Topic: Jefferson's Personal Life & Family
Mary Jefferson Randolph, Jefferson’s granddaughter
Mary was born in 1803. Her mother was Martha Jefferson Randolph. Her father was Thomas Mann Randolph. She was born at Edgehill, her parent’s plantation. She spent much of her time at Monticello. Mary never married. With her sister, Cornelia, she opened a ladies school at Edgehill. She also helped nurse her nieces and nephews.…
Meriwether Lewis Randolph, Jeffersons grandson
Meriwether Lewis was born in 1810 at Monticello. His mother was Martha Jefferson Randolph. His father was Thomas Mann Randolph. He was named for Meriwether Lewis, the explorer. Meriwether Lewis studied at the University of Virginia. He went west, and was appointed the Secretary of the Arkansas Territory. In 1835 he married Elizabeth Martin. They…
Monticello Book Room Watercolor
After the British burned the Washington in 1814, Thomas Jefferson offered to sell his books to Congress to rebuild the Library of Congress. Artist G. B. McIntosh imagines how Jefferson's...
Monticello’s Parlor
Monticello’s Parlor served as place for Jefferson’s family and their guests to entertain themselves with games, music, and conversation....
Paint box and palette
Image of a painting palette and a box of paints believed to have been used by Jefferson’s granddaugther Cornelia...
Quill, Parchment, and Post
Exploring Character Traits of Thomas Jefferson through Personal Letters
School Lessons in the South Square Room
The South Square Room at Monticello was used as a family sitting room as well as a classroom for Jefferson's grandchildren. People in the picture: Martha Jefferson Randolph, standing Virginia...Septimia Anne Randolph Meikleham, Jeffersons granddaughter
Septimia was born in 1814 at Monticello. Her mother was Martha Jefferson Randolph. Her father was Thomas Mann Randolph. Septimia was Thomas Jefferson’s seventh and youngest granddaughter. Her family often called her "Tim". After her grandfather died, Septimia went with her mother to Boston. They lived at the home of her sister, Ellen. Septimia attended…