Talk:James Roosevelt I

Multiple issues with article

I'd think that "1885" picture would be somewhat later than that; FDR does not appear to be aged three. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.115.28.151 (talk) 03:47, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

I have changed the caption to read 1895, which would make FDR 13 at the time (he looks a little young for 13, but he was a late bloomer). I am looking to determine the exact date. Another issue: The page had James' middle name as Delano. That was his second wife's maiden name. If memory serves, James didn't have a middle name, but again I will verify.THD3 (talk) 13:02, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Estate

James Roosevelt, Sr. and Rebecca Howland Roosevelt's only son was named James Roosevelt Roosevelt. He was nicknamed "Rosey". James Roosevelt, Sr's estate went to his wife Sara Delano Roosevelt, who died on September 7, 1941. FDR was not old enough to own property, He was shy of 18 years old, having been born on January 30, 1882. At the time of her death, her estate passed to FDR, their only child — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.121.31.176 (talk) 03:22, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Do you have a source for that? Beyond My Ken (talk) 03:28, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

not second cousin

Article says: “...he married his second cousin, Rebecca Brien Howland...”

I had always understood that James Roosevelt had married his mother’s first cousin, which would be his first cousin once removed, not second cousin. But it never hurts to recheck.

Sure enough, Gardiner Greene “G. G.” Howland and Susan Howland were siblings. G.G.’s daughter Rebecca Brien Howland and Susan’s daughter Mary Aspinwall were first cousins. Rebecca was James’ wife and Mary was James’ mother, so he did indeed marry his mother’s first cousin.

It seems unlikely a published book on Roosevelt genealogy would mistake a first cousin once removed for a second cousin, so it would have to be whoever wrote this article that made the mistake. 71.184.87.187 (talk) 22:45, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

The book describes Rebecca as "a daughter of his mother's first cousin". Larry Hockett (Talk) 04:14, 24 June 2022 (UTC)