Laura Franklin Delano (1885-1972)

"Polly" Eccentric Personality & Dog Breeder, of Rhinebeck, Dutchess Co., New York

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She was a favorite first cousin of FDR and the inspiration for the character of "Madge Telfair" in Thomas Wolfe's novel, Of Time and the River.

Parents (2)

Warren Delano IV

of "Steen Valetje" Dutchess Co., New York; President of the Delano Coal Company

1852-1920

Jennie (Walters) Delano

Mrs Jean "Jennie" (Walters) Delano

1853-1922

Of Time and the River (Scribner Classics) By Thomas Wolfe

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Gilded Age Remarkable Women