Johnston, Clara Vernon Cocke.

Dates:
Active 1928
Active 1976

Biographical notes:

Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County (Va.), was built beginning in 1729 by Thomas Lee and was the birthplace of Richard Henry Lee, Francis Lightfoot Lee, two signers of the Declaration of Independence, and Robert E. Lee, Commander of the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

The Robert E. Lee Foundation, Incorporated, was organized in 1929, its purpose being "to restore, furnish, preserve, and maintain Stratford as a national shrine; and to open it for the use, benefit and enjoyment of the public." Mrs. Forney Johnston (formerly Clara Vernon Cocke of Virginia) served as the Alabama representative on the Board of Directors.

From the description of Robert E. Lee Foundation, Inc. records, 1928-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122380712

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Subjects:

  • Historic buildings
  • Historic farms
  • Plantations
  • Women

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Places:

  • Stratford Hall (Va.) (as recorded)
  • Virginia (as recorded)
  • Westmoreland County (Va.) (as recorded)