 1835 - 1899 (63 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  Rose Adele Cutts was born on 27 Dec 1835 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, USA; died on 26 Jan 1899 in Washington City, District of Columbia, USA; was buried in Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1870, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Ward 4
- Residence: 1880, Saratoga, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
- Residence: 1880, Saratoga, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
Notes:
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/brady/gallery/85gal.html
Adele Cutts Douglas grew up in Washington, where her good looks, winning personality, and impressive family connections made her a favorite of local society. Her father was the nephew of Dolley Madison, whose Lafayette Square mansion became Adele Cutts's second home. Her mother's sister, Rose Greenhow, also an important hostess, was later convicted of spying for the Confederacy. Cutts met the widower Senator Stephen A. Douglas. in 1856, when he had narrowly lost the Democratic presidential nomination to James Buchanan. They wed after a brief courtship, and Stephen Douglas's substantial fortune supported Adele Douglas's brilliant salon, where together they commanded substantial political power. During the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858, Adele Douglas traveled with her husband through Illinois, and like her husband, she became Lincoln's warm friend. She accompanied Douglas through his travels south during the 1860 presidential campaign and was by his side when he died in Chicago the following spring. Adele Cutts Douglas later married a career army officer, and raised their six children in the western territories.
Buried:
Arlington National Cemetery
Rose married Robert P. Williams in Jan 1866. Robert (son of Philip Williams and Mildred Catlett) was born on 5 Nov 1829 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA; died on 24 Aug 1901 in Hotel Netherwood, Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Mildred Williams
 was born on 18 Jun 1880 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA; died in 1941.
- 3. Robert Cutts Williams was born in Jan 1867 in Washington City, District Of Columbia, USA.
- 4. Ellen Williams was born in Feb 1870 in Washington City, District Of Columbia, USA; died on 21 Sep 1929 in Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA.
- 5. Phillip Williams was born on 8 Feb 1870 in Washington City, District Of Columbia, USA.
- 6. Adele Cutts Williams was born on 8 Mar 1872 in Ft Levenworth, Levenworth, Kansas, USA; died on 7 Nov 1932 in Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA.
- 7. James C. Williams was born in 1874 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; died on 14 Oct 1901 in Tarlac, Luzon, Davao Oriental, Philippines.
- 8. Mildred Williams was born on 18 Jun 1870 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA; died before 1880.
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Rose married Stephen Arnold Douglas, Jr. on 20 Nov 1856 in Washington City, District of Columbia, USA. Stephen (son of Stephen Arnold Douglas and Sallie Fiske) was born on 23 Apr 1813 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, USA; died on 3 Jun 1861 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Ellen Douglas was born on 30 Sep 1859 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, USA.
- 10. Emily Douglas was born in 1859 in Washington City, District of Columbia, USA.
- 11. Douglas was born in 1860 in Washington City, District of Columbia, USA; died in 1860 in Washington City, District of Columbia, USA.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Mildred Williams (1.Rose1) was born on 18 Jun 1880 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA; died in 1941. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: political and foreign correspondent
- Residence: Syosset, New York
- Residence: 21 Apr 1916, Syosset, Nausau County, NY; "Mallow"
- Departure: Apr 1925, Boulogne Sur Mer, France
- Arrival: 2 May 1925, New York, New York
- Residence: 1 Jun 1925, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA
- Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Oyster Bay Cove, Nassau, New York, USA
Notes:
The Washington Post. 02 August, 1910
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Farwell, of Chicago, who spend much time in England, expect, according to reports from London, to be settled in a permanent residence there before winter. Mrs. Farwell, who is the youngest daughter of the late Gen. and Mrs. Robert Williams, was presented at the British court last year. She is both a wit and a beauty, and as Miss Mildred Williams was a belle in Washington, as was her mother, the famous Adele Cutts. It has been hoped for some years that Mr. and Mrs. Farwell would join the winter colony in Washington.
