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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19

daughter u! Major Martin and Susan
i."dhctter-E Washington Martin
hurried Captain Richard Oldham. OF
KENTUCKY AMI they were my grand
parents. Captain OldhauI's regiment
was STATIONED there. aud Ia lScS--ilve
years following the Louisiana purchase
the cntir. garrison was ordered to
New Orleans. The only water trans
portation at that time was by tlatboat
ANA I'm my young days ! never tired
listening t" the Interesting events re-
hated ny my grandmother Of this many
weeks voyage down the Ohio and Mis-
sisS!ppi Rivers (Which voyage she said
Mas made with comfort and enjoy
mcnt. and also tho description OF the
stirring events Of the return trip over
land. because of being constantly In
contact with various tribes OF tho In
dian nations.
A part Of tho army service or Cap
tain oldham. /. tn" following. taken
from tho War Department records at
Washington.
"Ri"nard oldham. or Kentucky, WAS
appointed FIRST lieutenant. Seventh
tnitcd states Infantry. MAY s. lsoS.
WAS promoted Z" br "au,atn December
!. 1909. aud to bo major, Npril .. ISL
ana VAS h"n"rahlN discharged. on til"
reduction Of thu ARMY, June - ISIS.
~" served with his regiment IN Louis
ian" cron June. IN0S. 80 MAJ, lSlI: "u
leave and ON detached duty act Newport
Harra ks and at louisville Ky. to
brc-mb.r ISL. when lac returned to
duty with his regiment in Louisiana.
and served with IL until June. iSia.
"ru tho death OF Major Martin ,his
father -in-las). Major oldham was ;2-
roiu'vd to succeed him i'm command AZ
Newport Barracks on MAY .. 1879. aud
wag hororahly discharged such
.'ur" |. 1871.
,Siyncdb wv. NJ ,NI,rrE.
Assistant .h,iiutaui =. rLCr.,I 90
ono Of the children OF Richard old
ham and Eliza Martin was my mother.
Penelope Abigail Oldham, Who iurrricd
William Alfred Violet, OF AicNandriH
Va. Who in carly uanhoud removed to
Pittsburgh. "a. Whero he secured ON
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19

ploymcnt with the firm of A.w God.
Jones' n Co. the then leading iron
house vest Of the AllcShcnics. and my
Gather was sent by them. to New Or
,c@nS, in the year 1898. as their repre-
sentative there. \ few years LAGER,
'Ni2. no entered into business OH his
own account. as w. y. Violet & Co.
ahd bccamr one Of the most eminent
ana successful merchants OF the city
Of his adoption.
Eichard Oldham was the son OF Col.
onct William and pcnclopc I'opc) CID
ham, OF Kentucky. Colonel Oldham was
OF NELSON'S independent RIFLE Company
aud he is to -dav represented i'm the
Rhode Island state Society OF the Gin
cinnat. through a great grandson. In
1883, lie was appointed lieutenant col
oh"l OF the Kentucky Militia. and three
Gears later was Killed whilc in com
mand OF his regiment At st. Clair's be
feat. near Fort Recovery. O., Dccem-
Der lT9t-onc OF tho MANY engage
ncnts Of the several French lnuiau
Wars Of tn" Far West Of those days.
on-I.nnicr Ancestry OF At
wood Niol"tt. Esq.
Tho FIRST FIVE generations cstablishod
10y Tho report of Mr.. Nelson and rns f..
OF the line established by family and
official records az here above set forth.
VIZ:
!. John Washington married Mary
"ord. Of Su'ry County. Va.
Their son Richard WaShington
hrrri.d Elizabeth Jordan Of Virginia.
} Their daughter. Elizabeth Wash.
'hst"n. married Sampson I.ancr, Of
Virginia.
4. Their son. Sampson I.anier mar
ri"d Elizabeth th;,mbcrIin. OF Virginia.
=. Their daughter. Winifrcd Lanier.
married. Colonel prury I.cadbcttor. OF
Virginia.
q. Their daughter. Susan Washing
ton i'"adh"ti"r. married Major Thomas
Martin. OF Virginia
9? Their daughter. Eliza Washing
ton Martin. married Captain Richard
Oldham. OF Kentucky.
S Their daughter. Penelope Abigail
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Genealogical Notes
Queries and Answers
Genealogical Editor, The Times.
Dispatch.



