Mary Cathleen Neilson (Vanderbilt) Arostegui (1904 - 1944)

Born 23 Jan 1904 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Cooke Cushing 3rd — married 20 Jun 1923 in Italian Gardens of the Ambassador Hotel, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

Wife of Lawrence Wise Lowman — married Aug 1932 (to 7 Jun 1940) in Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Jan 1944 at age 40 in Vedado, Havana, Havana, Cuba

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Biography

Cathleen (Vanderbilt) Arostegui is Notable.

After a two month illness, Cathleen died at the Anglo-American Hospital in the Vedado district of Havana on January 25, 1944, two days after her 40th birthday. She was buried in the Arostegui family vault at Colon Cemetery, Havana.

• daughter of Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt & Cathleen Nielson^[1][2]
  
• Had more than 4 debuts when she was a debutante - each separately sponsored by her father, her mother, her maternal grandmother, her paternal grandmother and her aunt 'introduced' her even earlier... making 5 debuts.^[3]
• 20 June 1923 m. Harry C. Cushing III in Manhattan^[4] - she was 19.
• Buried in Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón in Havana, Cuba^[5]

Census

• 1910 Manhattan, NYC: 6, Grandaughter in the household of Alice G Vanderbilt.^[6]
• 1920 Manhattan, NYC: 15, in the household of her mother, Cathleen Nielson Vanderbilt^[7]
• 1930 Manhattan, NYC: 26, Household: Henry C Cushing 3rd (husband), Henry C., Servants x 7^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt, 17 July 2015.
2. ↑ Birth Record for Cathleen Vanderbilt provided by Lilly Martin via e-mail 18 June 2019. The citation for the record was included: "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W4Q-2V3 : 11 February 2018), Cathleen Neilson Vanderbilt, 23 Jan 1904; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 4832 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,984,161.
3. ↑ "Why Cathleen Vanderbilt Must Go Through Five Debuts." The Morning Tulsa Daily World. 31 December 1922, FINAL EDITION, COMIC AND MAGAZINE SECTION. Digital Scan, Chronicling America (Web). 17 July 2015.
4. ↑ Marriage Record for Cushing & Vanderbilt provided by Lilly Martin via e-mail 18 June 2019. The citation for the record was included: "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:248Z-VSV : 10 February 2018), Harry C. Cushing 3d and Cathleen Vanderbelt, 20 Jun 1923; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,653,912.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #148102790, portrait, name not inscribed on family vault, accessed 21 June 2019.
6. ↑ 1910 Census Record for Cathleen Vanderbilt provided by Lilly Martin via e-mail 18 June 2019. The citation for the record was included: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M599-P2N : accessed 18 June 2019), Cathleen Vanderbilt in household of Alice G Vanderbilt, Manhattan Ward 19, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1181, sheet 11A, family 97, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1043; FHL microfilm 1,375,056.
7. ↑ 1920 Census Record for Cathleen Vanderbilt provided by Lilly Martin via e-mail 18 June 2019. The citation for the record was included: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJBL-18K : accessed 18 June 2019), Cathleen Vanderbilt in household of Cathleen Nelson Vanderbilt, Manhattan Assembly District 15, New York, New York, United States; citing ED 1065, sheet 4A, line 30, family 60, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1213; FHL microfilm 1,821,213.
8. ↑ 1930 Census Record for Cathleen Vanderbilt provided by Lilly Martin via e-mail 18 June 2019. The citation for the record was included: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X422-BXL : accessed 18 June 2019), Catherine V Cushing in household of Harry C Cushing 3rd, Manhattan (Districts 0501-0750), New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 553, sheet 14A, line 34, family 187, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1567; FHL microfilm 2,341,302.

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• Wikipedia: Cathleen Vanderbilt
• Find A Grave: Memorial #148102790