Springfield Chapter NSDAR
Springfield, Illinois
Chapter 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.
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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 & Patriot Ancestors
| Regent | Kate J. Chatterton Hickox (Mrs. Charles V.) | Abraham Yates (NY) |
| Secretary | Miss Georgie Hortense Edwards | Captain James Black (NY) |
| Registrar | Ellen Huntington Henkle (Mrs. Thomas C.) | Capt. Elijah Clayers (MA); Eliphalet Huntington (CT); 2nd Lieutenant Ebenezer Lothrop Jr. (MA); Captain Ebenezer Lothrop Sr. (MA); Private Fortunatus Nichols (MA) |
| Historian | Miss Mary Remann | Captain James Black (NY) |
| Treasurer | Annie Louise Black Stericker (Mrs George F.) | Captain James Black (NY) |
Organizing Charter Members & Patriot Ancestors
| Miss Mary Emily Brooks | Colonel Ebenezer Learned (MA) |
| Elizabeth Owsley Brown Ide (Mrs Frank) | William Bartlett (MA); Colonel Henry Herrick (MA) |
| Katherine Hay Brown (Mrs. Stuart) |
Lieutenant Colonel John Logan (VA) |
| Ida Jane Carey Burns (Mrs. James C.) | Private
John Daley (MA) Private Lewis Daley (MA) Private Ebenezer Dickerman (MA) Private Manasseh Dickerman (MA) Private Nehemiah Howard (MA) |
| Miss Josephine Preston Cleveland | Charles
Dake Sr. (NY) Private Charles Dake Jr. (NY) Caleb Sherman (NY) William Wait (NY) |
| Clara Huntington Dods (Mrs. John C.) |
Private
Eliphalet Huntington (CT) |
| Josephine Remann Edwards (Mrs. Albert S.) | Captain
James Black (NY) Lieutenant Isaac Fuller (MA) |
| Miss Amaryllis Gillett | Captain
Zaccheus Gillette Sr. (CT) Captain Benoni Gillett(CT) |
| Miss Florence Griswold |
Private
Peter Robinson (MA) |
| Jane M. Ridgley Jones (Mrs. James T.) | Eliphalet Huntington (CT) |
| Miss Savillah Hinrichsen | John Wyatt (VA) |
| Caroline Maria Beers (Mrs. Andrew) | Orderly Sergeant Zachariah Beers (CT) |
| Miss Mary Lewis | Lieutenant Colonel Robert Smith (PA) |
| Alice Huntington Knap (Mrs. Thomas) | Captain
Elijah Clayers (MA) Daniel Forbes (MA) Eliphalet Huntington (CT) 2nd Lieutenant Ebenezer Lothrop Jr. (CT) Captain Ebenezer Lothrop, Sr. (CT) |
| Mary L Crawford Paddock (Mrs. James H.) | Captain John Crawford (MA) |
| Miss Frances Elizabeth Yates | Lieutenant Colonel William Yates (VA) |
| Miss Grace Eliska Yates | Lieutenant Colonel William Yates (VA) |
| Miss Julia Stith Yates | Lieutenant Colonel William Yates (VA) |
| Louise
Broadwell Hickox (Mrs.
Harris) |
Major
Joseph Lindley (NJ) |
| Annie Louise Black Stericker (Mrs.
George F.) |
Former Chapter Regents
| 1894-1899 | *Kate J. Chatterton Hickox | 1953-1955 | *E. Faith Kennedy Morgan |
| 1899-1900 | *Harriet Rumsey Taylor | 1955-1957 | *Florence Sawyer Robert |
| 1900-1902 | *Jane M. Ridgely Barrett | 1957-1959 | *Doris M. Grant Vancil |
| 1902-1904 | *Harriet J. Weeks Walker | 1959-1961 | *Mary Jane Brittin Bell |
| 1904-1905 | *Ellen Huntington Henkle (Mrs. Thomas C.) |
1961-1963 | *Mildred Stitt Riggins |
| 1905-1907 | *Kate J. Chatterton Hickox | 1963-1965 | *Monte Miller Morgan |
| 1907-1908 | *Eleanor Washington Frazee | 1965-1967 | *Eloise Strubinger Springer |
| 1908-1909 | *Harriet J. Weeks Walker | 1967-1969 | *Helen Searacy Sweet |
| 1909-1911 | *Mary Stuart Hall | 1969-1971 | *Ruth Long Long |
| 1911-1913 | *Mary Crawford Paddock | 1971-1973 | *Margaret King Burns |
| 1913-1914 | *Alma Colville Bender | 1973-1977 | *Aleda Mae Keech |
| 1914-1915 | *Nellie W. Doyle | 1977-1979 | *Louise Bainbridge Nantz |
| 1915-1916 | *Gertrude Garland Reece | 1979-1983 | *Julianne Riggins Thomas |
| 1916-1918 | *Pearl Palmer Ettinger | 1983-1985 | *Mary Louise Gross |
| 1918-1920 | *Emma W. King | 1985-1987 | *Louise Long Little |
| 1920-1922 | *Ella B. Boston Leib | 1987-1989 | Paula Smith Myers |
| 1922-1924 | *Mary F. Searcy | 1989-1991 | *Shirley Smith Tick |
| 1924-1926 | *Adah G. Stone | 1991-1993 | Paula Smith Myers |
| 1926-1927 | *Lelia Avery Rothenburger | 1993-1997 | Mary K. Sullivan Davis |
| 1927-1928 | *Eleanor F. Rawlings | 1997-1998 | Velma
Neal (Bailey) Goulet |
| 1928-1930 | *Grace L. Jones Chittenden | 1998-1999 | *Jacqueline L. Darrough Wright |
| 1930-1931 | *Olive Courson Lockie | 1999-2001 | Shirley Bartlett Davison |
| 1931-1932 | *Grace Mauck Quinlan | 2001-2003 | *Jean Hannah Mann Metcalf |
| 1932-1934 | *Niana Converse Davis | 2003-2005 | *Martha Jean Bradley |
| 1934-1935 | *Alice Helmel | 2005-2007 |
Nancy Fee Enright |
| 1935-1937 | *Augusta S. Oglesby | 2007-2009 | *Wauline A. McKiniry Quick |
| 1937-1939 | *Helena
Jones Tobin |
2009-2011 | *Martha Jean Bradley |
| 1939-1941 | *Nellie Meers Bradley | 2011-2013 | Patricia Hopkins Price |
| 1941-1943 | *Helen L. Allen | 2013-2015 | Beverly Ann Rosa Dillon |
| 1943-1945 | *Luta Hopkins Abels | 2015-2017 | Susan Hurley Beard |
| 1945-1947 | *Mildred O'Hair Elberle | 2017-2017 | *Katherine Lee Butchek James |
| 1947-1949 | *Margaret Watson Cooke | 2017-2019 |
Betsy Donithan Weidner |
| 1949-1951 | *Carrie Noble Decker | 2019-2021 | Susan
Wigginton Meister |
| 1951-1953 | *Helen E. Amspacher Gross | 2021-2023 |
Susan Wigginton Meister |
| 2023-2025 | Lynda Spaniol Kerstein |
* Indicates deceased.
Background courtesy of Margaret Bates
Membership Contact: Linda Baker