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[[Image:fastout.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]STOUT, Fannie. (Dubuque, IA, 1862--Dubuque, IA, Dec. | [[Image:fastout.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]STOUT, Fannie. (Dubuque, IA, 1862--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 28, 1914). Fannie was the youngest daughter of [[STOUT, Henry L.|Henry L. STOUT]]. An extremely shy girl, Stout was forced to end a romance with a Catholic boy by her strict Congregationalist parents. Forever-after shunning publicity, Stout did marry [[O'DONNELL, Frederick|Frederick O'DONNELL]], a Dubuque attorney, in 1898. (1) As a wedding gift, Henry Stout had a magnificent mansion built at 1145 Locust Street in the style of [[ECLECTIC ARCHITECTURE]]. It is believed the faucets in one bathroom cost $16,000. | ||
The couple divorced in 1902. | The couple divorced in 1902. | ||
Revision as of 19:07, 2 July 2026
STOUT, Fannie. (Dubuque, IA, 1862--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 28, 1914). Fannie was the youngest daughter of Henry L. STOUT. An extremely shy girl, Stout was forced to end a romance with a Catholic boy by her strict Congregationalist parents. Forever-after shunning publicity, Stout did marry Frederick O'DONNELL, a Dubuque attorney, in 1898. (1) As a wedding gift, Henry Stout had a magnificent mansion built at 1145 Locust Street in the style of ECLECTIC ARCHITECTURE. It is believed the faucets in one bathroom cost $16,000.
The couple divorced in 1902.
Beginning in 1905 Stout again used her maiden name. Along with the separation from her husband, she was emotionally affected by the death of her father who lived with her from 1893 to 1900.
Nearly a complete recluse from society, Stout spent her last years at HIGHLAND STOCK FARM, given to her by her brother, Frank D. STOUT. Like her father, she contributed generously to charity including FINLEY HOSPITAL (THE) and the YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.W.C.A.) Fannie's only survivor was her brother, Frank.
Fannie died on December 28, 1914, with an unsigned will. The property became part of the estate and was purchased by Joseph J. NAGLE who sold the land to the Sisters of Mercy. Fannie's house was replaced with a brick building in 1921. Later this building was purchased by the ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBUQUE and the Province of Iowa. A new building was constructed facing the lake. This complex of buildings, known as MOUNT ST. BERNARD SEMINARY, was opened in 1951. In 1969 the SISTERS OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (PBVM) took possession of the property and called it MOUNT LORETTO.
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1. "O'Donnell Will Filed in Court," Telegraph Herald, September 30, 1925, p. 2. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KyBFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OLsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5388,4731358&dq=frederick+o-donnell+dubuque&hl=en