Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 in Virigina. He was born in a house that was called "Shadwell." Thomas went to school near a pond. Thomas met another guy named Tom. They both became good friends. On the winter day they would skate on the pond, on summer days they would swim in it. The next day the Randolph children's mom had died. (The Randolph people were the Jeffersons families best friends.)

So Thomas's family had to go live with the Randolph children for seven years until they were old enough to live on their own. The Jefferson family said good-bye and headed home. When Thomas was 10 years old he made a bet with Tom that on February 30 they would have a horse race. Tom knew he would win it. February 28 came. The next day was March 1. Tom got tricked so Thomas won the bet.

At the age of 14, THomas had red hair and freckles and he was tall. When Thomas got home from school one day his father had died. After the funeral Thomas went off to college. When he finished college he became a lawyer. In 1776 Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. It took him 18 days.

In 1772 on New Years day Thomas married Martha. They had 2 children. September 6, 1782 the worst thing in Jeffersons life happened. Martha and his daughter died. He didn't eat or drink. But Patsy took care of him. (Their maid.) Then Jefferson had to leave for France. On February 1790 Thomas got married to Patsy. In 1801 Thomas became president. THen they had a baby girl named Polly. The next week Polly got very sick and died. Thomas had another war for the North and South. In 1826 Jefferson died at the age of 83. They found a diary on a desk next to his bed with a picture of a grave on it that he wanted on his tombstone. "Here was buried Thomas Jefferson author of the Declaration of American Independence of Statute of Virginia, for religious freedom and father of the University of Virginia. By these, I wish most to be remembered."

Thomas Jefferson was a very kind man. He became President because one day a reporter came in and saw him sitting on the floor playing with his grandchildren. Thomas was a very easy-going man, they liked easy-going people. Thomas ran against Clark. Thomas won the election. Thomas didn't have any brothers or sisters.