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'''Hillary Diane Rodham''' (b. 1947)

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==Hillary Diane Rodham==
Hillary Diane Rodham was born [[Oct 26]], 1947 at Edgewater Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Hugh Ellsworth Rodham and his wife Dorothy Emma Howell.  The family lived first in Chicago until Hillary was three, and then in Park Ridge, Illinois. Her father was a son of Welsh and English immigrants. She has two younger brothers, attorney Hugh and Tony a business consultant.

Hillary attended Yale University and while there met and began dating [[William J Clinton|Bill Clinton]].  They married [[Oct 11]], 1975, in Fayetteville, [[Washington County, Arkansas]],   They had one child, Chelsea Victory Clinton, on [[Feb 27]], 1980 in Little Rock, [[Pulaski County, Arkansas]].

In 1976 Bill 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 [[Presidents of the United States|President of the United States]] and then was re-elected in 1996, serving until Jan 2001.

Moving to New York, Hillary was elected a US Senator from [[New York]] in 2000, becoming the first First Lady to be elected to public office.  She is currently running on the Democratic ticket for the US Presidential Election of 2008.  Her Democratic challengers are: [[Joseph Biden|Joe Biden]], [[Christopher Dodd]], [[John Edwards]], [[Dennis Kucinich]], [[Barack Obama]], and [[William Richardson|Bill Richardson]]

===Secondary sources===
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton "Hillary Rodham Clinton"] on Wikipedia
*[http://www.wargs.com/political/rodham.html "Hillary Rodham Clinton"], ancestry research by William Addams Reitwiesner.
*''First in His Class'', David Maraniss. Simon & Schuster, New York. 1995. ISBN 0671871099
*[http://www.ancestry.com/columns/eastman/eastAug31-98.htm A news column at ancestry naming her parents, birthdate, birthplace and marriage date]

==Hugh Ellsworth Rodham==
Hugh Ellsworth Rodham was born 2 Apr 1911 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, [[Pennsylvania]], the son of Hugh Rodham, an English immigrant and his wife Hannah.

He married Dorothy Emma Howell sometime before 1948.  They lived in Park Ridge, Illinois.

He died 7 Apr 1993 in Little Rock, [[Pulaski County, Arkansas]], and is buried at Washburn Street Cemetery in Scranton.

===Primary Sources===
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&so=2&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Hugh&gsln=Rodham&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&db=&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-c&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416 1881 Census of Kyo, Durham, England] showing "Jonathan Rodham 37; Isabella Simpson Rodham 31; Thomas Bell Rodham 12; Margaret Rodham 10; Isabella Simpson Rodham 8; Joseph Rodham 6; William Robert Rodham 4; Jonathan Rodham 3; Hugh Rodham 1"

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1900usfedcen%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Hugh&gsln=Rodham&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&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=58915368&recoff=1+2 1900 Census of Scranton, Pennsylvania] showing "Jonathon Rodham, 56; Isabella S 50; Margaret 29; Joseph 25; William R 24; Hugh 20; Elizabeth 18; Robert B 16; Wade 14; Ethel 12; George B 10"

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1910USCenIndex%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Hugh&gsln=Rodham&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&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=71607306&recoff=1+2 1910 Census of Scranton, Pennsylvania] showing "Hugh Rodham, 30; Hanna, 28; Willard A 3"

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1920usfedcen%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Hugh&gsln=Rodham&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&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=82226515&recoff=1+3 1920 Census of Scranton, Pennsylvania] showing "Hugh L Rodham, 40, England; Hannah 37, Pennsylvania; Willard 13; Hughes E 8; Russell D 2 1/12"

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1930usfedcen%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Hugh&gsln=Rodham&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&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=1&recid=95988734&recoff=1+2 1930 Census of Scranton, Pennsylvania] showing "Hugh S Rodham, 50, England; Hannah 47, Pennsylvania; Willard S 23, Hugh 18, Russell 12", married about 24 years ago.

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=ssdi%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Hugh&gsln=Rodham&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&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=60271001&recoff=1+2 Social Security Death Index] showing "Hugh Rodham, born 16 Aug 1879, died Mar 1965, last resided Pennsylvania"

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=ssdi%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Hugh&gsln=Rodham&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&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=1&recid=60271002&recoff=1+2 Social Security Death Index] showing "Hugh E Rodham, born 2 Apr 1911, died 7 Apr 1993, issued by Pennsylvania, last residence Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas"

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=ChicagoTribuneObits%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Hugh&gsln=Rodham&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&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=174977&recoff=1+2 Chicago Tribune Obituary Index], showing Hugh E Rodham, 82, 9 Apr 1993

===Secondary sources===
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton "Hillary Rodham Clinton"] on Wikipedia
*[http://www.wargs.com/political/rodham.html "Hillary Rodham Clinton"], ancestry research by William Addams Reitwiesner.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Rodham,_Sr. Entry on wikipedia for Hugh Rodham]

==Dorothy Emma Howell==
Dorothy Emma Howell was born in or around Chicago, Illinois in 1919.

===Secondary sources===
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton "Hillary Rodham Clinton"] on Wikipedia
*[http://www.wargs.com/political/rodham.html "Hillary Rodham Clinton"], ancestry research by William Addams Reitwiesner.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Rodham,_Sr. Entry on wikipedia for Hugh Rodham]

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==Hugh Simpson Rodham==
Hugh Simpson Rodham was born [[Aug 16]], 1879 in Durham, England, the son of Jonathan Rodham and his wife Isabella Simpson.

===Primary Sources===
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&so=2&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Hugh&gsln=Rodham&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&db=&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-c&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416 1881 Census of Kyo, Durham, England] showing "Jonathan Rodham 37; Isabella Simpson Rodham 31; Thomas Bell Rodham 12; Margaret Rodham 10; Isabella Simpson Rodham 8; Joseph Rodham 6; William Robert Rodham 4; Jonathan Rodham 3; Hugh Rodham 1"

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1900usfedcen%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Hugh&gsln=Rodham&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&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=58915368&recoff=1+2 1900 Census of Scranton, Pennsylvania] showing "Jonathon Rodham, 56; Isabella S 50; Margaret 29; Joseph 25; William R 24; Hugh 20; Elizabeth 18; Robert B 16; Wade 14; Ethel 12; George B 10"

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1910USCenIndex%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Hugh&gsln=Rodham&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&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=71607306&recoff=1+2 1910 Census of Scranton, Pennsylvania] showing "Hugh Rodham, 30; Hanna, 28; Willard A 3"

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1920usfedcen%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Hugh&gsln=Rodham&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&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=82226515&recoff=1+3 1920 Census of Scranton, Pennsylvania] showing "Hugh L Rodham, 40, England; Hannah 37, Pennsylvania; Willard 13; Hughes E 8; Russell D 2 1/12"

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1930usfedcen%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Hugh&gsln=Rodham&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&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=1&recid=95988734&recoff=1+2 1930 Census of Scranton, Pennsylvania] showing "Hugh S Rodham, 50, England; Hannah 47, Pennsylvania; Willard S 23, Hugh 18, Russell 12", married about 24 years ago.

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=ssdi%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Hugh&gsln=Rodham&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&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=60271001&recoff=1+2 Social Security Death Index] showing "Hugh Rodham, born 16 Aug 1879, died Mar 1965, last resided Pennsylvania"