The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01

 accepted most cordially. At the close of the concert reception will be given him and all Mobile will extend a warm well eSme com to Aiabamas n; anna & disttngTishh,ee hero'
 The Chapter now numbers forty-two Daughters and the membership Is stead fly increasing. Thus far not graves of Revolutionary soldiers have been found'
 Mary s. Holmes.
 Historian.
 Anniston, Ala, Nov. 13. 1901.
 The Frederick William Gray Chapter, D. A. R., met with Mrs E. l.. Turner on Tyler Hill, Friday afternoon, November Sth. Besides the members. of the Chap ter, a number of invited guests were great pleasure. Among the honored guests were Mrs. s. B. Orr of Talladega. sister of our distinguished Congressman, Hon. Sydney J. Bowie, and Mrs. Lyman were beautiful in their decoration of chrysanthemums and Mrs. Turner re- ceived her guests in her usual most delightful manner.
 being presented with a pencil and print ed story of the White House, in which there were blanks to be filled in. There was much merriment over the game, ana when time was declared up, the written stories were evidence sufficient of com pany of patriotic women, whose knowi- edge of the White House was very com prehensive. Mrs. ), c. Street and Mrs. prize, which, upon the cut, fell to Mrs. Reynolds. After the literary feast, most delicious refreshments were served by the charming hostess.
 We publish with pleasure the following brief family history which has been sent to the Department. We are glad to re- ceive such contributions. especially when they relate to Alabama families. we hope that our department may be the means of securing much genealogical in- formation \of interest to Alabama read CTS. As the generations pass away, tra, ditions and mem ories become fainter and more obscure. We desire to preserve as many records as we can from every source for the use and benefit of future historians and genealogists.
 THE WAUCHOPE GENEALOGY.
 (Condensed).
 My grandfather. Ar.-lur Wauchope, Spelled Walkup by the common people, came to this country from Ireland in ITO. some time before the Revolutionary War, in which army he enlisted as q private soldier and served in all the se- rious battles fought I have heard him speak of Long Island, Brandy-Wine, Cowpens and others not recollected now. His stature was small and low, as the following 'anecdote will serve to show: On one occasion a portion of the army had formed a hollow square when very tall soldier presented himself in the cen tre and dared any one to wrestle with him; for some time no one accepted his challenge, but finally grandfather went in. and, catching him around the waist. threw his tall opponent, which produced a hearty laugh and three cheers from the soldiers witnessing the contest.
 On peace being established, he entered the mercantile business in Lexington, Rockbridge County. Virginia, married a I hrfd fnIln yiyoer okrf Ilrn n were born to thems Samuel (my father), Rebecca, Elizab beth, John and Robert. His first wife died and he then mar ried second time, from whom were Graham and Mary (called Polly) the lat | ter of whom were twins. Samuel mar ried Maria Todd Houston. daughter of another Revolutionary soldier Rev dier at the battle of Guilford Court | House under General Green. Rebecca married Rev. John McElhany, who served | the Presbyterian Church at Lewisburg I'Afty years. Elizabeth married David I Berry, who moved to Indiana. John, who married a Miss Arbuckkle of Lewis burg. died soon after. leaving one daugh- l ter, Ann Eliza, who, on the death of her mother, was reared by my mother, | who was the wife of Samuel Wauchope, as mentioned above. Uncle Robert died young while a student at Washington | l settled in Bottetourt County, Virginia and married Marietta Womack James | William Graham never married, and lived in Rockbridge County, on Kerr $ Creey, near his sister. Polly" who mar ried Isaac Davis after grandfather s death. (They had sold the old home | stead on the Cow Pasture settlement. where grandfather had moved from Lex | ington, and Aunt Polly" married Davis, it Is believed, from gratitude to him for nursing so faithfully and tenderly my | grandfather during his last long illness | which resulted in death).
 Our great-grandfather Samuel Wau- | chope, removed from Ireland in the ear | ly part of the last century, probably | about 1920, as l can recall when a small boy he nursed me, his namesake. on his | knee.
 | Of my fathers children. his eldest. | Sammuel Augustine. married first, Louisa Banks. daughter of William Banks of | Halifax Court House, from which mar rtage were born four daughters, only one l ot whom is now living, to wit. Susan | Maria Stokes of Indianapolis Ind; sec | ond wife was Mary Marion Gerry, daugh- | ter of Rev John l.. Gerry of Hamilton | County, Florida; of the latter union five 1 daughters and two sons were born. Those | now living are Roberta Clayton Mi"ker, | who resides in Havana, Cuba Jessie, | who lives in Tampa Fla. and John Au- l gustine and Marion Julia Grayson CtwinsJ | now living in Selma. Thus my four sur | vivlng daughters may be termed "Daugh- | ters of the Revolution"
 | Samuel Augustine MauchOpe