The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-26
Death of Mrs. Susanna Brad
we'll Hewitt.
tier Uncle Gave Gratutous instruction to An
drew Johnson in Raleigh. An Interest
ing Sketch of Her Life.

short time ago Mrs. Susanna Brad
we'll Hewitt passed away in Columbus,
Ohio. Her family had close relations
with the people of North Carolina, and
Mrs. Hewitt herself was a cordial friend
of Mrs. John H. Wirder. Of Raleigh,
and retained an affectionate interest in
the people of this State Her son, Rev
John Hewitt is now rector of s.. Paul's.
one of the most fourishing Episcopal
churches in Columbus Her husband
founded the Second Episcopal church in
Charlotte and her maternal uncle. Rev
Hugh Wolsrenhome lived in Raleigh and
here taught Andrew Johnston, then a
tailor's apprentice, afterwards President
of the United States.
Mrs. Hewitt was in her eighty second
year when she died at the home of her
son in Columbus, after a lingering illness
of more than years duration. In an
appreciative sketch published with a pic
ture of the lady in the Ohio State Journal
and furnished this office by Mrs. Flor
ence Tucker, the State Journal says:
Mrs. Hewitt was the youngest child
of Charles Reaves, ironmaster, Dronfield
Derbyshire, England and Mary, daughter
of Sir Godfrey Wolstenholme, Hershey
gate. Derbyshire, in direct descent from
Sir Walter Scott's Sir Godfrey in "Pev-
eril of the Peak" Her father having
died while she was quite young, her ed
ucation was directed by her fathers
nearest friend, James Montgomery, jour
nalist, reformer and poet. In 1S43 she
was married to Horatio Harrison Hew-
wifi wi in "a IN
America and settled near Ashcvile. N.
c. Soon afterward Mr.. Hewitt entered
the ministry of the Episcopal church and
served as rector of churches at Char
lotte, N. c.; Jacksonville, Fla; Balti-
more, Md; Boston, Mass, and Sunbury,
Pa. at which las tnamed place he died
in 1882.
Mrs Hewitt leaves three children, Rev.
John Hewitt, DR.. Charles Hewitt of Kan
sas and Mrs. Frederick Spencer Deloes-
Broughton, besides grandchildren and
great grandchildren.
The interment will be made at Sun
bury, Pa. where the remains of her hus
bband and q daughter lie buried.
Mrs. Hewitts maternal uncle, Rev.
Hugh Wolstenholme joined Hunt and
James Montgomery in the movement to
secure representation in parliament for
the Lancashire district in 1919 which re-
suited in what is known in history as
1.-The Manchester massacre" In conse-
quence of that massacre he came to this
country the same year. settled in Raj
eigh, N. c.. and there gave gratuitous
instruction in English, Latin and politicai
economy to the tailor's apprentice An
drew Johnson afterward President of
the United States.
Young Johnson came to Mr.. Wolsten-
holme one day and told him he wished
10 learn Mr.. Wolstenholme replied that
If he would persuade his sweetheart to
teach him TO read and write he would
give him instruction in various higher
branches. The young man and his sweet
heart accepted the offer and Mrs. Hew-
tits uncle kept his promise.
In 1923 or 1924 Mr.. Wolstenholme be-
came an adviser to Bishop Chase in the
founding of Kenyon College, at Gambler,
and gave the Bishop letters of introduc-
tion to friends in England from whom
he obtained some of the money for the
erection of the building known as "Old
Kenyon"