Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-10

Il furlough when they were married
and he returned an served his time out,
obtaining the rank as major at the
close of the war. l remember hearing
my grandmother OSten tell of little
amusing incidents In his camp life.
l was about fifteen years old when
my grandmother. Lucy Harris Smith.
died. My grandmother had quite n
large family. many OF the children dy-
ing very young. I think my mother.
Mary Byrkc Smith. was the oldest child.
MY grandmother. Lucy Harris Smith.
had three sons, who lived to be old
Hen-John. Peter and Jordan. i think
my mothers sisters all died young.
Her oldest brother. John Harris Smith.
married Harriet Crittcnden, his. first
cousin. sister Of John j. Crittendcn.
The above mentioned Peter Field
fcrson Turpin-John Harris Smith and
lcter Field Smith. both had large fam
lilies.
Nix uncle. Jordan Smith. the young
est brother of my mother, never mar
ried.
My mother, Mary Burke Smith. mar
ried William Watts, of Madison County,
Va. who lived near the home of Pres
ldent Madison. All OF my mothers chill
dren were born and raised OH farm.
All of my grandfather Watts's chill
drcn were baptized by an old minister.
ana all OF my mothers children were
baptized by the same. They hauled
me up and had me baptized and | was
so mad L didn't know what to dol
was getting too big, knew all about
what was going on and I was mad as
could be. The battle Of the Rapidan
was fought on the farm on which my
father, William Watts, lived. seven
miles from Orange.
My mother had nine children, seven
sons and two daughters. My oldest
brother. William Bonaparte Watts:
child, Obadiah Smith Watts; fourth
child, Mary Matilda Watts; nth child
James Jordan Watts. Four of the
children died in infancy.
One of my brothers, Obadiah Smith
Watts. lived TO be twenty-five. and
died In Henderson. Ky. My oldest
brother, DIR. William b. Watts was
twice married. His first wife was
Sarah Blakey, a very beautiful woman.
His second wife WAS Elizabeth Ann
Burton. daughter of Captain James
Burton, soldier in the Revolutionary
War. She was very literary in her
tastes, and well-informed on almost all
subjects Not very many liked to get
Into an argument with her. as they
usually got the worst of it.
My brother. DR.. William 3. Watts.
Watts married John Peter williams, Of
Harpers Ferry, Va; t2) Betty, who
married Charles Gillian; 90 Lavinia,
who married Tom Ed Gillian: Cd
Lucy. who married Harvey A1cCune
go William b., who was a soldier in
the Confederate Army In the Civil War.
and was drowned while being pursued
by Federal soldiers; Co James Burton
Watts, who died In the Confederate
Army: Cd and (S), children who died
in infancy.
Polly Smith Watts, above mentioned,
who married John Peter Williams, had
four children: % Samuel Watts Will
liams. died when about twenty one
years old: (2) Lucy Lavinia. married
jackson Sterling Rucker. and had three
children, Gertrude Watts Rucker. Mary
Hammond Rucker and Colonel William
Fucker; CD Robert James williams,
married Lutte Cune. of keytesville, Mo-,
who has one daughter, Elizabeth; "a
Horace Crawley Williams. who died in
infancy.
The above mentioned Betty Gillian
died, leaving four children. one OF
them, Elizabeth. married DR.. Chris
tian-I do not know anything about
the Christian children. Betty Gillian
left a daughter. Fannie, who married a
DIR. Love. They had one child, Pan
cheta Love. Betty also had two sons,
Claude and Fred, twins.
The above mentioned Lavinia Ann
Watts. who married Tom Ed Gillian.
had large family OF children, eight
living. and has lost four or five, dying
IN infancy. OF the eight livnE-Georg
Washington, married Mary Flood;
James Burton Gillian. married. whom
l do not know; Leila Gillian and Lucy
Gillian are unmarried: Thomas L. Gill
liam, Jr.. married Ella Clark-they
Il
liam and Thomas Burton Gillian.
Teh other children Of Mrs. Tom Ed
Gillian are Benton Gillian. William W.
Gillian, Polly Williams Gillian, who
married Charles Green. she is now dead :
Lavinia Ann Gillian. who married Dr.
Newman, she is also now dead.
l never knew my grandfather. Oba-
ciah Smith. he died before ] was born.
James and were the youngest children
OF my mother. Well, there was one
younger than James that died when 1t
was week old. James was n little
younger than I was. seventeen months.
Q. Who was the father of your faith
or. William Watts?
4. My grandfather was also named
William Watts.
Q. Did you know him?
4. No. My grandfather Watts died
when | was quite young.
Colonel Littleburg AIosby, of Cum
berland, afterwards Powhatan, County,
Va, was born in 1929. and died in Pow
hatan County, Va, January IL. 1909.
He was high sheriff of Cumberland
County in 1853. and member of the
Revolutionary Committee of Safety Of
the same county In IVA and l775. His
brother, PoindeXter Mostly, of Cum
berland County, served in 175S as a
captain III the war against the French
and Indians.
OF the sons of Colonel Littlebury
Mosby. one, Wade Mosby, served in the
Revolutionary War rs a captain in the
Call Cavalry. Another SON. Littlebury
Mosby, Jr, volunteered at an early age
and served as lieutenant and captain,
and was captured at Charleston. y
third son, John, was also in the army.
References: Virginia Gazette. 1774;
Richmond Enquirer, S21 and 1924;
Hcnning's Statutes at Large, Volumn I,
page 213, and Goods Virginia CONS,
page 900.
Gaines Family.
Bernard Gaines. son of George and
ISlinor Gaines. was born in 1919 and
died November, 17i7. Flo married
March ., 1741, Elizabeth Ward. daugh-