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Society News
The Ben Hill Chapter
#1137, United Daughters of
the Confederacy met at the 1st
Presbyterian Church, McNeese
Building in Fitzgerald on Oct.
11 at 3PM.
President Marlyn Nelson
called the meeting to order.
Acting Chaplain Theresa
Williamson gave the opening
prayer.
President Nelson opened
the meeting with the pledge to
the flag of the United States,
the Georgia Flag, the Confed
erate Flag and the Christian
Flag. She led the opening ritual
in the usual ritualistic form.
President Nelson welcomed
all present and thanked the
hostess Mary Jane Espinosa
for the delicious and beautiful
refreshments. She carried the
Halloween theme in food and
decoration.
There were no special pre
sentations but she had the pro
gram about Andrew Jackson
Buttram. He was the last con
federate to be killed east of the
Mississippi River. He was an
ordinary citizen who became a
hero. He was born in Jasper,
Georgia in 1817. He was
nearly 30 years old when mar
ried in 1845 and lived in Geor
gia when the war broke out in
April 1861. He, his family and
six children moved to Calhoun,
Alabama. He was given the
rank of Lieutenant, because of
previous service, when enlisted
in the Home Guards (some
times called Reserves), defend
ing his homeland in central
part of Alabama, he gave his
life defending his homeland
from invasion. Because of this
he became the last confederate
soldier killed in battle in Ala
bama east of the Mississippi
River. Alabama delivered
more iron to the confederacy
than any other Southern States
combined. The goal in 1865 of
the Union was to destroy all of
the ironworks and furnaces in
Alabama. The Union in 1865
under the leadership of
Brigadier General John T.
Croxton along with 1,500 Cav
alry men left Birmingham
(Elyton) Alabama to destroy
the University of Alabama as
well as mills, furnaces and
whatever else that would ben
efit the Confederacy. He
moved across Alabama east to
west destroying and burning
bridges, factories, mills, and
ironworks, railroads, depots,
conscript camps, iron furnaces
and nitre sheds in the Unions
paths.
A Home Guard attempted to
defend Munford, that was
made up of older men and
young boys as best as they
could to defend Munford from
the Yankees on Sunday, April
23,1865. The battle took place
after General Robert E. Lee’s
surrender, at Appomattox on
April 9, 1865 that brought an
official end to the War Be
tween the States. Lt. Andrew
Buttram was the only one sol
dier that died in that battle. He
was buried at the Buttram
cemetery at Oak Level, Ala
bama. The DAR Chapter #376
marked the location of the
grave and 101 years later in
2015. Major General Patrick
R. Cleburne Chapter #2632 of
Heflin, Alabama rededicated
the 1924 monument and a new
historical marker was erected
to honor Lt. Andrew Jackson
Buttram and also the Talladega
Chapter for the marking of the
grave in 1914.
The minutes were read by
Imogene Beard Wells, secre
tary and were approved.
The treasurer’s report was
omitted due to the treasurer
being absent.
President Marlyn Nelson
read a poem “Lreedom Col
ors”. White is for Liberty, free
dom, purity life be free from
God’s decree—Red is for brav
ery, blood shed in sacrifice
freedom came with lives the
price — Blue is for Justices as
vast as the step over freedom’s
land to occupy.
Registrar reported we have
a prospective member working
papers in.
Myrtle Harper reported on
the amount of grave markers
that we have on hand.
Marlyn Nelson gave some
interesting facts about the flag
pole by Joyce Nunn Shumate
of Decatur, Alabama. Let’s
look at the flagpole that holds
our beloved American Llag at
Government installations. The
ball at the top of the flagpole is
called a “truck” on an official
government installation; inside
the truck is a .9mm caliber bul
let. In the event a truck falls
and hits the ground, it is de
signed to break into 13 individ
ual pieces. The thirteen pieces
represents the thirteen original
colonies. At the base of each
flagpole, that is located on an
official government installa
tion, is a box buried in con-
Continental Society Daughters of Indian Wars meet
The Brushy Creek Chapter
Continental Society Daughters
of Indian Wars met Wednesday
Oct. 11 in Adel at 11 AM.
