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Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee (October 1, 1807 – November 5, 1873) was the wife of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee and the last private owner of Arlington Estate. She was the daughter of George Washington Parke Custis who was the grandson of Martha Washington , the wife of George Washington .
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Mary's father George Washington Parke Custis was the adopted son and the step-grandson of George Washington. Mary was his only surviving child, and thus his heir. Educated at home, Mary showed talent in painting. She was courted by many men including Sam Houston but rejected his suit. She accepted the proposal of marriage in 1830 from Robert E. Lee...
When Virginia joined the Confederate States of America at the beginningof the Civil War, Robert E. Lee resigned his commission with the federal army and accepted a commission in the army of Virginia. With some delay, Mary Custis Lee, whose illness confined her much of the time to a wheelchair, was convinced to pack up many of the family's belonging...
Robert returned after the surrender of the Confederacy, and Mary moved with Robert to Lexington, Virginia, where he became president of Washington College (later renamed Washington and Lee University). During the war, many of the family possessions inherited from the Washingtons were buried for safety. After the war, many were found to have been da...
“The Life of Mary Custis Lee.” EHISTORY.“Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee.” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.Pryor, Elizabeth Brown. “Mary Randolph Custis Lee (1807–1873).” Lee, Mary Randolph Custis (1807–1873), Encyclopediavirginia.org.Jeanette B. Milio. Jeanette Milio is a veteran producer and financier of motion pictures and television programming. Over twenty-five years and working across three continents, she participated in producing and distributing film and television content totaling over $250 million in production volume to date. Jeanette Milio is the CEO of Alliance ...
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Jeanette B. Milio is a member of the Producer's Council for The Producers Guild of America, an executive member of Women in Film and a member of the Cannes Film Festival Producer's Network. [1][23] In 2010 she was a speaker for Variety 's Future of Film Summit in Hollywood, California. [29][30] She is also one the founders and board members of ...
Jeanette Milio is a veteran producer and financier of motion pictures and television programming. Over twenty-five years and working across three continents, she was involved in producing and distributing film and television content totaling $250 million in production volume to date. Jeanette worked on the development, financing, production ...
Jeanette B. Milio. Producer: 13. Jeanette Milio is a veteran producer and financier of motion pictures and television programming. Over twenty-five years and working across three continents, she participated in producing and distributing film and television content totaling over $250 million in production volume to date. Jeanette Milio is the CEO of Alliance Cinema, a film and television ...
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In this letter to his wife, Mary Randolph Custis Lee, dated April 18, 1841, Robert E. Lee exchanges discusses matters related their family, including whether to change the situation of an enslaved laborer named Robert who was on a Lewis family estate. Author: Robert E. Lee Transcription Source: Elizabeth Brown Pryor, Reading the Man: A Portrait ...
