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Daughters of the American Revolution Okamanpadu Chapter, Estherville 1903-1911    Emmet County IAGenWeb

On October 11, 1890, a number of women, whose ancestors had served in the Continental army during the Revolutionary war, assembled in Washington, D. C., and organized the Daughters of the American Revolution. The objects of the society are to collect and preserve historic documents and relics, and to mark by monuments, tablets, or otherwise the sites of historic events. To be eligible for membership one must be able to show a Revolutionary ancestry. local •societies are called chapters. Although only a little over twenty-five years old, the organization has spread to almost every nook and corner of the United States and the members have been active in marking old trails, the sites of battlefields, etc. The highest offcer in each state is called a regent. In 1895 Mrs. Emma G. Allen, of Estherville, received her charter as regent, empowering her to organize a chapter. Okamanpadu Chapter (so named from the lake on the northern border of Emmet County) was organized at Mrs. Allen's residence in Estherville on May 13, 1903, with the following charter members: Emma G. Allen,• Margaret S. Alexander, Marietta Groves, Mary G. Knight, Mary B. Lawrence, Callie B. Letchford, Mary E. Maxwell, Mary G. Osgood, Mary R. Orvis, Jennie J. Randolph, Hattie C. Rhodes, Almira Ridley, Vestaline Salisbury, Iza B. Soper and Ethel T. Wood. Probably the most important thing done by the local chapter was the erection of the Fort Defiance monument on the north end of the public square, commemorative of the heroism and sufferings of the pioneers of Emmet County during the Indian troubles of 1862. Almost every village in the county has its woman's club, composed of a few members, the principal purpose of which is to meet at the home of one of the number and spend an afternoon in some line of work, or to engage in social intercourse. These clubs, while of interest to the members, have no special influence upon the general development of the county.

NAME	ADDRESS	NATIONAL NO.	ANCESTOR
ALBRO, Cordellia T.	Mrs. Cordelia T. Albro Estherville	49914	Titus Mead
ALEXANDER, Margaret R. S.	Mrs. M. R. Alexander Estherville	45309	not given
ALLEN, Mrs. Emma G.	Mrs. Emma G. Allen Estherville	9047	John Phillips
AMMUDSON, Winifred C.	Mrs. Winifred C. Ammudson Estherville	42658	not given
ARCHER, Grace V.	Mrs. Grace W. Archer Estherville	41282	not given
BARTLETT, Anna Bess	Mrs. Anna Bess Bartlett Estherville	65619	Daniel Bouton
BELL, Irene M.	Mrs. Irene M. Bell Armstrong, Iowa	59765	Jonathan Barnes
BULLARD, Eva W.	Eva W. Bullard Estherville	not given	not given
CAPSTICK, Bertha W.	Mrs. Bertha W. Capstick Estherville	54261	Learned Walker
CULVER, Lillie	Mrs. Lillie Culver Milwaukee, Wis.	37943	David Lillie
FINLAYSON, Mrs. Grace S.	Mrs. Dr. Slesser Armstrong, Iowa	58756	Jonathan Barnes
HOBLIN, Eliza T.	Mrs. Eliza T. Hoblin Estherville	41286	Christopher _____
DOOLITTLE, May W.	Mrs. May W. Doolittle Cedar Rapids, Iowa	45309	Joshua Remington
DUXBURY, Jane B.	Mrs. Jane B. Duxbury Estherville	41290	Capt. John Brady
ELLERBY, Emma	Mrs. Emma Ellerby Estherville	49226	Dr. Abel Catlin
FARLEY, May Adaline	Miss May Adaline Farley Whittemore, Iowa	55669	Eleneser Bassett
FULLER, Ella F.	Mrs. Ella F. Fuller Estherville	62995	Daniel Perkins
GROVES, Maretta	Mrs. Maretta Groves Estherville	69860	Moses Walker
GRUG, Bessie S.	Mrs. Bessie S. Grug Estherville	49435	John Stearns
HAYES, Maud M.	Mrs. Maud M. Hayes Estherville	51846	John Swift
KNIGHT, Mary C.	Mrs. Mary C. Knight Estherville	50284	Capt. Elisha Child
LATHROPE, Louise J.	Mrs. Louise J. Lathrope Estherville	51847	William Palmer
LESHER, Eugenia L.	Mrs. Eugenia L. Lesher Estherville	63489	Samuel Logan
LETCHFORD, Callee B.	Mrs. Callee B. Letchford Estherville	58757	James Bailey
LYMINGTON, Orpha G.	Mrs. Orpha G. Lymington Spencer, Iowa	41287	John Phelps Jared Phelps
MILLER, Ophelia A. B.	Mrs. Ophelia B. Miller Emmetsburg, Iowa	47123	not given
ORVIS, Mayme	Mrs. Mayme Orvis Estherville	not given	Robert McDonald
OSGOOD, Mary J. L.	Mrs. Mary J. L. Osgood Estherville	not given	William Tate
RANDOLPH, Jennie Johnston	Mrs. Jennie J. Randolph Estherville	60972	Robert Hopkins
RHODES, Hattie C.	Mrs. Hattie C. Rhodes Estherville	37703	David Lillile
RHODES, Jennie	Miss Jennie Rhodes Estherville	63490	David Lillie
RIDLEY, Almira L.	Mrs. Almira L. Ridley Estherville	41283	Timothy Soper
RIDLEY, Esther A.	Mrs. Esther A. Ridley Estherville	41284	Timothy Soper
RIDLEY, Jessie	Mrs. William King Oxnard, Colo.	41285	Timothy Soper
RIDLEY, Luella R.	Mrs. Luella R. Ridley Estherville	49436	Phillip Owen
ROBINSON, Elizabeth B. F.	Mrs. Elizabeth B. Robinson Armstrong, Iowa	58304	Jonathan Barnes
SALISBURY, Vestaline C.	Vestaline C. Salisbury Estherville	52593	not given
SCHULER, D. R.	Mrs. D. R. Shuler St. Paul, Minn.	67252	Samuel Bouton
SOPER, Iza R.	Mrs. Iza R. Soper Estherville	50745	Philip Owen
VAN EMMON, Etta	Mrs. Etta Van Emmon Estherville	52594	Samuel Logan
WARD, Bessie	Miss Bessie Ward Estherville	54710	Gideon Alling
WARD, Cora	Miss Cora Ward Estherville	58758	Zodock Alling
WATSON, Josephine C. R.	Mrs. Josephine C. Watson Emmetsburg, Iowa	51848	Benjamin _____
WELLS, Ellen Hawkins	Mrs. Ellen Hawkins Wells Estherville	54262	William Johnson
WHELAN, Mary Elizabeth	Mrs. M. E. Whelan Estherville	58759	John Aldrich
WHITE, Susan S.	Mrs. Susan S. White Estherville	11076	not given
WILLIAMS, Mrs. Mary G.	Mrs. Mary G. Williams Estherville	42906	E. Gardner
WOOD, Ethel G. T.	Mrs. Ethel G. T. Wood Estherville	70559	Abner Hollister Francis McKee

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