Evening star., 1918-07-14

InOm2S coleman. VINO QleQ SosShuSA
81. 1851, and Julia E. Coleman, who
died January s. 1884. In the lot are
white headstones: marked SIMPLY
81. B. c. IS. A c." ''E- n. C.. /" "A D."
Altar leaving the hurch and repass-
ing the echoolhouse. where Miss
Gladys Levin was a teacher until her
recent marriage to a Mr.. Clem OF
Washington and where Miss Mabel
Cockerille. a daughter of Forrest
CockerilIe, is now the only teacher,
the Rambler walked west along the
pike and stopped to drink at spring
inclosed with a very old springhouse.
Near it is a wide-fronted house with
stone chimneys and a porch its whole
width. Locust trees Of considerable
thickness of trunk and height Of
crown grow before it This was the
home Of Nicholas Farr and Jane Farr.
his wife. Nicholas rests under the
stone inscribed TN Memory of N.
Farr; born 1880, died 18th Dec, 1851"
Jane is perhaps buried in the same
lot, but the Rambler does not know
that Jane Farr was popularity known
as Jennie Farr," and this house was
one ~ the best-known taverns on
the pike leading through virginia
from Warrington to Winchester. 1t
was that type Of tavern then called
"wagon-stand"-that is. it was
wagoners' place of rest and refresh
ment. Wagons passed over that road
in long trains and there were wagon
stands" along the way. Mrs. Farr was
a woman of strong character and
reputation for fair dealing and a sood
number of her descendants are living.
Her sons were Stephen D. Farr. John
B. FAR, Washington Farr and James
w, Farr, and she had three daughters
who married good men. One was La
venia, who married c. w. Coleman:
Thomas Hay Of Washington. and an
other whose name the Rambler does
not know married Thomas johnson OF
the Colvin run neighborhood- All
these children OF Jane and Nicnoias
FAR are dead. II the Rambler has
not his facts twisted, stephen EsIr
was q school teacher VINO was heto m
high regard and at one time was the
teacher at the Prospect hill school.
near Spring hill.
The oldest house in the Dranesville
neighborhood and one Of the oldest. II
not the Oldest, in northern en cvis w
man family. It was built not later
than I7z7. Every timber in the house
Was hewed, every shingie driven oy
hand and every nail made separately
in the blacksmith shop. Out OF tne
roof project line Of dormer windows
and above it rise three stone CHM
news. In Braddock's order book,
wherein was kept a record OF the
events Of the march and the distance
between camps. Is this reference. From
Fairfax Court House to James Cole
mans on Sugarland run. IL miles
That was written in 175s. James
Coleman is the first of this family Of
whom the Rambler has record. He in
herited the place from his father and
the farm was no doubt purchased oy
James grandfather about 1927 and the
house was the place then 1t is James
who rests under the monument in
scribed, James Coleman. Died Jany.
23, 1861" Though it is not shown on
his tombstone, James Coleman was
born in 1878. The Rambler found 1t
written in a very old and faded little
lily. James married Eliza Barker. the
wedding taking place under romantic
circumstances at Aatildaville, Great
Falls. Their children were Charles W,
John B., Annie E.. Thomas, Addfe,
Richard. Samuel, susan A a. a ana a. Lucy s,,
vivfng children and they are living on
the ancestral lands. Charles W. Cole
man went to live in the Lawton valley
region. down by Pohick and Gunston
Hall, and died there Annie married
James Cockeriile and died at Herndon.
Thomas was killed in the Confederate
service near Forestville, three or four
miles from DranesvilIe. Addie became
the wife of Capt. Dushane OF the Con-
federate army.
Samuel Coleman, to be nearer the
center of things, is now living on the
pike in the first house this side, but
considerably this side of the inn If
you pass that way you will notice
frame house painted yellow with green
shutters inclosed by a wire fence bor-
dered with dahlias, with vincas Of pink.
purple and white, brilliant blue ragged
robins and with blue bells and bach
elor's buttons, paper mulberry trees
and big lilac and wyEeha bushes
growing In the garden. From the gate
to the porch. planted in the green turf,
are brownstone dags. You will prob
ably say 1t Is Seneca sandstone. It is
of that formation which is called Sem
eca, but was not taken from the old
Quarrtes at Seneca The Seneca for
nation extends down through Virginia
and the stone is taken out along
Sug1rland run in any quantity needed.
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