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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
THE WEST POINTERS.
Where Did Their Allegiance Lie When
The War nr0lkc Outf

Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
.a ss,r',,Ikindiy permit me to acknowl.
OF several marked copies OF your IA !.
~ ~, sf"n, some unknown person. The
allesed Grant Shermun- gan letters ,
~ ~ seems passing strange that these
charges could not have been mnls
curing the lifetime OF the persons
uoniGeIned SO that they could haVe
mace reply, II they deemed 1t OF sut,. .
Gent mn Importance. The untrustworthv
Ghuraetcr OF these statements can hest
ne made clear by the fact that these
graduates or West Point had hem
enueated by the United states govern.
lhehl, to which they had taken a most
solemn oath of fidelity, The greater
proof, OF course, Is what they actuaiIv
nd Here in the North. the war il,
sues sues have been almost wholly droppcd.
We reel the most kindly regard FOR tho
,ale 9, y, soldiers exccpt when
lners occasionally appears some
flanacrs concerning our officers or
tr2ops, doubt IL such statement.
9ltep enHc from real soldiers of INC
lspulll, VINO had real service. The vv,in..
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to expose the Virginia Senator in ona
OF the most terrific attacks ever heard
in the Senate. After laying the foun-
dalton for the assault and referring to
the fact that there was overt treason
in the Democratic ranks Mr.. Hill
paused. and with terrible effect wished
to know. WHO Is this man so anxious
for the badge of infamy?' It will he
well imagined that the effect was
electric.
His EuloEy OF Lee.
on the occasion OF the celebration OF
General Robert =. Lees birthday in
tho city Of Atlanta, Mr.. Hill delivered
an address which has never been sur.
passed for beauty and pathos. II may
be truly said, that he exhausted tho
language Of eulogy itself. He said:
when the future historian shall come
to survey the character of Lee. he
will find It rising like huge noun
tain about the undulatins plain Of
humanity and llo must lift his eyes
high toward heaven to catch its sum-
nit. He possessed every virtue az
other great commanders without their
vices. He was foe without hate
friend without treachery. a soldier
preston and a victim without MUIR
.muring. He WINS a public officer with
out vices, q. private citizen without
WRONG, a neishbor without reproach,
a Christian without hyprocrisy and a
man without guile. He was Caesar
without his ambition. Frederick With
out his tyranny. Napoleon without his
selfishness and washington without
his reward. lie was obetlient to ai,-
ithority MS a servant and royal in au-
thority as q true king. Hs was an
gentle as q woman in life, modest and
pure as a virgin IN thought, watch
full as a Roman yestal In duty, sub
gmissive to law as Socrates ana grand
II, battle as Archlles."
On December 4, 1889, Mr.. Hills death
was announced In the Senate Of the
United States, when beautiful addresses
We're delivered by Brown, OF Georg!a:
ingalls,. of Kansas; Vest. OF Missouri:
AIorgan,of Alabama; Sherman. Of Ohio;
Voorhees,. OF Indiana, Edmunds.fof Ver-s
mont; Jones. OF Florida, and Barrow.
OF Georgia. fse
The country everywhere monrnea at
his passing away, hut we arc conf
forted with the assurance that holIyes
again and thnt'shis immortal spirit is
nov, itsths enjoyment or everlasting
blihs beSolltl tho grave w ~ %
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LktA aGt0 Gimes qigpattb 2
E 5i2,1 GENEAE0 Gf Cat COLUMN
EVELYN FAMILY

tlnct, and yet form tho character OF
their descendants In the Griffin, typl-
cnl OF courage and flight--ovorcoming
all difllculttcs--such as is combired In
the mythical cnglc--lion which by the
single word "Durate,' proves their
endurance. during tho trials OF the
Colonial period.
"Evclyne, Evelync,
Oh name most pure!
Such beauty thine,
TO thus endure,
AS down the ages still VIC trace
Tho lovely beauty Of thy face"
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(No. 14Es.
Glbson.

