The Washington times., 1894-11-07
OLDEST LADY IN FAIRFAX.
Death of Mrs Jane Summers Johnson at
the Age of Ninety eight.

Especial 80 THE TIMEs.l
FALLS CHURCH, Va, Nov. 6.-Mrs. Jane
Summers Johnson, the eldest lady in Fairfax
county, Va, died last night at her home,
West Grove, this county, aged ninety-sight
years. Had she lived to complete her century
OF existence she would have been the central
figure in a remarkable celebration which even
at this early date was being arranged by a
number OF the leading ladies OF the county in
her honor.
Mrs. johnson was a noted woman in many
| respects, and being well known throughout
Northern Virginia her death causes much re-
gret. She was also we'll known in Washing
ton. where nine OF her grandchildren reside.
Mrs. Johnson was born in Fairfax county
in 1885, within three miles OF the place where
she died. She was married at an early age
to Thomas Summers, whose father was the
first settler Of what is now Alexandria, but
which Mr.. Summers named Belle Haven, by
which name the settlement was known for
many years. After two years OF happy mar
ried life Mr.. Summers died, leaving his widow
with two children, but also with large
landed estate and scores of slaves.
After several years of widowhood Mrs.
Summers married Gabriel Fox also prom
inent citizen OF Fairfax county. by whom she
had ten children. Some years after Mr.. Foxs
death she, in 1858, married Col. Richard
Johnson. The latter died in 1856, since
which time Mrs. Johnson has lived at West
Grove surrounded by some OF hor descend
ants, the fourth generation OF which arc liv-
ing, and the descendants of her former
slaves, all the latter having long since died.
The aggregate of Mrs. Johnsons descend
ants is over 200 and they are 10 be found in
every state OF the Union. Three of her
brothers emigrated from Virginia to different
parts of the United States and each became
county Judge. After her marriage TO Mr..
Summers, the deceased lady lived in the same
house more than fifty years and buried two
husbands from it.
Mrs. johnson enjoyed perfect health during
her entire life. was never even troubled with
headache, and until ten years ago was able
to read and knit without the aid Of glasses.
She was an old ironside Baptist and had a
great repugnance for everything that she
thought ought to be classed as a frivolity OF
life.
Her memory was excellent, and she was
able to recall with great Yividness the excit-
ing scenes of the civil war. to many of the
incidents of which she was an eye witness.
The famous Seventh New York Regiment was
encamped for long time opposite Mrs. john
sons home, and the sites OF the tents. with
the little bitches which were dug around each
tent in order to let the water run off, are still
to be seen distinctly.
Her funeral will take place on Wednesday
morning. The services will be conducted by
Rev. Mr.. White, OF Leesburg. who was for
merly colonel in the Confederate army. The
remains will be laid between the graves of
two of her husbands in the old family burying
ground in Fairfax county.
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Real Estate Transfers.
DEEDS of real estate were filed yesterday for
record as follows:
George II. Casilear and wife to Samuel s.
HanIyla lpt No coo in M lnt
No, 227, in square No 100, B. and H. addition
to Georgetown. quit claim, fer So. W. f.
Crossman and wife to John A. Muir, lot No.
9, III block No. 20, Columbia Heights, for S10
NJ S. Dunbar and wife to Ella S. Bunker,
part lot No. 26, in section No. 1. Barry Farm
for $40. John j. Hogan to Nellie l. Garrity,
lot No. IL, in block No. 26, Brookland, for $40
Mamie S. Hess and Caroline W. Townsend
to Maria L. Johnson, lot No. "a, in square No.
90. for S1o. NJ. NJ. Holland, attorney to James
A. Taylor, part lot No. %. in section No. 4
Barry Farm, for $40. John 0. Johnson and
wife to John F. Burke, part lots Nos. and I,
in sub OF square No. l32, subject to So 400
trust. for 81, ,3G5. Charles ". King ir, and
wife to Charles W. King, sr., lots Nos. 96, 81,
and SO, in Manogue sub, block No. 81; also
lots Nos. 224, 225, 226, 22s to 239, In King's
sub, block No. 81 Long Meadows, for $40.
S. G. Kirby, jr., and wife to Ella
Shea, lor No. 46. in square No. 936, for
! g., $50. John W. Pilling and l. William
son. trustees, to Cecilia NJ. Coughlin, part of
tract known as ''Aaron," for S25 900. ]. H.
| Ralston, trustee, to August Donath, lot No.
! 1875 in Donath's sub, Mt Pleasant and Pleas
ant Plains, for $500. E. E. Rixey and hus-
band TO Elizabeth NJ. English. undivided one
half interest inlot No. Is. square No. 1919, for
term of her natural life with reversion to
grantor, for $4,000. Letitia Robinson and
| husband to William L. Wills. part lot No. in
] L F0rl
| Il. Williams and wife to Richard E. Pain, LOT
| No. 8 in block No. IL, Brookland, subject to
! $500 trust, for 81 200. s. G. Wells and wife
| TO Amanda NJ. Dean, lots Nos. 8, and 5, in
block No. 35, subject to $4,000 trust, Co.
| lumbia Heights, for s1f0