. ▁His ▁grand father ▁was ▁David ▁Me ade ▁of ▁N ans em ond ▁County ▁and ▁his ▁pat ernal ▁grand m other ▁Sus ana ▁Ever ard ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ' s ▁governor . ▁His ▁brother ▁William ▁Me ade ▁remained ▁in ▁Frederick ▁county ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁bishop ▁of ▁Virginia . ▁He ▁had ▁private ▁tut ors ▁and ▁also ▁studied ▁law . ▁He ▁married ▁Julia ▁Edmund s ▁H ask ins ▁( d . ▁ 1 8 9 1 ) ▁in ▁Petersburg , ▁Virginia ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁and ▁their ▁children ▁included ▁Susan ▁Me ade ▁Bol ling ▁(- 1 8 6 1 ), ▁Richard ▁Kid der ▁Me e ade ▁( 1 8 3 5 – 1 8 6 2 ) ▁and ▁Hugh ▁Ever ard ▁Me ade ▁( 1 8 3 8 – 1 8 6 2 ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁daughters ▁Indiana ▁( 1 8 2 6 - 1 8 9 8 ), ▁Julia ▁( b . ▁ 1 8 3 1 ), ▁Mary ▁( b . ▁ 1 8 3 9 ) and ▁Mar ion ▁( b . ▁ 1 8 4 2 ) ▁and ▁son ▁David ▁( 1 8 4 5 – 1 9 2 9 ). ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁Petersburg , ▁Virginia . ▁He ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁plant ation ▁owner ▁in ▁St . ▁Andrew s ▁Par ish , ▁Brun sw ick ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁near ▁Lawrence ville . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1