The following Is sent us in reply /,
the Gibson article (141D:
SsisannAh Harrison was the great.
granddaughter OF Burr Harrison, o,
j,rlnce William county Va. born 1887,
Her grandfather was Captain Thomnf
Harrison, born 1866, and her fathe,
was Thomas Hnrrison. who married
Ann Grayson, OF Fouduier county.
Captain Thomas was sheriff OF Prince
William and a Burgess. 17s8-S9.
His children as mentioned by will
1873. recorded at Warrenton, FauquieI
county. Va. were: William, Thomas
Burr. Benjamin, Susannah. the wife OF
Jonathan Gibson; Mary, wife OF
Chandler Fowkc, and Mrs. Ann Gill
liam. His grandchildren were: Bnr,
mud Lucy, OF his son William; Benja.
min. son OF Burr: Thomas II. Gibson
Join and Jonathan Catlett Gibsoni
Ann. Grayson Gibson; Ann Harrisoti
Fowke. Thos. Harrison Fowke.y and
John Gillian. a note states that thu
wife OF Thomas was Ann Gam Gray.
sonO but she died before the will oil
1!73. / can produce no authority.
The eldest son, William. by his wifs
Jane, had three children--Wnl., Jr.,
who died unmarried, 1901. and LETT hii
estate to be divided between his broth.
or. Burr, and his sister, Lucy Mallory
date L,icy Harrison.
Washington. y. C. '1T. IL"
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(No. 1869
Grddy.

Editor of Tic Times Dispatch:
Sir.--I can add slightly to the record
OF the "Geddy family" James and
from Scotland in 1875 and settled rs
bankers In that city. The granddaugh-
ter of James Geddy. Nancy, daughter of
James and Elizabeth (WaddiiD Geddy,
married March 26. 1772. John Brown.
an emgrant also from Scotland. and
clerk of the District and General Court.
and also Court of Appeals. in success
sion. Their descendants are numerous.
Jr.. of Richmond: one daughter mar
ried Peter Tinsley, from whom are de-
sccnded many who bear names familiar
Groves, &c. There was James Ged-
dy. who married May 81. 1889. Mis-.
Euphon Jtrmistead. both of Petersburg.
would be glad II any other descend
formation. A READER.
BEDFORD City, Va
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tSo. 1850
I,arkcr.

Editor Genealogical Column.
Was Peter Parker. OF Nanscmond
county, WHO died about 1920. related
to the Parkcrs. OF 1sle of Wight. and
Accomac? Was he a descendant Of
Richard Parker, who patented land In
Eansemond In 1850? The Peter Par.
ker In question married Elizabeth -
lie owned land In Chowan county, n,
e., and probably lived there at time
OF his death. Arc his descendants en-
titled to the coat-of-arms AZ given in
your column son,o time since?
Tho names OF his sons and grandson'
Thomas. John, Richard and George
would indicate relationship with the
Isle OF Wight and Accomac families.
I shall be glad to get any help YOU
will give In the genealosy and history
OF this particular line.
ALABAMA.
So far as we can Judge. Peter Parker
seems to have been OF the same Vir..
sinia family OF Eansemond county. and
his descendants would be entitled to
tho arms OF Richard Parker. OF 1850,
though we have no direct proof. What
say any of tho Parkcrs OF Virginia OH
the subject?
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they were running, going their best
but shooting back and hitting n good
many of our men. They had n reserve
line behind, but the first line ran
through 1t and tanyledit so badly that
IL went too.
a Fighting Tnrsnn.
After we had run them q good way.
Sergeant Wamplcr than whom n bet
ter soldier never fought. now q South
| crn Methodist preacher, threw his hand
to his shoulder and said: Captain, l
am wounded" l answered. after plac-
Ling my hand on my right thigh: II am
wounded too; both of us are badly
wounded" ] told my first lieutenant,
Kennedy, to take charge of the COM
pany. and ] stood and watched them
go, out of sight on a run. Our men
captured, SO / understood, about 1000
prisoners.
Our regiment went into battle with
about 500 men. 5 per cent OF whom
were killed and wounded. have seen
1t stated in papers that the Cadet
Corps captured that artillery. If they
captured any artillery, 1t was not the
six pieces that my company fired left
obliquc into. That battery was left
obliquc from my company, and the ca
diets were beyond four companies to
our right. ] have thought that maybe
after we had run the Yankees off they
came across the artillery and took pos
session of it and. like boys, thought
they had captured 1t. would not take
any honor from them, for they were
brave.
An article some time ago in tho
Richmond Timcs-Dispatch ! under
stood, stated that Edgar'a Battalion
ran over our regiment and captured
tho artillery No battalion or regi-
ncnt ever ran over our regiment and
took our front in any battle.
The cadets and 11dgar's Battalion did
not both capture 1t. / have given this
account as ! saw and understood the
battle.
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THE RICHMOND SUNDAY,

