The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-01

House OF 3trgeSseS and OF the Patriot
Ge ,e q a sst he gas ana fsrt sa
liant officer. Ee owned the famous peter
Eiancisro. to whom he taye mis- freedom
that ts strong MAP Ia might anaa enlist TIN
II isll-'R his family Except the two
s9ng evta noW tina. nart 81
and Kezah Jones, his wife, had five sons
In the Crock war. John .on.s Winston
was sc. eapta.ll e coinpa ~ his broti Or
in-law. John pettus, was sergeant In the
same. and the others In the ranks. Gen.
Jackson. near whom the Winstons had
Ye ead 81 theae yeus s h9 an savo
each. (Tbe above is from Wynne's His
torlcal Documents OF the Old Dominion.
X. A. Brock.)
1t Is 4 n3t,.weltty fact that William
Winston, OF Alabama. had one son, John
Anthony Winston, who was Governor
q Aalnbama tthe, first Governor native
ard elected to represent Alabama in the
United States Senate.
One son-in-law, John Jones Pettus, who
sippi; another son-in-law. Robert Burns
Lindsay. Governor Of Alabama a nephew,
Edmund Winston Pettus, who was u
judge. a general IN the Confederate army
eLuu #lS, IlOW44 VIC OhilCu oLoASo
Senate from Alabama
The Isaac Winston. who married Olive
Niche, never lived In Virginia. He lived
and died near Tuscumbia, Ala HIS days
the Yankees whose trespass on his prop
erty he had resented in o forcble, VIM
+. G. M has Some knowledge Of the
offices held by Colonel John Anthony
Winston, OF Alabama-none whatever OF
the man; this lack Is evidenced by the
quite prominent man v phrase as 49, de-
leader of men: lie was never In COM
tpany OF men. small or great, that was not
Impressed by the vigor Of his thoughts
and the originality OF ms speech: a i1
in his State. and effected many wise
changes In her affairs, and in all the
conventions to which he was sent he was
dcbater lie had few equals. lie pos.
sessed In a noted degree the charm Of
magnetism; livtle children always loved
him. He was tall and sparely built; had
regular featult,s. d. firm. but at the same
time sweet mouth and splendid large
gray eyes. He was a magnificent horse
man and q mighty hunter In his day OF
prime; and was noted &c. tor his force d O., o.
being and shone in every word and act.
f He was the soul OF honor and strict
and accurate in all business and life
time transactions, as a friend steadfast
as steel. alii to his own most tender and
true. He had a strong common sense
mind. and a. quick and ready wit; indeed,
many of his sayings are treasured as
words of wisdom and humor, have passed
into proverbs among the people OF Ala
bama. The anecdotes about him are
heard among all classes and in al. :Irts
OF the State. and IL he had been attended
by a Boswell, the literature Of the South
would now be greatly richer BY one fine
volume that could stand by the famous
English book and not be shamed. Cow
ernor Winston's enemies. and. OF course,
he had some. all strong mon have, never
spoke or wrote OF him In milk and water
stlye-the force, the vim Il can't find this
word In the dictionary the subtle vigor
Of the man entered into mems thoughts
OF him and made them use strong lan-,
guage. It seems to mo 1t would have
come down through the years. it had
such fire and force. even to E. c. NJ.
have prevented the usetin this connection
OF that feeble word quite. Because of
Its very feebleness it has reused my In
d1gnation. Governor Winston was col
onel. OF the Eighth Alabama Infantry in
the Confederate army, and was con-
spicuous by his usual characteristics OF
fearlessness and gallantry in several bat
ties on the Peninsula and around Rich
brigade under General Magruder; Ill
health compelled him to resign from the
army, but he still showed In many ways
his devotion to, the cause, and-th truly
seat in the United 4. States Senate. to
which he was electedSin 1865 or 1866. He
had been DISTINGUISHED; was later re-es-
tablishcd.
child "a and d. have one son living in this
world. namely, Joel Walker Winston
Goldsby. and he is in our State (Alsba,
have seven grandchildren.
Respectfully,
MRS. AGNES WINSTON GoLDSBT.