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United
Daughters of the Confederacy®
Thomas Benton Ellis Chapter 1816
West
Palm Beach, Florida
Organized November 2, 1922
by Mrs. Henry J. Burkhardt
In
choosing his name, the Chapter honored one living Private and all Private
soldiers
as a whole. THOMAS BENTON ELLIS, 1842-1926, was from Gainesville,
Fl. A Private in the
Confederate Army, Florida Infantry, Company C, 3rd Regiment,
he was selected to be honored
because he represented the heart of
the Confederacy.
Organizing
Officers were elected on November 2, 1922, and the
Charter of Thomas
Benton Ellis Chapter was signed on November 1, 1923, when 57 ladies
became
Charter Members. Today, we
boast 45 members.
Meetings
are held at 10:30am the second Saturday of each month, September through
May.
Eligibility is by
invitation. You must be at
least 16 years of age, a blood descendant of a man or woman who served
honorably in the Confederate States of America or gave material aid to the
cause. Adopted children are ineligible unless proof is presented of a
biological blood line.
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Ancestors |
| Allen, John Price, GA |
Miller, Nathan,
GA |
| Ashworth,
William, NC |
Mobley, John Ephriam David,
GA |
| Ashworth, William Russell,
NC |
Moore,
Charles Ray,
GA |
| Atkins,
Thomas Young,
GA |
Mooring, John Blackwell,
MS |
| Bates,
Milledge Llewellyn,
AL |
Neighbors, James
Halloway,
AL |
| Bedford,
Archibald Washington,
KY |
Peeler,
Alfred M.,
NC |
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Brown,
Thomas Hawkins,
TN
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Peeler,
Henry Miles, NC |
| Carter,
Henry C., GA |
Peeler,
John D,. NC |
| Carter,
Thomas Razor,
GA |
Peeples,
William Morgan,
GA |
| Cooner,
Ransom,
SC |
Perrin,
James Monroe,
SC |
| Crabill,
Richard,
VA |
Pointer,
Marcellus, MS |
| Crockett,
James Pickens,
GA |
Pointer,
Monroe, MS |
| Drew,
Thomas,
GA |
Pointer,
Philip, MS |
| Fisher, William Washington, GA |
Pointer,
Robert Alexander, MS |
| Frazier, Augustus Dennis,
NC |
Pointer,
Samuel Robinson, AR |
| Glass,
James Frederick (Judge),
GA |
Pierce,
John W., GA |
| Glenn,
James
Russell,
GA |
Pierce,
Obediah, GA |
| Hall,
Isaac Oliver, GA |
Poston,
Hugh, SC |
| Hall,
James
N.,
GA |
Rakestraw,
Joseph F.,
MS |
| Hall,
Lyman A.,
GA |
Ramsey,
George Washington, AL |
| Hall,
Morgan B.,
GA |
Ratcliff,
James Edward,
VA |
| Hall, William Anderson,
GA |
Rea,
Richard Nathan,
MS |
| Harding, Albert S., VA |
Reid,
Lemuel N.,
MS |
| Harding, Anderson Day,
VA |
Rousseau,
John Louis, FL |
| Harding, Edward B.,
VA |
Rushing,
John B., GA |
| Harding, Henry A.,
VA |
Rushing,
William Harrison,
GA |
| Harville, Samuel, GA |
Saunders, Pascal,
AL |
| Jones,
Seaborn Early,
GA |
Shaver,
John Isaac (Mayor), NC |
| Jordan,
James Pinkney, GA |
Sheridan, James Madison,
NC |
| Lively, Wilson,
VA |
Stinson, David Washington,
VA |
| McAllister, Amos Hascue, NC |
Stinson, William Archer,
VA |
| Maddox, Henry Jackson,
GA |
Taylor, John R.,
GA
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| Maddox,
Jacob,
GA |
Valentine, Delmas,
MS |
| Maddox, Joseph Albright,
GA |
Watkins, Harrison Lee, GA |
| Maddox,
John Dillard, GA |
Williams,
William B., GA |
| Maddox,
Sr., Madison, GA |
Williamson,
William Riley, GA |
| Maddox, Notley Warren,
GA |
Wofford, Richard Jackson, MO |
| Mathews,
John Laughlin,
GA |
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| Mendenhall, James Franklin,
NC |
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| Merriweather, Frances Valentine,
AL |
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