December Il, 1871. Waller; December
~, 1911, -January /. 1912. Ghosts: jan
uary IA. 1912. Thorton. Vicaries. Todd.
branch; January 81, 1912, Waller, NELL.
E"ndoiph; January IS, 1912, Hill. Jr.;
February /. 1912, Storrs; March 81
1917, Harris, sydnor, GARLAND Thomp-
son. Watts, Taylor. Bell: April Il. 1912.
PaSr. smith. Ill II. lal2, Smith:
Nprii y 1917. Freeman; May ), 1912.
Cockcrili; June = and .. 1912, Turner:
June IL. 1917, Crensha". Bacon Hoge.
Pryor: June IS, 1912, PondeXter: June
80. 1912. Thompson, Pryor. Bacon.
The following account OF the Wash
ingtons of Surry In contradistinction
10 the Washingtons OF Wcstmoreland
VIII we are sure, interest our readers.
The account was contributed to the
New York Genealogical and Biogra-
phical Record by Mr.. Atwood Violet.
Albert Welles. on page lie of hts
Pedigree and History of the Washing
ton Family, published in 1879 Che then.
believe. being considered an author
ity on genealogical matters). made the
claim, as had many others at and
PREVIOUS to that time, that Elizabeth
Washington-thc daughter of John
Washington OF Wcstmoreiand County,
Virginia 1wiS was the creat-grand-
father of General George Washing
ton)-waS-t the wife OF Thomas Lanicr,
who WAS the son OF Lewis Lanier. of
Bordeaux, France: aud very many OF
the descendants of the Lanier family
III this country were misled by Weiles
into accepting as true this assumed
l.anici marriage with this branch OF
the Washington family. An ances-
trcSS Of mine also made the same error
III her Family Tree" and the claim
was for many. years believed to be
correct by her descendants.
rms claim was known to Mr. Thomas
ForSythe Nelson. prominent ecneao-
gist nt Washington y. c., and he. be-
ing aware OF my interest in the mat
tor. informed both me and q very
prominent resident of New York City,
bearing tlc l.anicr name, that this par
ticnlar Elizabeth Washington (haugh-
ter of John Washingt ton. OF Wcstmorc-
land County, did rot marry n Lanier,
nor for that matter. did she marry
anybody: but that the investiga lions
he had already made TO some extent
established clearly that there was not
only another Elizabeth Washington OF
about The same generation. but also
another John Washington. Of Surry
County. Virginia. an individual entirely
distinct from the John Washington, OF
WcStmorelanh County. already referred
80.
II surely seems astonishing that no
one, until Mr.. NclHou made his pvestt-
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FORMAL ORDER ISSUED
GRANTING LAND not My

In response to this memorial. with
all the proofs ana papers nled with
II, the following order was made:
Executive Department.
Richmond, Va, Dec. II. lS3s
The heirs OF John Paul Jones are
allowed land bounty for his services
IN the Continental navy equal in rank
Of =, brigadler-sc general i'll the Cont
mental service. tor a service OF seven
Years and ten months and eleven DAYS
The register viii issue Il warrant ac-
eordinglyj II not heretofore drawn.
DAVID CAMPBELL"
This executive order, OF course
would, indeed could, never have been
made without full proof tina, John
Paul Jones was a resident and citizen
OF Frederick sburg. Va, at the time
OF his appointment as lieutenant in
III" Continental navy.
SEQ also Virginia Magazine His
tory" Volume VII, No. 3.
And it is susceptible OF proof. and
indeed cannot be disputed or denied.
that before he came here he lived in
Arbisiand. scotland, where he was
born, and after receiving his commits
sion during the Revolution, his lire
was spent AZ sea, and that after tho
close OF the war he made his home in
Paris. where he died in July 1922,
in the forty-ffth year of his age
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP CATARRH
Tells How To Open Clogged Nos
trils and End Head Colds.

