1 8 3 0 . ▁William ▁Henry ▁Fitz h ugh ' s ▁child less ▁wid ow , ▁Anna ▁Maria ▁Sarah ▁G olds borough ▁Fitz h ugh , ▁ran ▁the ▁estate ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁ ▁William ▁Fitz h ugh ▁and ▁Ann ▁Bol ling ▁Rand olph ' s ▁daughter ▁Mary ▁Lee ▁Fitz h ugh ▁married ▁George ▁Washington ▁Par ke ▁C ust is ▁( Mar tha ▁Washington ' s ▁grand son ) ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁mist ress ▁of ▁Ar ling ton ▁House . ▁ ▁Their ▁grand son , ▁Confeder ate ▁general ▁William ▁Henry ▁Fitz h ugh ▁" Ro oney " ▁Lee , ▁inherited ▁Rav ens worth ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁great - a unt ▁and ▁lived ▁there ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁George ▁Washington ▁C ust is ▁Lee ▁moved ▁to ▁Rav ens worth ▁after ▁res ign ing ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁Washington ▁and ▁Lee ▁University ▁and ▁lived ▁there ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁When ▁Mary ▁Anna ▁C ust is ▁Lee ▁fled ▁Ar ling ton ▁House ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁after ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁she ▁stayed ▁at ▁Rav ens worth ▁briefly , ▁but ▁then ▁moved ▁further ▁south ▁for ▁fear ▁of ▁inv iting ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁home . ▁ ▁Both ▁Union ▁and ▁Confeder ate ▁forces ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁resources ▁and ▁location ▁at ▁Rav ens worth ; ▁during ▁ 1