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Ross, Margaret Selden Kennedy, 1902-1982

 Person

Biographical Note

This diary belonged to Margaret Selden Kennedy Ross (1902-1982) of Warrenton, Virginia. Ross belonged to a family with a rich political history. Her grandfather was a physician named Dr. Stephen Dandridge Kennedy (1834-1914), whose father was Maryland Senator Anthony Kennedy. Her grandmother was Mary Selden Kennedy, author of the book Seldons of Virginia and Allied Families. Ross married Zachary Landsowne in 1921. After he died in 1925, she married John Caswell in 1927 and moved to Washington D.C. Ross lived there until her death in 1982.

External Sources:

United States Federal Census, 1930.

"Margaret Selden Kennedy 'Betsy' Ross Caswell" entry, findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55029638/margaret_selden_kennedy_caswell, accessed on September 18, 2024.

Kennedy, Mary Seldon. Seldons of Virginia and Allied Families. New York: Frank Allaben Geneological Society, 1911. https://ia801305.us.archive.org/28/items/seldensofvirgini01kenn/seldensofvirgini01kenn.pdf, accessed on September 18, 2024.

Marriage announcement, The Washington Herald, Washington, D.C., December 8, 1921, https://www.newspapers.com/image/76056080/, accessed on September 18, 2024.

“Stephen Dandridge Kennedy.” UVA Unionists. https://community.village.virginia.edu/unionist/node/592, accessed September 18, 2024.

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Margaret S. K. Ross Diary

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-092
Abstract This collection contains the diary of Margaret Selden Kennedy Ross (1902-1982) of Warrenton, Virginia. The diary dated February-September 1915 depicts the daily life of a young girl in the early 20th century. Ross mostly talks about school, teachers, and classmates, with whom she spent most of her time. Her great-grandfather was Maryland Senator Anthony Kennedy, and her grandmother was Mary Selden Kennedy, author of the book Seldons of Virginia and Allied...
Dates: 1915