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     Kitty Larnier Lawrence married William Averell Harriman, son of Edward Henry Harriman and Mary Williamson Averell.¹ She and William Averell Harriman were divorced.¹ She died in 1936.¹
     Her married name became Harriman.¹

     Marie Norton married, firstly, Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, son of Harry Payne Whitney and Gertrude Vanderbilt, in 1923.¹ She and Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney were divorced in 1929.¹ She married, secondly, William Averell Harriman, son of Edward Henry Harriman and Mary Williamson Averell, after 1929.¹ She died in 1970.¹
     From 1923, her married name became Whitney.¹ From after 1929, her married name became Harriman.¹

     Edward Henry Harriman was born on 20 February 1848 at Long Island, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹ He was the son of Orlando Harriman and Cornelia Neilson.¹ He married Mary Williamson Averell, daughter of William J. Averell, in 1879.¹ He died on 9 September 1909 at age 61.¹
     In 1870 member of the New York Stock Exchange.¹ He was a director of the Union Pacific Railroad in 1897.¹ He was president of the Southern Pacific Railroad between 1901 and 1909.¹ He was president of the Union Pacific Railroad between 1903 and 1909.¹

     Mary Williamson Averell is the daughter of William J. Averell.¹ She married Edward Henry Harriman, son of Orlando Harriman and Cornelia Neilson, in 1879.¹
     From 1879, her married name became Harriman.¹

     E. Roland Harriman was born on 24 December 1895 at New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹ He was the son of Edward Henry Harriman and Mary Williamson Averell.¹ He married Gladys C. C. Fries on 12 April 1917.¹ He died on 16 February 1978 at age 82 at Arden, Orange County, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹
     He was educated in 1913 at Groton School, Groton, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^G.¹ He graduated from Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.^G, in 1917 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Ordnance Department.¹ He was a financier and philanthropist.¹ In 1927 he co-founded Harriman Brothers and Company, which became Brown Borthers Harriman & Company.¹ He had two children.¹

     Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney was born on 20 February 1899 at Roslyn, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹ He was the son of Harry Payne Whitney and Gertrude Vanderbilt.¹ He married, firstly, Marie Norton in 1923.¹ He and Marie Norton were divorced in 1929.¹ He married, secondly, Gwladys Crosby Hopkins in 1931.¹ He and Gwladys Crosby Hopkins were divorced in 1940.¹ He married, thirdly, Eleanor Searle in 1941.¹ He and Eleanor Searle were divorced in 1957.¹ He married, fourthly, Marie Louise Schroeder in 1958.¹ He died on 13 December 1992 at age 93 at Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹
     Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney also went by the nick-name of Sonny.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Signal Corps, U.S. Army.¹ He was educated in 1922 at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.^G.¹ He was a director of the Guaranty Trust Company between 1926 and 1940.¹ In 1931 he founded the Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company Ltd.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army Air Force.¹ He was Assistant Secretary of the Air Force between 1947 and 1949.¹ He held the office of Under-Secretary of Commerce [U.S.] between 1949 and 1950.¹ He wrote the book Lone and Level Sands, published 1951.¹ He wrote the book High Peaks, published 1977, autobiography.¹ He wrote the book Owl Hoots Again, published 1988.¹ He was awarded the First Flight: the diary of a cadet in the Signal Corps in World War I in 1989.¹

     Harry Payne Whitney II was the son of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and Marie Norton.¹ He married Andrea R. (?)² He married Alexandra Ewing, daughter of Dr. Gifford Cochran Ewing and Frances Riker.² He and Alexandra Ewing were divorced.² He died on 18 September 1985 at Portland, Maine, U.S.A.³

     Nancy Marie Whitney is the daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and Marie Norton.¹

     Gladys C. C. Fries married E. Roland Harriman, son of Edward Henry Harriman and Mary Williamson Averell, on 12 April 1917.¹
     From 12 April 1917, her married name became Harriman.¹

     Orlando Harriman married Cornelia Neilson.¹