Wilkes County GaArchives News.....Annie Putnam, Great-Granddaughter of Elizabeth Washington Lewis  May 28 1886
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The Marion County Patriot
The Marion County Patriot, No. 22
Friday, May 28, 1886
Page One

A Descendant of Bettie Washington

General Washington’s sister, Elizabeth Washington, married Colonel Fielding 
Lewis, who was quartermaster general of the Virginia forces during the 
revolutionary war, and rendered valuable service to the American cause in that 
great struggle.  Miss Annie Putnam, who is the telegraph operator in Madison, 
is a great-granddaughter of Mrs. Lewis, and therefore closely related to the 
father of this country.  Miss Putnam is also a lineal descendant on the 
father’s side of General Israel Putnam of revolutional fame.  Probably no young 
lady in America can boast of a more distinguished ancestry than Miss Putnam.  
She has just received handsome portraits of Colonel and Mrs. Lewis, from 
relatives in Boston.  The portrait of Mrs. Lewis bears a strong resemblance to 
that of her distinguished brother, General George Washington and while the face 
is one of great sweetness, it is also marked with an air of commanding presence 
which would be shown only in the features of a person of the highest breeding.  
In dress and appearance the portrait of Colonel Lewis is a perfect picture of 
the old Virginia gentleman and officer. – Washington, Ga. Chronicle


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