LT. WILLIAM SHANNON chapter
of
the
NATIONAL
SOCIETY
UNITED STATES
DAUGHTERS OF 1812
Chapter
ActivitieS
GRAVE OF 1812 SOLDIER
After the UDC Confederate Memorial
Day ceremony at the
LaGrange Church and Cemetery on Saturday, April 26th, 2008,
several members of Lt. Wm. Shannon Chapter that were present also
placed a wreath and flag on the grave of War of 1812 soldier Andrew
Feaster. The LaGrange Church and Cemetery is located on the Old Dixie
Highway between Mims and Titusville. The first church was a log
structure built in 1869 and later replaced by the structure that stands
today.
It was in the year 1869 that Andrew
Feaster died. He had
moved to this area in 1865 and lived only a few years after arriving.
He is one of the first to be buried in the cemetery to the north of the
church and his grave is shaded by an old gnarled cedar tree. The grave
marker indicates that he fought in the War of 1812 with a unit from
South Carolina.
Joyce Sizemore drove over to attend
the UDC Memorial Day
Ceremony and the ceremony at the grave of Andrew Feaster. Central and
North Brevard members of Lt. Wm. Shannon who attended were Jo Compton,
Jean Gayle, Libba Johnson, Lila Sandstrom, Anne Schwanda, Glenda Walton
and myself.
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Pictured from left to right: Jo
Compton, Jean Gayle, Anne Schwanda, Glenda Walton, Joyce Sizemore,
Billie Ann Tadich & Lila Sandstrom.
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Lt. William
Shannon Chapter 278, National Society United States Daughters of 1812,
met on Wednesday,
March 5, 2008, at the
Eau Gallie Yacht Club. Speaker for the
meeting was member Anne Schwanda who is privileged to
have many historical family documents. Mrs.
Schwanda’s program consisted of a letter in her possession written by
her
great, great, great grandfather William Belcher, of Connecticut to his
son
Nathan Belcher in 1830. Nathan at the time resided in Kentucky and his father was
relating interesting information and facts that transpired before and
after the
War of 1812 to him as well as to the state of the union. Mrs. Schwanda
not only
shared the actual letter with members present, but also shared many
other
family documents from that time period.
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Anne showing off some of her
historical family documents, joined by President Billie Ann Tadich.
(Photo
- left to right: Anne Schwanda & Billie Ann Tadich.)
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At the November meeting of Lt.William Shannon Chapter 1812 and the
Nathaniel Shannon Chapter Daughters of the Colonists was held at the
Eau Gallie Yacht Club on Wednesday, November 7, 2007. 1812
Chapter President Billie Ann Tadich called the meeting to order at
11:00 am.
The Lt. Wm. Shannon Chapter United States Daughters of
1812, met at the Eau Gallie Yacht Club on Wednesday, November 7, 2007.
Presenting the program was Readie Cooper who spoke on The Printing of the Star Spangled
Banner. Mrs. Cooper is
the great, great granddaughter of Samuel Sands who as a teenager worked
in a print shop in Maryland. It was young Mr. Sands who type set the
words of the song and printed copies after it was composed by Francis
Scott Key
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Pictured left to right:
Chapter President Billie Ann Tadich & Speaker Readie Cooper.
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Officers of Lt. Wm.
Shannon Chapter: President Billie Ann Tadich; Vice President Jo
Compton; Secretary Anne Schwanda; Chaplain Nell Mussler; Historian
Betty Preece; Treasurer Annie Hellen Thomas & Parliamentarian
Readie Cooper.
Pictured
left to right:
Chapter President Billie Ann Tadich; Chapter Vice President Jo Compton;
Chapter Secretary Anne Schwanda; Chapter Chaplain Nell Mussler; Chapter
Historian Betty Preece; Chapter Treasurer Annie Hellen Thomas; Chapter
Parliamentarian Readie Cooper.
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Pictured
left to right: Member Avagail Flowers & guest/potential new
members: Nancy Caldwell & Bobbi Hoffmann.
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Prospective new member
Libba Johnson
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Members of the chapter
attending the annual Massing of the Colors at Brevard Community College
Cocoa Campus were:Jo
Compton, Glenda Walton, Lila Sandstrom & Billie Ann Tadich.
Shown with the Unior ROTC cadet who carried the 1812 flag are Glenda
Walton & Billie Ann Tadich.
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Pictured left to right:
Glenda Walton, Chapter President Billie Ann Tadich & Junior ROTC
Cadet.
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