John Tyler was married twice and had fifteen legitimate children.Tyler's grave at Hollywood CemeteryHis first wife was Letitia Christian Tyler, with whom he had eight children (Mary Tyler (1815–47); Robert Tyler (1816–77); John Tyler (1819–96); Letitia Tyler (1821–1907); Elizabeth Tyler (1823–50); Anne Contesse Tyler (1825); Alice Tyler (1827–54); Tazewell Tyler (1830–74)). Letitia died in the White House in September 1842.His second wife was Julia Gardiner Tyler (July 23, 1820–July 10, 1889), with whom he had seven children (David Gardiner Tyler (1846–1927); John Alexander Tyler (1848–83); Julia Gardiner Tyler (1849–71); Lachlan Tyler (1851–1902); Lyon Gardiner Tyler (1853-1935); Robert Fitzwalter Tyler (1856–1927); Pearl Tyler (1860–1947)). His granddaughter Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson daughter of Lyon Gardiner Tyler, was one of the founders of Kappa Delta Sorority.Tyler was a slaveholder for his entire life. John Dunjee claimed to be the illegitimate son of John Tyler, a child of Tyler and one of his female slaves. There was also a mulatto woman who frequently traveled with the Tyler family who was alleged to be the president's daughter.As of 2009 Tyler has two living grandsons through his son Lyon Gardiner Tyler (1853-1935). Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Jr., was born in 1924, and Harrison Ruffin Tyler was born in 1928.
