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Ava Lowle Lister, Baroness Ribblesdale (née Willing, later Astor; September 15, 1868 – June 9, 1958) was an American socialite. She was the first wife of Colonel John Jacob Astor IV and later married Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale.
- Ava Lowle Willing, September 15, 1868, Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Ava Lowle Willing and Astor had two children together, Vincent and Alice. Although they seemed like the perfect, upper-class family, the marriage was largely unhappy.
Aug 1, 2003 · The former Miss Ava Lowle Willing, she was a member of a prominent Philadelphia family. At her marriage to Colonel Astor she became heiress apparent to her mother-in-law's position as the leader of New York society.
On February 17, 1891, Astor married socialite Ava Lowle Willing, a daughter of Edward Shippen Willing and Alice Barton. The couple had two children: William Vincent Astor (November 15, 1891 – February 3, 1959), businessman and philanthropist; Ava Alice Muriel Astor (July 7, 1902 – July 19, 1956) Astor and Willing divorced in November 1909.
- April 15, 1912 (aged 47), North Atlantic Ocean
- Trinity Church Cemetery, New York City, U.S.
- July 13, 1864, Rhinebeck, New York, U.S.
- Sinking of the Titanic
Apr 2, 2014 · Astor's first marriage to Ava Lowle Willing was reportedly an unhappy one. The couple married in 1891 and had two children: Vincent and Alice. They divorced in 1909.
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Nov 23, 2018 · Ava now divided her time between New York and Newport while spending her winters in London. Just after the outbreak of the First World War (1914), she made headlines by exposing her flawless back for a ball in London dressed as the Statue of Liberty.
Sep 16, 2022 · Ava Lowle (Ava Lowle) Lister formerly Willing. Born 15 Sep 1868 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Ancestors. Daughter of Edward Shippen Willing and Alice Bell (Barton) Willing. Sister of John Rhea Barton Willing and Susan Ridgway (Willing) Lawrance.