Early Years
Corinne Roosevelt (nicknamed "Conie") was born on September 27, 1861 at 28 East 20th Street in New York City, the fourth and youngest child of Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. Her siblings were Anna Roosevelt (1855–1931); Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), the future President of the United States; and Elliott Roosevelt (1860–1894), the father of future First Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt.
Corinne was a playmate of Edith Kermit Carow, her brother Theodore's future wife and later the First Lady of the United States. Corinne's father was a supporter of the North during the Civil War, while her mother Martha supported the South. Martha's home state was Georgia and she had moved to New York only due to her marriage to Theodore. Martha's brothers were members of the Confederate Navy. However, the conflict between Corinne's parents' political loyalties did not prevent her from experiencing a privileged childhood, including the best schools and regular travel, or the formal debut into society expected of the daughters of prominent families.
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