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Mrs. uunora L-amam ui Amiss ville, daughter of Peyton and Louemma, attended the gathering. She was 78 when she died in 1970. The monument was unveiled by seven-year old Martha Anderson, the daughter of Joseph Anderson of Richmond and granddaughter of Peyton AndersonAnother
granddaughter, Mary Payne, lives in Amiss ville and works at (. the Rappahannock National Bank.
After Representative Moore’s speech, slips of ivy were planted, one by Mrs. John S. Barbour of Fairfax who did the historical research for the event. The article in the Blue Ridge Guidestates that “Mrs. Barbour is the niece of William Lillard, Anderson’s companion, and the daughter of Judge Grimsley of Rappahannock County, a corporal of the 6th Virginia Cavalry at the time of the episode...”
The article further states that, as , a child, Mrs. Barbour often heard the tale of Peyton Anderson’s encounter with northern soldiers. In her research, Mrs. Barbour made use of an account of the incident which was hand-written by her father. It was found after his death in a saddle bag he carried during the war.
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