... Maria owns the portion of the old estate that has the fine house which was the home of her parents at the time of their deaths and which is endeared to her by many gracious memories and associations. She remained with her parents until their death, and with loving solicitude she and her sister Nannie cared for their venerable father during the closing years of his life. She has never married and still occupies the attractive old home, in which she dispenses a generous and unostentatious hospitality, her sister Nannie, wife of John J. Fishback, remaining with her in the ancestral home, where they delight to welcome their host of friends in the community. ...
