▁" Mad " ▁Anthony ▁Wayne , ▁Sym mes ▁confront ed ▁his ▁new ▁son - in - law ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁their ▁wed ding . ▁Address ing ▁Harrison ▁stern ly , ▁Sym mes ▁demanded ▁to ▁know ▁how ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁support ▁a ▁family ▁with ▁Anna . ▁Harrison ▁respond ed ▁" by ▁my ▁sword , ▁and ▁my ▁own ▁right ▁arm , ▁sir ." ▁Not ▁until ▁his ▁son - in - law ▁had ▁achieved ▁fame ▁on ▁the ▁battle field ▁did ▁Sym mes ▁come ▁to ▁accept ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁couple ▁apparently ▁had ▁a ▁happy ▁marriage , ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁fruit ful ▁one , ▁having ▁had ▁ 1 0 ▁children ▁and ▁ 4 0 ▁grand children . ▁T rag ically , ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁children ▁died ▁young , ▁one ▁in ▁inf ancy , ▁and ▁seven ▁in ▁their ▁ 2 0 s ▁or ▁ 3 0 s . ▁Only ▁two ▁lived ▁beyond ▁age ▁ 3 5 , ▁and ▁only ▁one ▁beyond ▁ 5 0 . ▁N ine ▁of ▁their ▁ 1 0 ▁children ▁preced ed ▁her ▁in ▁death , ▁and ▁six ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁preced ed ▁him : ▁ ▁Hus band ' s ▁rise ▁to ▁fame ▁ ▁Harrison ▁won ▁fame ▁as ▁an ▁Indian ▁f ighter ▁and ▁hero ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁but ▁he ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁a ▁civil ian ▁career . ▁His ▁service ▁in ▁Congress ▁as ▁territorial ▁delegate ▁from ▁Ohio ▁gave ▁Anna ▁and ▁their ▁children ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁visit ▁his ▁family ▁at ▁Ber keley