The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-27
II President Roosevelt has splendid


If President Roosevelt has splendid
Revolutionary ancestry ho also had
somo good Confederate relatives. His
mothers half-brother, Capt. Jamos q.
Bullooh, was tho agent Of the Oonfod-
orato Government in London and won
fame for himself by tho ablo mannor in
which he rendered aid to his Govern
mont. ya
II was largely through his efforts
that tho Alabama and othor cruisers
which did suoh damage to Northorn
commerce wore fittod out.
A full brother Of Mrs. Roosevelt,
Irvine b, Bullooh, WAS sailing master
aboard, tho Alabama, participated as
such In the disastrous encounter with
tho Vearuargo and vas later oomniis-
si0ned a lieutenant in tho Confederate
navy. Doubtless President Roosevelt
had many other relatives in tho Uonfod-
orato seryioo,3 as tho Bullooh family
connection throughout the South was
very largo.
THE PRESIDENTS s MOTHER.
Martha Bullooh became acquainted
with tho elder Roosevelt on oLo Of hor
frequent visits to New York, aud fall
ing in love with tho thrifty Dutch AM
oriosn merchant for suoh he was sho
subsequently became his wife. Short.
ly aftor tho formation OF this happy
union the younger Ro 3aeyolt, who was
destined in later years to becoms one Of
the foremost figures ia American public
life, was ushored into existonoe. Thoro
arc hundreds Of pooplo in Georgia who
remomber the Woo Presidents mother
woll. and who cherish many pleasant
recollootions Of hor.
The Woo Presidents Georgia pro.
gonitors nprung from the sturdy baud
tf Now England Puritans who netsled
in Liberty County, Georgia, in 1852,
and organized what has einco boon
known in the religious traditions tf
this State as old Midway Church.
Thoy oarno originally from Dorchester,
Mass. and first settled somewhere ia
South C.ce!ias. Hnt re. !;k;ns The
place, they orc rts1ed over The Savannah
Kivor ard Game into Llborly County,
Georgia, whore they found the situa
ition much botter. They wsro sotslora
who liyod up to Iieid standards If pic,y
and who beloved in placing odu,atio on
second only to religion. rhoy
sent off to Naw Goglspd for tho most
ttioient miristois whom they could got
to soIve thom and among tho numb
who oamo from time to tinso was DR..
Abiel Helmos, tho father Of Oliver
Wendell Holmes. DR.. Holmes sorvad
the congregation Of Old Midway
Church. from 1875 to 1871, and when ho
returned to his homo in the North he
left many soro hearts behind him.
sSuch was tho intellect as vol as tho
moral yigor which the congregation of
Old Midway Church infused into the
life Of tho State that from the loins Of
the settlers who laid it's foundation
broad and deep in 1852 havs sptung
iBomo OF the nations most distinguish
lGd mon in every line OF life.
A SON OF THE REVOLUTION.
President Roosevelt became O N em-
ssbelXgf tho Society Of tho Sons Of tho
Rev &1ntion 8of tho. State of I Georgia
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40 had no difficulty u ID showing Iiis|
right to membership. Although no id
q member In good standing, he hss nov-
ser attended any Of tho annual meetings
Of tho society, though ho has been
twice invited to respond to toaste on
itheae occasions. The members Of tho
Georgia Society now havo hopes, how
ever, of entertaining President, who
will at the Same time bo member, at
one Of these anniversary dinners Of tho
MT distant future. Savannah NeWs.