Home town Denver, Colorado Name Elivera Doud | Religion Presbyterian Role Mamie Eisenhower's mother | |
Full Name Elivera Mathilda Carlson Born May 13, 1878 Boone, Iowa Resting place Fairmount Cemetery, Denver Residence 750 Lafayette Street, Denver Known for Mamie Eisenhower's mother Died September 28, 1960, Denver, Colorado, United States Spouse John Sheldon Doud (m. 1894–1951) Children Mamie Eisenhower, Mabel Frances Doud, Eleanor Doud, Eda Mae Doud Parents Johanna Maria Andersdotter, Carl Severin Jeremiasson Grandchildren John Eisenhower, Doud Eisenhower Similar People Mamie Eisenhower, John Eisenhower, Doud Eisenhower, Ida Stover Eisenhower, Dwight D Eisenhower | ||
Elivera M. Doud (May 13, 1878 – September 28, 1960) was the mother of Mamie Eisenhower.
Biography
Elivera Mathilda Carlson was born in Boone, Iowa, to Swedish immigrant parents. Her father, Carl Severin Jeremiasson (later Carl Carlson), was born in Dagsas parish, near the village of Sibbarp, Halland County, Sweden during 1841. Her mother, Johanna Maria Andersdotter (later Maria Andersson), was born in Fjaras parish, Halland County, Sweden in 1841. They were married in Sweden during March 1868.
Elivera Carlson and John Sheldon Doud were married on August 10, 1894. Elivera and her husband had four daughters: Eleanor, Mamie, Eda Mae, and Mabel Frances. The family moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1897, and then to Pueblo and Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1905, before settling in Denver in 1906.
The Doud family winter-vacationed in San Antonio, Texas, every year, and it was there that their daughter Mamie met a young Lt. Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1915. In 1952, a year after the death of her husband, Elivera Doud accompanied her daughter and son-in-law on the presidential campaign trail. She was a favorite among Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower’s friends and associates because of her sparkling personality and sense of humor. After Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidential inauguration in 1953, Elivera moved into the White House with her daughter and son-in-law. There, she became involved in the activities of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Republican women’s clubs.
In April 1958, Elivera was named "Mother-in-Law of the Year" by a Mother-in-Law Day committee in New York which announced "she fully exemplifies the qualities of understanding and devotion which contribute in such measure to the unity of the American family."