Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-20

and ua3er Co.. Mousoe's administration wss
sent as Minister, lie the u. s. trigste Congress
to the Portuguese Court, thcn residing il Rio
de Jareiro. Blu! his health broko down under
the climate CT Brazil, aud no reached Washirc
ten barsiy 10 time to die. Having married a
nsterua! relative, Miss Hill. of Prince George's
county, Md, who survived him many years, he
LETT several children, Of whom tho eldest be-
came largo tobsc,o planter, aId married 4
daughter OF Judge Castor, of North Carolina,
but died childlss'. His second son entered the
navy, aud died from the effects Of 4 ball, which
lodged 10 bis spine, 10 duel with another mid
shlpmsu. His third SOD. q graduate of West
Point, died ct Monterey from wound rcceis-
cd in that battle, ard both Of bis daughters
dying 10 gillhood. his branch of the family be
came extinct.
Richard, third 500 CT Richard, of Dantriss.
vas but II years old sc ki5 fathers death. AT
ter receiving such education as WAS practicabIo
to be then bad for him in the reduced eircun
stapcss of tho family. prnciplIIya. Georgetown
College, be went into the counting house OF
Cumberland Wilson. in Alexandria, from which
he was transferred by bis elder brother to the
superintendeccs Of tho property 90 the Obi
river. There he married, and had two sous,
tho elder Of whom entered the navy and
married the eldest daughter Of Major
Cary Seldom, with whom he was liz
ing on q farm, near St. Louis, when the wa,
with Mexico arising, he set on. for Washington
10 ask for active service, aud died suddenly OIL
the way. His only daughter is the wife Of Judge
John W;ckhs.n, Of st. Louis with a numerous
hood In the war of 1Sl2-li NJ. Richard Ora,
ham entered the army 80 captain in the 10Th
infantry, was soon promoted to major of the l7th
| infantry, and wss selected by Major Gen. Hsr.
rson as one of his aids. On Tho reduction OF the
army, after the close CT the war. he wss ap.
Louis, where he subsequently married daucL.
ter OF John Mullshphy, wealthy Irish man, o.
which marriage ha had two sons and two dsugh.
tec5 all of whom died in carly maturity, except
one, who bocsme the wife of Capt, G. n. Frost.
U. S. A., who subsequently, became Bricsdier
Genera g. s. A. Mrs. Feost LETT numerous
family. her eldest son, 4. q. Frost. represents
one Of theS Louis Congressional dis, riots il.
tho Congress Of tho L. s. Her eldest daughter
le married in st; 1'onis, nnd the second is mar
ried TO the son Of IN English Darouet and reside.
in Englsnd. Thus the fairly namo Of .hs.
branch is also extinct
Accidentally interrupted 4. The. poiat in ai.
| narrative Of tns fsnliS oc Er. Richard Grab aur,
Of Damfr!es, tho writer omitted to mention tina:
he had ono daughter. Ca.harine who married.
Andrew Ramsay, who subsequently, removed l.,
Washington sEd became q clerk in one o. the
departments. Sho WAS the mother of Csplsn
VIM. Ram1sy, U. S. Navy, and of & an. George
Douglass Ramsay, US. Army, now, ut an i'd
vanced sge, on the retired list. Both Of these
| we're born N Du;nfriss, and wore woll grown
lads when thoy lcts theco. Capt. VIM RAMSAY
had four soma, all Of whom diot childless-onu
| in tbs srmy ~as killed st Bull Run, and ono ia
the Marine corps. lis daughter, widow OF
Brockholst Cutting who resides in Now York,
has two sons. General &. y. Ramsay has aon
in the navy and one in the army, botn married.
with Children widowed daughter with it'll.
girl, and two unmarried daughters.
Mrs. Rsmssy haG TWO daughters The olle.:
s.ill liVee, tho widow OF Col VIM. Turnbull, u
| s. s.. Ct whom on hearing of his sudden dssl!,
| 1T Wilmington, n. g General Scot. cxclcimai
| IN the bitterness OF his Sr!ct, II killed him
worked him TO death in Mcsicc!" She haa four
sons, one Ct thoa in tho army, tho others In bus.
mesa in civil life; two daushters ORG in Hai,i.
more, wife Q! nerehsat with numerous fam.
| lily. mri. Rarlsay's second dsGghter marriott
and lived in fhiI.dclUIis whero tiTo sons, Al
| in business in civil lI, survive her.
Tho Lntons were another Of the old families
| of Dumtrle:. the eldest son, chm, WAS co!enl-
porary with Richard Graham, in the counting
houss Of Cumberland Wilton, from which he
went ss clerk in the Qaartermaster's depart.
! ment of Wiklrson's lrmv to Natchez where
| remaining he married Miss Bngamsn, and
| there and in New Uresns achieved o large o..
| tate as cotton factor, died, leaving sons and
daughters, some of whom survive. Thomas
| Linton was in the army during tho war of 1872
| IA and subsequently ia the Marino corps
| VIM. A. Linton married sister Of ths l4ts
John Webb Tyior, l think; settled ut "Stone
Castle" in Prince William county, and became
a farmer; removed 10 Louisiana subsequently
| returned to Washington city, resided and del
ttere, leaving children, same of whom, it is b.
| lieved, still survive.
| Thus has a grandson Ct tho old town, in thu
depths of whose loving hear: it's memories an!
! its traditions were stirred up by the enquiry,
| endesvored TO snswer it; bat whore are thu
| Hendersons?' 1t will be seen that when the
| men who nadc the torn having vol performed
their pErt, shook oT this mortal coil, snd lhi!
| down in the narrow house OF death, THAR Co.
| scendsnts yielding TO the inexorable logic OF
| events and circumstances, snd casting tho rs,l
behind thcm, nsnfuliy went forth, rs their
| fathers had dono before them, to breast tho
storms CT life and battle With the world in max
| ing now homes aod new en1ployments for them
| selves and their children, Ard could .huse sires
| arise and look upon them now, their verdict
would be- ''rcN done! thou bono Of MY bono and
flesh Of my Iesh."
A RAT STORY.-A eeutlemen rrlatcs tn
some years ogo he Yves living a. a farm ia Geor
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