Ceremony Is Tribute to War of 1812 Veteran William Burch

From the September 7, 2022, Observer (Fredonia, N.Y.).

The local Celea Sampson Cole chapter of the United States Daughters of 1812 will hold their first grave marking ceremony since receiving  their charter September 11, 2020.  The ceremony will be at Plot  E/30 Forest Hill Cemetery in Fredonia on Sunday.  The ceremony will honor William "Billy" Burch.

Burch is the 3X great grandfather of 1812 Daughter Sandra Johnson of Lakewood.  He was born November 19, 1787 in New York state.  He entered U.S. service in Cooperstown into the 23rd Infantry of the Regular Army on August 12, 1812, and served until February 1815.

He was stationed at Fort Niagara, Fort George and Sackets Harbor.

After the war, he settled in Pomfret and married Jemima Adams in November 1817.  He died  February 16, 1818 at the age of 33 in Randolph.

His Find-A-Grave site says he died  16 February 1881 at age 93.

(Fredonia was also the home of Civil War heroes Alonzo and William Barker Cushing.)

--Brock-Perry

The Battle of Sodus Point, Asher Warner's Grave

Asher Warner is buried in the  Brick Church Cemetery, his grave marked by a  monument erected years later  by the younger son, Jonathan.  While the date of death on the tombstone is given as  June 12, 1813, and this date is sometimes given in newspaper accounts of the period, affidavits filed in attempts to get compensation, and other credible evidence, establish the 19th as the correct date.

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The marker reads:

In memory of  ASHER WARNER who fell in the Battle of Sodus  June 12, 1813 while fighting in the defence of his country.

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In 1927, the General Swift Chapter, Daughters of 1812, placed two boulders with bronze plaques at Sodus Point, one at the site of the engagement, and the other at the site of the Mansion House where Mr. Warner died.

--Brock-Perry

Overdue Honors for Soldier of Forgotten War-- Part 2: John P. Albaugh

The ceremony will begin at 1:30 pm will feature a War of 1812 medallion needs to be authorized by the Daughters of the War of 1812 and is about four inches wide and is being attached to the stone by Roger Clark of the Lyons Memorial Shop.

John P. Albaugh operated a tavern in the Lyons hamlet of  Alloway.

The Battle of Sodus Point took place on June 19, 1813, when British soldiers came ashore during the night for a raid and were met by a ragtag band of militia and citizens that included Albaugh.  Two Americans and two British were killed in the exchange of gunfire.

The British retreated to their boats, but came back the next day to burn the village.  But, the Americans had already removed anything of value.

Albaugh is not the only War of 1812 veteran buried in the South Lyons Cemetery.  Others include Dr. Cyrus Jackson, Thomas Dorsey, Joseph Goseline, Ananias Langdon, Edward Leach and George Sparks.

--Brock-Perry

Overdue Honors for Soldier of Forgotten War: Capt. John P. Albaugh

From the May 19, 2022, Finger Lakes Times (Waterloo, New York) by Steve Buchiere.

Captain John P. Albaugh was like many of the American soldiers in the War of 1812.  He didn't fight in one of the key battles, but he defended the small  bayside village of  Troupville, now known as Sodus Point, against a British Army intent on seeking provisions from American storehouses along the Lake Ontario shoreline.

MaryAnn Loss is John Albaugh's four-times great granddaughter, now living in Raleigh, North Carolina,  after serving 25 years in the U.S. Army.  She thinks it is now time for her ancestor to receive his honors.

On May 24, she and a group that includes the past president of the United States Daughters of the War of 1812 will honor Albaugh with a grave-marking ceremony at the South Lyons Cemetery on Route 14, where he and his family are laid to rest.  A special  medallion is being epoxied to the family stone for Albaugh and his family which includes his wife, Prudence, and their five children.

Albaugh, a native of Maryland, died at age 54 or 55 in August 1832.

--Brock-Perry

John S. Roberts: War of 1812 Veteran and an Important Man in Early Texas

From the John S. Roberts Chapter National Society United States Daughters of 1812.

He was a very important person in the early days of Texas, but also fought in the War of 1812 before that.

The Battle of New Orleans had a great impact on the future of Nacogdoches, Texas, because so many future east Texans participated in it.  Some of those men were Bean, Bullock, Goyens, Perry and John S. Roberts.

