Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-25

MOTHER OF WASHINGTON.
The Woman Who Gave a Great Son to
the World.

MOTHER OF WASHINGTON.
f es e.se- :
The Woman Who Gave a Great Son tn
the World.
T.. a.. 60,
Mary w ash1ngton lived In an age when
the mothers of great men and women were
not such objects OF interest to the world as
they are now. But little was thought in the
then new country of the mothers share in
producing and developing an immortal hg-.
ure :
enough Is Known 70 support Ine supposi-
tlon tnat from her ne inherited nus strongest
mental quahues ana spienod physique
After he became the military hero ofShls
country every thing per tanning to his pa
ternal ancestry was gathered and treasured
with jealous care, out no one thought OF the
naI geneaogy.
NAY oah was ane uasghler Oh wei w Ieoe 10
w - sa P. 90 oH ~ - w.
trained On March 1736 of the ace of 81
She became the second wife of Aneustine
W.sbinoton a friend and neiphbor Of ber
father The wedding was celebrated with the
old time generous hosnitaIitv of Viroini.
Tba Wosbin,t,ns were nlonfers of DOW
.ida-.ah,a -,,aans In wa.t,ao,-al.,d oo,,,,t--
NJ W,sbinr+o,, found b.rsaIf +b, 60
1,,o+b.r of sa,-aTa1 cb;1dran ord +ba ,,,is+r.e.
of ono of the most comfortable homes that
section of the country afforded II was a
one-storied frame hor,se with q steen roof
four I.roa roorns aand on entrenca baTi
of old-fasbioned width At each end
of the borsa ~, tho o,,+sid. ., ar,or,,,o,,.
chimney II was situated on an en,inence
about half a mile from the Potom.c rive,.
COMMUNICATING a view of the MarvI.nd shore
for miles
Here. on Feb. 90. 1882. George. the first
child of Mary and Augustine Washington
was born. Six children were eventnaJlv
bo-n 70 thar, Tbar ,va-. r.r,od 1.os.,oc
+I11e1,- Goor-re Re+t,5 =, ftsr,,o-a NJ. ,t,;ss
Samuei :Jobn Augnstine Cbarles and NIL
drod Tho ,st,.,,ad d;ad IN ;,,fano,- IT.
three sons Inherited senarate nI,ntatio,s j.,
Viro;,i, from, tbei, fotber ond +bara 1i,,od
and died.
When George was G; vesrs old tho Uasb-
,ngtons removed to a largo Dlantation or
f.rn, ~, tha 3a,n.ho,roaS -. o.,r,o,;ta
Fredaric,rsb,,,., 81; f''-N -' pt>'s-''
ne as !, SGT ear nesU porsoi' eo
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nfaoe III scfiptulai iahguage. honor my
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oushiy ihs'iiieu An.o tneir Soun3 ILLUS :, ,nae
ny "eie az opeuieio anu enS IL
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ing 'on was iel' "1oo" "nen oeoIse wa
pu' - years oiu- ehe was 'ne suS'i ei.an an u
hei ePciiioren en as wei. aS ner o"h' in'f us.,
eu WIN tne revenues ol ener property un'ii
'ney seVeraiiy came OIL age, orusC sue COLI
clh'iousiy hunined
ehe ruieo Ainoiy pu' nrnliy, eAacting
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uay " iiel ueSi'ii. one was uis sni1eu " .no
pm Di Dos Seneie,y s,'oeiy: . flonl n1i
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awe e'Hlsl l'lflhe manner ne was saiu 10 POS
sess there Is an oio story uescrlplnS one
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rahk, 700 "no once january Pu' nis nt'1u III
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sue s es nG ,.aa uone n;s ea as Ia,
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is peopio =. sase ,s
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IT, -, thn 80 10, onas;a,, r., NJ
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on appealeu Al ro p1Dlio "..u ne.
eoI- Sne i" a' nc. w. enu eIei'eu W.
more couruy aI.ehiioh 'i-an any o'her hgule
present, her i,ilstrlous son not excepted,
ele is described as tine picture OF DeauIiu
s,hpiici.y moving among the oaLAiiis .-lls
Of W Virginia matron ' of the oIden a time"
The Marquis de Lafayette visited Fred
ericksburg especially to bid Mrs Washing