Kean, Jefferson Randolph, 1860-1950
Biography
Jefferson Randolph Kean (1860-1950) was an Brigidier General American military surgeon who served with the U.S. Army. He was born to Robert Garlick Hill Kean and Jane Nicholas Randolph Kean in Lynchburg, Virginia. He received his M.D. from the University of Virginia in 1883 and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He organized the American Red Cross's Department of Military Relief prior to World War I commencing. He received the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion d'Honneur, and the Gorgas Medal. He married Louise Hurlbut Young in 1894 and they had a son, Robert Hill and a daughter, Martha Jefferson. Louise died in 1915. He married Cornelia Knox in 1919. He is buried with his first wife, Louise in Monticello Graveyard, Virginia.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Cornelia Knox Kean, 2804 N Street, N.W., Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to Mrs. Robert Bliss, May 23, 1934 Digital
Handwritten letter from Cornelia Knox Kean to Mildred Bliss thanks her for sharing her gardens with many people. She comments that it was particularly beautiful this year. She thanks Mildred Bliss for the generous help she has given to the Georgetown Flower Show. William Gray's assistance will relieve the burden and make it "lovlier than it has ever been". She offers remembrances to her and Robert Woods Bliss from her and her husband, General Jefferson Randolph Kean.