“Real Daughter” is an honorary title, given to those members of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution whose father or mother gave patriotic or military service to the American Revolutionary War effort. There were 770 Real Daughters in DAR Chapters all over the United States.
"Real Granddaughter" is an honorary
title given to a DAR member, who is the
granddaughter of a Revolutionary War patriot.
May 8, 1924. On the grounds of the Illinois State Centennial Building (now called the Michael J. Howlett Building) at Second Street and Edwards in Springfield, the chapter unveiled a marker dedicating the oak tree which was planted to honor the Real Granddaughters who have been members of the chapter. The tree was a sturdy oak to symbolize the sturdy pioneers. The marker was unveiled by the Misses Lena and Beatrice Tolan, granddaughters of Real Granddaughter Mrs. Melvina Fletcher. The DAR marker is unfortunately missing.
The twelve Springfield Chapter members whose grandfathers gave patriotic or military service toward the American Revolutionary War effort were: Mrs. Olive Eggleston Armstrong, Mrs. Adeline M. Heaton Brown, Miss Josephine P. Cleveland, Mrs. Melvina F. Fletcher, Mrs. Clara Tolman Gelder, Mrs. Margaret Louisa Goltra, Miss Anna Maria Jones, Mrs. Caroline Kane, Mrs. Farnetty Turner Lloyd Maxcy, Mrs. Evaline Baird Post, Mrs. Jane M. Ridgely, and Mrs. Sabria Miles Turner.
We regret that we cannot provide lineage information. The
information on this page cannot be used as proof of service or lineage for
purposes of joining DAR. For membership inquiries, please contact our Membership
contact:
Lynda Kerstein,
or fill out the Prospective Membership Information Request form on the NSDAR
website located at
http://services.dar.org/dar/darnet/pmd/prospective.cfm
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Revised: October 14, 2009