Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower was born in 1896, in Boone, Iowa. She was the daughter of John Sheldon Doud and Elivera Mathilda Carlson Doud. When Mamie was nine, the family moved to Colorado. when. Mamie attended local Denver public schools. In 1915, she graduated from the private Wolcott School. The Wolcott was a former school for girls located at 1410 N Marion St. Denver. The Wolcott School building is still standing. This historic Cheesman Park neighborhood building has been converted into an apartment complex.
Former Wolcott School building at1410 N Marion St. Denver, Colorado. Now the Wolcott Apartments.Photo byColorado Martini Publishing LLC
In her early twenties, while vacationing in Texas in 1916, she met Second Lieutenant Dwight D. Eisenhower. They were married on July 1, 1916, at the Doud family home in Denver.
The Summer White House in Denver
In 1905, the Douds moved to Denver, and lived at 101 Logan Street. In 1906, John Doud bought a residence at 750 Lafayette Street. Both home are still staying.