How did Theodore Roosevelts (our 26th president) mother and wife die?
Teddy Roosevelt’s Pocket Diary ||| Back ||| On February 14, 1884, Theodore Roosevelt received a terrible blow-both his wife and mother died within hours of one another in the Roosevelt house in New York City. His mother, age 50, succumbed to typhus, and his wife Alice died at the age of 22 giving birth to her namesake. The following diary entries lovingly describe his courtship, wedding, happiness in marriage, and his grief over the death of his wife Alice, after which he never spoke of the union again. Roosevelt’s seven surviving diariesprovide a unique insight into the inner man.