You feel fine in few moments
Your cold I'm head or catarrh will be
gone. Your clogsed nostriis will open
The air passages of your head will
clear and you can breathe freely No
moro dizziness. headache: no hawking.
snutllirE. mucous discharges or dry
ness: no struggling for breath at
night.
Tell your druggist You want a small
bottle OF Ely's Cream Balm. Apply a
little Of this fragrant, antiseptic cream
in your nostrils, let 1t penetrate
through every air passage OF the head
soothc and heal tho swollen. inflamed
mucous membrane, and relief comes
instantly.
1t Is just what every cold and ca
tarrh sufferer needs. Don't stay
Stuffed-up and miserable
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Note. and Querir,

NJ. RI. *, Bland. Awe are in.
dexing scnealogies. aud will publish
the time OF the Hayes data when W..
find it.
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70 tho Greesss Tear "a ths
with tho ''9" In the diamond. }
This coupon with box top
attachedl b redeemahle It
full retail price, providing all
of above condidonshaveb been
fully complied with, either
through xour jobber or direct
Any violation Of the above con.
Ghcns Yendoe this eo4Doa VOID.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19

ITO General William Lambert.
"Eichluou1 Va"
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Brooks. who was surgeon OF the Bon
iiommc Richard the whole OF her celc-
hrat"d cruise, think remember to
hay" seen him, when very young, in
1913. ] was at school In Fredericks-
burg, ana William Paul was "A Scotch
tailor. who made my clothes. on his
death john cam. 10 Frede rick sburg
then saw him in the shop when /
vent for my clothes. On seeing his
picture years after I remembered this
IL IL a mistake that his brother WAS "A
merchant. DO not think he remained
long ia f'redcricksbu Tho hcNt
year | think, he was empIo!sd ia the
navy.
Yours very sincerely,
FRANCIS r. BROOKE
TO General William Lambert
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Yours truly,
,StEucd) WN. q. ST.ANARD
Corresponding Secretary.

''A'''e N1ONI otdi
Richmond. Va, March i, 1915
MIR. Atwood Violet:
Dear Sir,-Mr Nelson states specific
ally, that the John WASHINGTON he
writes OF Is Of Surry. and this John
ia identical with the John
Washington, of Surry, 7 wrote OF. Mr..
Tyler ana found our information in
exactly the same Surry records used by
SIR Nelson
Yours truly.
'SiEned) w. q. STANARD.
These investigations Of Mr Nelson
show one line of the Observation-Disclosures
ancestry AS established By the report
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19

Oldham. married William Alfred vio-
lett. Of Virginia
.. Their son. Atwood Violet. mar.
ricd olga Quentell. OF New o-lcans
This report OF Mr.. Nelson also cor
rects the LsniAr line as set forth bv
Albert Wilkes in his pedigree. OF
WashinGton's family.
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Mrs G. Il. p. Commerce. Ga We
have never published y list Of Revo-
iutionary soldiers. but tn" Virgini,
state Library has, and the book can
be purchased.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19

Bellevue. Pa. -" suffered more than tongue can tell
With terrible bearing down pains and inflammation.
tried several doctors and they all told the story.
that never could get well without operation and
just dreaded the thought of that also tried good
many other medicines that were recommended to
and none of them helped me until friend advised me
to give Lydia f. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound trial
inc first bottle helped kept taking it and now don't
in weight am 20 years old and weigh l45 pounds Il
wil'be the greatest pleasure to if can have the
opportunity to recommend it to any other suffering
man. Miss IRENE FRoELICHER, 1923 Manhattan ST.,
North Side, Bellevue, Pa.
this terrible ordeal by the timely use of
nee, try this famous old remedy first.
III ModiCfna Co. LINN. Mass
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19

