Jeannie Blackburn Moran

Jeannie Blackburn Moran
Moran in 1913
Moran in 1913
BornJane Wormley Blackburn
November 14, 1842
"Spring Grove", Jefferson County, Virginia (now West Virginia), U.S.
DiedNovember 13, 1929
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeRock Creek Cemetery
Pen nameMrs. F. Berger Moran
Occupation
  • author
  • community leader
  • socialite
Genrenovels
Notable worksMiss Washington, of Virginia
Spouse
Francois Elois Berger Moran
(m. 1871)
Children2
Relatives

Jeannie Blackburn Moran (née Blackburn; pen name Mrs. F. Berger Moran; 1842–1929) was an American author, community leader and socialite.[1][2] A charter member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), and Colonial Dames of America (CDA), she was closely associated with social and patriotic organizations based in Virginia and Washington, D.C. Proceeds from the sale of her work, Miss Washington, of Virginia, were used for the benefit of the DAR's Memorial Continental Hall.

  1. ^ "MORAN, Mrs. Francoise Berger". Who's who in the Nation's Capital. Consolidated Publishing Company. 1926. p. 414. Retrieved 7 December 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Wilson, James Grant; Fiske, John (1926). Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography. D. Appleton. pp. 430–31. Retrieved 7 December 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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