 In 1899 , he became engaged to Hannah Walker Sampson , the daughter of Rear Admiral William T. Sampson . The families knew each other well , and Cluverius was an usher at the wedding of Hannah 's sister Olive . On 5 April 1900 , they were married in a ceremony at the Boston Navy Yard . Their marriage produced two daughters , Elizabeth ( Betty ) and Martha , and a son , Wat Tyler Cluverius III . Not only did their son become a naval officer , but both daughters married naval officers , John S. Crenshaw and William S. Parsons respectively . Both sons in law later became admirals . 
