NEWSLETTER OF THE COL. STEPHEN TRIGG CHAPTER - SAR DECEMBER 2014 PAGE 1 DUES ARE DUE THIS MONTH!! The Trigg Patriot DECEMBER 2014 CHAPTER SERVICE AWARD HONOREE KEN OAKLEY Ken is the founding President of the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter. He served our chapter admirably in November, marching in the Veteran’s Day Parade and firing the rifle salute and Old Hebron Cemetery. We are grateful for your “above and beyond” service to our chapter! DO NOT DELAY! UNPAID MEMBERS ARE “DROPPED” JANUARY 1!
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NEWSLETTER OF THE COL. STEPHEN TRIGG CHAPTER - SAR DECEMBER 2014
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DUES ARE DUE THIS MONTH!!
The Trigg Patriot
DECEMBER 2014 CHAPTER SERVICE AWARD HONOREE
KEN OAKLEY
Ken is the founding President of the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter. He served our chapter admirably in
November, marching in the Veteran’s Day Parade and firing the rifle salute
and Old Hebron Cemetery.
We are grateful for your “above and beyond” service to our chapter!
DO NOT DELAY!
UNPAID MEMBERS ARE “DROPPED” JANUARY 1!
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GIVE A GIFT TO THE COLONEL THIS CHRISTMAS!
COL. TRIGG ... THAT IS ... HERE IS OUR CHAPTER “WISH LIST”
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OUR FIRST GRAVE MARKING MEDALS!
Steve Mallory and Geoff Baggett receive the medal from State Society President Doug Collins.
! Chapter President Geoff Baggett and Vice-President Steve Mallory were honored at the November 7 Fall meeting of the Kentucky Society in Williamsburg with the beautiful Patriot Grave Marking Medal. Both Compatriots completed their requirements for the medal back in August.! To earn the medal Compatriots must participate in a meaningful way in a Grave Marking Ceremony. Some potential ways to take part include serving as Master of Ceremonies, presenting a wreath or flowers, being on the ceremony program, firing in the black powder salute, or placing the marker through labor or a financial gift.
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VETERAN’S DAY PARADE AND CEREMONY
The Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter marched in the November 11 Veteran’s Day Parade in Cadiz, then attended the community service in the Cadiz City Park. Twelve Compatriots took part in the march. Incredibly, at the service the chapter was recognized for “Best in Parade” and awarded a $50 prize! Below are some pictures from the event.
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MORE VETERAN’S DAY PICS!
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SAMUEL WILKINS GRAVE MARKINGSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Vice-President Steve Mallory represented our chapter at the grave marking ceremony for Pvt. Samuel Wilkins at the Little Mount Cemetery near Hodgenville, Kentucky.
Pvt. Thomas Wilkins served in the 14th Virginia Regiment of the Continental Army for three years (1776-1779). The 14th Virginia fought in three major battles of the Revolution: Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth. The unit also spent the Winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge.
Steve presented the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter wreath and fired in the black powder salute. His wife, Debbie, made the trip with him.
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OLD HEBRON GRAVE MARKING CEREMONYNOVEMBER 22, 2014
Eleven Compatriots of the Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter welcomed nine fellow Compatriots from the Gov. Isaac Shelby and Capt. Charles Gatliff Chapters in Kentucky and the Capt. Anthony Bledsoe Chapter of Tennessee in a triple Grave Marking Ceremony at the Old Hebron Cemetery in rural Hunt Settlement, Muhlenberg County. Approximately eighty descendants and other interested area residents were in attendance.
Muhlenberg County’s Elizabeth Campbell Russell Chapter of the DAR opened the ceremony with the dedication of a new flag for the cemetery. The flag was posted by cadets from the Junior ROTC at Muhlenberg County High School.
The Compatriots honored Patriots John Harper of the 1st Pennsylvania Battalion, David Engler of the New Jersey Militia, and John Hunt of the Rowan County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia. Descendants Karen Mallory Brown, April Engler, and Steve Mallory shared the biographies of their ancestors. All three were 4th great-grandfathers of our chapter vice-president Steve Mallory.
To view our photo album from the event, please visit https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.730497413710204.1073741861.428148213945127&type=1.
