Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-05-02
virginia frrr grrss.
W. ". B. GALLAHER, Editor.
CharLestol len Jefersom CoMmty, West Va !.
1889.
WASHINGTON,S FAMILY.
Omissions ia the NeiC York Centennial
List Of Lifting Representatives..

Omissions ia the NeiC York Centennial
List Of Liring Representatives.
Col. L. Q. Washington, the well-krown
newspaper correspondent, who is a de-
scendant of Laurence Washington, has
prepared an article on the living repre-
sentatives Of the Washington family,
showing the omissions in the list of invi-
tations sent out by the New York centen-
nial committee, il which he says:
Looking over this list and considering
that it is now two hundred and thirty
years since the two Washington brothers,
John and Laurence, (from the first OF
whom General Washington was descend
ed y settled on the Potomac, one not con-
versant with the fact would naturally in
quire, what has become of all the Wash
ingtons?
Both the brothers married and had is
sue, their children and descendants mar
ried in ready compliance to the divine
command, and yet now it is gravely claim.
ed that there are only three male persons
living and bearing the name who are rep
resentatives Of the Washington family
Noting some of the names omitted,
find no mention whatever of the children
Of that most honorable and worthy gen.
tieman, Col. John Augustine Washington
who was the last one Of the family in
ownership of Mount Vernon. He died
in the military service of the Confederacy
IN 1861, leaving two sons and five daUgh-
ters. They are descendants of John
Augustine Washington, brother of Gen
eral George Washington. The two sons
are both living-one Lawrence Washing
ton, in Fauqnier county, Virginia, and
George, the other, in Jefferson county
West Virginia.
Next in Jefferson county, West Vir-
giuia, we find Bushrod C. Washington H.
and his brother, Thomas Washington, di
rect descendants of John Augustine
brother to General Washir gton.
Among the descendants of Col. Samuel
Washington, oldest full brother of Gen
eraI Washington, not mentioned in this
list, we find Col. Thornton A. Washing
ton, of Washington, D. c., who was a
West Point graduate and an officer in the
United States army, and subsequently in
the Confederate service. He is al great
grandson of COL Samuel Washington.
Miss Eugenia Washington, of this city,
Washington great-grandniece Of Col.
Samuel Washington and a granddaugh-
ter Of Col. George Steptoe Washington,
one of the Generals executors.
Mrs. Fannie w. Finch, great-graud-
daughter of Augu.t tine Washington and
granddaughter of Col. William Angus
tine Washington, full brother of the Gen
eral
George Washington, a great-grandson
of COL Samuel Washington, United States
p postmaster at Centre View, johnson coun-
t, Missouri.
There are other descendants of Samuel
Washington living in Southwestern Vir.
ginia.
The late Laurence Washington, Of
Westmoreland, Virginia, and his wife
who resided near the birthplace of Wash.
ington, were, have always understood
among the nearest of kin to General
Washington. Among their children i
Mr. Robert J. Washington, prominent
citizen of Uestmorelaud. In this family
are Mr.. Geo. Washington, of Alexandria
Mr. Lewellen Washington and Miss Mar
garet Washington, Of this city, ( flashing
ton,) and Mr. Richard Washington, o.
the United States Navy. One OF tn,
most gifted and distinguished Of the Wash
ington connection, Prof Henry A. Wash
inglon, of IPestmoreland, who edited The
Jefferson papers, was member Of thii
branch Of the Washingtons. He dice
comparatively young.
In the public service Of the country nc
more honorable names are to be found
than those Of DR.. Bailey Washington
surgeon L. S. N. and Col. John Wash
ington, U. S. A., who was an artillery Of
fcer, commanded the battery which wa:
the pivotal point Of the field at Buena