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Show TWtYTOT!'i'eWaaWwaBJl MOTHBn OF FIT2HU0H LEE. Oitm m IV.hlnl.n lull ! SlUI Idol .. of lltr tiimlly DUnd a,pd almost bclplees a a baby, to mothtrcf Ocn I-lUhugh Lee live with her on Daniel near Frederlck-btirg Frederlck-btirg Va. Though nearly ninety year old" he I tlll bright and cheerful Surrounded by descendant who fairly Idolize her, ihe la rapidly n curing the dark river fctulett and with childlike ' confidence Her grandfather, George Maaon wat a prominent ttatctman In Ihe early dayi ot the republic and took part In framing the American conatl-tutlon conatl-tutlon Ilia third aon, John Inherited conalderable property In Mrglnla In-clu In-clu ling Analostan Itland to which placo lie brought a lovely Maryland " bride whoso family name waa Munay The joungett child of this couple waa. Anna Marl who wa brought up on tho outaklrt of Washington In her youth sho wa known a ' beautiful Nannlo Mason of the Island" At Ar llngton sho first met I leut Sydney Smith lUBN,i brother of Itob ert 13 Thlt-mectlng resulted In courtship court-ship and marriage, Oen Joseph C Johnson being one ot the groomsmen Portrait taken In those early day show tho bride to have had a lovely, pl(ftia"nt face with rosy cheeks brown ryes and clustering brown curls The young coupto resided for some tlmo In Washington where Mrs Lee a beauty, wit and vivacity made her the admiration admir-ation nnd center ot a choice social circle cir-cle At their country home, Clermont, near Alexandria on tho 10th of No-' No-' ember 1835 their el lest son was born and named Mtthugb, after a beloved friend Mrs tltthugh ot Ilav-ehnorth Ilav-ehnorth r(o other son were born to them nnd fill grew to mnnhood and IvcTe gallant Bailor and oldler during dur-ing tho civil war When that itrugglo roitimrncfd Cat t I ce resigned from the navy and like his famous brother, olTerrd )0l sword tu hi natlvo state Mr. Leo went with him to Itlchmond, lenvlng nil her property In tho hand nf the enemy Never throughout tbeto four yean ot horror and rarnago did Mr lCs courage glvo way, though her hutband eon and many relative nero nt the front. At the ctoto ot hortllltlct sho returned with her family fam-ily to-M cuahtry place In Stafford county coun-ty Mrglnln, whero her husband died oon nf tor Mr Leo tpent many year Ip tho quiet dignity of widowhood at old.lllcjijpond on the Potomac When her eon Fltihugh, became governor 'of Virginia sho mado her home with hltn In Itlchmond nnd once moro bo-came bo-came n charm In society She waa ever keenly Interested In tho political Isttie of the dny, but unfortunately a evo(o cold settled on her eye After Inlraao suffering, borne with her usual , ortltji'o, sho submitted to rt painful operation which, however, failed to give relief, hdd sho became totally blind |
