The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-13
Genealogical and
Historical Department.

they adjourn for the summer. shall
be glad to hear from you irr regard to
this or any other plan you may prefer.
,, Mary Desha,
Chairman Subcommittee Ways and
: Means. ..r
This is the resolution that was offered
to- and accepted by the Committee on
Continental Memorial Hail., April 4, 1892:
"That the State Regents be requested
to urge all their Chapter Regents Ato'
that she deposit l cent per day for Con-
tinental Memorial Hall Fund These
boxes to be opened on January IL; the
anniversary of Washingtons wedding
day, when it is desired to find in each
box 800 cents. Amounts SO collected TO
be credited to Chapters, and reported at
the Congress in February, 1903. the
Chapter Treasurers will forward amounts
Treasurer General"
-. FORM.
The - Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution.
At the stated meeting of the - Chap
ter held -, a resolution was adopted
that box should be furnished each
member with the, request that one cent
a day be deposited therein, for the Me-
boxes are to be opened on January IL, the
anniversary of Washingtons wedding
day, when 1t is desired that the sum or
1876 will be realized from each box. IL
49,
concur in this plan.
please signify your acceptance OF box
Chapter Regent.
Chapter Report.
The Lewis Chapter, d. A. r.. Eufaula'
Ala, met Friday afternoon. July 4, 1902.
at g o'clock. at the residence OF Mrs.
L:Y. Dean. Jr., on Eufaula street; 81,
sent ,inavoldably, Mrs. Carrie Treutlen
Foy presided. The exercises were opened
with prayer by DR.. M. b. wharton 3.
A. r.
Mrs. Annie G.. Mercer was admitted to
full membership in the Chapter her Gre
dentials having been received. Miss Cope
land was elected as a suitable candidate
for membership.
Culver was the successful competitor for
the writer of the historical essay at the
Polytechnic Institute at Auburn.
The Lewis Chapter was widely spoken
of by the press Of the State, as the first
to do so noble a work. rhe subject of the
lady was Hon. Thomas H. Watts, a
statesman of the old regime. The CHAP
ter adjourned g meet the LIST Wednesday
in August with Mrs. H. M. Weldon,
Vice Regent.
The verandah of the stately home of
Mrs. Dean and Miss Thweatt hostesses
on the occasion, was handsomely deco
rated with United States flags, and other
attractions appropriate to Independence
Day. Delicious and tasteful refreshments
were served and greatly enjoyed by all.
Mrs. NJ. b. Wharton, Sec.
The following characteristic letter was
received from a jealous and SUCCESSFUL
worker in genealogy in another State:
81 want to endorse fully your statement
as regards the requiring the dates OF
birth and death and the wifes name of
Revolutionary ancestor. I think the
| Registrar General is too exactlng In her
| requirements. / have had some expert
ence on this point. How in the world
are we going to get dates back $50 years
| or more ago when. such vandals passed
| from the North through our beloved
South with the loren. taking such pleas
ure in destroying everything valuable and
Lsaered to the hearts of our Southern wo-
l'rnen, not sparing even our Bibles! Only
a few weeks ago 1 spent much time ana
| expense helping a friend find her dates
and the wifes name. as the Registrar
| wrote to her that unless she found the
dates, she would have to reject her paper.
Now that is not right,-the family
| have every proof that the ancestor was
| in the service, but do not know the name
| of the great-grandmother. All the old
| people in the family are dead, and no one
| lives who could know this name.
wrote to see If her name was entered on
the land grant that he had for his SER
vice, but they write me after thorough
search among the records no name could
i be found.
| What has the vile S name 10 90 WIN
| the service. when the petition for land
was signed by Gen. Elijah Clark?
| II am so glad you have taken 1t up
| that I was obliged to say word in our
defense 1 find that very few people know
| the names of their great-grandparents.
and so many write that their Bibles and
family records have been burned.
| y. e. M"
Queries.
$40. GRANDCHILDREN find from Me
mortal Records of Alabama" Vol. H.,
page S95, that Jerry Chancellor was born
| in England and when 16 years of age he
came with his father and two brothers
| to Virginia. Two of the sons, William
and Jerry, came to South Carolina. but
| the third. the youngest brother, Jackson.
| remained in Virginia. William and Jerry