men Of the .soutl, arc educated III tho
same school, y fear, where two chill
dren were whom I overheard once. IL
was In. New Orleans. 1'lie little boy
said: Grant was a great scoiindrcln
The little girl replied: GLOW could6that
be? YOU know that General Lee loved
Grant 80 much that lia gave him HIS
sword" no this let inc add another
story. III Illustration q tile point. /
CHANGED to meet In Atlnnta n DIR. Lc-
noir, WHO had served With n battery
OF the G. s. A.. from 1861 to 1856. He
changed to speak generously OF North
ern soldiers In my presence and In tile
nearing of several young men. They
instantly took him to task ard asked:
DO yol, mean to say that the North
c,n soldiers were as good as tho SOUTH
lern?" lie replied: ''Woll, young gem
Itlcmon, perhaps you were not licked.
vast"
That whicl, surprises me most Is
that while the. North imposed no pun
isllmcnts f5r the rather serious offense
of firing on the flag aud persistcntls
trying to destroy tho government OF
the United States. there still remains
in the South the former resentment.
preserved and fed by tho class OF
ISLANDERS as that of these Grant-Shcr-
man Logan letters. recently was IN
Rich,aond and went out to see tho
statue OF General Leo I took off my
hat to the general. to express my deep
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(No. ee..).

This peculiar and interesting nnmc
of Evelyn or Evelin. is found during
the time OF Elizabeth. as Avelinc. and
Evelynse, and then as Eveline and
Evclyne. Most names at that carly
period beginning with A resolved it,
self into u, as ''Alyott" became Eliot,
amelia" became Emilia" etc Tho
Evelyn family In England have always
been located and know In Surrey coun-
ty from 1920. where tho celebrated
John Evelyn, son of Richard, was born
He won fame during the, civil wars,
end became noted as a brilliant writer,
mostly upon scientific and philosopli-
cal subjects. But 1t was through the
marriage of q daughter OF James Eve
Ign. son OF John. OF Felbridge, Surry
county, England, (who became solo
heiress OF all the Evelyn estates) who
married Sir George William Shuck-
burEh. who died in 1901: he assumed
the name of Evelyn and thus conferred
upon that family tho title, with arms
10 the baronetcy. he having served in
Parliament for several sessions.
The first name we find in Virginia is
"Roquert" Evclin. who was among,
some of the first adyenturers to the
colony in 1920. This Roauert Evelyn
is evidently meant for Robert Eve
lyn. who Hening notes as being one
Of the first settlers in the colony. who
had enigrated from Surrey county,
England, as early as 1910. This Rob-;
ert Evelyn settled in James city coun-
ty. and was distinguished for his high
attainments. and great efforts for the
advancement OF religion and educa-
ton among the savages Of the New
World. as were his ancestors before
him. one@of his daughters married
Colonel Daniel Parke, also from Sur
Iey. England, and most jealous in the
church, being the first vestryman in
Old Bruton Church. williamsburg.
1876. Lucy Parke. his daughter, mar
ried Colonel William Byrd. OF West
over, who had two daughters. Evelyn
and Jane Byrd. the latter marrying
Hon. John Page. Both OF Colonel
Ryrd's daughters were such great beau
ties that 1t was OF this Evelyn Byrd
Lord Chatham remarked, when pre-
scented to him, "he no longer wondered
why young gentlemen were SO fond of
going to Virginia to study ORTHODOXY,
since they found such beautiful Byrds
there.''
Another of Robert Evelyn,s grand
daughters married into the celebrated
Nelson family OF Yorktown: Judge Will
liam Nelson. whose daughter, Evelyn
Byrd Nelson. was another beauty, who
married into the Page family-indeed.
the great beauty az traced In each of
the families OF Byrd. Page and Nelson.
is attributed to Abe original Evelyn
stock.
Robert Evelyn. the emlgrant. died in
1905. full of years and honors. and
breathing to the last the prayer OF
thankfulness ana blessings to all
around him. entered into rest
Leaving no sons, the surname
Evelyn. early became extinct. yet as
connected with many of the mos.
prominent families OF the State 1t has
been preserved among the descendants
of each as being one of the first names
in the settlement Of the country. and
with Just pride point to this connect
ing link with James town, where the
infant nation started.
The arms of Evelyn are now en-
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the. First Virginia Regiment, movct
to Madison county. Ala.
LeyGn Powell was colonel lii III.
Revolution. He had. I, William, mar.
Red snral, qrccn;2, Burr married Cath.
crime e ,,l, Brook 8. Leyen. Jr, marriet
Catherine Simms; s, Alfred Harrison
married Sidney Thrnston; 8, Harrison
died; Z, Emily. died: s. Sarah Harri.
son married William Chiffon.
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QUERIES AND LErrEns.
(No. 1442D
Balm. NJ

Quintus Balm, born in Scotland. 1747.
came from Edinburgh to America.
1861: lived In the Revolutionary War
with tho Virginia troops under WASH
ington; settled In Virginia near Mount
Vernon; died In Muskingum county,
Ohio. Information wanted of above and
family. a. y. B.
Ashland, Va.
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Go. 1850

