Dear Laurie, I have copies of my Confedrate from the Archives in Washington, D.C. Jesse Roberts was from Amherst County and was an ambulance driver with the 49th Virginia Infantry Company I. I do not live in the area but would be honored to be a charter member. I can help if you need paper work from the Archives here in Washington, D.C. Sincerely, Christina M. Harle -------------- Original message -------------- From: True2Dixie@aol.com > The Dr. John Thompson Chapter # 466, United Daughters of the Confederacy > (UDC) was originally chartered in Amherst County, VA on 13 May 1901. The > Charter Members were: > > > Mrs. Carrie Pettyjohn > Miss Enis (?) Randolph > Miss Kate Randolph > Mrs. H. E. Joyner > Mrs. T. L. Allen > Miss Mary G. Allen > Miss Eliza M. Payne > Mrs. John M. Payne > Mrs. Otto Lewis Eraus > Mrs. F. F. Voorheis > Miss Margaret P. Voorheis > Mrs. Arthur Gray > Lucile Garland Strode > Edith Garland Strode > Mrs. C. L. Scott > Miss Zell Davies > Miss Emmie (?) Davies > > I am reading from original signatures on the original Charter, so the > spelling may not be correct. I have transcribed the names to the best of my > ability. > > Among the many wonderful projects these Ladies took part in; they marked > Confederate Soldiers graves with Government Markers & Iron Crosses to signify > their service in the War Between the States (WBTS), and in 1922 they installed > the Confederate monument in front of the old Court House in Amherst. The > monument reads, "To memory of the sons of Amherst County who from 1861 to 1865 > upheld in arms the cause of Virginia and the South, who fell in battle or died > from wounds, and survivors from the war who as long as they lived were ever > proud that they had done their part in the noble cause. " > > Unfortunately, this Chapter disbanded on the 08 Sep 1928. > > On 10 Oct 2008, Brenda Beeton & I received official permission to try and > re-charter the Dr. John Thompson Chapter # 466, UDC. Ann King will be joining > us in our effort. In order for us to receive the Charter, we must find 7 new > Members to document their Confederate lineage and join our honorable > organization. Please help us bring the UDC back to Amherst County. > > If you are interested in becoming a Member of this prospective Amherst > County UDC Chapter or if you have any questions, please contact me. Anyone who > can fulfill the Membership requirements before we submit our completed > Application for Charter, will be know as a Charter Member and your name will go > down > in History, just as the Ladies names mentioned above have. > > I also have some questions that I am hoping the List can help me with... > > Does anyone have any information on Dr. John Thompson of Amherst County? It > was the usual practice to name the UDC Chapters after prominent local > personalities who fought for the Confederacy in the WBTS. It was also common > for > Family Members to join together and form a Chapter in the Memory of a Family > Member who served honorably in the WBTS. Contact me if you can shed any light > on the identity of Dr. John Thompson, and especially if you can provide a > photograph. > > I am also very interested in information on the original Charter Members. > If you can share any information on or photos of these ladies, please contact > me. If you are a Descendant of one of these Ladies, I hope that you will > carry on the tradition and consider joining our UDC Chapter. > > Thank you for taking the time to read such a long posting. I look forward > to hearing from List Members. > > Sincerely, > Laurie Goodman Lenz > > **************Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & > more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?redir=ht > t > p://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000001) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAAMHERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

Dear Laurie: I am Chris Harle's sister and would too be interested. One question though: Would membership in UDC exclude me from joining any other civil war era organizations? Please let me know. Thank you, Val. -----Original Message----- From: vaamhers-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vaamhers-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of musicmom_4@comcast.net Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 10:01 AM To: vaamhers@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VAAMHERS] Dr. John Thompson Chapter # 466, UDC (Amherst County,VA) Dear Laurie, I have copies of my Confedrate from the Archives in Washington, D.C. Jesse Roberts was from Amherst County and was an ambulance driver with the 49th Virginia Infantry Company I. I do not live in the area but would be honored to be a charter member. I can help if you need paper work from the Archives here in Washington, D.C. Sincerely, Christina M. Harle -------------- Original message -------------- From: True2Dixie@aol.com > The Dr. John Thompson Chapter # 466, United Daughters of the Confederacy > (UDC) was originally chartered in Amherst County, VA on 13 May 1901. The > Charter Members were: > > > Mrs. Carrie Pettyjohn > Miss Enis (?) Randolph > Miss Kate Randolph > Mrs. H. E. Joyner > Mrs. T. L. Allen > Miss Mary G. Allen > Miss Eliza M. Payne > Mrs. John M. Payne > Mrs. Otto Lewis Eraus > Mrs. F. F. Voorheis > Miss Margaret P. Voorheis > Mrs. Arthur Gray > Lucile Garland Strode > Edith Garland Strode > Mrs. C. L. Scott > Miss Zell Davies > Miss Emmie (?) Davies > > I am reading from original signatures on the original Charter, so the > spelling may not be correct. I have transcribed the names to the best of my > ability. > > Among the many wonderful projects these Ladies took part in; they marked > Confederate Soldiers graves with Government Markers & Iron Crosses to signify > their service in the War Between the States (WBTS), and in 1922 they installed > the Confederate monument in front of the old Court House in Amherst. The > monument reads, "To memory of the sons of Amherst County who from 1861 to 1865 > upheld in arms the cause of Virginia and the South, who fell in battle or died > from wounds, and survivors from the war who as long as they lived were ever > proud that they had done their part in the noble cause. " > > Unfortunately, this Chapter disbanded on the 08 Sep 1928. > > On 10 Oct 2008, Brenda Beeton & I received official permission to try and > re-charter the Dr. John Thompson Chapter # 466, UDC. Ann King will be joining > us in our effort. In order for us to receive the Charter, we must find 7 new > Members to document their Confederate lineage and join our honorable > organization. Please help us bring the UDC back to Amherst County. > > If you are interested in becoming a Member of this prospective Amherst > County UDC Chapter or if you have any questions, please contact me. Anyone who > can fulfill the Membership requirements before we submit our completed > Application for Charter, will be know as a Charter Member and your name will go > down > in History, just as the Ladies names mentioned above have. > > I also have some questions that I am hoping the List can help me with... > > Does anyone have any information on Dr. John Thompson of Amherst County? It > was the usual practice to name the UDC Chapters after prominent local > personalities who fought for the Confederacy in the WBTS. It was also common > for > Family Members to join together and form a Chapter in the Memory of a Family > Member who served honorably in the WBTS. Contact me if you can shed any light > on the identity of Dr. John Thompson, and especially if you can provide a > photograph. > > I am also very interested in information on the original Charter Members. > If you can share any information on or photos of these ladies, please contact > me. If you are a Descendant of one of these Ladies, I hope that you will > carry on the tradition and consider joining our UDC Chapter. > > Thank you for taking the time to read such a long posting. I look forward > to hearing from List Members. > > Sincerely, > Laurie Goodman Lenz > > **************Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & > more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?redi r=ht > t > p://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000001) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAAMHERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAAMHERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message