Lincoln, Nebraska
Meetings are the first Friday of the month at 1:00 pm
Meetings are held October through May, except for January
Meetings are held October through May, except for January
Chapter Officers
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Regent
Linda Rotschafer 1st Vice Regent Kami Voboril 2nd Vice Regent Margaret Reinert Chaplain Betty Anderson Corresponding Secretary Donna Bolz |
Recording Secretary
Barb Engquist Treasurer Kathleen Mulcahy Registrar Julie Gerhart Historian Kami Voboril Librarian Patricia Bolte |
The History of Deborah Avery Chapter
On January 24, 1896 Miss Mary M.A. Stevens, who, on January 8, 1896 had been accepted as a member of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, caused the following notice to be printed in the Nebraska State Journal, “all ladies who trace their descent from an ancestor who fought in the Revolutionary War, are asked to meet at the home of Mrs. S.B. Pound, 1632 L St., today at 3 P.M.“
In response about 50 women were present, of whom one-third were able to furnish the documentary proof necessary for the membership in that society. The charter was granted June 17, 1896, with 19 members.
The honor of naming the chapter was given to the member having the greatest number of ancestors who served in the war. This proved to be Mrs. Frances Avery Haggard who chose the name of her great great grandmother, Deborah Avery.
Deborah Avery was the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Ebenezer Avery of the Eighth Connecticut Militia, and his wife, Lucy Latham. She was born February 1, 1742 and married in November, 1763 to her second cousin, Ensign Daniel Avery, who was born November 14, 1740. At the massacre at Fort Griswold on September 6, 1781, 16 relatives of Deborah Avery were in the garrison. Of these, only one, Nathan Avery, escaped capture, serious wounds, or death.
On that fatal day Deborah Avery lost her husband, Ensign Daniel Avery. Thus, Deborah Avery was left alone to rear her family of eight children, the eldest being fifteen years of age.
Deborah Avery Chapter celebrated a Golden Jubilee in 1946, a Centennial in 1996, and a Quasquicentennial in 2021. We are proud to be members of Deborah Avery, the first Chapter in Nebraska.
On January 24, 1896 Miss Mary M.A. Stevens, who, on January 8, 1896 had been accepted as a member of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, caused the following notice to be printed in the Nebraska State Journal, “all ladies who trace their descent from an ancestor who fought in the Revolutionary War, are asked to meet at the home of Mrs. S.B. Pound, 1632 L St., today at 3 P.M.“
In response about 50 women were present, of whom one-third were able to furnish the documentary proof necessary for the membership in that society. The charter was granted June 17, 1896, with 19 members.
The honor of naming the chapter was given to the member having the greatest number of ancestors who served in the war. This proved to be Mrs. Frances Avery Haggard who chose the name of her great great grandmother, Deborah Avery.
Deborah Avery was the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Ebenezer Avery of the Eighth Connecticut Militia, and his wife, Lucy Latham. She was born February 1, 1742 and married in November, 1763 to her second cousin, Ensign Daniel Avery, who was born November 14, 1740. At the massacre at Fort Griswold on September 6, 1781, 16 relatives of Deborah Avery were in the garrison. Of these, only one, Nathan Avery, escaped capture, serious wounds, or death.
On that fatal day Deborah Avery lost her husband, Ensign Daniel Avery. Thus, Deborah Avery was left alone to rear her family of eight children, the eldest being fifteen years of age.
Deborah Avery Chapter celebrated a Golden Jubilee in 1946, a Centennial in 1996, and a Quasquicentennial in 2021. We are proud to be members of Deborah Avery, the first Chapter in Nebraska.
Past Regents of Deborah Avery Chapter
(*Deceased)
(*Deceased)
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*Miss Mary M. Stevens 1896-1898
*Mrs. Ella K. Morrison 1898-1900 *Mrs. Adelia H. Everett 1900-1902 *Mrs. Frances A. Haggard 1902-1904 *Mrs. Ida M. Barber 1904-1906 *Mrs. Sarah T. Waugh 1906-1908 *Mrs. Clara S. Hall 1908-1910 *Mrs. Oma H. Kline 1910-1912 *Mrs. Clara S. Paine 1912-1914 *Miss Mabel Lindley 1914-1916 *Mrs. Mary N. Schwake 1916-1918 *Mrs. Adelloyd W. Williams 1918-1920 *Miss Katherine M. Green 1920-1922 *Mrs. Iva M. Congdon 1922-1924 *Mrs. Lillian P. Witten 1924-1926 *Mrs. Charlotte B. Dunlap 1926-1928 *Mrs. Frances D. Marshall 1928-1930 *Mrs. Cora B. Byer 1930-1932 *Mrs. Edith W. Meginnis 1932-1934 *Mrs. Jennie W. Barnes 1934-1936 *Mrs. Grace M. Cartney 1936-1938 *Mrs. Hattie W. Des Jardien 1938-1940 *Mrs. Miriam C. Moeller 1940-1942 *Mrs. Louise H. Hale 1942-1944 *Mrs. Iva H. Ledford 1944-1946 *Mrs. Viola S. Raynor 1946-1948 *Miss Irma Jean Croft 1948-1950 *Mrs. Louise Ackerman 1950-1952 *Mrs. Lillian L. Lawson 1952-1954 *Mrs. Elizabeth B. McLean 1954-1956 *Mrs. Margaret K. McLafferty 1956-1958 *Mrs. Creta W. Filley 1958-1960 |
*Mrs. Joy Harris 1960-1962
*Mrs. Marjorie Folger 1962-1964 *Mrs. Lois Oxley 1964-1966 *Mrs. Janey Kingery 1966-1968 Mrs. Ellen Looker 1968-1970 *Mrs. Anna Blanch Wells 1970-1972 *Mrs. Elzina M. Ulsh 1972-1974 Mrs. Betty Jean B. Edison 1974-1976 *Mrs. Irma B. Olson 1976-1978 *Miss Elizabeth “Betty” Wright 1978-1980 *Mrs. Zephyr Clouse 1980-1982 *Mrs. Doris Cunningham 1982-1984 *Mrs. Phyllis O. Talcott 1984-1986 Mrs. Phyllis Williams 1986-1988 Mrs. Sharon S. Fitts 1988-1990 *Mrs. Dorothy W. McKinzie 1990-1992 *Mrs. Frances A. Beechner 1992-1994 *Mrs. Imogene Bruce 1994-1996 Mrs. Patricia Bolte 1996-1998 Mrs. Harriet “Faye” Brinkman 1998-2000 *Mrs. Dorothy Schwartzkopf 2000-2002 *Mrs. Frances M. McNenny 2002-2004 Mrs. Annaliese L. Kennedy 2003-2004 Mrs. Jane S. Peters 2004-2006 Mrs. Harriet “Faye” Brinkman 2005-2006 Mrs. Sharon S. Fitts 2006-2010 Mrs. Judith M. Moore 2010-2012 Mrs. Sharon S. Fitts 2012-2016 Mrs. Gail Blankenau 2016-2016 Mrs. Mary “Connie” Zimmerman 2016-2020 Mrs. Sharla Taylor 2020-2022 |
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