Editor Genealogical Column:
ticed that IL. b. r." Of Kentucky,
makes inquiry. Of Richard Price; In y,
speaks OF sallie Price, second wife OF
Loydall Bacon Bowles; Sallie Price was
daughter OF Richard Price. of Ken
lucky. who was killed at the battle
d da of Rev. William Waller. Of
page PA, It says:
Mary Waller Bowles married June II.
1851. Henry Ramey. of Carroll coun-
ty. KY. The Bowles arms of the pa
rent family are thus given: Three
standing bowles. or tgoldl. out OF each
a boars head. argent (silver), on a
blue shield" the bowles signifying the
name. and the boars heads G i%YS,s g.
This Bowles family will be reverted
to again. as they are an ancient and
honorable family.
Go. 1850
O'Shields-Ilnrrixon.
Editor Genealogical Column:
Sir-1 should like to learn something
of the O'shields family. OF Virginia.
Will you kindly give records? One
branch removed to South Carolina and
or descendant of John Harrison. of
James River? lie was from Virginia.
Is there any record Of his Rsy1lq It'll
airy services. SObSSRlbElt.
Not in Virginia: he had left the
State before tho Revolution. No doubt
he was descendant of the Harrisons,
of James River.
(No. 1850
Powell.
The following Powell descent is sent
us which answers former query
.n419): 1. William Powell of Mary
land. married. and had. 2. William
Powell, Jr.. married. 1875, Eleanor
Peyton, daughter of Colonel Valentine
Peyton and his wife. Frances Harri-
son. daughter of Thomas Harrison.
born 1865. son OF Burr Harrison, OF
Prince William county, Va.
William Powell. Jr., and his wife.
Eleanor. had. |. Colonel Leven Powell.
married In 1865. his cousin. Sara Har-
rison, born 1893: 2, William Powell.
In the Third Virginia, Co.'s
onel Daniel Morgan's Regiment, had
William. Nathaniel, Lucas and Cath
crime; 3, Peyton Powell. lieutenant in
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No. 145s.
HlngIcy.

Editor Genealogical Columns:
Will you Kindly tell me what you
can of Sir John BinEley, who Is men
toned in Smiths list OF those who
were in the colony in 1870? What be-
came OF him, as he Is claimed to be tho
founder of the family from whom
my mother IS descended? Whom did
he marry. and the names of his chill.
dren. IL any? Matthew Lane Bingley.
of Norfolk county and the city OF
Portsmouth, 1898, Is the first known OF
definite record. Was he descendant
OF Sir John. and Is there anything OF
him or his family before that timef
We have the arms of George Fox Lane.
OF Ringley. Were the two families re-
of Fox and Bingley?
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Charleston. s. G.
We have not had time to look into
the Bingley family. and can find moth.
ing further than what was stated on
March "a. 1907. but the Tox-Bingley
arms. with all that can be found. Will
be given as SOON as possible.
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80 Time for Courts.
MY recollection is that the failure OF
'lr House Of REPRESENTATIVES, Ia con-
slder WIS bill passed by tho Senate Ia
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-09-14

moving still. the great muscles faithful
~, but sadly cbeying his will.
That night, Supperless, weak, and deS-
perate, Olaf passed again down the hot
street to the deserted dock. Half un-
consciously he saw the stern lights brea h
out. and his ready eye caught their
swing as the rising breeze brought the
bows into the wind; 4 FIVE master. obedl-
ent TO her tug, slipped smoothly down 10
her moorinSs just inside the hreakwater,
and he knew that, by noon of the next
day, she would he hull down to the east.
ward. And then he dreamed again Of
The old life. the memory of whicA
brought new longing To his heart.
Suddenly he sprang to his feet. \
small boat had come in, was already
making fast to the dock, and the words
OF her men fell clearly and toh. the
music of itN intellgibly upon his ear.
Yes. in one hour we 80 out with the
tide'-a tall form sprang from the boat.
and Olaf looked joyously into eyes as
blue a his own. II am Olaf OlafSon."
ne said simply. and need food
For 3 second the stranger sazed at
him. and then strong hands met, the
two yellow heads held close.
Two minutes later the TWO men sat
~ we'll filled table; they ate much
and as Olaf told his story his friends
hand cIinched, and his fist set the plates
rafting; and then they rose and PASSED
quietly from the room. Together they
strobe along, a grim smile on each
hronzcd face, and then left the sidewalk
10 step 10 the street. where an engine
picks and wheelharrows were standing
under their canvas covering. 4 glance
around them showed that they were I'M
observed. and then two picks were
raised, and fell. and fell again with n
succession OF thuds
Five minutes later policeman in the
distance heard the sound of crashing
blows. and hurried TO what he looked To
hnd a scene of strife: but, when he
reached the spot, the street was void of
paSsersby. II is true that he saw two
blond giants. dressed as scamen are but
they seemed orderly. and. smiling in their
quiet northern way, passed onward To-
ward the water front.
When the whistles blew at tile next
morning the engine which mixed broken
stone with wet cement on Water stree.
IN the city of Boston. did not resume it,
work. and this was, after all. not won
dered AZ by those who saw the thing,
II had been attacked with fearful power
for not wheel or chain or bar was left
intact and into each side a pick was
driven deep. Such ruin seemed the fury
Of no human hands. and that was all
they knew.
The newspapers called il The Work Of
Nandals but. well out to sea. after the
bold outline of the Monument had faded
in the blue. the Stanch schooner Lief.
hound for Christiansand. carried tive
towering sailors. who beloved softly r.
their loved jargon that il was the work
Of Justice. - Walter Archer Frost in
Black and White.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-09-14
Rules for Working Concrete.

