Evening star., 1928-11-18
Capital Sidelights

washington Is a Port of Missing
Men" Members Of Congress. elected by
| hundreds of thousands of their fellow
citizens, come here and absolutely dis
appear so that conscientious search
for years has failed to disclose any trace
of them Now Washingtonians are given
an opportunity to set history straight by
aiding in the search.
| Ansel Wold. clerk to the Joint COM
mittee on printing Of Congress. has
spent three and half years in correct
ing and bringing up to date the bio
graphical directory covering every
person who ever served in CONGRESS
Although he has sent out thousands of
letters and journeyed far and wide in
search of authoritative information. he
has been unable to complete his record
on some of these.
Who knows:
Where Christian M. Straub is buried ?
, He was a Democratic member of Con-
gress from Pennsylvania, serving from
1858 to 1855, and was later a member of
the State Senate. He came to wash
ington and is believed to have died here
Where the kin of jeremiah Morrow
Wilson can be found? He was a Repre-
sentative from Indiana and served as
Republican in Congress from 1871 To
1875, and later engaged In the nractice
Of law here. He died in Washington
September "a. 1901, and Is buried in
Rock Creek Cemetery. Search is being
made for his son, Charles s. wilson )
lawyer, who had Offices at 14l6 p street
northwest, In 1901.
Where James P. Heath Is buried or
where his relatives can be foInd2 He
was a Representative from MARYLAND
as Democrat from 1888 to 1895. after
distinguished military service. He died
In Georgetown June II, 1854. and there
all trace Of the family vanishes,
Where information can be found
about William Stephen Morgan. who
was a Representative from Virginia
from 1888 to 1889? He was employed
! as clerk In the House of Renre-
I sentatives in 1910. was a presidential
elector in 1874. He was a clerk in the
| United States Treasurer's office from
l845 to 1861. In 1860 he presented
| some birds eggs to the Smithsonian
Institution. The family once lived on
Louisiana avenue. He had two sons
George H. Morgan. a lawyer and
Robert S. Morgan, who was a Govern :
ment clerk In 1860.
Where John Barney is buried? He
was a native of Baltimore and after
military service was elected as a Fed
eraliSt 70 the Nineteenth and Twentieth
Congresses. He was engaged in literary
pursuits until his death here. January
| 26, 1887. His body was taken to Balti-
more for burial and was supposed to
have been buried in Greenmount Gene
| terry.
Where Richard Brent is buried or
where his relatives can be found? He
was Representative and Senator from
Virginia. He died here December 80,
1914, and the body was escorted by a
committee of Congress across the river.
1t is claimed that Brentville, Va, is
named after him.
And now the most remarkable fact
| In the entire compilation of the Con-
gressional Biography
John Hanson of Maryland, one of the
most outstanding men of his time,
active in pre-Revolutionary affairs,
President of the Continental Congress,
| who rendered Gen. Washington the
thanks of Congress for the victory at
Yorktown, signer of the Articles of Con-
federation of the United States-lies
in an unidentified grave. Where is 1t?
He died at Oxon HILL his country place
In Prince Georges County, Md, Novem-
ber 81. 1893.