President Gail Hughes
called the meeting to order
with the pledges to the Ameri
can Llag by all present.
Imogene Beard Wells read
the American’s Creed, Salute
the Continental Society
Daughters of Indian Wars,
Motto: “Our handclasp of
Lriendship shall endure”. Ob
ject of the Society, The object
of the Society shall be; to assist
and encourage the preservation
of records and historic sites as
sociated with our native and
immigrant American ancestors.
To cherish the memory of
those natives and immigrant
American, who waged war
and/or committed other acts of
hostility one toward the other,
in defense of these people’s
freedom, liberty and ideals. To
strengthen fellowship and en
courage cooperation between
descendents of native and to
foster, in a spirit of patriotism,
the support and enforcement of
all treaties and laws made and
agreed upon between the state
and federal government and
several tribes, bands and na
tions of Native Americans.
To publish a lineage book of
the names and ancestral dates
of members of the society and
original material related to this
aspect of American History.
Colors of the society,
WHITE- represents the
NORTH wind which brought
snow, and drove the buffalo
south so the Indians could sur
vive. YELLOW- represents the
EAST wind which brought the
rising sun to warm the earth so
the Indians could grow crops.
RED- represents the SOUTH
wind which was gentle wind
that made life more comfort-
Daughters of the War of 1812 meet
Beard
reunion
The J. H. Beard Lamily re
union was held at the Golden
Corral in Tifton, Georgia at
11:30 AM, October 14, 2017.
The host was Lloyd Beard and
Margie Burdette Arrington,
Margie welcomed all present.
Imogene Beard Wells spoke
about the family after which
Lloyd Beard gave the prayer
for the meal, which the deli
cious meal was enjoyed by all
present.
Imogene Beard Wells gave
a short talk about the family
members that had been regis
tered in the 1850 schedule that
was farming (agriculture) and
the years since then. In 1850,
our great-great grandfather
Jonathan Beard, was regis
tered, in 1880, his son (our
Great Grandfather) J.T.O.
Beard was and all his children,
boys and the girls husbands
were; sons, William James,
Noah Wesley, Jonathan Henry,
Moses Truman and the girls
husbands, Mary Jain’s was
William Wallace, Barbara T.’s
was William Berry, Rachel An-
tent’s was C.H. Nuckolls, Judy
Elizabeth’s was Marion Boyce,
were all listed in the Book.
J.T.O.’s, wife Esther Johnson
Beard father’s was William
Johnson at Hog Mountain was
listed in the 1880 also was
Emma T. Harper Beard’s fa
ther, Wade Hampton Harper in
Gwinnett listed. So see, our
roots go even back before
1850, Moses Beard (our Great-
Great-Great Grandfather), who
was born in 1759 and came
from Ireland to Kershaw, S.C.,
fought in the Revolutionary
War and settled in Athens on a
farm, died and buried there in
Athens, Georgia, from a fall
off a wagon, he was blind. Ac
cording to a record found in
Dublin, Ireland in 1989 by a
genealogical firm, there was a
Moses Beard or Baird, this one
or his father had rented land in
Ireland, all records in Dublin,
Ireland that housed records,
had burned.
It doesn’t stop there; the
1940 census records show that
all of Jonathan Henry Beard
and Emma Harper Beard’s
children and grown grandchil
dren were farmers as follows:
Ola Beard, Winnie Beard
owned a farm, Collie A. Sr. and
Maybell Beard Burdette,
farmed, Joe and Jewel Smith
Beard, farmed, Joe and Lillian
Beard Tucker, farmed, Roscoe
and Opal Smith Beard, farmed,
Edward and Ena Bell Hasty
Beard, farmed, Jonathan T. O.
and Inez Cleghorn Beard,
farmed, Cecil Harper and Edith
Braddy Beard, farmed, the
grown grand children, Grady
and Lula Barfield Burdette,
farmed, Elmer and Jeanette
Raley Burdette, farmed, Collie
A. Jr. and Hortense Ireland
Burdette, farmed and Vernon
and Opal Baker Tucker,
farmed.