John S. Roberts was 19 years of age when he traveled  from Nashville with militiamen under the command of General Carroll, to join Coffee and Jackson with a contingent of Tennesseans.

An account of the battle written in 1840 in France by Cardinal  Moyne credits Roberts  with being  "in the thickest of the historic battle" and conducting himself "in a brave manner" where he fought with "conspicuous bravery."

--Brock-Perry

Historic Marker Placed in Downtown Nacogdoches Honoring 32 Veterans of the War of 1812

From the October 9, 2021,  Channel 7 ABC, Texas by Briananna Linn.

Members of the John S. Roberts  chapter of the Texas State Society of the United States Daughters of 1812 wanted to honor the 32 veterans who fought in the War of 1812 and later made Nacodoches their home.

They chose the site at the old general mercantile and string shop downtown because it was the site of the John S. Roberts home, who is the namesake of their group.  The building is one of the towns least altered storefronts.

All of the men on the marker were  leaders in the community and served with great patriotism.  They also participated in the state of Teas' battle for independence.

It took the group over three years to get the marker.

--Brock-Perry

Arkadelphians Honored for Their War of 1812 Service-- Part 2

I really like the name of this town.

Some of the graves of the War of 1812 veterans in Arkansas will never be found, but, nearly 700 of their names are inscribed n on the War of 1812 Memorial Fountain erected by the U.S.D. 1812 at the State Capitol.  This is the largest listing of the war's veterans on any U.S. monument.

The other residents of Clark County, Arkansas, already  marked include William Hart and Wiseman Moore.  The location of other graves in the county is an ongoing investigation and include  Edwin Crosslin, William Adcock, Jacob Wingfield, John Caruthers (who also served in the American Revolution) and Walter Crow.

The dedication team  was comprised of U.S.D. 1812 State President and Pine Bluff Simon Bradford  Chapter President Jerrie Jones Townsend; SAR  State President Charkes McLemore; U.S.D. 1812 State Markers Chair Sheila Beatty-Krout; Patricia McLemore Baseline-Meridian President; Bobbie Lovell, Baseline Meridian Markers Chair and her husband, Dale Lovell, GSW 1812.

Keep On Marking Them.  --Brock-Perry

Arkadelphians Honored for Their War of 1812 Service-- Part 1

From the October 10,2021, Sentinel Record  (Arkansas).

Neat name for a town.

The Baseline-Meridian Chapter, United Daughters of 1812 and the Arkansas General Society War of 1812 recently marked the graves of two War of 1812 veterans in Arkadelphia.

Assisted by the Sons of the American revolution and the Clark County Historical  Association, permission was obtained to mark the graves of Solomon  Spence Sr., buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, and John Browning, buried on private land at the Bozeman Cemetery.

Many War of 1812 veterans settled in Arkansas due to receiving Bounty Land for their service.

Over 6,000 Federal Bounty Land Grants  were allotted in Arkansas and although most did not claim the land, or sold it, it is estimated some 15% of the veterans did.

The Arkansas Society U.S.D. 1812 has been  searching for the grave sites of War of 1812 veterans buried in Arkansas since 1908.

--Brock-Perry

National Society United States Daughters 1812

From previous post.

Founded in 1892 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. the National Society United States Daughters of 1812 is a nonprofit, nonpolitical, women's service organization for descendants of patriots who aided the American cause during the War of 1812.

Membership is available to women who are age 18 or older and who can offer satisfactory proof that they are lineal descendants of any ancestor who, during the period 1784-1815 inclusive, rendered  civil, military or naval service to our country, rendered material aide to the U.S. Army or Navy, or who participated in the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

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There are currently four active chapters of the organization in Arkansas.

Baseline-Meridian (Little Rock) Organized 1995

Simon Bradford (Pine Bluff) Organized 1911

Thomas H. Flippin  (Bella Vista) Organized 2014

President George Washington (Texarkana)   Organized 2015

--Brock-Perry

Arkansas U.S.D. 1812 Elects New Officers

From the July 4, 2021, Sentinel-Record.

The Arkansas Society United States Daughters 1812 held it first virtual  State Council and elected new state officers to serve for the next three years.