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CHANNING, TEXAS. Channing, the seat of Hartley County, is located on the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway in the southeastern part of the county. Among the prominent citizens were the brothers James and William Powell of England, who were the first to breed Hereford cattle in the Panhandle. With A. G. Boyce, the Powells established the Channing Methodist Church. Walter Farwell, one of the family of XIT financiers, built his spacious summer home just outside Channing. His tree-lined driveway and his wife Mildred's southern hospitality became legendary. In addition, Farwell had on his estate a dam and artificial lake and a polo field on which he trained cow horses for the game.
From The Handbook of Texas Online
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The Washington Post: Sunday, November 21, 1915
Mrs. Walter Farwell, Society Woman of Washington, Sought in War Zone by 4 Governments.
Special to The Washington post.
Chicago, Nov. 20—Four governments have taken up the search for Mrs. Walter Farwell, of Chicago, New York and Washington society, great-grand-niece of Dolly Madison, and a newspaper correspondent whose letters and dispatches from the war zone have appeared under the name of Mildred Farwell. The Unites States, Germany, Greece, and Bulgaria have undertaken to find and protect Mrs. Farwell, whose presence at Monastir, Servia, was reported a few days ago by John T. McCutcheon, the cartoonist-correspondent.
Fears for Her Safety.
Nothing has been heard from Mrs. Farwell for several days, and considerable anxiety concerning her safety is entertained. Monastir is the scene of one of the most thrilling acts in the great war drama. Its capture by the Bulgarian army has been reported, but the intelligence has not been confirmed. Whether Mrs. Farwell is now within the lines of the Austro-German-Bulgarian forces or has retreated with the Serbiane or the Anglo-French army is not known.
Mrs. Farwell has been in the various theaters of war for the last six months. She has seen the struggle from the French, the Belgian and the Italian fronts. When Serbia became the objective of the central powers’ drive she hurried thither. She insisted always on taking care of herself, and frequently traveled alone on her war assignments.
She Startles Her Friends.
At the outbreak of the war Mrs. Farwell startled her friends in Chicago and Washington by announcing that she intended to go to the front. In order to procure greater freedom of movement through Europe she asked for an assignment as a war correspondent. Mrs. Farwell is a daughter of Gen. Robert Williams, of Washington, D.C. Her mother’s first husband was Stephan A. Douglas. She was married in 1902 to Walter Farwell. The wedding was one of the big social events of the year. Her husband is a brother of Mrs. Hobart Chatfield Taylor and Mrs. Robert G. McGann of Chicago, and Mrs. Reginald De Koven, of Washington. The Farwells maintain homes in Texas, Long Island, Chicago and Washington.
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Fort Wayne News (Fort Wayne, Indiana) December 15, 1915:
Turned Back And Told Wife Is Safe.
Walter Farwell, of Chicago, Goes in Search of His Wife.
Salonika, Dec. 15—Walter Farwell, of Chicago, who came here in search of his wife, a newspaper correspondent, who was in Monastir when the city was captured by the Bulgars, returned here today after penetrating to the Bulgarian lines ten miles from Monastir. The Bulgarian officers turned Farwell back after assuring him that his wife was safe.
Fort Wayne News December 24, 1915:
Salonika, Dec. 24—Mrs. Walter Farwell, of Chicago, and Dr. C. B. Forbes, of Boston reported roughly handled by Bulgarian officers, who raided American Red Cross headquarters at Monastir, will be permitted to leave the Serbian city.
Fort Wayne News, February 14, 1916:
Mrs. Farwell is unprotected in Monastir. Chicago Woman Faces Grave Danger Now In Serbia. (By William G. Shepherd, United Press Staff Correspondent)
ATHENS, Feb. 14—Mrs. Walter Farwell, prominent Chicago woman, who is virtually held prisoner by the Bulgarians at Monastir, Serbia, is left unprotected by the expulsion of all neutral consuls from the city. Mrs. Farwell, who was acting as correspondent for a Chicago newspaper was caught in Monastir when the Bulgars occupied the city. Seven weeks ago, according to reports brought to Salonika, she was roughly handled by Bulgarian soldiers who raided the American Red Cross headquarters and confiscated supplies of flour. While permitted to move about freely, she has not been allowed to leave the city despite efforts in her behalf made by her husband.
