The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-22
DOWN AROUND WASHNCNS OLD HOME THE WASHG1ONS OF TODAY ARE LIKE
THE SANDS OF THE SHORE THEY TAKE KINDLY To HACET CHERRY TREE YARN
ny gibson GARDNER.

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the hatchetf
In this part OF the country there
are an kinds OF evidences that
q Washington actually happened
There are houses and relies and
collateral descendants lying around
on all slides. There ia hia mothers
house, aud the one George built for
his favorite sister. and one ON the
spot where another house used 60
be In which George was a boy And
there Il monument 10 his mother,
and a rock CA which she Hat. aud
the hotel where George stopped
and even the chair ~ which mother
was sitting when told about
Georges election a. first president
Of the United states
Aud last but not least there ~
an actual descendant OF Sister lict
tie running for mayor OF freder.
iekahure
George had no direct descend
, ants. bat Of collateral descendants
he had an offspring like Abraham
lie had some half brothers II was
one Of these Who built Nc Vernon
aud named Il after the British ad.
miral under whom he was serving
Aud these half brothers married
and were given IN marriage until
nearly ever, body la Nestmorcland
county. Charles county and most ~
the other counties In Virginia ls
some kind Of nephew OF tho
Father q his Country. brother Sam
Washington had five wives. one
being an own cousin. a Miss Thorn
ton. and ali wives had children.
In order 90 compllcatc the mat.
ter Of lineage. George adopted his
faYaFite niece. Miss Cuaiis. aud
bad her marry his tavorita Hecre
tarf. Col Lewis. Then IL was ar
ranged that a swarm % descend
ants should descend from
Georges aunt fwho was likewise
his sodmotheFl. Mildred waahinE
ton.
Numerous descendants 81 the
half brothers have the family
name Of Washington. but arr not
~ CLOSELY related 10 George aa 9th
81 descendants. a. those % HIS own
sister BETTE She lived IN Fired
eflesnhufT. near her mother. and Il
is from this WashiuKton that ~
Lewis Wallace. candidate FOR may
or. Is descended.
NJ, Wallace's grandfather. Who
Is still living. IL probably a. cl0ee
to the generation Of CeorE. Wash.
lngtou a. anf collateral descendant
lie Is Henry byrd Lewis. a great
grandson % Kettle Washington. an
Old gentleman - ycars % agr. ~
siding ~ Cisye Manor. one ~ the
Historic colonial estates. IS miles
down the Rappahaunoch from Pred
efiekshufs Thus. from BETTE a.
the mayufaiif candidate II i've gen
rfatIous. with a member 81 The
third generation stiii surviving
H. i.eNis Wailsca IA bid and
blonde. such An tradition says the
Washington OF thls period VAS Nc
has the square iaw and strong nose
characteristic VI tho tribe No IL
energetic aud popular and whrn
not giving hia attention "a politics
IL Supposed % practice las
In addition 70 itN candidate Tor
mayor. Fr.aeFtcasburE has a verY
beautiful reminder ~ Kettle Wash
iugtnu f.swia In the old colonial
homestead. Kenmore. phefv she
lived This place. built IN i5t9.
i IN the heart Of Fretcfieknhur1s
residence aeeiioa. and only a step
from the haaae which for many
years vas occupied By Mary Wash.
inEton. mother 81 the four Wash
layton brothers aud u Bette
Descendants 81 George Washing
ton In this part % the country are
disposed 10 look with kindly cfrdul
Ity On the chafFy tree and similar
stories .old farson Wscms' IL
responsible for the tale about the
cherry tree. a. well az several other
personal "reminiscences which men
ike Henry Cabot Lodge are dis
foAsa 20 eFiticlse
I think that story r. true. said
old Mr.. Beais. who for 80 years has
lived across the street from thu
Mary Washington house. and Who
ia the accepted local authority on
Waahlngt0niana "oid parnon
Weema uaa an Episcopal clergy
man and claimed 10 have been
GEORGES tutor. Usually ciergymeu
are supposed TO tell tho truth. and
see no reason 20 doubt the tale ~
the cherry tree. IL Ia known that
the squire Was fond Of his cherry
trees. and Parson Weoms recalled
this Incident merely Rs an iilnstra
ton Of the Characteristic, early OK.
emplifled By his pupil George. 60
stand for the right"
Parson Weems vas well known
to all the early settlers In West.
moreland county, and he became
the head Of tribe stiil plentiful
In Baltimore. better known IN late
years as owners Of the Weems
steamboats,. plying up and down
the Potomac river
Another tale for which ParEon
Wesma IL responsible IL that
Georges father one day took n
handful ~ cabbage seed and Howed
the cabbage In a design spelling
Georges name No descendant has
ever been able 60 discover the NOR.
al OF this tale.
asas=
One 81 the interesting evidences
that George Washington IL not a
myth iE the record Of his becoming
Mason. Fredericksburg lodge No.
has been In existence since 1863,
and in the vaults are the original
documents showing that George
Washington was initiated as a Ma.
son on the 9Th OF November. 1852;