Background
Derby, Ethel Roosevelt was born on August 13, 1891 in Oyster Bay, Long Island. Daughter of Theodore and Edith K. (Carowe) Roosevelt.
Derby, Ethel Roosevelt was born on August 13, 1891 in Oyster Bay, Long Island. Daughter of Theodore and Edith K. (Carowe) Roosevelt.
Chairman Nassau County (New York ) chapter American Red Cross, 1944-1945, member board from 1924, Sagamore Hillcom. Theodore Roosevelt Association, 1954-1957. Charter member National Trust Preservation History Sites, from 1947.
Chairman Oyster Bay Memorial Park, 1938-1957. Vice chairman Cavendish (Vermont) History Society, from 1955. Member Oyster Bay Community Center.
Women's committee Union Theological Seminary, 1954-1955. Trustee American Museum Natural History, from 1952.
Married Richard Derby, April 4, 1918. Children: Richard (deceased), Edith Derby Williams, Sarah Derby Gannett, Judith Derby Ames.