▁In ▁other ▁di ary ▁entries , ▁Elli ott ▁wrote : ▁" Tra ils ▁bad - free zing ▁night ▁no ▁water ... Ag ain ▁only ▁mud ▁no ▁water ▁free zing ▁hard ... F right ▁ful ▁[ s ic ] ▁th irst .” ▁They ▁reached ▁Fort ▁Griff in ▁on ▁George ▁Washington ' s ▁birth day ▁and ▁a ▁week ▁later ▁returned ▁to ▁Dallas . ▁Then , ▁Elli ott ▁and ▁John ▁res umed ▁their ▁originally ▁planned ▁route . ▁They ▁were ▁back ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁late ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁ex ile ▁On ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁Ro ose vel t ▁inherited ▁a ▁fortune ▁and ▁lived ▁the ▁life - style ▁of ▁the ▁idle ▁rich ▁by , ▁among ▁other ▁purs uits , ▁hunting ▁t ig ers ▁in ▁India . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁Elli ott ▁was ▁The odore ' s ▁best ▁man ▁at ▁The odore ' s ▁first ▁marriage ▁to ▁Alice ▁H ath away ▁Lee . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁Ro ose vel t ▁wed ▁a ▁rich ▁debut ante , ▁Anna ▁Reb e cca ▁Hall ▁( 1 8 6 3 – 1 8 9 2 ), ▁the ▁el dest ▁daughter ▁of ▁Valent ine ▁Gill ▁Hall ▁Jr ., ▁and ▁Mary ▁Living ston ▁Lud low . ▁The ▁wed ding ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁in ▁Cal v ary ▁Church ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁The ▁couple