The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-26
HISTORY OF A NOBLE WOMAN,
A Sketch Of Mrs. IIaycs'-sle Was of Rsvo-
iutlonary stoek-IIer Life in the White

a sketch OF MIS-, lInyOs'-Slo Was OF ReVos
lutlonary stock-Her Life in the White
House.
Fremont, o., June 25.-Mrs. Hayes
grand father, Judge Isaac Cook, and all
four Of her great grand fathers served in
the revolutionary war in regiments Of
the Connecticut and Virginia line.
Awards Of land made to them in return
for military service rendered as officers
in the regiment led the ultimate transfer
OF the family residence 10 Kentucky and
Ohio. Her father, DR.. Isaac Webb,
when quite young, served In tho war OF
1872, as o member OF the Kentucky
mounted rihemen. When she (his only
daughter) was but 2 years old, he died
10 Lexington, KY, whittier he had gone
from his Ohio home to arrange for
manumitting the slaves Of his inherit
ance with the intention Of sending them
To Liberia. This visit took place during
the terrible year Of the cholera seourge,
and being a physician. he fingered
among his old time friends with a
loyalty unto death, giving them care
and medical attendance until he him
self was stricken fatally by the disease.
Most Of the years Of Mrs. Hayes child
hood were passed with her mother at
Chillicothe or ut the home Of her grand.
father, Judge Isaac Cook, who had
served through the revolutionary war in
the regiment oil his father, Col. Isaac
Cook, OF Connecticut, and followed to
Chillicothe-the first capital Of Ohio
In 1791 and for fifty years was one OF the
foremost men Of his time, serving the
State in Legislature and Judicial posi-.
tions for more than thirty years.
HER TEMPERANCE PRINCIPLES INHERITED.
Mrs. Hayes well.known earnestness
Of convictions with regard TO the subject.
Of temperance was inherited from this
maternal grandfather. The inherent
feeling was iostered throughout her
schoolgirl days, both during the six
years OF her education in Delaware
while her two brothers were college
students there, and later In the Wes.
leyan Female Seminary In Cincinnati,
where she completed her school course
and was graduated. To her deep and
Unborn conviction II was her nature 10
be true through all the circumstances Of
her life. This high loyalty shaped sim.
ply and naturally, and therefore consls.
tently, though all her years, the ways Of
her home life, the manner OF her hospi.
talties, and her custom In society while
she moved through them all as the wife
OF q private citizen and during the
twenty years Of her husbands public
life as q Union General, member Of
Congress, a Governor Of her native State
and the President OF the Nation.
HER LIFE.
Mrs. Hayes maiden name was Lucy
Ware Webb. She was born on the esth
day Of August, 1881, at ohillicothc, Ohio,
and was the youngest child and only
daughter Of Dr. James W. Webb and
Mariah Cook. Her mother, Maria Cook
Webb, was o woman OF great force and
character and deep religious conyictlons.
She was married December 30, 1859, and
at the breaking out Of the war otthe re-
belllon her family consisted Of her
mother, her two brothers and her four
little boys. Her husband and both Of
brothers Immediately entered the army,
and from that time until the close Of the
war her home was afeiuge for wounded,
sick and fufloughel soldiers, going 10 OF
returning from the front. shespent two
winters In camp with her husband In
i Virginia, and alter the battle Of South
Mountain where he was badly wounded,
She hastened cost 10 Join him AZ Middle
town, Nd, and later spent much time ID
the hospital near Frederick City. After
the close Of the war she accompanied hei
husband 10 Warrington, while he was
member OF Congress, She was one ol The
agitAton Of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailor
Orphans Home, aud on itB Board Of Dt
feetots prior 10 III adoption by the State
While her huaband was Governor 9
Ohio she took IN active interest In al
the charitable Institutions Of the Stale
m THE WHiTh HOUSE,,
Daring the four yean Of hcfliio at lhl
White House she was distinguished b.
the graceful cordially with which Oh,
received all who came 10 her Since th
: retirement oi her husband from publ
. life he has beeh m AfdAnty lnlefealel
member 0l the WomAn'a Relief Uofpi
. and hAs eefyed during auccetsive yCaf
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llonaty Society oi The M y, church, sh