The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-05
OF Old New England Ancestry.

o1 OAu Now tbKAHu AnSSOs.
According to Miss Miimine's ac-
child of Mark Baker anad Abigail
Barnard Ambrose. She was born at
Bow, on the Merrimac river, New
Hampshire, July 10. 1891. Her ances-
tors for more than 200 years had lived
on the New Hampshire hills where che
herself was born.
| Her FIRST Marriage.
In December. lSAa, when %, she
married her ltrst husband. George
Washington Glover. 'Wash" Glover
was a close personal friend of Marys
oldest brother, Samuel. The two young
men had learned the bricklayer's trade
together in Boston, and Samuel Baker
had married Glaver's sister, Eliza.
George Glover left home and settled
in Charleston. :. G. On one Of his WIS.,
its to Tilton he fell in love with Mary
Baker He was Il big, kind hearted
young fellow He took his bride to
Wilmington. \. c., and in June, 1874,
six months after his marriage, he died
of yellow fever
He left his young wife in rniser-
able plight. Sh.s Wis far from home
and entirely without money or friends.
Glover however. was 81 Freemason, and
thus received decent burial. The MAJ
New York city where she was met
ard taken 70 her fathers home by her
brother George. Here, the following
September, her orly child, son, was
born. She named him George Wash
ington. after his father.
Mrs. Glover dabbled In mesmerism
on her own account. She started as an
amateur elairvovant; the superstitious
country folk frequently sought her adj
vice.
During all these years Mrs. Triton
and her sister repeatedly quarreled.
Finally there came u complete break.
Mrs. Titon shut the door upon Mrs.
Glover commanding her never to enter
the house again. 4 few weeks before
she died she left instructions that Mrs.
Eddy should not BIT, allowed to attend
her funeral She left none of her large
property to Mrs Eddy. though George
Glover Mrs. Eddy's son, received $40
900.
Wed Or. Patterson.
In 1858 Mrs. Glover married DR. Dan
lei Patterson, an itinerant dentist.
Patterson, on the day of the mar
riage. carried Ills bride down stairs
from her bed room ard back again af-
ter the ceremony. Her III health con-
tinued all through the honeymoon and
intermittently through the succeeding
twelve years.
During most IF his married life Pat
terson WAS extremely poor In 1873
Mrs. Patterson applied for and obtain
ed a divorce or the ground of deser-
ton. The doctor wandered aimIessly
around for many years and eventually
lived the life Of hermit near Saco,
Maine. There ne died In 1896
Mrs. Eddy's only child, the son of her
GysSt rrfD ,txi
Glover. disappeared from his mothers
own existence. of him she wrote that
he was sent away from her ana put
under the care Of the family nurse
who had married and resided In the
northern part OF New Hampshire.
I'VE never met again until he had
reached the age Of -. had wife
and two children, and by strange
providence had learned that hts moth
err still lived and came to see me in
Massachusetts
George w. Glover and his mother
lived in the same vicinity, at times In
the same town for thirteen years.
Mother and son finally met IN 1873.
Glover has family. IN prosperous and
lives in handsome house 1t Lead,
which Mrs. Eddy built for him In
1902. lie is not Christian Scientist.
Three years ago his eldest daughter
died. The neighbors expressed amase-
ment that he had not called upon Mrs.
Eddy to cure her
why. do YOU know" replied
George. II never thought OF moth
err"
son Brings Suit. :
George Glover on March /. 1907,
brought suit against his mothers Sec
Rotary and others, alleging that Mrs.
Eddy had for "a long time been in
competent to attend to her affairs and
was under the influence of those who
her.
After long litigation ii VAS an