Sharp County record., 1879-04-10

to the amount OF upward Of $4,000, 1
should not be able to support the for
mer without involving myself in debt
and difficulties. 4" As Nelly had ex-
pressed the wish of both of them to set
lie near Mount Vernon, Washington
frankly informed his nephew that in
will which he had made, and then had
bv him, he had left them 1000 acres OF
the homestead estate, besides another
farm. He also bequeathed to them by
that "A, other property, a part OF which
was led Gray's Heights, land few
baz7Asites for a house than Gray's Hill
anQS5hat range" he said, "are to be
found in this country or elsewhere" "
Little did the loving young couple then
think they would so soon come into pos
session of this valuable estate and lose
so good a friend. They called their
home Woodlawn," and there they
reared children. One of these, beau
tiful girl, named Eleanor Agnes Friere,
died at the age of ID years while at
Nine. Greland's school, and was buried
in Bishop Whites vault. Circumstances
indicate that her funeral took place at
the house of the good Bishop, where the
maiden and her parents were ever well
come guests. POulsOu's Daily Adrsrtt-
ser (Philadelphia), Nov. l, 1920, con-
tanned the following obituary:
"Ded in Philadelphia, on Sunday,
Oct. Is, 1920, aged 10 years, Miss E. A.
Friere Lewis, daughter Of Lawrence
Lewis, ESQ, of WoOdlawn, Virginia,
nephew of Gen. Washington Although
cut off in the midst of her days, she had
Afforded the fairest promise Of future
excellence. She was as modest as she
was beautiful, sensible, dutitul, gentle
and piOus. All who knew her loved
her: she never wounded their feelings
in word or deed. To her parents she
was ever a blessing, never giving them
pain but by her suffering in a lOng-pro-
tracted illness and by the event which
has translated her to another and a
better world Submissive to the
stroke that terminated her mortal eXis-
tence, she contemplated the approach
ING change with calm and piOus reSig-
nation. How much it must sOOthe the
afflicted hearts of these parents to reflect
that the happy state of mind she expe-
rienced in her last hours may be con-
sidered as the fruit of tn religious prin-
ciples and excellent sentiments early
imbibed from their instruction and ex-
ample"
A granddaughter of Bishop White,
yet living (then child), was present at
the funeral of "Nelly Custis," and re-
calls to mind the picture of the sad, but
quiet grieving of the mother as she stood
beside the coffin as if stunned by her
great sorrow. 1t is an evidence of how
striking must have been the figure Of
Mrs. Lewis, in all its beauty and sad
ness, to have so powerfully impressed
this child of y years as to make this
picture in her memory Outlast all others
of the surroundings on that occasion,
and remains vivid recollection still.
After the death of Mrs. Lewis (she
survived her husband), and when the
changes in the fiss. dv-cemetery at Mount
Vernon were in progress, Bishop Whites
executors wrote to the family inquiring
what we're their wishes concerning the
remains of the maiden, being prepared
to send them to Virginia at any time.
The reply came that Mrs. Lewis, before
her death, expressed an earnest wish
that her daughters remains should con-
tinue to rest with those Of Bishop White.