The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21
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ciate Judge OF the Supreme Court Of the
United states in 1888. which position he
held until his death in lS2o. at l'hladel-
phja. Pa. George washington was only
ten years old at his fathers death; his
elder brother, Lawrence, having mar
ried a. relative Of Lord Fairfax. intro
duccd George to him. who then being
but eighteen, had already obtained a
license as a surveyor, was employed Dy
that distinguished gentleman to ASSIST
In surveying his vast domain IN the
Northern Neck When at twenty
young George entered the colonial militia
as major. and was continually In mill
tary service until after the Revolutionary
War.
General washington married when
twenty-seven, Mrs. Martha Gusts nce
Miss Martha Dandridge), the widow Of
Daniel Parke Custls; she was Just throe
months the junior in age Of the then young
Colonel Washington, and possessed much
wealth.
During the Revolution. Mrs. Washing
ton remained a. Mt. Verron with her
younger children, occasionally visiting
among her relatives and friends, until
the close Of the war, When the General
retired to his farm, which he had OBJ
tanned from his brother. Lawrence, who,
when first taking possession Of the place
in l743, had built tho middle portion Of
The present mansion house, which he
named In honor of Admiral Vernon. OF
the English navy, under whom he had
once served In after years, General
washington added the two wings to the
central part. with the long portlco and
lefty pillars III front which are now SO
familiar to the general public.
General Washington. not having any
children Of his own, adopted the
two grandchildren of his wife by her
| first husband. Daniel Parke Gusts, who
were Eleanor Parke Gusts and George
Washington Parke Gusts, being The two
youngest children of John Farke Gusts,
The daughter, Eleanor, married Major
Lawrence Lewis. nephew of the General.
She died In Clarke county, Va, 1859,
nged seventy-four years. The son,
| George Washington Parke Cistis mar
/. rled Mary Lee Fitzhugh daughter of
William Fltzhugh and Anne Randolph,
CT "Catham' opposite Fredericksburg.
| These were the parents Of Mrs. Robert
| T.. Lee MIR. GUSTS remained In the fam
lily OF General Washington until 1799
when he was appointed "A cornet OF
horse, and afterwards ms alde-de-camp to
| Major-Genera Charles C. Pinckney. OF
South Carolina.
! General Washington died December II,
1898. and his widow survived him but
three years, she dying ut Mount Yer
non, 2sd May, 1902.
| IT is useless to give tho details Of Wash.
ingtons life here which nre already
i familiar to the public. Washington had
collected much material himself, TO write
his own life, which his death prevent ed
The first work OF his life was brought
out In 1906 at Philadelphia By q. r.
/ Wayne, descendant of General Anthony
Wayne, of the Revolution. He wa.
called Mad Anthony from his mpet
nous fighting, lie died in Pennsylvania
In 1896 SINCE that time Wanshington'.
life has been the subject of some of the
ablest writers OF our land. After th,
death of Mrs. Washington In 1909. Noun
/ Vernon went To- Washingtons nephew
Mr.. John A. Washington In 1855, by III,
4 eoqnence of Edward Everett and tn.
efforts Of the ladies over the whole coun
1 try, the mansion house, with two hun
dred acres of the estate, was purchased
by the Ladies' Mount Vernon Assocla
ton for 100000, who now hold II Ii
sacred trust for tho benefit of the public
or the many prominent descendants OF
4, the Washington family, we may mentio,
George Corbin Washington. born 1888 ii
| Westmoreland;t he was a fine lawyer ant
was sent TO Congress from MaryIant
from 1927 to 1898. and from 1885 To- 1897
/ He died at Georgetown, d. O.. 1854 MOI
must wo omit to mention that gallanl