Fanny Vandergrift Osbourne Stevenson (10 March 1840 — ?) was the wife of Robert Louis Stevenson and mother of Lloyd Osbourne. March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (November 13, 1850 – December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer. ... Lloyd Osbourne (April 7, 1868 – 1947) was a U.S. author. ...

Fanny Vandergrift was born in Indianapolis, the daughter of a builder Jacob Vandegrift, and his wife Esther Thomas Keen. She was something of a tomboy, and had dark curly hair. The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ...

At the age of seventeen she married Samuel Osbourne, a lieutenant on the State Governor's staff. Their daughter Isobel (or 'Belle') was born the following year.

Samuel fought in the American Civil War, went with a friend sick with tuberculosis to California, and via San Francisco, he ended up in the silver mines of Nevada. Once settled there he sent for his family. Fanny and the five-year-old Isobel made the long journey via New York, the isthmus of Panama, San Francisco, and finally by waons and stage-coach to the mining camps of the Reese River, and the town of Austin in Lander County. Life was difficult in the mining town, and there were few women around. Fanny learned to shoot a pistol and to roll her own cigarettes. Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln Jefferson Davis Strength 1,556,678 (of whom many signed multiple enlistment contracts) 1,064,200 Casualties KIA: 110,100 Total dead: 359,500 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 74,500 Total dead: 198,500 Wounded: 137,000+  {{{notes... Tuberculosis (commonly shortened to TB) is an infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly effects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also effect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (Miliary tuberculosis), genitourinary system, bones and joints. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Official language(s) None Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 7th 286,367 km² 519 km 788 km 0. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... The Reese River in its upper reaches The Reese River is a tributary of the Humboldt River, and is located in central Nevada in the United States. ... Stokes Castle Austin is a small, unincorporated community located in Lander County, Nevada. ... Lander County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ...

The family moved to Virginia City, Nevada. Samuel began going with saloon girls, and in 1866 he headed off gold prospecting in the Coeur d'Alene Mountains, and Fanny and her daughter journeyed to San Francisco. There was a rumour that Sam had been killed by a grizzly bear, but he returned to the family safe, and a second child Samuel Lloyd was born in 1868. But Samuel continued philandering and Fanny returned to Indianapolis. View of Virginia City, Nevada, from a nearby hillside, 1867-68 Virginia City is a city located in Storey County, Nevada. ... The Couer dAlène Mountains are part of the Rocky Mountains, located in Idaho and Montana. ... Lloyd Osbourne (April 7, 1868 – 1947) was a U.S. author. ...

The couple were reconciled again in 1869, and lived in Oakland where a second son, Hervey, was born. Fanny took up painting and gardening. However, Sam's behaviour did not improve, and Fanny finally left him in 1875 and moved with her three children to Europe. they lived in Antwerp for three months, and then in order to allow Fanny to study art, they moved to Paris where Fanny and Isobel both enrolled in the Académie Julian. Little Hervey was sick with scrofulous tuberculosis and died on 5 April 1876, and buried in a temporary grave at Père Lachaise. View of downtown Oakland looking west across Lake Merritt. ... The Cathedral of our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp) in the Handschoenmarkt, in the old quarter of Antwerp is the largest cathedral in the Low Countries and home to a number of triptychs by Renaissance Belgian painter Rubens. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Académie Julian was an art school in Paris, France. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Looking down the hill at the Père-Lachaise cemetery The Cimetière du Père-Lachaise is the largest cemetery in Paris, and one of the most famous cemeteries in the world. ...

References

• Rankin, Nicholas, Dead Man's Chest: Travels after Robert Louis Stevenson ISBN 057113808X