The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24


committee then invited the President to
call upon the Governor, who sWas n ava It 4
| Ing him at the Executive Mansion. The
I5Presilent also stood d upon his dignity,
Eliminating that court etiduett n eq,lirted
+ the Governor to first call upon him !; 80
Tthe President rapidly passed by the. Gov
ornor's Mansion on his way to the ira IN,
and Richmond lost the opportunity to 40
him honor. II
Had it been after the Spanish War
when General F'itzhugh Lee was In his
fame as brilliant and loyal Il United
states officer. President Harrison would
| have been glad to have visited him nny-3
where, but at that time 1SS9) he was
nothingltbut poor ex-General. who
should have been more obeisant to the
Republican President. #
There were trio OF pretty Harrison
girls who adorned the society Of Rich
mond during tho forties and early fifties,
who can be remembered wildly for their
beauty. piquancy and lovely characters
in after life. They were Livinia Beverley
Harrison, daughter Of Carter Harrison,
OF Cumberland county; Elizabeth loe
silva Harrison, daughter OF Mr.. Philip
Harrison, OF Richmond. who afterwards
married Mr.. Austin Smith; and Cathe-
rine {called "Kitty) Heath Harrison,
daughter OF the late Mrs. Frank lInrrl-
son, OF Richmond. THEY, with the Trip
let's, Triggs, Cahels and Taylors. We're
the bright spirits who made Richmond
society SO attractive "bcfo' de war.
Wilkes.
Mr.. Editor Genealogical Column:
want to trace the Wilkes family. who
lived In Brunswick county, Va. Ephraim
jackson married Lucretla Tucker In
ITO. A daughter. Mary, born OF this
union. married Joseph Wilkes, Of Eruns-
wick county, Va. 1t Is OF this Wilkes
want information, LucretaS fuckers
mothers maiden name WAS Martha CAL
stay. Mrs. q. u, >,
This name Wilkes Is I..t1 to find. Gan
any one trace It?
Hancock,
| Editor Genealogical Column:
| The William Hancock mentioned In my
letter OF the 18th Issue was brother
OF Governor John Hancock, OF Massachu-
setts. think William came to Virginia
from Massachusetts, and that he was the
only branch that lived In Virgtu!a (Prn-
cess Anne county,. READER,
! Staunton Va.
| That makes 1t clear that these Hnn-
cocks were entitled to the farms" OF the
Massachusetts Hancocks
/ Davies.
Times Dispatch Genealogical Depart
4 ment: at 4
4 G Can you tell me II there were any OF
the Davies family living In Westmore-
land county about the middle OF the
eighteenth century? find the marriage
OF Rachel Davies and John Eskridge
| May 2S, 17G7, NJ, II. W.
Washington, y. g,
We rather think there were, Some OF
! the Davies family moved from Westmora-
land and surrounding counties into Spot
/ sylvania where they are recorded from
| 1913 TO 1900 Sec records OF that county
by Fox. Dufiield & Go,
1 Montgomery, OF Rockhsh, Va.
Peters, of Rl-ford County.
To our correspondent, Mrs. II. 10. u,
I Virginia Beach," viii say the Mont
gomerys and Peters VIII be given as soor
ns time Will allow n search, The sam,
we viii say TO our friend, the Rev. u. NJ
j., Of Oney Va. AS to the Jordon am
Parker families; all OF these require
search, and we have very little to &,
upon; therefore, We beg the indulgence
i and patience Of these and many other
who cApcc, much labor at no expense 4
them.
Baylor,
Editor Genealogical Column:
sir,-spma OF my Baylor kin sent m
q CHIPPING from your paper, conta!nIn