New officers:

President: Jerrie Townsend

Vice-President:  Katherine "Kate"  Schindler

Chaplain:  Patricia McLemore

Secretary:  Judith  Robbins

Treasurer:  Charline Manning

Registrar:  Arvetta Swift

Historian:  Frances "Frankie" Ochsner

These officers represent three of the four state  chapters.

--Brock-Perry

Arkansas U.S.D. 1812 Acknowledges the Work of Sheila Beatty-Krout

From the March 14, 2021 Sentinel-Record  "National U.S.D. 1812 History Award recipient  announced."

The National Society United States Daughters of 1812 recently acknowledged the work of Sheila Beatty-Krout for historical preservation,  presenting her with a certificate and pin.

Her accomplishments include furthering research on the Orphan Trail Heritage era where she is currently researching  the Orphan Train Riders who were placed in Arkansas.

She also researched and  identified 634  patriots of the War of 1812 whose names were later added to  the historic War of 1812 Memorial Fountain at the state Capitol.  She has also marked the graves of 43 Arkansas War of 1812 veterans, written four historical books, reconstructed the history of the state society since its founding in 1906, published over  230 historical articles in the state  U.S.D. newsletter and has written over 700 newspaper articles which have brought awareness to the War of 1812 and the U.S.D. 1812.

In otherwords, a historians historian.

Congratulations Sheila Beatty-Krout.  --Brock-Perry

U.S.D. 1812 Concludes Winter Coat Drive

From the December 10, 2020, Sentinel-Record (Arkansas)

The United States Daughters of War of 1812 (U.S.D. 1812) has conducted their 2020 winter drive to gather coats for veterans.  Members Joan Davis and Sheila Beatty on December 4, delivered 303 items of men's clothing and blankets to St. Francis  House.  The collection was also aided by radio station KVRE.

The collecting was primarily done by the radio station, but 1812 members inspected the clothing, sorted it, and when needed, laundered them.

In November, U.S.D. 1812 delivered 150 coats and other winter clothing to the Central Arkansas Veterans health Care  System VA Volunteer services.

More Work of Those Great Lineage Organizations.  --Brock-Perry

War of 1812 Medallions Placed in Texas

From the November 5, 2020, Waco (Texas) Tribune-Herald  "War of 1812 medallions placed in Waco cemetery." 

A War of 1812 "Real Daughter" medallion was placed on the grave of Emma Buck Harrison and War of 1812 veteran medallion placed on the grave of William Calmes Buck.

The Jordan Bass  Chapter of the United States Daughters of 1812 recently placed  medallions of the First Street Cemetery at these graves.  Emma was his daughter.

Buck was born August 23, 1790, in Shenandoah County, Virginia, and served in the War of 1812 as a lieutenant  in the 2nd Regiment Virginia Militia.  Before entering the service, he became an ordained Baptist  minister.  After the war, he preached in  Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas.

He first married Maria Lewright  in Jefferson City, Virginia who died in childbirth with her fourth child.  Later, Buck married  Isabella Miriam Field of Woodford County, Kentucky, with whom he had 11 children.  Isabella died in Nashville, Tennessee in 1852 at the age of 42.

After the Civil War, he moved to Texas where he lived the rest of his life.

--Brock-Perry

Some More on Susanna Tucker Shanstrom

From a Standard History of Kansas.

JOHN A. SANDSTROM

He was born in Sweden March 3, 1842, and immigrated to the U.S. in 1852.  Susanna was his second wife.

John grew up in Iowa and later moved to Kansas where he had a large ranch.

On October 15, 1871, he married Susan Tucker of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, a daughter of John Tucker.  His mother was the sister of Robert Morris, a prominent Pennsylvania  merchant who financed the Continental government through the Revolution.

She was the youngest of eight children.

Among her brothers were three who served in the Union Army during the Civil War.

--Brock-Perry

Lt. John Tucker's Sword Offered at Auction

From Invaluable auction site.

Ross Auction Company in Chillicothe, Ohio, had his sword in Lot 208:  1810 Lt. John Tucker's  War of 1812 officer's sword.

It sold, but I couldn't log in.

This was from the Florence Shanstrom Barrett estate, so likely this is Susanna Tucker Shanstrom's father's sword that I was writing about in the last two posts.

It was estimated to bring $2,000 to $4,000.  Other family papers were also available to the purchaser.

