County, Arkansas to [[#James Eldridge Cassidy|James Eldridge Cassidy]] and his wife [[#Edith Valeria Grisham|Edith Valeria Grisham]].  She grew up in the area of Hope where her father was a truck driver and her mother was a nurse.  She was married five times, twice to the same man.
  
In 1943 Virginia Dell "Ginger" Cassidy was at Tri-State Hospital in Shreveport studying to be a nurse.  While there she met William Jefferson Blythe Jr who would become her first husband.  On [[Apr 24]], 1943, he had enlisted or re-enlisted in the Army.  They were married [[Sep 3]], 1943 in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas.  He then, in mid-October, went for a tour of duty overseas for World War II.  Virginia finished up her training and went back to Hope where she lived with her parents and worked as a nurse.  Just after Bill returned in December 1945, he and Virginia went to live in Chicago, Cook County, [[Illinois]] for three months, where "...Bill had a job waiting for him... selling heavy equipment...." (Maraniss p27)
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In 1943 Virginia Dell "Ginger" Cassidy was at Tri-State Hospital in Shreveport, Louisiana studying to be a nurse.  While there she met William Jefferson Blythe Jr who would become her first husband.  On 24 Apr 1943, he had enlisted or re-enlisted in the Army.  They were married 3 Sep 1943 in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas.  He then, in mid-October, went for a tour of duty overseas for World War II.  Virginia finished up her training and went back to Hope where she lived with her parents and worked as a nurse.  Just after Bill returned in December 1945, he and Virginia went to live in Chicago, Cook County, [[Illinois]] for three months, where "...Bill had a job waiting for him... selling heavy equipment...." (Maraniss p27)
  
Virginia and Bill were going to look for a house in Hope and so she returned there and was living there with her parents when she got the news that he had died in an auto accident.  She was pregnant and gave birth to William Jefferson Blythe III in 1946, who later became President Bill Clinton.</td><td>http://www.samsloan.com/billsmom.jpg</td></tr></table>
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<table><tr><td>Virginia and Bill were going to buy a house in a Chicago suburb, and had put money down on it, but it would not be ready for a few months.  Since she was pregnant she went to live with her parents until the house would be ready to move into.  She was living in Hope with her parents when she got the news that her husband had died in an auto accident.  She was pregnant and gave birth to William Jefferson Blythe III in 1946, who later became President Bill Clinton.
<table><tr><td>http://www.bjsmusic.com/bjsvk.gif</td><td> Virginia was still living with, or near, her parents in Hope, when she met her second husband Roger "Dude" Clinton.
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Roger "Dude" Clinton was born [[Jul 25]], 1909 in Dardenelle, Yell County, Arkansas but had moved with his family in 1919 to Hot Springs County.  Around 1946, with his brother's help, Roger had started the "Roger Clinton Buick" Company in Hope, Arkansas.  Roger Clinton and Virginia Cassidy, commonly called Ginger, had one child, Roger Cassidy Clinton on [[Jul 25]], 1956.  In April 1962, while living in Hot Springs, she filed for a divorce which was granted on [[May 15]].  They reconciled and were remarried in August. Dude Clinton died Nov 1967 in Hot Springs.</td></tr><tr><td>'''Virginia with Barbra Streisand'''</td></tr></table>
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Virginia was still living with, or near, her parents in Hope, when she met her second husband Roger "Dude" Clinton.
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Roger "Dude" Clinton was born 25 Jul 1909 in Dardenelle, Yell County, Arkansas but had moved with his family in 1919 to Hot Spring County.  Around 1946, with his brother's help, Roger had started the "Roger Clinton Buick" Company in Hope, Arkansas.  Roger Clinton and Virginia Cassidy, commonly called Ginger, had one child, Roger Cassidy Clinton on 25 Jul 1956.  
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</td><td>http://www.anusha.com/billsmom.jpg<br>'''Bill, Virginia and Roger'''</td></tr></table>
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<table><tr><td>http://www.bjsmusic.com/bjsvk.gif<br>'''Virginia with Barbra Streisand'''</td><td> In April 1962, while living in Hot Springs, she filed for a divorce which was granted on 15 May 1962.  They reconciled and were remarried in August. Dude Clinton died Nov 1967 in Hot Springs.
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Ginger next married George Jefferson "Jeff" Dwire (b 1926) on 3 Jan 1968 in Hot Springs.  It is unclear at the moment whether he died or they divorced, but she lastly married Richard "Dick" Kelley on 17 Jan 1982.  One of her last public appearances was at a concert by her friend Barbra Streisand.  She died 6 Jan 1994 at her home in Hot Springs, Arkansas and is buried beside her first husband at Rose Hill Cemetery in Hope. Barbra Streisand attended her funeral. Virginia's last husband Richard survived her.</td></tr></table>
  
Ginger next married George Jefferson "Jeff" Dwire (b 1926) on [[Jan 3]], 1968 in Hot Springs.  It is unclear at the moment whether he died or they divorced, but she lastly married Richard "Dick" Kelley on [[Jan 17]], 1982.  One of her last public appearances was at a concert by her friend Barbra Streisand.  When she died her name was Virginia Kelley.  She died [[Jan 6]], 1994 at her home in Hot Springs, Arkansas and is buried beside her first husband at Rose Hill Cemetery in Hope. Barbra Streisand attended her funeral. Virginia's last husband Richard survived her.
 
