Evening star., 1919-08-24


compassed by fine grounds just north
of Bethesda Church. The second
daughter of Samuel Perry and Cath
crime Cissell was Margaret. She be-
came the wife of j. Louis Bohrer of
Montgomery county They were mar
ried where1the Straight home stands
by the Rev. William T. Eva. one of
the old Bethesda pastors. They had
a son. Charles c. Bohrer. and he,
strong and ruddy man, answered the
Rambler's knock. and said at once,
Come in to dinner" Charlie Bohrer
married Anna r. Hodges, a daughter
of Benjamin T. Hodges of Prince
Georges county and Elizabeth Wise
Riley Of Washington.
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The old Hodges home is still stand
ing, near Marlboro. and Mrs. Bohrer
and the Rambler talked over some
well remembered and we'll loved peo-
Lle She and her husband knew Tip
pey" Belt. whose mother kept the
Marlboro Hotel and who the Ram
bier thought was one OF the prettiest
girls" in the county He believes she
married one Of the Sasscer boys. One
child Of Charles c. and Anna Hodges
win B. Coolidge. They live on the
ancestral lands and their children are
Edward and twin daughters. Anne
and Margaret. There is another child.
If the Rambier's memory is not at
fault, whose name is Benjamin. The
next child of Charles c. and Anna
Hodges Bohrer is Mamie. who mar
ried Nicholas Offutt. son of Nicholas
Offutt of Rockville and who lives in
Washington. The next child is J.
Ryan of Pennsylvania, and they live
in Washington. The next child is
Ralph w. Bohrer. who married Marie
Hewitt of Rockville. They live at
Edgemoor and have a little daughter,
Marie. Another child is Eleanor Gus
tbs Bohrer. who married Royal L. Mat
tingly Of Washington. They lived at
Brightwood for a long time and have
son, whose name Is Royal.
Eva P. Bohrer was daughter of ].
Louis Bohrer and Margaret. daughter
of Samuel Perry. She married Morti-
mer H. Atcheson of Washington, and
they are now living in this CITY.
Eva's portion Of the Perry Bohrer
farm was that on which George e.
Hamilton has established one of the
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Charlie Bohrers daughter, Eleanor
Custis, was named in recognition of
relationship with Nellie Custis. George
Washington's ward and adopted
daughter. Mrs. Bohrer's mother,
Elizabeth Wise Riley of Washington,
was of the old Virginia Wise family
and was related to the Custis family.
In the Bohrer garden much care has
been given to the cultivation Of old
time flowers There are bebonias,
geraniums, cactus. snap gon. mi
gnonette, four -o'clocks, portulaca,
nasturtiums and many other varie-
ties.
There are some interesting facts
connecting the Bohrer fa- md the
Confederate attack on. d Fed
eral defense of, the city o. ,l9hing-
ton in the summer of 1864. on the
hill on which Mr.. Hamiltons house
stands and near the site of the house
was a patch of pine trees. and in this
shady place Gen. Early pitched his
headquarters tents. The Bohrer family
and others in the neighborhood at
tended a band concert there in the
evening and Gen. Early and star sup
piled their mess with milk and butter
from the Bohrer farm. Four men
were killed on the farm in the sgir-
mishing tht has SO often been de-
scribed as the skirmish in the neigh
borhood Of Rabbits Post Office. Two
of the killed were Union men and two
were Confederates. They were buried
in patch Of locust trees on some
rising ground two or three hundred
yards southwest Of the house and not
more than fifty yards OF the east side
of the pike. The land on which the
poor men were laid to rest is now
owned by Mr.. Hamilton, but 1t Is not
the tract that surrounds his country
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