The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-20
THE LIVING WASHlNGlT0 NS.
The Name and tbe Blood Are Still HonoTabIy
Represented in american Life.

II A va are 50 accustomed to as
" N II soctating the name Wash
NAAH ington with ''the mighty
" W dead that. 70 most OF us.
the knowledge that there
are living Washingtons who
trace their klnships 20 him comes as a
surprise
Although the first president died child
less he had several brothers. In whose
families the name was perpetuated. Bush
rod Washington. OF Charleston. ". Va, Is
directly descended from Gamuei.
younger brother OF tho general and pre-
serves many OF the family traditions. lie
is the author OF an interesting article on
Mount Vernon In one OF the January mag
azines. More remotely connected are the
washiDgtons of Tennessee. Joseph l..
Washington. for several years a member
OF congress. and his brother who Is attor-
rey general Of the state. They are de-
seconded from President Washington cou-
sin, Gen. William Washington. VINO fought
braveIy I'm the revolution and had the dis
t.nction of whipping Tarleton Al the bat
tie OF cowpens. cutting on three fingers
from the latters left hand ~ a fierce
lunge with his sword
~
good story Is told In connection with
this incident which shows that American
women were sharp at repartee then as
now. The British general. some time af-
ter, remarked with affected supegciiious-
ness ''Where-a.-is this Gen. William
Washington? | should nke-aw-to see
him" a lady ia the company replied,
sweetiy: IF you had stopped to look be
hind you at the battle OF cowpens. Gen.
Tarieton. you would have seen hun.
understand that he touched your hand in
greeting" with a significant glance at the
mutiiated member.
From John Augustine eldest brother OF
President Washington Mr.. James u. Wash
iugton. now resident in Plttsburg, Ia, de-
riyes decent. a his father. Col Lewis
William Washington, Was tue grandson 0t
John Augustine. who married his cousin
the daughter Of the president haIt-broth-
sr Mr. j r Washington VAS graduated
from West Point. In the class 70 which
Custer belonged. and was also 4 cassmate
OF Fltz- Hugh Lee. At the opening OF the
civil war he Joined the Confederate army
and WAS major or the stan % Gen Joseph
f. Johnston Later. he had the singular
experience Of being taken prisoner by his
CID chum Gen. Custer. When the war end
ell lac went into the railroad business. ana
Il now Interested in the Il. * .. It's son.
Lewis William. 3. prc>dyn. OF the h.iiot~
Washington Steel Company. OF GFeehcas-
tie ia.
william de Hertburnr Washington
The man who has more. however. OF
washlngton's blood In his veins taan any
other living Is james rs alf-3rothcI,
William be Heriburne Washington. 81 New
York The son of John Augustine. the
presidents eldest brother, t1afrled his
cousin daughter ~ the presidents half
brother. and their SON. 6"orEe Corbin
Washington. was father Of col Lewis
william Washington who was father Of
William &c Herthurue. The mother 81 Mr..
Washington vas thc cousin ~ her hus-
hand (whose second wife she was4. aud
daughter or George Washington Bassett
and Retty Burnett Lewis who was the
granddaughter az Gen. Washing1ou's only
sister BETTY 1t thus appears ghAt M
william de- hertburne Washington unltes
three distinct strains OF }Rr Washington
blood II T. interesting 80 pote that ne -
related also - Marths Washington The
great lady WHO established so htKh a
standard for ali succeeding "FirSt Ladies
OF the Land" whose sister. Anna Dan
bridge was hls mothers Ereat-erand-
mother or the paterusl slide. Hetty ~ ash
iugton) Lewis heiUg her great-gvand-
mother an the "distan side.
william de Herlburae Washingtan was
born IN Virginia iu the stormy waT period
June p lStS aud the first sound 20 greet
his ears Was the s}Tlns 80 musketry. As the
house was surrounded by troops lie lost
his father while very young. ana was ed
ucatet under fhe care OF his mother. "A
woman uf brilliant intellect aud great
force % character. whose strongest desire
was that her SON should b" worthy az hts
name amd blood Choosing civil engineer
ing us hts profession whsle afiH 4 mere
hoy. he devoted special study "a li Al Ma
ryland college. and ca leaving colisse ~as
ft-tH he Nee