Maria Louisa Kissam Vanderbilt
1821–1896 (age 75)
Biography
Maria Louisa Kissam Vanderbilt (1821–1896) devoted herself to her family and to a life of hospitality that welcomed many into the gracious world of the Vanderbilts. She blended quiet refinement with heartfelt generosity, creating havens of comfort that became known as places of warmth and kindness.
Her legacy of devotion and charitable spirit rests alongside that of her husband in the Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum, where visitors honor the love she gave so freely.