Margaret Cantey McDOWELL
- Born: 26 Mar 1836, Lexington, Rockbridge Co., VA
- Marriage: Charles Scott VENABLE on 16 Jan 1856 in Lexington, Rockbridge Co., VA
- Died: 15 Jan 1874 aged 37
 Other names for Margaret were Mrs. Charles Scott VENABLE and Mrs. Margaret Cantey VENABLE.
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General Notes:
Venable married Margaret Cantey McDowell, daughter of Governor James McDowell, in 1856. Together they had five children and she tragically died in 1874. He married again in 1876 to Mrs. Mary Southall Brown, the widow of Colonel J. Thompson Brown. Together they had a son and raised his five other children. Col. Venable made considerable contributions to the University community and has been honored with the University dormitory, Venable Hall, named for him. He was elected professor emeritus in 1896. He died August 11, 1900 and was buried in the University Cemetery.
Margaret married Charles Scott VENABLE, son of Nathaniel E. VENABLE and Mary Embry SCOTT, on 16 Jan 1856 in Lexington, Rockbridge Co., VA. (Charles Scott VENABLE was born on 19 Apr 1827 in Prince Edward, Virginia, USA, "Longwood", died on 11 Aug 1900 in Cascade, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA and was buried in University Of VA Cemetery.)
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