Des Moines, Iowa. -Four years ago was very sick
and my life nearly spent The doctors stated that
would never get we'll without an operation and that
without it would not live year. My husband OBJ
Jected to any operation and got me some of Lydia f.
PInkham's Vegetable Compound ! took it and com
menced to get better and we'll, stout and
able to do my Homework. ] can recommend the
Vegetable Compound any who is sick and run
down as wonderful strength and health resorer. My
husband says would have been in my grave ere this if
1T had not been for your Vegetable Compound. Mrs
BLANCHE JEFFERSON 703 Lyon ST., Des Moines, Iowa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-09

and navy. must now conform to these
specifications: Taking the hoist. or
width, as 1, the fly or length is 1.9,
the hoist of the union, 7-1s; the fly of
the union, .76. and the width of each
stripe 1-13. There are twelve pre-
scribed sizes from 1.31 feet TO 20 feet
hoist. but the 1s-foot flag is to be the
standard. The history of our flag in
dicates that the army never carried it
in battle until the Mexican war in
1S47, though there is record of its use
as a garrison flag from about 1887 to
1894. Not until 1894 was the artillery
given the right to carry the Stars and
Stripes. The cavalry did not obtain
this permission until 1887. The Con-
tjnental Congress adopted the Stars
and Stripes as a national emblem on
June a, 1777.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-09
JAYMAWMER JOTS

Tt occurs to the Holyrood Banner
that the dove of peace is aweary of
crumbs.
According to the Lebo Star, few
people who amount to much speak
every time they think.
There may be food for reflection,
suggests the Atchisen Champion, in
swallowing your pride.
If the war is responsible for this
heat. the Anthony Bulletin is ready to
consider peace proposals.
Can anybody enlighten the Geneseo
Journal? 1t is anxious to know who
has been trying to Brighten the God
dess of Liberty.
AS the Galena Republican sizes up
the Mexican situation, or the troubles
below the Rio Grande: One thing the
matter with Mexico is its leaders, and
another thing is its people. Otherwise
1t is all right.
Safety first, is probably the local
slogan among those present at Rock
land, Chase county. At any rate, the
Chase County Leaders correspondent
sport in this neighborhood these days.
Comment and advice from the Can
ton Pilot: Speaking a good word is
like kissing pretty girl. You want
to do it again. Carrying a rab-
bit's foot in your pocket may bring
you good luck, but perseverance and
hard work get the mon. The
man with a mind of his own Invariably
judges correctly the mind of others.
He succeeds in his undertakings and
time records him as a resourceful
man. Think for yourself
An Emporia man. wearing a light
palm beach suit with the bold stripe
of a sport shirt peeping coyly through
the cloth of the second section of the
suit, namely the pants, was seen on
CONNIE cial street yesterday, reports
the EmpoFia Gazette, and it adds: The
false bos som shirt had its day. Now
sport shirt with broad stripes or
bright stars, but with a natural tail,
warranted not to shine through a pair
of thin trousers, in the perilous light,
is needed to Fill Long-Felt Want.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-09

time According to statistics, as per
cent of wage earners spend every cent
they make between pay Gays. As
soon as they have sickness or slack
time they cannot pay their bills, and
as soon as they use up what little
credit they have many jump to a new
town, often just when the tide turns
and the shop is getting busy. The ar
gument is that they owe SO much
money it will take all their wages for
some time to come to pay cid bills. 1t
Is to steady this class of labor that
saving should be made easy. If an
employer, by the expenditure of a
little time for clerical work of some
member of his office force, can in
duce and help percentage of his en-
ployes to save. is he not securing the
nucleus of a steady class of help
men and women who can be depended
On to stick? The larger their bank
account grows, the surer he may be
Of their services. If you lad an i'm
portant place to fill and two appli-
cants for the job, of equal ability, one
that you knew had a savings account,
and one that you knew had nothing
ahea which would you employ?
Would it not be wise to make an eff
fort to lift all your employees to the
level of your choice?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-09
GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

