Evening star., 1918-05-19
bier Writes of Several Families Living Aroumd Great Falls

Lee. Annie. William, James. Mary.
Guy and Elizabeth.
The Dickey family Is another of
the old Great Falls families. and
his notes and write out the facts he
has collected about these good peo-
pie. James Trammell. who married
Betty Stalling-. left no children. John
Trammell. who married Catharine
Grimes of Fairfax. had these chill
dren: Albert. Mack. Pearl. Forrest
and Frank. Forrest Is working at
the Washington navy yard and Frank
is in the Army. Fielden. who mar
ried Miss Elizabeth Welles Of Fair
fax. left no children
Where the River Bend road enters
that road which is simply called the
county road" and which leads from
the Georgetown and Leesburg pike
near Elkins to Deanwood. one comes
upon a fine outlook. Much OF the
land through which the River Bend
road leads is woody, while the county
road lead. through a fertile farming
country. where the land has been
under cultivation for two centuries
and where old homes are numerous
Emerging from the woods of the
River Bend road and turning to the
right into the county road. you will,
after a walk OF few hundred yards.
come within sight OF an old house
with a heavy stone chimney. lane
leduS SCUM tHc ioao " thh'
house, which occupies the top OF
knoll. which is piled up on the very
high land of this locality. 1t Is
quaint place and Is scrupulously neat.
Lilac bushes Of great age and size
grow in the garden and hoary cherry
trees are there.
"I am fifty years old, and those
cherry trees looked as old when !
was a little boy as they do today.
said James L. Turner. with whom the
Rambler talked in the shade OF the
old cherry trees. This place bears
the name, Mountain View Farm"
name that was suggested by the faes
that from the knoll on which the
house stands one gets flne view IN
fair weather of Sugarloaf mountain.
and on a clear day the round domes
of the Catoctins. on the west siae
of the Frederick valley, may oe
made out.
Mountain View farm is one OF sew
eral Turner farms in Fairfax county:
John E. Turner was the founder OF
this family in Virginia. He came to
Fairfax county from Duchess county;
n. Y, in 1870 and invested In iand
near Hunters mill, which is ABOUT
five miles north of Fairfax Court
House at about the point where snake
Den run and Piney branch now into
Dificult run. He called his farm
Minorca. He gradually acquired land
until at the time of his death he
owned six of as fine farms as there
were in the county. He had four sons.
VIM. r. Turner. James L. Turner.
John T. Turner and Duane Turner.
John B. is the sole survivor OF these
children. VIM. r, married Miss Anne
Rowzee of Fairfax and child OF
theirs. Mark Turner. is living on the
Georgetown pike near Elkins. James
L. married Miss Elizabeth Van Dyke,
and the widow is living in Washing
ton. John B. has not married. Duane
married Miss Annie Fisher OF Fair
fax and there were three children
lanes l.. Turner and Mary Elizabeth.
Duane Inherited Mountain View farm
and it is in possession of his descend
ants. 1t was his son, James L. Tur-
ner, who told the Rambler about the
age of the cherry trees. He does not
live there, but has farm on the
River Bend road not far from Lewis
Rollins place. He told the Rambler
that he has many fine cherry trees on
his farm and that he would like to
have him and his friends stop by
there when cherries are ripe.