You are here
Stephen De Windt

Stephen De Windt

Stephen De Windt


Stephen De Windt in Monticello's Entrance Hall

Stephen De Windt in Monticello's Entrance Hall

Stephen De Windt moved with his family from the San Francisco Bay area to Pasadena when he was twelve. He attended Pasadena City College and Arizona State University. After a career in the airline industry, he became an actor—a “background artist”—in Hollywood.
De Windt heard a great deal about his talented great-great-aunt Pauline Powell Burns from the women in his family. Fascinated by his family history, he made a number of donations to the collections of the African American Museum and Library at Oakland. He was not fully aware of his connection to the Fossetts of Monticello until 2006. When he heard their story, his response was, “They stepped up to the plate.”
17 July 2006, Long Beach, CA
Interviewee: Stephen De Windt
- Elizabeth Hemings 1735–1807
- Mary Hemings Bell 1753–post 1834
- Joseph Fossett 1780–1858
- Isabella Fossett Turner 1819–1872
- Stephen De Windt 1946–2011
- Pauline Powell Burns great-great-aunt