Julia Grant
On January 26, 1826, Julia Dent was born to parents Frederick and Ellen Dent in St. Louis, Missouri.1 One of seven children, Julia grew up at her family’s plantation, White Haven. There, she interacted with and was served by enslaved servants.2 From age ten to seventeen, Julia attended Misses Mauros’ boarding school in St. Louis, studying literature, history, philosophy, and other subj