  
 
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=edith&gsln=Cassidy&sx=&f12=&f4=&f7=&f15=&rg_81004011__date=&rs_81004011__date=0&f18=&f14__n=&_8000C002=&_80008002=&_80018002=&f10=&f16=&gskw=&prox=1&db=1930usfedcen&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=3726262&recoff=1+2 1930 census of Hope, Hempstead County, Arkansas] showing : "J E Cassidy 31, rents home, $16, married first at 23, b AR/AR/AR, Truck Driver, Southern Lee; Edith 26 wife, married first at 18, b AR/AR/AR, no occupation; Virginia 6 daughter b AR"
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=edith&gsln=Cassidy&sx=&f12=&f4=&f7=&f15=&rg_81004011__date=&rs_81004011__date=0&f18=&f14__n=&_8000C002=&_80008002=&_80018002=&f10=&f16=&gskw=&prox=1&db=1930usfedcen&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=3726262&recoff=1+2 1930 census of Hope, Hempstead County, Arkansas] showing : "J E Cassidy 31, rents home, $16, married first at 23, b AR/AR/AR, Truck Driver, Southern Lee; Edith 26 wife, married first at 18, b AR/AR/AR, no occupation; Virginia 6 daughter b AR"
  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=Virginia&gsln=Kelley&sx=&f9=&f8=&f10=1923&f6=&f5=&f7=&f1=&f15=&f14=&f13=&f12=&f20=&f0=&prox=1&db=ssdi&ti=0&ti.si=0 Social Security Death Index, "Virginia D Kelley"] : "Name: Virginia A. Kelley; SSN: 214-24-1574; Born: 7 Feb 1923; Died: 17 Apr 1998; State (Year) SSN issued: Maryland (Before 1951)"
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&gsfn=Virginia&gsln=Kelley&sx=&f9=&f8=&f10=1923&f6=&f5=&f7=&f1=&f15=&f14=&f13=&f12=&f20=&f0=&prox=1&db=ssdi&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&rank=0&pcat=34&fh=3&recid=38650769&recoff=1+2+14 Social Security Death Index, "Virginia D Kelley"] : "Name: Virginia D. Kelley; SSN: 431-18-9525; Last Residence: 71913 Hot Springs National Park, Garland, Arkansas; Born: 6 Jun 1923; Died: 6 Jan 1994; State (Year) SSN issued: Arkansas (Before 1951)
  
 
*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=50007&iid=NEWS-PA-NE_RE.1994_01_07_0003&r=an&rc=1260,2450,1400,2487;1417,2450,1539,2487;1005,5162,1143,5199;1160,5162,1281,5199&fn=virginia&ln=kelley&st=d&ssrc=&pid=521182211 "Clinton's Mother kept spirits high throughout"], (obituary), ''News Record'' (North Hills, Pennsylvania), 7 Jan 7 1994, page A3 stating such bits as: "she died of cancer", "she grew up in Hope, Ark.", "she left Billy with her parents while she left to study nursing", "her second husband (Roger Clinton) beat her"
 
*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=50007&iid=NEWS-PA-NE_RE.1994_01_07_0003&r=an&rc=1260,2450,1400,2487;1417,2450,1539,2487;1005,5162,1143,5199;1160,5162,1281,5199&fn=virginia&ln=kelley&st=d&ssrc=&pid=521182211 "Clinton's Mother kept spirits high throughout"], (obituary), ''News Record'' (North Hills, Pennsylvania), 7 Jan 7 1994, page A3 stating such bits as: "she died of cancer", "she grew up in Hope, Ark.", "she left Billy with her parents while she left to study nursing", "her second husband (Roger Clinton) beat her"
  
