Springfield Chapter NSDAR
Springfield, IllinoisChapter History
Kate J. Chatterton Hickox (Mrs. Charles V.) was the Organizing Regent of the Springfield Chapter. Mrs. Hickox called together a group of eligible women to meet with her on June 14, 1894, to celebrate the adoption of the American Flag. She was accepted as a DAR member on February 2, 1894, and was the 1907-1909 Illinois State Regent. Her patriot was Abraham Yates (NY.)
Mrs. Hickox was born in Springfield, Illinois, October 30, 1855. Her parents, George W. and Sarah Chatterton, were pioneer residents of Springfield, arriving in 1834. Mr. Chatterton was one of the first jewelers in the city and is generally credited with having started the first theater. In 1881, she married Charles V. Hickox. Several of Mrs. Hickox's relatives became members of Springfield Chapter.
Kate Chatterton Hickox died March 23, 1926 and is buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery Block 10, Lot 168, Springfield, Illinois. The Daughters of the American Revolution insignia is placed on the side of her stone. Click on the photo for a larger image. The DAR Insignia is embedded in the footstone.
The twenty-four Charter Members chose Springfield as the chapter name, considering it fitting that this new chapter should be known by one of the most beautiful and prosperous cities of the middle west, and one rich in historic sentiment.
On June 15, 1915, Springfield Chapter unveiled a marker in front of the Great Western Railroad, the site where Abraham Lincoln bade farewell to his beloved Springfield, Illinois. Lincoln gave an emotional farewell on February 11, 1861, before he boarded the train taking him to Washington, DC, to be inaugurated President of the United States, a nation on the brink of Civil War. Photo courtesy of the State Journal Register
Organizing Charter Officers
Kate J. Chatterton Hickox (Mrs. Charles V.) was our
Organizing Regent. Her ancestor was Abraham Yates (NY.)Georgia Hortense Edwards was our Organizing Secretary. Her ancestor was Captain James Black (NY.) Ellen Huntington Henkle (Mrs. Thomas C) was our Organizing Registrar. Her ancestors were Captain Ebenezer Lothrop Sr. (MA) whose wife was Lydia Tracy Leffingwell, Captain Elijah Clayers (MA) whose wife was Abigail Pepper, Eliphalet Huntington (CT) whose wife was Dinah Rudd, 2nd Lieutenant Ebenezer Lothrop (CT) whose wife was Deborah Lathrop, and Private Fortunatus Nichols (MA) whose wife was Sarah Clayes. Mary Julia Remann was our Organizing Historian. Her ancestor was Captain James Black (NY.) Louise Black Stericker (Mrs George F.) was our Organizing Treasurer. Her ancestor was Captain James Black (NY.)
Organizing Charter Members
Mary Emily Brooks. Her ancestor was Brigadier General Ebenezer Learned (MA) whose wife was Jerusha Baker.
Katherine Logan Brown (Mrs. Stuart.) Her ancestors was Lieutenant Colonel John Logan (VA) whose wife was Jane McClure. Ida Jane Carey Burns (Mrs. James C.) Her ancestors were Private John Daley (MA) whose wife was Martha Fobes, Private Lewis Daley (MA) whose wife was Rebecca Dickerman, Private Ebenezer Dickerman (MA,) Private Manasseh Dickerman (MA) whose wife was Ruth Randall, and Private Nehemiah Howard (MA) whose wife was Hannah Dean. Josephine Preston Cleveland. Her ancestor was Charles Dake Sr. (NY) whose wife was Anna Gould. Other ancestors were Private Charles Dake Jr. (NY) whose wife was Abigail Waite, Caleb Sherman (NY) , and William Wait (NY.) Clara Huntington Dods (Mrs. John C.) Her ancestors were Private Eliphalet Huntington (CT) whose wife was Dinah Rudd, Sarah Clayes (MA) whose husband was Fortunatus Nichols, Daniel Forbes Sr. (MA) whose wife was Abigail Stevens, 2nd Lieutenant Ebenezer Lothrop (CT) whose wife was Deborah Lathrop, and Captain Ebenezer