Evening star., 1942-02-08

In the adjoining place, We are told.
lived about this time Marion and John
Lghtfoot and the latter married Lucy
Wapley Of Maine, who came there to
visit the wounded soldiers from her State.
Later, 1t is said, the Ughtfoots bought
this tract Of land from the Government.
When Woodrow Wilson was President,
according to reports, he frequently visit
ed Terrace Heights to enjoy the distant
view down the river from its wide
porches, and at one time he contemplated
buying it and making 1t his home.
About the largest enterprise in Col.
Coxs career was the building OF row
of houses on N street, between Thirty
third and Thirty fourth streets. APP
parently he built the house on the north
east corner Of Thirty-fourth and N
streets first and here he resided until
he moved to the Cedars. At later
date this house became the. home OF
Commodore Charles Morris. q. s. NJ,
whose remarkable acts Of bravery in the
war with Tripon are matters Of record.
When Gen. Lafayette was being re-
turned to France by this Government
aboard the U. s. frigate Brandywine. 1t
was Capt. Morris who sailed the vessel
named for the battle in which the cele-
brated French patriot poured out his
blood for American independence. This
property, we are told, was bought In
ls42 by James Keith, and in more re-
cent years its owner and occupant was
Mrs. McSherry, who was prior to her
marriage Miss Forrest, daughter OF
Frank Forrest, an officer in the United
States Navy until the beginning OF the
Civil War. when he went South.
When the writer last saw Cox's row.
the numbering was irregular. At the
east end, the numbering began with
1927. Then came numbers 1881. 1888.
1887 and 1899. No. 1887 was the house
where Gen. Lafayette was entertained
when he visited Washington in l824-5.
At this time Mayor Cox was resid-
ing at the Cedars, and. due to the
fact that he was expecting most any
day a very youthful newcomer to his
household, and since this particular resi-
dence was vacant at the time, 1t was
concluded to have the reception there,
and for this purpose Col. Cox's eldest
daughter. Sally. obviously took charge
of the house, and the Mayor had 1t
elaborately furnished throughout.
A notable party gathered to do honor
to the distinguished soldier, who was so
fond of reed birds that 600 are said to
have been served at one meal. though
the sum probably contains one naught
too many, the actual number being more
likely so, for If and 20 blackbirds was
a dainty dish to set before king, surely
60 reed birds would have been quite a
suf1ciency for Gen. Lafayette.
No. 1887 N street, according to reports.
was at one time used as an art studio
by Howard Helmick, an outstanding
painter who had among his students the
actor John Barrymore when he was q
student at Georgetown University.
Jane Cox, wife of Col. John Cox, was
not only the wife Of one Of Georgetown's
Mayors, but the daughter as well Of
another Of its Mayors-John Threlkeld,
before mentioned, who was born october
Is, 1757, and died August 80. 1880.
John Threlkeld was the son Of Henry
Threlkeld who was born at Caburch in
the Parish of Kirkoswald, Cumberland
County, England, June IL, IT'S %. 81,
and died in Georgetown September T.,
1881, and is said to have been descended
from a Danish general who settled in
England in 1850. Henry Threlkeld came
to the United States in l740. and settled
in Georgetown at an early date, and
bought . tract Of land known as Bur-
leith, being q part OF larger tract
known as Alliance. The land purchased
by the pioneer Threlkeld is said to have
contained 1000 acres and to have ex-
tended, roughly, from Georgetown Uni
versity to Mount Alto Hospital. his home
being situated about where Is now the
Georgetown Visitation Convent. Tradi-
tion has it that President Jefferson Wis
tied Mr.. Threlkeld. and upon one occa-
sion gave him some pecan seed. from
which was grown enough trees to form
an avenue to the old residence
Henry Threlkeld married Mary Brown,
one Of nine daughters of DR.. Gustavus
Brown of Port Tobacco, who attended
Gen. Washington during his last illness.
At the time Of their marriage, Mary
Brown was the widow Of the Rev. Mat
thew Hopkins, and by him had one son.
Henry Threlkeld had at least one son,
John Threlkeld. whose daughter, Jane,
as before stated, married Col John Cox.
John Threlkeld, in addition to having
been Mayor Of Georgetown, was also
appointed a member Of the Corporation
of Georgetown, to serve so long As he
shall behave himself therein" Accord
ing to the census Of 1890, he had q wife
and two daughters and Al slaves. The
ground upon which stands Trinity Cath
olic Church was acquired from him for
S shillings. His wife was Elizabeth
Ridgely Of Maryland.
A few days ago. the writer stood at the
graves, In Rock Greek Cemetery, Of
Henry Threlkeld and his son John, and
Col. John Cox and other members Of
the Cox family, seme of whom were
transferred about 20 years ago to this
cemetery from the old Presbyterian
Cemetery. which formerly occupied =
large part Of the block between Volta
Place and Q street and Thirty-third and
Thirty fourth streets. now used as q
public playground, while the Threlkeld
were reinterred In Rock Greek were
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