+. X. Crane Of the University Of Hi
noiS gives the following directions for
making concrete:
When using gravel be sure that you
have a fairly clean material. 4 small
trace Of clay, say per cent, will not
injure your concrete.
When using gravel ono should know
the proportion Of sand and stone it con
tains 50 as 70 estimate the amount Of ce-
ment to use to given proportion d
gravel We would suggest screening
some occasionally or until you are salts
fed as to the bed run.
OF cement. sand and crushed rock uScd
for making concrcc 70 there are four rec
ocnized mixtures.
1S-Rich mixture-Use / part Of Port
land cement, parts Of clean coarse
sand. i parts of crushed rock.
One and one-haf barrels of the cement
viii make ] cubic yard Of rich concrete
and is used for floors, fence posts, etc.
2. Medium mixture-One part Of Port
land cement, 212 parts of clean coarse
sand. and parts of crushed rock
One and one-fourth barrels Of cemen.
viii make one cubic yard Of ordinary con
crete. This mixture is used in the cor
struction Of walks. thin walls. etc.
-. Ordinary miXtUre-Ise I part Dt
cement } parts Of sand and 6 paris ns
crushed rock.
ONE and one-eighth barrels Of ceme.t
VIII make cubic yards If ordinary con.
crete. This mixture is used for cor.
,trrcting heavy walls, piers abutments
( Lean nli1ture-Onc part of cemeu.
parts Of sand and < parts IF crugre#
gcok
Seven .jgnths o. a barrel Of cement WI.
rna ke ! cubic ward If lean mixture tt
fixture IS used for footings and in place
2
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-09-14
TRAVELLING BY ELEPHANT.
The Uncomfortable Howdah-Fording
Rivers and Passing Through Forests.

There were two elephants at our dis
posai and myself and the interpreter
rcdc the first, each occupying half of the
howdah. The hawdaL has a peculiar
and Objectionable habit of nearly sue
ceeding in cutting your legs in two. If
yea hang your legs outside you may pad
the edge as much as you like. but if you
are new to the game you will wake in
about half an hour from an uneasy doze
with the painful conviction that the low
er halves OF your legs have dropped off
UI slulTming up into a position from
which you can view the outside world
yOu will see they are still dangling there,
but with an responsibility which sug-
gests that they have been frayed through
ts the last shred Abnormal efforts allow
you 10 drag them safely inside and you
think il will be better in future to keep
them there.
The elephant is almost as fine q We
hicle to see the surrounding country
from as London bus and there is a
considerable element of excitement in his
progression. The elephant | rod had a
fatal habit when ii came TO n river bank
OF bit of rough ground of looking around
and picking out what seemed the worst
bit he could see.
Down one side of river it seemed
as i he was engaged in trying to stand
on his head and | could look out of the
howdah, although | was lying therein,
and observe the fishes darting over the
stones in the water just under my lord s
noble forehead. More than once on these
journeys the beast would patiently SLOUGH
through the trees and bushes off the
track in search of something edible quite
regardless of the fact that the branches
threatened 10 sweep howdah and every
thing else over the stern.
But quite one of the most peculiar SEN
sations was when they took it into their
heads to have a scratch against the tele-
graph poles 1t would be a wonderful
line which could Withstand the solid
work the elephant expects its posts 10
carry out and when the number two
beast leaned too hard and the post
snapped ] could almost see the mild and
somewhat indignant surprise reflected
from one intelligent face to the other
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