▁Taylor ' s ▁political ▁career , ▁his ▁wife ▁Peg gy ▁Taylor ▁literally ▁pray ed ▁for ▁his ▁defeat , ▁for ▁she ▁dread ed ▁the ▁personal ▁consequences ▁of ▁his ▁becoming ▁president . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁she ▁became ▁First ▁Lady , ▁the ▁hard ships ▁of ▁following ▁her ▁husband ▁from ▁fort ▁to ▁fort ▁and ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁several ▁children ▁had ▁taken ▁their ▁to ll . ▁ ▁A ▁semi - invalid , ▁she ▁remained ▁in ▁se clusion ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁House , ▁leaving ▁the ▁duties ▁of ▁official ▁host ess ▁to ▁her ▁daughter ▁Mary ▁Elizabeth ▁" B et ty " ▁Bl iss . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁sudden ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁President , ▁Mrs . ▁Taylor ' s ▁health ▁d eter ior ated ▁rapidly . ▁ ▁Margaret ▁" P eg gy " ▁Taylor ▁died ▁two ▁years ▁later , ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁in ▁P asc ag ou la , ▁Mississippi . ▁She ▁was ▁buried ▁next ▁to ▁her ▁husband ▁near ▁Louis ville , ▁Kentucky . ▁ ▁Port ra its ▁and ▁photograph s ▁For ▁many ▁years ▁no ▁port ra its ▁or ▁photograph s ▁of ▁Margaret ▁Taylor ▁could ▁be ▁fully ▁authentic ated ▁and ▁none ▁were ▁known ▁to ▁exist . ▁A ▁suggested ▁li ken ess ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁for ▁Pres iding ▁Lad ies ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁House , ▁by ▁L ila ▁G . ▁A . ▁W ool fall , ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁National ▁Liter ature ▁and ▁Art , ▁Washington , ▁D . ▁C