William Jefferson Blythe Jr. of her daughter Sharon. Blythe's divorce from Wanetta Alexander was granted in court on April 13, 1944. Seven months before that, on September 4, 1943, Blythe had bigamously "married" Virginia Dell Cassidy of Bodcaw, Arkansas. Blythe and Cassidy remained married until his death in a car crash on May 17, 1946. Three months after Blythe's death, on August 19, 1946, Cassidy gave birth to their only child, William Jefferson Blythe III, who as a teen took his stepfather's surname and became known as Bill Clinton, the future 42nd President of the United States. Cassidy had no knowledge of Blythe's previous
T. Jefferson Coolidge died at his home, 315 Dartmouth St. in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 17, 1920. Through his son, he was the grandfather of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge III, Armory Coolidge and William A. Coolidge. Through his daughter Sarah, he was the grandfather of Thomas Jefferson Newbold, who married Katherine Hubbard in 1914. A granddaughter, Eleonora Sears, became a prominent American sportswoman. T. Jefferson Coolidge Thomas Jefferson Coolidge (August 26, 1831 – November 17, 1920) was a leading Boston businessman. Coolidge was born to a Joseph Coolidge (1798–1879) and Eleonora Wayles (née Randolph) Coolidge (1796–1876). He was the brother of Ellen Coolidge Dwight