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Cynthia Jones Stratton

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Cynthia Stratton, 2000

Dates: 1954–

Family: Hern

Residence (at time of interview): Charlottesville, VA

Interview Information

12 July 2000, Charlottesville, VA
Interviewees: Zeta Brown Nichols, Cynthia Stratton
Also present: Ella Hoffman

Excerpts

(audio)
"You belong to Thomas Jefferson"

Cynthia Stratton describes learning about her connection to Monticello from her aunt, Martha Boston.

Themes: Jefferson Descent, Oral History Transmission

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  • David Hern 1755–post 1827 Isabel Hern 1758–1819
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  • Moses Hern 1779–post 1832
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  • David Hern 1803–post 1829
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  • Cynthia Jones Stratton 1954–
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