One of the State Journals Thomas
county friends, E. r. Werner of Brew
ster, recently favored this paper with
a few general observations on this
important subject, which Is the basic
and vital problem that confronts every
free people. and discussion of which,
or an appreciation of Its significance
Is particularly pertinent these days
when the campaigns are on that are
incident to the selection of the public
servants for the future in the counties,
Werner writes:
would it not be well if we Ameri-
can citizens would just for one short
space of time take look at ourselves,
to see what the fundamental require
raents of good citizen are. Let us
acknowledge that we never have over
burdened ourselves with too much
deep study along these lines, or we
surely would not have made such sad
blunders in the selection of our repre-
sentatives and law makers. Think of
the folly of US selecting men TO make
laws for us who by their past lives and
acts have proven themselves not law
abiding but law-defying citizens!
bad laws on our statute books are
the inevitable outcome of our poor
judgment of what constitutes a good
citizen. And yet how easy to discern
good citizen, If you just have the key
to 1t. We are ready to give it, and are
willing to stand by it and defend It
against any and all who may feel dis
posed to oppose our position.
1.-The law given to the people of
Israel still stands; in addition to IL
We have received a higher law given
to us in the Sermon on the Mount
Can any one doubt that the ones Hv-
ing up to the laws of God constitute
the most loyal citizens of any country.
by the fact that their citizenship is in
heaven, and such being the case will
at all times respect the laws of the
land they are living in. Such men and
women are the only ones we ought to
trust to make laws for us, the only
ones we ought to trust with any pub
lie trust. They constitute the highest
type of citizenship"
One doesn't even have to be a
Christian, or to believe in the reality
Of a heaven to recognize the reason
ab.eness of the mandates set forth in
the Decalogue that was passed on to
posterity by Moses, or to distinguish
tie merits of the social laws that were
presented by Jesus of Nazareth in His
Sermon on the Mount. They are the
| fundamentals of all that is rational
and equitable in law and order. And
there can be no doubt about the quail
ity of the citizenship of the people
who accept them ana endeavor to
apply them, as they play their part in
the development of the civilization OF
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-09
EFFECTS OF THRIET HAB1r.

Thrift is the foundation of charac-
ter, as r. F. Cory declares in Ameri-
can Industries for July. and Mr.. Cory
continues: The employee who learns
to manage his personal affairs so that
he may save some part of his earnings,
will use, after the habit is once
formed, the same care in saving his
employers time and material As his
savings account grows, he becomes in
terested in his town. The that
he has few dollars in the bank soon
gives him feeling of security. which
in turn makes him a safe man. AS his
mind is on his work. the work i'm
proves and accidents diminish. The
man with a bank account is able to
stay with a concern during a period
of depression. or when the shop has a
dull season and is working only part
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-09
GLOBE SIGHTS
[From the Atchison Globe. !

During hot weather about nine men
out Of ten believe they have the hard
est job.
Regardless of the sympathy directed
its way, the under dog usually gets
whipped.
Sometimes man is a good mixer,
without being good for anything else
in particular.
Neither would having time amount
to much if you couldn't waste little
of it occasionally.
There are different ideas of heaven,
but to satisfy boy there must be
plenty to eat Over There.
A man who writes so that no one
can understand him Is likely to have
a large and enthusiastic following
1t is all right for a man to go into
business for himself, but it isn't any
sign he is going to be his own boss.
Twenty minutes is a long time to
wait for train, but very short time
in which to get ready to catch one.
Quite number of farmers labor
under the delusion that laws are made
to give town people the best of it.
Mother sometimes does most of the
work. because that course is easier
than inducing Daughter to assist her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-09
SPRING VS.. FALL FLOWING.

During the four years out of seven
under study at the North Platte ex-
perimental substation by the experts
of the Nebraska College of Agricul-
ture, there has been more moisture at
spring-plowed land than in the same
depth of fall-plowed land.
During the three years that the
spring plowed land contained less
moisture than fail-plowed land, the
difference was practically negligible.
The amount of water that can be
stored in the soil. according to the
the harvest period of one crop to the
seeding time of the next crop is COM
paratively small except in very favor
able years when the amount of rain
or snow during this period is about
normal and of such character that
there is but little run-off
Under the conditions that have pre-
vailed during the last five years in
Nebraska, and they are naturally SIM
liar to the conditions in Kansas for
the same period, it has been found
that this stored moisture is rapidly
used by weeds and the growing crop
in the spring.
And SO, as is the case with almost
everything else. there seems to be two
important sides to the question as to
when it is the better for the farmers in
this section of the country to do their
blowing.