The mother of the two boys about whom this list has been discussing their Union clemency petitions.... has a tale to tell. From George May's book on Port Republic we find the following: Her son, Reuben, (the one that later made his brothers Zachariah and Henry recipients of his estate) in 1855 went to California and a few years later sent his mother a check for $1000. She took it Gen. Samuel H. Lewis at Lewiston and requested him to get it cashed for her the next time he went to Harrisonburg. When she left home some days later to go get her money from General Lewis she did not go direct but went down to the home of her son for a short visit. From her son's home she took a short cut to Port Republic and was murdered in the woods. Evidently the murder thought she had the money on her. When search was made for her body, bits of her dress were found on bushes here and there, but as the body seemed to have been moved from place to place, it was never found. To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html