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Vista, and who did not need TO be told
by his commanding officer what and when
to fire on the enemy. He perished on the
steamer San Francisco long ago. The
descendants of his brother, DR.. Bailey
Washington, are residing in this city.
Col. William Washington, the Cavalry
aero of the Cowpens, who there "made
his mark" on Tarleton, the British COM
mander, settled in South Carolina, where
there are number of his descendants,
who are widely known and respected in a
State where standing is not lightly won.
The same may be said of the North
Carolina Washingtons, and especially Of
the family of Col. John c. Washington,
Of Kington, and of Mrs. William A.
Graham, wife of the Governor and Con-
federate Senator of that name
In Tennessee the family of George A.
Washington is second TO none in social
and political distinction.
His son, Hon. Joseph Z. Washington,
represents with ability and character the
Nashville district in Congress.
In Newport, KY, we find Mr. George
Washington, also descendant Of Colonel
Samuel Washington, brother to the Cen
eral; Mrs. John Taylor and her sister,
ter, Miss Florence May Washington,
these two ladies being great-granddaugh-
ters of Col. Samuel Washington, brother
to General Washington.
Such are some, and a portion only, Of
the omissions Of a list purporting to be
complete. In all the foregoing | have
made no special reference to the descend
ants of Laurence Washington, the broth
er to John, the immigrant Of 1867, from
whom George Washington was descended.
One of these descendants of Laurence is
selected, properly enough, for invitation,
inasmuch as Lund Washsngton, of Hay
field, and his wife, Elizabeth, and Robert
Washington and his wife, Of Chotanck, OF
this connection, were among Gen. Wash.
ington's clocest and most honored friends,
as his will, diaries and correspondence ey-
idence, but we are tempted to inquire if,
as this list suggests, there is now living
only one person in direct descent from
the Laurence Washington Of 1857, and
he not bearing the name of Washington
Mrs. Adams, wife of Bishop Adams, Of
the P. L. Diocese Of Easton, writes as
follows to the SIN on the same subject:
"In reading over list Of those claim
ing descent from General Washington, ]
was struck with the fact that none of them
bore the name There are still living sew
eral Representatives Of the Washington
family, lineal descendants of the fourth
remove, bearing the illustrious name.
Mr.. Fairfax Washington, of Hesse Case
the name of his home-Frederck Co.
Va, who was second cousin to George.
has grandsons living-Samuel Washing
ton. in Clarksville, Tenn, and Edwin
Fairfax, in Illinois. Samuel has also q
sister bearing the name, being unmarried
living at Elkton, Ky. Then another
Fairfax Washington, cousin of the above
named, has three sons and three daughters
all living in Mississippi.
"My stepmother was Miss Anne Clevc
Washington, daughter Of the Fairfax Of
Frederick county, Virginia, aud | knew
all these members of the family intimate
ly from my childhood. Isimply mention
this as a matter of history, thinking thi
an appropriate time to bring all theso
points forward.
Il have seen many n time when chilc
a pair of sherry-vallies worn by the Gen
eral with the mud still on them just a.
he wore them. Then Grandpa Washing
ton, as | always called him, had in hp
possession a pair of silver kneo-buckles,
with g. W. engraved upon them, also a
razor with which my husband, the Bish-
op Easton, took great pride in shaving
himself 1t also bore his initials"
THE announcement previous to the aboy'
of representative families Of the Washing
ton descendants included Mrs. Ella Basset
Washington, widow Of Col L. w Washing
ton, and her son Consul W. de II. Washing
TOM COL James b. Washington, son ofCol.
L. ". by his fret wife.
c. T. Mitchell and family; r. B. Wash
ington and family; Mrs Annie Washington
Brown and family.
Among those omitted inadvertently, no
doubt, are the Alexanders and Packets, OF
this town and county.
The Udshin0tons.
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