Edith Bolling Wilson
Edith Bolling Wilson was born here on 15 Oct.
1872, where she lived with her parents Judge
William H. and Sallie White Bolling and ten
siblings. Edith Bolling married Norman Galt in
1896 and after his death in 1908 she operated
his Washington, D.C., jewelry store. She married
President Woodrow Wilson on 18 Dec. 1915 and
actively supported him and his policies. Following
President Wilson’s debilitating stroke in Oct.
1919, she managed his affairs during his convalescence and promoted Wilson’s legacy after
his death in 1924. Edith Wilson died on 28 Dec.
1961 and is interred with President Wilson at
the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
Marker is on East Main Street (U.S. 11) near 1st Street, on the left when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
