The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR) is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women's service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America's future through better education.
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The Carroll Jo Daviess Chapter, NSDAR, was organized on February 21, 1929, with a membership of 13 in the home of Organizing Regent Ileen Bullis Campbell. In 1931, a marker was dedicated at the grave of Daniel Christian, Revoluntionary War soldier buried at Oak Hill Cemetery. In 1932, Ileen Bullis Campbell presented Carroll Chapter with a gavel made of wood from the original George Washington estate at Wakefield, Virginia. Illen Bullis Campbell served as State Regent (1935-1937) for the Illinois State Organization and Treasurer General from 1941-1944. Luanne Frosch Bruckner served as State Regent for the Illinois State Organization from 2009-2011.
Apple River Canyon Chapter, NSDAR, was organized on October 17, 1968, with Iva Jean Eickman as organizing chapter regent. The chapter was named for the well-known Illinois State Park in JoDaviess County, Apple River Canyon State Park. On February 4, 2012, the National Board of Management approved the merger of Carroll Chapter, NSDAR, and Apple River Canyon Chapter, NSDAR, with the name Carroll JoDaviess Chapter, NSDAR.
| Regent | Linda Mencin |
| First Vice Regent | Connie Foster |
| Second Vice Regent | Kay Russell |
| Chaplain | Ann Coppernoll |
| Recording Secretary | Gwen Smith |
| Corresponding Secretary | Barb Burger |
| Treasurer | Cindy Dyson |
| Registrar | Hillary Blevins |
| Historian | Doris Kruse |
| Librarian | June Slick |
| September 17-23 | Constitution Week |
| September 19 | Cedarville Community Center, Cedarville, IL |
| October 11 | NSDAR National Day of Service |
| October 17 | Service to America Stockton Heritage Museum in Stockton, IL Chapter Service Project |
| November 11 | Veteran's Day |
| November 21 | Thomson American Legion, Thomson, IL |
| December 12 | Caroline Mark Home in Mt. Carroll, IL |
| January 16 | Officers Get Together To Work on Chapter Master Report |
| February 20 | Morrison Historical Society in Morrison, IL |
| March 20 | Annual Recognition Day Event Heritage Center in Lanark |
| April 17 | Lena Public Library, Lena, IL |
| May 8 | Galena Center of the Arts, Galena, IL |
| May 31 | Memorial Day |
| June 14 | Flag Day |
| July 4 | Independence Day |
The names of our honored patriot ancestors are listed here with the state from which they served. Each Daughter of the Carroll JoDaviess Chapter, NSDAR has proven her lineage from one or more of these men of the American Revolution.
Seth
Andrews —
NY
Elijah
Bailey —
MA
Micah
Balcom, Jr. —
MA
Benjamin
Barber —
RI
Jehiel
Benham —
CT
Philip Jacob
Benighoff —
PA
Moses
Bloomfield —
NJ
Johannes N
Boyer —
PA
Edward Brockway —
CT
John Burns —
PA
William Carmack —
VA
Jonathan
Carriel —
MA
Stephen Chapin —
MA
Thomas Chenoweth Sr — MD
Moses Church —
VT
John
Clore, Jr. —
VA
Nicholas
Coleman —
PA
Nathan Cooley —
CT
Nicholas Coppernoll — NY
Nathaniel
Crenshaw —
VA
Leonard
Divan —
PA
Samuel
Duff —
VA
Samuel
Duff, Sr. —
NC
John
Earnest —
PA
John
Flack —
NC
Jonathan
Fletcher —
NH
Peter Flickinger —
PA
Moses
Gile —
VT
Henry
Graham —
PA
John Gray —
VA
Asahel
Greene —
NH
James
Greenwood —
MA
Daniel
Greenwood, Sr. —
MA
Benjamin
Griswold —
MA
John C. Happy —
NY
Robert
Hardesty —
MD
Samuel
Hawkins —
VA
William
Hazelrigg, Jr. —
PA
Patrick
Henry —
VA
Peter
Hitt —
VA
David
Holman —
MA
Thomas
Hoover —
NC
Jonathan
Hunt —
MA
Jacob Hunter — SC
Artemas
Johnson —
CT
Samuel
Joy —
MA
David
Kenyon —
RI
William
Kenyon —
RI
Henry
King —
MA
Daniel
Knouse, Sr. —
NC
Abraham
Knowlton —
MA
Thomas Lamoreux —
NY
George
Lashells —
NJ
James
Litchfield —
MA
Frances Linthicum —
MD
Conrad
Marshall —
NJ
James
McKean —
PA
Jedidiah Millard —
NY
John
Miller —
PA
Philip O'Brien —
MD
Johannes
Plantz —
NY
Henry
Price —
PA
John Rainey — SC
David
Remer —
PA
Samuel
Rogers —
RI
William Adduston Rogers —
VA
Henry Shelton —
VA
Eli Shugart —
PA
Ithamer
Smith —
MA
Henry
Strang —
NY
William
Taylor —
MA
Silas Tinker —
CT
Peter
Trexler, Jr. —
PA
John
Van Buskirk —
VA, PA
Benjamin
Walker —
PA
Solomon Warner —
CT
John
Woods —
GA