The 1940 census showed all
of J.H. Beard and Emma
Harper Beard’s children and
grand children with the excep
tion of Bessie Tucker, who
passed away in 1934, daugh
ter of Joe and Lillian Beard
Tucker and the youngest son of
Cecil Harper and Edith Braddy
Beard, Bobby Beard who was
born in 1942. So we all have
had a part of farm life, do you
remember those days? I Do.
Ones present were: Floyd
Beard, Ann Burdette Jones,
Billy and Marie Beard
Marchant, Carla Williams
Belflower, Maurine Beard
Williams, Willene Culpepper
Beard, Charlie Beard, Ruth
Cauthen Beard, Glynn Beard,
Hortense Ireland Burdette,
Richard and Margie Burdette
Arrington, April Arrington,
Destiny Arrington, Hannah
Gash, Brett Gash, and Imogene
Beard Wells.
The National Society
United States Daughters of the
War of 1812, Sgt. Benjamin
Exum, Jr. Chapter #424, Val
dosta met in Adel Oct. 11, at 11
AM.
The meeting was called to
order by President Gail
Hughes. The Flag ceremony
and the American’s Creed had
already been given.
I will note that the Motto is
Liberty, Fraternity and Unity.
The emblem - The Star is the
symbol of Hope, the Anchor is
the symbol of Faith. The colors
are Blue and Gray. Flower is
the Carnation.
The minutes were read by
Imogene Beard Wells and ap
proved.
The treasurer’s report was
given and accepted; also some
had not paid their dues.
The registrar reported that
Fran Wilbers papers had been
sent to the National Office.
Betty Samaras was on a trip
traveling around the country,
representing several Offices
State and National Office. She
will be asked about the year
book when she returns.
Sunshine report: Sherrill
Napier’s husband is sick, Nell
Johnson had a doctor’s ap
pointment, Carol McLeod’s
son had surgery, Dot Neisen
has health issues, and Linda
Meadows has pet issues. We
send out our thoughts and
prayers to each.
The next meeting will be in
January to fill out reports to be
sent in.
The next chapter meeting
will be Feb. 14 at the Western
Sizzlin at 11 AM.
The meeting was adjourned
with Imogene Beard Wells
having prayer.
Those attending were:
Theresa Williamson. Marlyn
Nelson, Gail Hughes, Valeria
Clements, Diane Neel and her
husband, and Imogene Wells.
able. BLUE- represents the
WEST wind which brought the
night so Indians could rest.
These are the colors of our rib
bon.
The treasurer's report was
given and accepted. All dues
have been paid.
The minutes were read by
Imogene Beard Wells and ap
proved.
Registrar reported that she
has a prospective member.
President will contact Betty
Samaras to send out the year
books.
The meeting was adjourned
with Valeria Clements having
prayer for lunch which was de
licious .
Those present were: Valeria
Clements, Gail Hughes, Diane
Neel and her husband, Marlyn
Nelson, Theresa Williamson
and Imogene Beard Wells.
crete. The box contains one
saber, a .9mm caliber pistol, a
razor blade, and a book of
matches. In the event the
enemy overtakes the last gov
ernment installation, the sur
vivor is to defend the flag with
the saber and pistol, shred and
bum the flag with the razor and
matches so that the enemy can
not capture the flag. Not only
the items within, but what each
American should remember,
what they represent and the
dictation each American
should hold for this country.
There was a report of the
scrapbooks by Theresa
Williamson.
Under unfinished business,
if you put flags out for Vet
eran’s Day keep the count and
turn them in for us to receive
credit.
The Christmas Luncheon
will be December 6th at 12
Noon at Barbara’s home. A
motion was made by Imogene
Beard Wells to change from
the second Wednesday to the
first due to conflict, seconded
by Mary Jane Espinosa. Mo
tion was carried.
The meeting was adjourned
with all singing “Blest Be the
Tie That Binds”.
Those present were: Mary
Jane Espinosa, Barbara Bailey,
Myrtle Harper, Theresa
Williamson, Dianne Brown,
Marlyn Nelson and Imogene
Beard Wells.
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