Americans here believe that Washington has been misled by Bulgarian authorities into believing that Mrs. Farwell wishes to remain in Monastir. According to the Greek counsul, who protested vigorously against his own expulsion, she is anxious to leave.
Fort Wayne News, February 16, 1916.
Americans Released.
Athens, Feb. 16.—Mrs. Walter Farwell, of Chicago, and Dr. Forbes, Boston physician, engaged in Red Cross work in Serbia, have been released by Bulgarian authorities at Monastir, after three months’ detention. United States Consul Kehl, at Salonika, was notified by Bulgarian authorities today that the two Americans are now en route to Sofla. Whether they will be allowed to continue their journey home from the Bulgarian capital is not known. Some concern had been felt here for the safety of both Americans since the expulsion from Monastir of neutral consuls under whose protection they were. In a raid by Bulgarian soldiers on Red Cross headquarters, at Monastir, both were roughly treated.
The Washington Post, March 5, 1916.
3 Americans Urge U.S. To Free Them
Former Greek Consul Confirms Report of Mistreatment by Bulgar Troops. Athens, Feb. 29, via Paris, March 4 (delayed). John Yussuf, the former Greek consul at Monastir, confirmed reports of the mistreatment of Dr. Henry Forbes, Mrs. Walter Farwell and Miss Mitchell by Bulgarian soldiers, when he arrived here this morning carring a message to Garrett Droppers, United States Minister to Greece, from the three interned Americans, in which they begged that the State Department make efforts to obtain their release.
According to Yussuf, the three were ordered to go to Sofla from Monastir on February 9. he reported that Dr. Forbes was ill and that all three had undergone so many hardships that they were most anxious to leave Bulgaria.
Dr. Henry Forbes is a resident of Boston, and is attached to the American Red Cross. Mrs. Farwell is a war correspondent of Chicago. They were reported to have been attacked by Bulgarian soldiers, who forcibly entered the American Red Cross hospital at Monastir last December. They were refused permission to leave for Greece shortly after the attack, and on February 16 it was reported they had been released by the Bulgarians and had gone to Sofla. On January 15 it was reported that Miss Mitchell was being detained at Monastir by the Bulgarians.
Mildred married Walter C. Farwell on 11 Jun 1912 in Washington City, District of Columbia, USA. Walter (son of Charles Benjamin Farwell and Mary Eveline Smith) was born on 23 Jun 1863 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 30 Jul 1943 in Syosset, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. |  Robert Cutts Williams (1.Rose1) was born in Jan 1867 in Washington City, District Of Columbia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1870, Washington Ward 4, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Residence: 1880, Saratoga, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
- Residence: 1900, Civilian Residents of Fort Robinson, Dawes, Nebraska
- Residence: 1910, Headquarters Division, Manilia, Philippines, Military and Naval Forces
- Census: 1920, Houston, Harris County, TX
- Residence: 1920, Houston Ward 3, Harris, Texas
Robert married Grace Yoe about 1899. Grace (daughter of Lucien G. Yoe and Mary A. Wadsworth) was born in Sep 1873 in Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 4. | Ellen Williams (1.Rose1) was born in Feb 1870 in Washington City, District Of Columbia, USA; died on 21 Sep 1929 in Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1870, Washington Ward 4, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Residence: 1880, Saratoga, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
- Residence: 1910, Portsmouth Ward 4, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia
- Residence: 1920, Plainfield Ward 2, Union, New Jersey
Notes:
Washington Post, Sunday, October 12, 1913:
Commander John B. Patton, U.S.N., and Mrs. Patton have returned to Washington from Norfolk, where they were stationed at the navy yard. Commander Patton has been detailed to the command of the Tallaassee, which is at the Washington navy yard from time to time. Mrs Patton and their children are at 1908 B street. Mrs Patton, who was formerly Miss Ellen Williams, is the daughter of the late Gen. and Mrs. Williams, and her mother was the famous Adele Cutts.