*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=50007&iid=NEWS-PA-NE_RE.1994_01_09_0003&r=an&rc=2666,3925,2828,3958;3214,3925,3336,3958;2866,4863,3002,4901;3020,4863,3139,4901;3396,4971,3540,5009;3558,4971,3666,5009&fn=virginia&ln=kelley&st=d&ssrc=&pid=521184259 "Thousands Mourn President's Mother"], (story about funeral), ''News Record'' (North Hills, Pennsylvania), [[Jan 9]], 1994, pg A3 stating such bits as: "Barbara Streisand attended the funeral", "Virginia died of breast cancer", "funeral was in Hot Springs", "Richard Kelley and Roger Clinton were there", "eulogy by Rev. John Miles of St. James Methodist Church of Little Rock".
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*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=50007&iid=NEWS-PA-NE_RE.1994_01_09_0003&r=an&rc=2666,3925,2828,3958;3214,3925,3336,3958;2866,4863,3002,4901;3020,4863,3139,4901;3396,4971,3540,5009;3558,4971,3666,5009&fn=virginia&ln=kelley&st=d&ssrc=&pid=521184259 "Thousands Mourn President's Mother"], (story about funeral), ''News Record'' (North Hills, Pennsylvania), 9 Jan 1994, pg A3 stating such bits as: "Barbara Streisand attended the funeral", "Virginia died of breast cancer", "funeral was in Hot Springs", "Richard Kelley and Roger Clinton were there", "eulogy by Rev. John Miles of St. James Methodist Church of Little Rock".
  
 
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==William Jefferson Blythe==
 
==William Jefferson Blythe==
William Jefferson "Willie" Blythe was born abt [[Jan 21]], 1883 in Ripley, Tippah County, [[Mississippi]], the son of Henry Blythe and his wife Frances "Fanny".
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William Jefferson "Willie" Blythe was born 21 Jan 1883 in Ripley, Tippah County, [[Mississippi]], the son of Henry Blythe and his wife Frances "Fanny".
  
 
He married Lou Birchie Ayers about 1906. They later lived in or around the town of Sherman in Grayson County, Texas. An article in the ''Washington Post'' states that the Texas Blythe's say they moved to Sherman from Tippah County in 1909.  If true, then he must have married Lou in Mississippi.
 
He married Lou Birchie Ayers about 1906. They later lived in or around the town of Sherman in Grayson County, Texas. An article in the ''Washington Post'' states that the Texas Blythe's say they moved to Sherman from Tippah County in 1909.  If true, then he must have married Lou in Mississippi.
  
William and Lou had nine children, the following order:
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William and Lou had nine children, in the following order:
 
#Clifford P Blythe born 1907/8 Mississippi
 
#Clifford P Blythe born 1907/8 Mississippi
 
#Raymond W "Doc" Blythe born 1909 Mississippi, who died aged 19 of "yellow jaundice" in Texas
 
#Raymond W "Doc" Blythe born 1909 Mississippi, who died aged 19 of "yellow jaundice" in Texas
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==James Eldridge Cassidy==
 
==James Eldridge Cassidy==
James Eldridge Cassidy was born [[Aug 19]], 1898 in [[Nevada County, Arkansas]], the son of James Monroe Cassidy and his wife Sarah Louise Russell.
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James Eldridge Cassidy was born 19 Aug 1898 in [[Nevada County, Arkansas]], the son of James Monroe Cassidy and his wife Sarah Louise Russell.
  
On  [[Jan 3]], 1922 in Nevada County, Arkansas, he married Edith Vallie "Valeria" "Ada" Grisham.
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On  3 Jan 1922 in Nevada County, Arkansas, he married Edith Vallie "Valeria" "Ada" Grisham.
  
James died [[Mar 11]], 1957 in Hot Springs, [[Hot Springs County, Arkansas]]
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James died 11 Mar 1957 in Hot Springs, [[Hot Spring County, Arkansas]]
  
 
===Primary sources for 6===
 
===Primary sources for 6===
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*[http://www.wargs.com/political/clinton.html "Bill Clinton"], ancestry research by William Addams Reitwiesner, where he states that: "The following material on the immediate ancestry of Bill Clinton is taken almost verbatim from Gary Boyd Roberts, Ancestors of American Presidents, First Authoritative Edition [Santa Clarita, Cal.: Boyer, 1995]."
 
*[http://www.wargs.com/political/clinton.html "Bill Clinton"], ancestry research by William Addams Reitwiesner, where he states that: "The following material on the immediate ancestry of Bill Clinton is taken almost verbatim from Gary Boyd Roberts, Ancestors of American Presidents, First Authoritative Edition [Santa Clarita, Cal.: Boyer, 1995]."
 
