Parenthood ) and Dr. Thomas Norval Hepburn (1879 – 1962), who was a successful urologist from Virginia with Maryland roots. She was of Scottish and English ancestry. Her siblings were Thomas Houghton Hepburn (1905 – 1921), Richard Houghton Hepburn (1911-2000), Robert Houghton Hepburn (1913 – 2007), Marion Houghton Hepburn Grant (1918