Elizabeth (Young) Fendall (1804-1859)

Mrs. Elizabeth Mary (Young) Fendall

She was considered by the famous British novelist, Charles Dickens, to have been "the most interesting woman he met in the United States...".

Parents (2)

Gen. Robert Young

Commander of the Alexandria (Virginia) Militia

1768-1824

Elizabeth (Conrad) Young

Mrs. Elizabeth (Conrad) Young

1777-1840

Spouse (1)

Philip Richard Fendall II

District Attorney of Washington, D.C.

1794-1868

Children (11)

Mary Lee Fendall

Died unmarried

1828-1911

Robert Young Fendall

Died in Childhood

1829-1832

Philip Richard Fendall

Major in the U.S. Marine Corps

1832-1879

William Young Fendall

Lawyer, of Washington, D.C.

1834-1871

Clarence "Claude" Fendall

Officer in the U.S. Geodetic Survey during the Civil War

1836-1868

James Robert Young Fendall

Lieutenant in the Confederate States Army

1838-1869

Florence Fendall

of Alexandria, Virginia; died unmarried

1841-1926

Arthur Fendall

Lawyer, of Washington D.C.

1843-1878

Reginald Fendall

Lawyer, of Washington & President of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia

1845-1898

Elisabeth Fendall