*''First in His Class'', David Maraniss. Simon & Schuster, New York. 1995. ISBN 0671871099
 
*''First in His Class'', David Maraniss. Simon & Schuster, New York. 1995. ISBN 0671871099
*[http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wjhonson&id=I16735 "James Eldridge Cassidy"], by Will Johnson
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*[http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wjhonson&id=I12607 "James Eldridge Cassidy"], by Will Johnson
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=genepool%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=James&gsln=Cassidy&sx=&gs1co=2%2cUnited+States&gs1pl=6%2cArkansas&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=0&recid=443622&recoff=1+2+50+51 "Family Data Collection - Individual Records", "James Eldridge Cassidy"] showing: "Spouse Edith Valeria Graham; Parents James M Cassidy, Sarah Louisa Russell; Born Nevada Co, Parker Twp, AR; born 19 Aug 1898; married Nevada Co, Ar; married 3 Jan 1922; died Hope, Hempstead Co, AR; died 11 Mar 1957"
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=genepool%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=James&gsln=Cassidy&sx=&gs1co=2%2cUnited+States&gs1pl=6%2cArkansas&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=0&recid=443622&recoff=1+2+50+51 "Family Data Collection - Individual Records", "James Eldridge Cassidy"] showing: "Spouse Edith Valeria Graham; Parents James M Cassidy, Sarah Louisa Russell; Born Nevada Co, Parker Twp, AR; born 19 Aug 1898; married Nevada Co, Ar; married 3 Jan 1922; died Hope, Hempstead Co, AR; died 11 Mar 1957"
  
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==Henry Patton Foote Blythe==
 
==Henry Patton Foote Blythe==
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Henry Patton Foote Blythe was born about 1851/2 in Mississippi.  About 1875 he married Frances Ellen Hines in Mississippi, and probably in Tippah County.  They had seven children before his death which occurred between 1895 and 1900.
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===Primary sources for 8===
 
===Primary sources for 8===
 
*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6742&iid=MST9_666-0101&fn=Laura+E.&ln=Blythe&st=r&ssrc=&pid=14336978 1880 Census of Tippah County, Mississippi] showing "Thomas Blythe, 51, Farmer AL/TN/TN; Elizabeth 49, wife TN/NC/NC; Martha 25 daughter; Mary 22 daughter, C Columbus, 12, son; Henry Blythe 28, son MS/AL/SC; Francis E, 21 MS/TN/SC, daug law, Laura E 4 G Daughter, Mary E 3 G Daughter"
 
*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6742&iid=MST9_666-0101&fn=Laura+E.&ln=Blythe&st=r&ssrc=&pid=14336978 1880 Census of Tippah County, Mississippi] showing "Thomas Blythe, 51, Farmer AL/TN/TN; Elizabeth 49, wife TN/NC/NC; Martha 25 daughter; Mary 22 daughter, C Columbus, 12, son; Henry Blythe 28, son MS/AL/SC; Francis E, 21 MS/TN/SC, daug law, Laura E 4 G Daughter, Mary E 3 G Daughter"
  
 
==Frances Ellen Hines==
 
==Frances Ellen Hines==
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Frances Ellen "Fanny" Hines was born Dec 1858 in Mississippi.  About 1875 she married Henry Blythe in Mississippi, possibly in Tippah County.  Henry died between 1895 and 1900 in Tippah County, Mississippi.
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By 1910 Fanny had moved to Grayson County, Texas.
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===Primary sources for 9===
 
===Primary sources for 9===
 
*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6742&iid=MST9_666-0101&fn=Laura+E.&ln=Blythe&st=r&ssrc=&pid=14336978 1880 Census of Tippah County, Mississippi] showing "Thomas Blythe, 51, Farmer AL/TN/TN; Elizabeth 49, wife TN/NC/NC; Martha 25 daughter; Mary 22 daughter, C Columbus, 12, son; Henry Blythe 28, son MS/AL/SC; Francis E, 21 MS/TN/SC, daug law, Laura E 4 G Daughter, Mary E 3 G Daughter"
 
*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6742&iid=MST9_666-0101&fn=Laura+E.&ln=Blythe&st=r&ssrc=&pid=14336978 1880 Census of Tippah County, Mississippi] showing "Thomas Blythe, 51, Farmer AL/TN/TN; Elizabeth 49, wife TN/NC/NC; Martha 25 daughter; Mary 22 daughter, C Columbus, 12, son; Henry Blythe 28, son MS/AL/SC; Francis E, 21 MS/TN/SC, daug law, Laura E 4 G Daughter, Mary E 3 G Daughter"
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==Edna Earl Adams==
 
==Edna Earl Adams==
==Thomas Blythe==
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==Thomas Jefferson Blythe==
==Mrs Elizabeth Blythe==
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==Ester Elvira Baum==
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==John Francis Hines==
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==Eliza Emily Lockhart==
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==Mr Ayers==
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==Mrs Ayers==
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==Mr Simpson==
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==Mrs Simpson==
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==George Washington Cassidy==
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==Nancy Ann Snellgrove==
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==William James Russell==
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==Mary Elizabeth Spradley==
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==James B Grisham==
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==Hester Rebecca Mitchell==
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==Martin Franklin Adams==
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==Sarah Jane May==
  
 
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