Lothrop Sr. (CT) whose wife was Lydia Tracy Leffingwell. Josephine Remann Edwards (Mrs. Albert S.) Her ancestors were Captain James Black (NY) and Lieutenant Isaac Fuller (MA) whose wife was Mary Alden. Amaryllis Gillett. Her ancestors were Captain Zaccheus Gillette Sr. (CT) whose wife was Ruth Phelps, and Captain Benoni (CT) whose wife was Phebe Dean. Florence Griswold. Her ancestor was Private Peter Robinson (MA) whose wife was Jane Carlton. Jane M. Jones (Mrs James T.) Her ancestor was Eliphalet Huntington (CT) whose wife was Dinah Rudd. Savillah T. Hinrichsen. Her ancestor was John Wyatt (VA) whose wife was Mary Tremble. Elizabeth Owsley Brown Ide (Mrs Frank.) Her ancestors were Colonel Henry Herrick (MA) whose wife was Anna Batchelder and William Bartlett (MA) whose wife was Joanna Herrick. Caroline Maria Beers Kane (Mrs Andrew.) Her ancestor was Orderly Sergeant Zachariah Beers (CT) whose wife was Mary Hurd. Mary Lewis. Her ancestor was Lieutenant Colonel Robert Smith (PA) whose wife was Margaret Vaughan. Alice Huntington Knap (Mrs Thomas.) Her ancestors were Daniel Forbes (MA) whose wife was Abigail Sevens, Captain Elijah Clayers (MA) whose wife was Abigail Pepper, Eliphalet Huntington (CT) whose wife was Dinah Rudd, 2nd Lieutenant Ebenezer Lothrop Jr. (CT) whose wife was Deborah Lathrop, and Captain Ebenezer Lothrop Sr. (CT) whose wife was Lydia Tracy Leffingwell.Mary L. Crawford Paddock (Mrs. James H.) Her ancestor was Captain John Crawford (MA) whose wife was Rachel Henderson. Frances Grace Yates. Her ancestor was Lieutenant Colonel William Yates (VA) whose wife was Ann Isham Poythress. Grace Eliska Yates. Her ancestor was Lieutenant Colonel William Yates (VA) whose wife was Ann Isham Poythress. Julia Stith Yates. Her ancestor was Lieutenant Colonel William Yates (VA) whose wife was Ann Isham Poythress. Former Chapter Regents
1894-1899 *Kate J. Chatterton Hickox 1943-1945 *Luta Hopkins Abels 1899-1900 *Harriet Rumsey Taylor 1945-1947 *Mildred O'Hair Elberle 1900-1902 *Jane M. Ridgely Barrett 1947-1949 *Margaret Watson Cooke 1902-1904 *Harriet J. Weeks Walker 1949-1951 *Carrie Noble Decker 1904-1905 *Ellen Huntington Henkle 1951-1953 *Helen E. Amspacher Gross 1905-1907 *Kate J. Chatterton Hickox 1953-1955 *E. Faith Kennedy Morgan 1907-1908 *Eleanor Washington Frazee 1955-1957 *Florence Sawyer Robert 1908-1909 *Harriet J. Weeks Walker 1957-1959 *Doris M. Grant Vancil 1909-1911 *Mary Stuart Hall 1959-1961 *Mary Jane Brittin Bell 1911-1913 *Mary Crawford Paddock 1961-1963 *Mildred Stitt Riggins 1913-1914 *Alma Colville Bender 1963-1965 *Monte Miller Morgan 1914-1915 *Nellie W. Doyle 1965-1967 *Eloise Strubinger Springer 1915-1916 *Gertrude Garland Reece 1967-1969 *Helen Searacy Sweet 1916-1918 *Pearl Palmer Ettinger 1969-1971 Ruth Long Long 1918-1920 *Emma W. King 1971-1973 *Margaret King Burns 1920-1922 *Ella B. Boston Leib 1973-1977 *Aleda Mae Keech 1922-1924 *Mary F. Searcy 1977-1979 *Louise Bainbridge Nantz 1924-1926 *Adah G. Stone 1979-1983 Julianne Riggins Thomas 1926-1927 *Lelia Avery Rothenburger 1983-1985 *Mary Louise Gross 1927-1928 *Eleanor F. Rawlings 1985-1987 Louise Long Little 1928-1930 *Grace L. Jones Chittenden 1987-1989 Paula Smith Myers 1930-1931 *Olive Courson Lockie 1989-1991 Shirley Smith Tick 1931-1932 *Grace Mauck Quinian 1991-1993 Paula Smith Myers 1932-1934 *Niana Converse Davis 1993-1997 Mary K. Sullivan Davis 1934-1935 *Alice Helmel 1997-1998 Velma Neal Bailey 1935-1937 *Augusta S. Oglesby 1998-1999 1937-1939 *Helena Jones Tobin 1999-2001 Shirley Bartlett Davison 1939-1941 *Nellie Meers Bradley 2001-2003 Jean Hannah Mann Metcalf 1941-1943 *Helen L. Allen 2003-2005 Martha Jean Bradley 2005-2007 Nancy Fee Enright * Indicates deceased.
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