Marriages
She married William Douglas Sloane (brother of Henry T. Sloane of the carpet firm W&J Sloane), and they had three daughters and two sons. After Sloane's death, Emily married Henry White, in 1920, American Ambassador to France and Italy, and a signer of the Treaty of Versailles.
Emily Thorn Vanderbilt Sloane White's grandchildren include Alice Frances Hammond, wife of jazz musician Benny Goodman, her sister Rachel Hammond, cattle breeder, wife of Manley D. Breck, and her brother John Henry Hammond II, talent scout.
| Cornelius Vanderbilt 1794–1877 |
Sophia Johnson 1795–1868 |
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| Maria Louisa Kissam 1821–1896 |
William Henry Vanderbilt 1821–1885 |
Emily Almira Vanderbilt 1823–1896 |
William Knapp Thorn 1807–1887 |
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| William Douglas Sloane 1844–1915 |
Emily Thorn Vanderbilt 1852–1946 |
Henry White 1850–1927 |
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| Florence Adele Sloane 1873–1960 |
Lila Sloane 1879–1934 |
Emily Sloane 1874–1970 |
James Henry Hammond 1871–1949 |
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| Benny Goodman 1909–1986 |
Alice Frances Hammond 1905–1978 |
Rachel Hammond 1908–2007 |
John Henry Hammond II 1910–1987 |
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| Name | Vanderbilt, Emily Thorn |
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| Short description | American socialite |
| Date of birth | 1852 |
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| Date of death | 1946 |
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