Cornelia, as a toddler, with her mother Edith, c. 1902
Born
Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt
(1900-08-22)August 22, 1900
Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
Died
February 7, 1976(1976-02-07) (aged 75)
Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Education
University of North Carolina
Spouses
John Francis Amherst Cecil
(m. 1924; div. 1934)
Vivian Francis Bulkeley-Johnson
(m. 1949; died 1968)
William Robert Goodsir
(m. 1972)
Children
George Henry Vanderbilt Cecil William Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil
Parent(s)
George Washington Vanderbilt II Edith Stuyvesant Dresser
Family
Vanderbilt family (by birth) Cecil family (by marriage)
Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt, later Cecil, later Bulkely-Johnson, later Goodsir (August 22, 1900 – February 7, 1976)[1] was an American born heiress and member of the Vanderbilt family who inherited the Biltmore Estate.[2] She was known for her eccentric behavior.[3]
^"CHILD BORN AT BILTMORE.; Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt Gives Birth to a Daughter". The New York Times. August 23, 1900. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
^Milling, Marla Hardee (June 26, 2017). "The Strange Post-Biltmore Life of Cornelia Vanderbilt". Blue Ridge Country. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
^Milling, Marla Hardee (2017). Legends, Secrets and Mysteries of Asheville. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 132–141. ISBN 9781439661093. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
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