--Brock-Perry

New United States Daughters 1812 Forming in Montana-- Part 2

Membership to the organization is open to all women who can prove lineal  descent to an ancestor, who, between 1794 and 1815, provided civil, military, naval service to our country, gave material aide to the U.S. Army or Navy, or who  participated in the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

If you live in Montana, Idaho, North and South Dakota, and descended from such an ancestor, and'or would like to be a charter member of the Montana State Society, send an e-mail to MontanaUSD1812@ gmail.com.

The purpose of the Society is to promote patriotism and preserve and increase the knowledge of the history of the American people.  The group preserves documents and relics, marks historic places, records family histories and traditions, celebrates patriotic anniversaries, and  teaches and emphasizes historic deeds of the civil military, and naval life of those  who molded our government between  the close of the American Revolution and the close of the War of 1812, from 1784 to 1815, inclusive.

They also locate and mark the graves of the people from those years.

Again, so happy to have a new history group on board.

Congratulations.  --Brock-Perry

New United States Daughters of 1812 Forming in Montana-- Part 1

From the August 17, 2020,   KPVI 6 NBC News (Pocatello, Idaho)  "Daughters of 1812 organizing in Montana."

The National Society United States Daughters of 1812, a lineage group, is organizing a Montana  State Society.  Women from Butte, Hamilton, Corvallis, Bozeman, Lewistown, , Jefferson City, Havre,  Helena, Great Falls and Red Lodge are joining women  from Couer d' Alene, Nampa, idaho and South Dakota to form the organization.

The initial organizational  meeting will be held Saturday, September 26, at the Jefferson Community Center in Jefferson City.  Attendance can either be in person or by Zoom.

I am always happy to see am organization devoted to history forming, but I can see a definite problem with a group that spread out.  Meetings are always going to be difficult as it involves a whole lot of travel for many of the members.

This is a big problem with a group I belong to, the Sons of Confederate Veterans which has a camp in Chicago, the Camp Douglas Camp, #516.  The members are just spread too far apart for attendance at meetings.

But, anyway, I'm happy to see this group forming and hope they find a way to overcome the distance problem.

--Brock-Perry

Real Daughter Marker Returned to Proper Place-- Part 2

The rust on the rod indicated that it had been in use for many years at the grave site.  Susanna Tucker Shanstrom was born in Ohio in 1850 and died in 1939.  She was only six years old when her father died.

Much investigation was made by Kay Tatum to locate the cemetery, sexton of the cemetery and descendants of Susanna to arrange for the return of the marker.

Membership in the U.S.D. 1812  is available to women 18 and older who have proof that they are lineal  descendants of  an ancestor  who during 1785 to 1815 rendered civil, military  or naval service.

--Brock-Perry

Real Daughter Marker Returned to Proper Place-- Part 1

From the Nov. 10, 2019, Sentinel-Record

The United States Daughters of 1812 was established in  1892 and many of its original members were the actual daughters of a War of 1812 veteran.  The group developed a grave marker for those members.

Earlier this year, Arkansas State President Kay Tatum received a real daughter's grave marker that was found in the attic of a recently purchased house in Fairfield Bay.  The marker was inscribed with the name Susanna Tucker Shamstrom. "Real Daughter" of Lt. John Tucker, War of 1812.

Using records in the U.S.D. 1812 National Office in Washington, D.C., it was determined that the marker  belonged to Shamstrom's grave in Coolidge, Kansas.

--Brock-Perry

Commemorating the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815 (205th Anniversary)

From the Jan. 8, 2020 WGNO ABC News "How you can celebrate  the Battle of New Orleans this week."

Wednesday, Jan. 8, morning events began with a wreath-laying ceremony at Chalmette Battlefield.

Also Wednesday, there will be a ceremony at Jackson Square in the French Quarter at noon.  The United States Daughters of 1812 are hosting the event.

At 4 p.m. Wednesday there will be a Mass of Thanksgiving with Archbishop Gregory Aymond at Ursuline Academy , 2635 State Street.

In the Battle of New Orleans, General Andrew Jackson and the pirate Jean Lafitte joined forces  to defeat the British in the War of 1812.

On Friday and Saturday there will be American and British camps set up at Chalmette Battlefield inside the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.  Along with games, talks,  and story-telling, there will be people  dressed in period clothing.  There will be firing of cannons and muskets throughout the day.

--Brock-Perry