Joseph Walker was not a parishioner here but worked as St. George’s sexton from 1886 until 1940 when he retired, a total of 53 years. He was here longer than most parishioners. Walker was born a slave in 1854 on the farm of Col William Goodwin in Spotsylvania. He recalled how at age 9 Goodwin … Read more
Richard Cassius Lee Moncure served on the Vestry in the years 1847-1865 and then in 1869 until he died in 1882, serving a total of 30 years on the Vestry. He purchased pew 73 for $310 in 1849. (During the renovation 2007-2010 this pew was eliminated for the purpose of the daily office services and … Read more
He was son of John Wallace (1793-1872) and grew up with his brothers, A. Wellington Wallace and Charles H. Wallace, Howson Wallace in Fredericksburg Wallace was an attorney before the Civil War and served in Company C, 30th Va during the Civil War During the last eight months of the war Captain Wallace was Acting … Read more
The Green family was from Culpeper and was lured to Falmouth due to the developing flour industry in Famouth. By 1830’s he was an inspector of flour at the port of Falmouth. This was a significant position. Reports sent to Richmond and published in Va. Herald show more barrels of flour deriving from Falmouth than … Read more
Mary Hayes Downman gave the “Road to Emmaus” stained glass window to St. George’s in 1912 which was the church’s first Tiffany windows. It was given in honor of two sons who predeceased her –Rawleigh W. and James H. Downman. James Downman died of a gun accident in 2011 and left Mrs. Downman all of … Read more
When he died he was one of the oldest merchants in Fredericksburg selling books as early as 1830, queensware, leather and dry goods. He was a member of the Vestry in 1839 to 1865 (resigning that year) and then 1869-1874 until his death. He was senior warden in 1865 He was involved in many community … Read more
“The noble life, or, what comes to the same thing, the Christian life, consists of rising above the petty selfishness and meanness of our individual animal nature; it makes our wealth, our pleasures, our politics, our faith, fruitful in the great organism of society, cooperating with the eternal purpose of God seeking the good of … Read more
St. George’s had two Civil War rectors – Alfred M. Randolph served October 1858 to November 1862, Magruder Maury December 1864 to April 24, 1871. Randolph was 8th in descent from William Randolph who immigrated to Va in 1674 He was a graduate of William and Mary and in 1855 and Virginia Theological Seminary 1858 … Read more
Return to referring page Wallace was one of four sons of John Wallace who fought in the Civil War. He ended the war as a corporal with Company C, 30th Virginia. The war interrupted his legal career which was resumed and he was licensed to practice law in 1866. Wallace tended to stay with the … Read more
Ficklen’s father was an owner of Belmont and an original pew holder in 1849. He built the original Bridgewater Mills in 1822. Two sons, Joseph B. Ficklen, Jr. and William Ficklen became partners in the mills. The mill sat on the lower raceway, just south of the Falmouth Bridge in Fredericksburg. It had the capacity … Read more