yes, you heard that right-- just three generations, president tyler, his son lyon tyler, and grandsonon, span almost the entire history of the united states. >> but i'm still here. >> reporter: we met harrison and his son, william, at president tyler's virginia estate. when you tell people that you are the great-grandson and your gawght is the grandson of the tenth president of the united states, do they find it hard to believe? >> i find it hard to public upon ( laughs ) i think it has to do with second wives. >> reporter: much younger second wives. here's how it happened. john tyler became process prt in 1841. he had eight children with his first, who died while he was in office. at 52, he married 22-year-old julia gardiner. they had seven children, for a total of 15, the most of any president. he was 63 when son lyon tyler was born, whose first wife also died. lyon, too, had a very young second wife. he was 75 when harrison tyler was born. president tyler renovated this house, sherwood forest plantation, with young julia in mind. >> this was the ballroom. john tyler's wife was 30 y

yes, you heard that right-- just three generations, president tyler, his son lyon tyler, and grandsonost the entire history of the united states. >> but i'm still here. >> reporter: we met harrison and his son, william, at president tyler's virginia estate. when you tell people that you are the great-grandson, and your father is the grandson of the tenth president of the united states, do they find it hard to believe? >> i find it hard to believe. i think it has to do with second wives. >> reporter: much younger second wives. here's how it happened. john tyler became president in 1841. he had eight children with his first wife, who died while he was in office office. at 52 he married 22-year-old julia gardner. they had seven children fair total of 15, the most of any president. he was 63 when son, lyon tyler, was born, whose first wife also died. lyon, too, had a very young second wife. he was 75 when harrison tyler was porn. the sherwood forest plantation was renovated with young julia in mind. >> this was the ball room. john tyler's wife was 30 years his younger and she liked to par

he was 63 when son lyon tyler was born whose first wife died. lyon had a young second wife. he was 75 when harrison tyler was born. president tyler renovated this house with young julia in mind. >> this was the ballroom. john tyler's wife was 30 years younger. she liked to party. >> liked to party. >> this was designed for the virginia reel. >> which was all the rage at the time. william says the house is haunted. >> that is the ghost. it is amazing. you can see the curls, coming down. bonnet on top of her head. it is clearly a young girl. no doubt. >> the ghostly image remained even after being painted over. >> president tyler's biggest accomplishment was the annexation of texas but political ambition was not -- does not run in the family. >> you never thought of running for president yourself. >> no. >> you wouldn't want that job? >> no. >> would you want that job? >> no. >> i know better. >> instead of making history they prefer to preserve it. chip reid, cbs news, charles city, virginia. >>> and, that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. nor some of you the news cont

he was 63 when son lion tyler who born whose first wife also died. lyonsecond wife, 75, when harrison was born. president tyler, renovated the house with young julia in mind. >> this is the ballroom. john tyler's wife was, 30 years his younger. and liked to party. >> lacked to pariked to party. designed for the virginia reel. >> all the rage. william says the house its haunted. >> it is amazing. you can see the pearls coming down. bonnet on top of her head.. annexation of texas. but political ambition was not run in the family. >> you never thought of running for president yourself? >> no. >> you wouldn't want that job? >> no. >> would you want that job? >> no. >> i know better. >> instead of making history, they prefer to preserve it. >> chip reid, cbs news, charles city, virginia. >>> that's the "overnight news" for this wednesday. >>> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm don dahler. unexpected break through in the nuclear standoff between the united states and north korea. kim jong-un has agreed to an historic summit meeting next month with south korea