New York Times Sep 22, 1929
Miss Ellen Williams Patton.
Special to The New York Times.
Plainfield, N.J., Sept. 21—Mrs. Ellen Williams Patton, 61, wife of Commander John B. Patton, U.S. N., retired, died today at her home, 933 East Seventh Street, Plainfield. She was born in Washington, D.C. the daughter of the late Adele Cutts Williams and General Robert Williams, U.S.A. The family removed here fifteen years ago following the retirement of Commander Patton.
Ellen married John Bryson Patton on 5 Dec 1898 in Washington City, District Of Columbia, USA. John (son of Edmond Lewis Patton and Mary B Patton) was born on 16 Jun 1867 in Long Cane, Abbyville, South Carolina, USA; died on 31 May 1948 in Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA; was buried on 7 Jun 1948 in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Phillip Williams (1.Rose1) was born on 8 Feb 1870 in Washington City, District Of Columbia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1870, Washington Ward 4, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Residence: 1880, Saratoga, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
- Residence: 1910, Manhattan Ward 21, New York, New York
- Residence: 1920, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
- Departure: Jun 1929, Havre
- Arrival: 10 Jun 1929, New York, New York
- Departure: May 1937, New York, New York
- Arrival: 29 May 1937, Los Angeles, California
Notes:
The Washington Post May 13, 1913
Capt. And Mrs. Philip Williams entertained at a dance on board the Tallahassee at the navy yard last evening. A blaze of lights and many flags made the ship most attractive. The dance was given as a farewell to their many friends in Washington, as Capt. Williams is to leave shortly for his new station at Newport.
The Washington Post July 9, 1914
Commander Philip Williams, detached office of naval intelligences; to naval attaché, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Family/Spouse: Corinna Harrison. Corinna was born on 10 Mar 1871 in Washington City, District of Columbia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 6. | Adele Cutts Williams (1.Rose1) was born on 8 Mar 1872 in Ft Levenworth, Levenworth, Kansas, USA; died on 7 Nov 1932 in Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1880, Saratoga, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
- Residence: 1910, Plainfield Ward 2, Union, New Jersey
- Residence: 1920, Plainfield Ward 1, Union, New Jersey
- Residence: Abt 1926
- Departure: Feb 1927, Hamilton, Bermuda
- Arrival: 3 Mar 1927, New York, New York
- Residence: 3 Mar 1927, Plainfield, Union County, NJ; 1225 Watchung Ave.
- Residence: 1930, Plainfield, Union, New Jersey
Notes:
The Washington Post, February 19, 1908:
Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin van Dorm (Doren) Hedges, of Plainfield, N.J., will arrive in Washington to-morrow to be the guests of Mrs. Hedges’ sister, Mrs. John Bryson Patton. Mrs. Hedges was formerly Miss Adele Cutts Williams.
Adele married Benjamin Van Doren Hedges on 6 Jun 1906. Benjamin (son of Smith English Hedges and Ann Eliza Miller Hedges) was born on 19 May 1866 in Chester, Morris, New Jersey, USA; died on 2 Dec 1930 in Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 7. | James C. Williams (1.Rose1) was born in 1874 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; died on 14 Oct 1901 in Tarlac, Luzon, Davao Oriental, Philippines. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1880, Saratoga, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
Notes:
New York times Oct 15, 1901
Lieut. J.C. Williams Killed.
