Warren Commission (09 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (09 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. JENNER. How old is she now?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. She will be 19 now.
Mr. JENNER. Did your daughter come to know either Lee or Marina Oswald?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. All right. I will get to that, then.
While we are on these children, let's cover, if we might, your present
wife's daughter.
What is her name?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Her original name was Jeanne LeGon, the same as
my wife's.
Mr. JENNER. There is something indicating that her name was Elinor.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes. Jeanne Elinor LeGon--middle name Elinor.
My wife being an ex-dancer, she was a ballerina, had a tremendous
admiration for Eleanor Powell, and named her daughter's middle name
after Eleanor Powell. She was also an admirer of Eleanor Roosevelt, but
that is beside the point.
Mr. JENNER. Now----
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. She changed her name----
Mr. JENNER. Your daughter did?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Her daughter changed her name from Jeanne to
Christiana, not to be confused with her mother. And the name is hard to
pronounce. She changed it legally, herself, to Christiana LeGon.
Later on, I understand she changed it to Christiana
Bogoiavlensky--whatever I hear about it.
Mr. JENNER. Is your daughter married--is Christiana married?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. To whom is she married?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. She married Ragnar Kearton.
Mr. JENNER. And who is Ragnar Kearton?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Ragnar Kearton is a young man from California,
from San Diego, Calif., whose mother I know, and whose father I don't
know, but I understand he is vice president of Lockheed Aircraft
Corp. And Ragnar is a well educated fellow, went to London School of
Economics, but never graduated. He is a freelance writer, painter. To
make a living I understand he works for Lockheed for awhile, and also
he buys yachts, repairs them, fixes them up, and sells them.
Lately they moved to Alaska, and have been living there.
Mr. JENNER. What is----
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Working for the Forestry Department.
Mr. JENNER. In Alaska?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Is Christiana also known as Christiana Valentina?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. That I don't know. Never heard that name.
Mr. JENNER. After she married Kearton----
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. They changed their name to--according to them--to
make it known the fact that her father's name was Bogoiavlensky, and
they do not want to deny the Russian heritage. So that she is very fond
of her father, and she wanted his name to be incorporated in their
name, and that was by mutual agreement.
Mr. JENNER. Is it your understanding that your wife's former husband,
Robert LeGon, married your present wife, and after they were married,
they--his name was then Robert Bogoiavlensky?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. It is my understanding.
Mr. JENNER. And after they were married they changed their name to Le
Gon?
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