Thomas Nelson Page

  • American

Prolific Writer

Lawyer, US ambassador to Italy and prolific writer; notable for idealizing life in the American South before the Civil War. - AsNotedIn

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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Significant name Sycamore Tavern Montpelier, Hanover County, VA
Member Fork Church Doswell
1853/04/23 Elizabeth Burwell Nelson, wife of John Page, gives birth to a son, at Oakland plantation in Montpelier, Hanover County, Virginia. Born Oakland Montpelier, Hanover County, VA
1886/07/28 Anne Seddon Bruce, daughter of Charles and Sarah Alexander Sedden Bruce, weds Thomas Nelson Page. Groom Marriage of Anne Seddon Bruce and Thomas Nelson Page
1893/06/06 Rev Frank Page, the brother of the groom, joins Florence Lathrop Field and Thomas Nelson Page in holy matrimony at the Byrd's Nest Chapel, in Elmhurst, Illinois, before sixty relatives and close friends. Groom Marriage of Florence Lathrop Field and Thomas Nelson Page
1896/00/00 Page House is built for Thomas Nelson Page. Home Thomas Nelson Page House Washington, DC
1896/00/00 "In Ole Virginia" by Thomas Nelson Page is published in New York by Charles Scribner's Sons. The short story collection includes "Marse Chan" and "Meh Lady" which are closely related to Hanover County, although it is not mentioned by name. Author Montpelier, Hanover County, VA Virginia
1899/00/00 After a disastrous fire in 1899, Thomas N Page has Oakland rebuilt along similar lines using the original foundations and chimneys. The east wing will later become a single large room "built for the comfort and convenience of a great Virginia lady." Home Oakland Montpelier, Hanover County, VA
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