Officer of the Twelfth Infantry Falls from a Train in the Philippines—Enlisted as a Private. Washington, Oct. 14—Adjt. Gen. Corbin received a cable message this afternoon from Gen. Chaffee at Manila, saying that Second Lieut. James C. Williams of the Twelfth Infantry fell off a train at Tarlac yesterday and was instantly killed. Lieut. Williams was a son of the late Brig. Gen. Robert Williams, formerly Adjutant General of the army, who died a few weeks ago. Young Williams was born in Kansas, but had been a resident of the District of Columbia for many years. In August, 1899, he enlisted in the army as a private in the Thirty-fourth Infantry, and was promoted to a Second Lieutenancy for efficient services in the Philippines.
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| 8. | Mildred Williams (1.Rose1) was born on 18 Jun 1870 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA; died before 1880. |
| 9. | Ellen Douglas (1.Rose1) was born on 30 Sep 1859 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, USA. |
| 10. | Emily Douglas (1.Rose1) was born in 1859 in Washington City, District of Columbia, USA. |
| 11. | Douglas (1.Rose1) was born in 1860 in Washington City, District of Columbia, USA; died in 1860 in Washington City, District of Columbia, USA. |
Generation: 3
| 14. | Adelle Cutts Patton (4.Ellen2, 1.Rose1) was born cal 1899 in Washington City, District Of Columbia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1910, Portsmouth Ward 4, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia
- Residence: 1920, Plainfield Ward 2, Union, New Jersey
- Residence: 1930, Plainfield, Union, New Jersey
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| 15. | John Bryson Patton, Jr (4.Ellen2, 1.Rose1) was born on 17 Sep 1902 in Washington City, District Of Columbia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1910, Portsmouth Ward 4, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia
- Residence: 1920; Annapolis Ward 1, Anne Arundel, Maryland
- Residence: 1923, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland
- Residence: 22 Sep 1924, Plainfield, New Jersey
- Departure: Jun 1925, Shanghai, China
- Arrival: 26 Jun 1925, San Francisco, California
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| 16. | Mary Bryson Patton (4.Ellen2, 1.Rose1) was born cal 1903 in Washington City, District Of Columbia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1910, Portsmouth Ward 4, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia
- Residence: 1920, Plainfield Ward 2, Union, New Jersey
- Residence: 1930, Plainfield, Union, New Jersey
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| 17. | Benjamin Van Doren Hedges, Jr. (6.Adele2, 1.Rose1) was born on 8 Jun 1907 in Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA; died on 31 Dec 1969 in New York City, New York, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1910, Plainfield Ward 2, Union, New Jersey
- Residence: 1920, Plainfield Ward 1, Union, New Jersey
- Residence: 1930, Plainfield, Union, New Jersey
- Departure: Aug 1930, Cherbourg, France
- Arrival: 11 Aug 1930, New York, New York
- Death: 31 Dec 1969
Benjamin married Alice-Marian Hecht [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 18. | Robert Williams Hedges (6.Adele2, 1.Rose1) was born on 31 Jul 1908 in Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1910, Plainfield Ward 2, Union, New Jersey
- Residence: 1920, Plainfield Ward 1, Union, New Jersey
- Residence: 1929, Princeton, New Jersey
- Residence: 1930, Princeton, New Jersey
- Residence: 1930, Princeton, New Jersey
- Residence: 1930, Plainfield, Union, New Jersey
- Departure: Aug 1930, Cherbourg, France
- Arrival: 11 Aug 1930, New York, New York
- Residence: 1931, Princeton, New Jersey
- Residence: 1932, Princeton, New Jersey
- Residence: 1932, Princeton, New Jersey
- Residence: 1933, Princeton, New Jersey
- Residence: 1933, Princeton, New Jersey
- Departure: 8 Sep 1934, Le Havre, France
- Arrival: 14 Sep 1934, New York, New York
- Departure: 3 Jan 1938, Nassau, Bahamas
- Arrival: 6 Jan 1938, New York, New York
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Generation: 4
| 20. | Barrett Kerfoot Mason, Jr. (12.Mary3, 3.Robert2, 1.Rose1) Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1974, Highland Park, IL
- Residence: 1993 1994 1995 1996, Highland Park, Illinois
- Residence: 1997, Highland Park, Illinois
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