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OLD HEBRON GRAVE MARKING PHOTOS
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OLD HEBRON GRAVE MARKING PHOTOS
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DR. MARY F. FUTRELL AWARDED THE BRONZE GOOD CITIZENSHIP MEDAL
Geoff Baggett represented the Col Stephen Trigg Chapter at the annual awards brunch of the James Thomas Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution on Saturday, November 15.
The ladies of the DAR made several awards after the delicious breakfast. Their marquee recipient was Dr. Mary F. Futrell, who won their society’s national award for service in the field of education. The Col. Stephen Trigg added to her awards with the chapter’s Bronze Good Citizenship Medal.
Geoff Baggett, James Thomas Chapter DAR Regent Virginia Alexander, and Dr. Mary F. Futrell
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Patriot BiographiesAncestors of Our Compatriots
Samuel WilksAncestor of Dilly Anderson
Samuel Wilks was born on 24 Oct 1764 at Loudoun Co., VA.
Samuel began military service in the Revolution, 1780 at Bedford County, Virginia. He served as a private in Capt. Trigg’s Company of Col. Merriweather's Regiment of the Virginia Militia for 9 months. His regiment marched throughout Virginia and North Carolina in search of Gen. Benedict Arnold. In his second enlistment, he served six months beginning fall of 1781, was drafted and sent to Richmond and Williamsburg. He ended military service in March 1782 in Virginia.
On July 9, 1783, he married Elizabeth Newman, daughter of Conrad Newman and Anna Brubeck, who moved to Bedford Co. from Dunmore Co. (now Shenandoah), VA. Samuel's brother John (Jr.) married Elizabeth's sister Barbary Newman.
We don't know when Elizabeth died, but she was the mother of all his children, born 1784-1803, and deceased before he remarried 6 Oct 1826 to a maiden lady, Margaret "Peggy" Witt in Bedford County.
Samuel began receiving Revolutionary pension of $30 per annum on March 4, 1831. He died in 1837 and his estate was appraised July 1, 1837 by administrators Henry Wilks (his son) and Thomas Rider in Bedford County.
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Patriot BiographiesAncestors of Our Compatriots
Samuel JohnsonAncestor of Eddie Price
Samuel Johnson was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1744. His family later moved to Virginia. He married his wife Elizabeth “Fannie” (last name unknown) around 1765 in Amelia County, Virginia.
Johnson served several enlistments throughout the Revolutionary War. In May 1779 he was drafted into the militia in Amelia County (his place of residence) under Colonel William Giles, Major Richard Jones, Captain William Finney, and Lieutenant John Walthal. During this brief enlistment the troops marched on Portsmouth, Virginia, but the British had already left, so they returned home.
He soon relocated from Amelia County, Virginia, to Granville County in North Carolina. In December 1779 he was called up to serve under Captain Bennett Pullum and Lieutenant Howel Rose for a brief enlistment of two weeks, then he volunteered as a substitute for a man named French Frank to serve out the balance of his three-month enlistment.
In February 1781 he was drafted yet again, entering the service under General Butler, Colonel Joseph Taylor, Major Anthony Sharp, Captain Richard Harrison, Lieutenant James Ellison, and Ensign Ben Hester. The regiment marched from Granville old Court house, to Guilford Court house fought the British in March 1781 — General Green [sic, Nathanael Greene] Commanding. He served a total of three months and was discharged 11th May 1781 at Wake Court-house (now Raleigh,North Carolina).
Sometime in September 1781 he was drafted and entered the service under Captain Charles Yancy. He marched from Granville County, North Carolina, to the high Hills of the Santee (General Greene’s head quarters) to guard public wagons. His final tour lasted three months.
After the war he remained in Greenville County until 1811, when he relocated to Ohio County, Kentucky, and settled in the area of Pleasant Hill. He and his wife raised four sons and six daughters in North Carolina and Kentucky.
On February 28, 1833, he received a pension of $36.66 per year for his combined service of eleven months in the Virginia and North Carolina militia
Samuel Johnson died in Ohio County in 1837. He was buried in the Red Hill Cemetery in Daviess County, Kentucky.
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Tombstone and V.A. marker for Samuel Johnson, buried in the Red Hill Cemetery, Utica, Daviess County, Kentucky.
