| Heritage Organizations Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). The DAR, founded in 1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a volunteer women's service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America's future through better education for children. As one of the most inclusive genealogical societies in the country, DAR boasts 168,000 members in 3,000 chapters across the United States and internationally. Any woman 18 years or older-regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background- who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution, is eligible for membership. Member Ancestor(s) NSDAR # Blitch, Iris Elois Faircloth Ridgdill, Samuel 617373 Napier, James Shepherd, John Bishop, William Boatright, Daniel Brannen, Carrie May Brinson Brinson II, Adam 188637 Brown, Henrietta Mathews Jenkins, John 477073 Brown, Nancy Riggs Treutlen, John Adam 523816 Flanders, Emily Joiner Truesdale, John 635844 Hickman, Miriam Aliene Thomas Ridgdill, Samuel 612123 Napier, James Shepherd, John Bishop, William Boatright, Daniel Houston, Berta M. Totten Baxter, John 90024 Lane, Mary E. Rountree Lane, Abraham 272700 Lawson, Ida Pearl Neal Dobbins, James 780944 McLeary, Blanche Lea Wiley, William 439861 Wiley, George Stanfield, Thomas Milling, Elizabeth Henderson Tolbert Baxter, John 60626 Henderson, Samuel Scott, Joseph James Overstreet, Annie Bell Brinson Brinson II, Adam 258138 Peacock, Mary Lane Kingery Lane, Abraham 291568 Peacock, Margaret Jean Lane, Abraham 412887 Walsh, Dorothy Olivia Cameron Randolph, Henry 597912 Westberry, Lillian Marjorie Devereaux Ridgdill, Samuel 841539 Sons of the American Revolution (SAR). The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution was organized on April 30, l889 -- the l00th anniversary of the inauguration of George Washington as our nation's first President. We have used the acronym SAR to identify ourselves for over l00 years. The SAR was conceived as a fraternal and civic society composed of lineal descendants of the men who wintered at Valley forge, signed the Declaration of Independence, fought in the battles of the American Revolution, served in the Continental Congress, or otherwise supported the cause of American Independence. The National Society was chartered by an Act of the United States Congress on June 9, l906. Today the SAR consists of 26,000 members in over 500 chapters in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The SAR is a "lineage" society. This means that each member has traced their family tree back to a point of having an ancestor who supported the cause of American Independence during the years 1774-1783. To be eligible for membership in the SAR, you must be a male at least 18 years of age, a citizen of good repute in the community, and the lineal descendant of an ancestor who was at all times unfailing in loyalty to the cause of American Independence and rendered acceptable service by overt acts of resistance to the authority of Great Britain. Member Ancestor United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC). The National Association of the Daughters of the Confederacy was organized in Nashville, Tenn., on September 10, 1894. At its second meeting in Atlanta, Ga., in 1895, the Organization changed its name to the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The United Daughters of the Confederacy was incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia on July 18, 1919. The objectives of the organization are Historical, Educational, Benevolent, Memorial and Patriotic. Membership is open to women no less than 16 years of age who are blood descendants, lineal or collateral, of men and women who served honorably in the Army, Navy or Civil Service of the Confederate States of America, or gave Material Aid to the Cause. Member Ancestor Johnson, Chessie Ruby Faircloth Ridgdill, Benjamin Robert Peacock, Mary Lane Kingery James A. Rountree Peacock, Margaret Jean James A. Rountree Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV). The citizen-soldiers who fought for the Confederacy personified the best qualities of America. The preservation of liberty and freedom was the motivating factor in the South's decision to fight the Second American Revolution. The tenacity with which Confederate soldiers fought underscored their belief in the rights guaranteed by the Constitution. These attributes are the underpinning of our democratic society and represent the foundation on which this nation was built. Today, the Sons of Confederate Veterans is preserving the history and legacy of these heroes, so future generations can understand the motives that animated the Southern Cause. The SCV is the direct heir of the United Confederate Veterans, and the oldest hereditary organization for male descendants of Confederate soldiers. Organized at Richmond, Virginia in 1896, the SCV continues to serve as a historical, patriotic, and non-political organization dedicated to insuring that a true history of the 1861-1865 period is preserved. Membership in the Sons of Confederate Veterans is open to all male descendants of any veteran who served honorably in the Confederate armed forces. Membership can be obtained through either direct or collateral family lines and kinship to a veteran must be documented genealogically. The minimum age for full membership is 12, but there is no minimum for Cadet membership. Charge to the Sons of Confederate Veterans "To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we will commit the vindication of the cause for which we fought. To your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles which he loved and which you love also, and those ideals which made him glorious and which you also cherish." Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General United Confederate Veterans New Orleans, Louisiana, April 25, 1906 Member Ancestor Ridgdill Sr., John Michael Ridgdill, Benjamin Robert If you know of anyone in our family, or anyone who married into our family, who is a member of one of these organizations, and their name is not listed, please let me know so they can be added. Thank you. |
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LOVE, LIVE, PRAY,
THINK, DARE
LOVE, LIVE, PRAY,
THINK, DARE
My great-grandfather
Benjamin Robert
Ridgdill. Photo courtesy
of Mildred Ridgdill
Robinson, Doris Ridgdill
Poppell, & Annie Ruth
Ridgdill Poppell.
Ridgdill. Photo courtesy
of Mildred Ridgdill
Robinson, Doris Ridgdill
Poppell, & Annie Ruth
Ridgdill Poppell.
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