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WINTER SERVICE PROJECT
Patriots Absalom Humphries and Thomas Humphries are buried in the Humphries family cemetery at the end of Humphries Road, off of Kings Chapel Road. We are planning to mark both graves in the spring of 2015. However, the cemetery is severely overgrown. We must first clean up the cemetery and straighten the gravestones, at least in the portion where we will hold the ceremony.
Depending on the weather, we are tentatively planning the dates of January 4 and 11 (consecutive Saturdays) to tackle this cold-weather project.
Please recruit all of the help that you can. We will try to engage the community in this project, as well. If you have connection with the local members of the Humphries family, please make contact and encourage their involvement.
HUMPHRIES CEMETERY CLEAN-UP
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AN AWESOME BOOK BY A NEW COMPATRIOT!
Eddie Price, one of our newest Compatriot applicants, has written an incredible book about life on the Kentucky frontier during the time of the War of 1812. ”Widder’s Landing” is available on amazon.com. And we’re sure that Eddie will be happy to autograph it for you at one of our future events! You can read all about his book here: http://www.acclaimpress.com/store.aspx?panel=3&productid=156&categoryid=4
RECRUIT A RELATIVE!Compatriots! All male relatives in your bloodline are
eligible for SAR membership! This includes your sons, grandsons, brothers, nephews ... even your uncles! If they share your patriot blood, they are eligible!
The most responsive recruits will be the young boys. They have an interest in history, uniforms, and many of the things that we are doing. Capture their attention early! Invite them to join. Pay their fees! The fees for Junior Members are minimal on a Patriot line that is already proven. Recruit a relative in June!
Please remember to report ALL services that you render to veterans! This includes:
• Items or cash donated for veteran’s causes.
• Visits with veterans.
• Attendance / involvement in veterans’ funerals or memorials.
• 7th (Sunday) - Pearl Harbor Day World War II Commemoration - Barkley Manor @ 2:00 PM
• 13th (Saturday) - 10:00 AM - Wreaths Across America• 13th (Saturday) - 5:00 PM - Annual Awards Dinner -
Crossroads Fellowship
APPLICATION STATUS UPDATEDilly Anderson Registered! 11/13/14Seth Clark Registered! 11/13/14Randle Cruse Registered! 11/13/14Kerry Darnell Registered! 11/06/14Eddie Price Registered! 11/19/14Herbert Segler Genealogy Approved! 11/26/14Glenn Allen Thomas Genealogy Approved! 11/26/14Stan Todd Registered! 11/06/14
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COL. STEPHEN TRIGG CHAPTER PARTNERING WITH THE DEPT. OF DEFENSE!
The Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter is now an official “Commemorative Partner” organization, committed to remembering the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War and holding at least two events honoring veterans of the Vietnam War int the years 2015, 2016, and 2017.
The Commemorative Partner Program is designed for federal, state and local communities, veterans' organizations and other nongovernmental organizations to assist a grateful nation in thanking and honoring our Vietnam Veterans and their families. Commemorative Partners are encouraged to participate in the Commemoration of the Vietnam War by planning and conducting events and activities that will recognize the Vietnam Veterans and their families' service, valor, and sacrifice.
We will soon receive a new flag to add to our colors, as well as other promotional resources and other materials to recognize veterans of the Vietnam War.
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VETERAN’S MEDAL AVAILABLE!
If you wish to honor a veteran, please fill out a Veteran’s Appreciation Form on the following page and pay $10 cash to Geoff Baggett. Medals are available now!
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VETERAN’S APPRECIATION MEDAL RECIPIENTS IN NOVEMBER
Carlos LynchUnited States Marine Corps
World War II / Korean War
Ronnie ByersUnited States Navy Field Medic - Vietnam War
Attached to the United States Marines
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Col. Stephen Trigg Chapter1969 Kings Chapel Rd.Cadiz, KY 42211
IN THE RECORDThe Cadiz Record has been very good
to us this year, running dozens of stories about our events and activities.
In November they reported our participation in the Veteran’s Day Parade. Even though we didn’t have a float in that parade ... we still won Judge’s Choice for Best Float!
We won a $50 prize, and apparently will also receive a trophy!
It was excellent coverage for our chapter with a color photo for the entire community to see.
