General Patrick May Chapter
Montgomery, AL
Nellie Mae Motes Goggans (1922-1995)
Organizing President
Meetings
Last Tuesday at 11:15 AM
In February, May, and October
Officers 2021-2024
President: Margaret ‘Elizabeth’ Speer Gillian
Vice President: Leslie Ann Kirk
2nd Vice President: Nancy ‘Carolyn’ Jones Williams
Chaplain: Barbara Ware Russell
Recording Secretary: Diana ‘Dinah’ Bass Blankenship
Corresponding Secretary” Carolyn Walker Dunaway
Treasurer: Jean Schaum Bradley
Registrar: Doris ‘Dolly’ Gray Butler
Historian: Mary Wyatt Buehler
Librarian: Shelia Gail Gaddy
Parliamentarian (Appointed): Margaret ‘Ann’ Hatchett Cheney
Vice President: Leslie Ann Kirk
2nd Vice President: Nancy ‘Carolyn’ Jones Williams
Chaplain: Barbara Ware Russell
Recording Secretary: Diana ‘Dinah’ Bass Blankenship
Corresponding Secretary” Carolyn Walker Dunaway
Treasurer: Jean Schaum Bradley
Registrar: Doris ‘Dolly’ Gray Butler
Historian: Mary Wyatt Buehler
Librarian: Shelia Gail Gaddy
Parliamentarian (Appointed): Margaret ‘Ann’ Hatchett Cheney
Chapter Committee Chairmen 2021-2024
American Merchant Marine Library: Leslie Ann Kirk
Budget and Finance: Jean Schaum Bradley
Chalmette Battlefield: Deborah W Hicks
Constitution and Bylaws: Ann Cheney, Elizabeth Gillian
Correct Use of the Flag: Sue Southern
Flora Adams Darling Daughters: Marjorie Anne Beatty
Fort McHenry: Marie Sanford
Historic Landmarks: Jean Schaum Bradley
Insignia: Janell Smith Kozak
Junior Membership: Elizabeth Speer Gillian
Lineage and Historic Records: Dolly Butler
Membership: Dolly Butler
Natchez Trace: Deborah W Hicks
National Defense: Kathryn ‘Cassie’ Tysinger
National Headquarters: Deborah W Hicks
Public Relations: Carolyn Walker Dunaway
Service to Veterans: Dinah Blankenship; Cassie Tysinger
Spirit of 1812 Award: Elizabeth Speer Gillian
Budget and Finance: Jean Schaum Bradley
Chalmette Battlefield: Deborah W Hicks
Constitution and Bylaws: Ann Cheney, Elizabeth Gillian
Correct Use of the Flag: Sue Southern
Flora Adams Darling Daughters: Marjorie Anne Beatty
Fort McHenry: Marie Sanford
Historic Landmarks: Jean Schaum Bradley
Insignia: Janell Smith Kozak
Junior Membership: Elizabeth Speer Gillian
Lineage and Historic Records: Dolly Butler
Membership: Dolly Butler
Natchez Trace: Deborah W Hicks
National Defense: Kathryn ‘Cassie’ Tysinger
National Headquarters: Deborah W Hicks
Public Relations: Carolyn Walker Dunaway
Service to Veterans: Dinah Blankenship; Cassie Tysinger
Spirit of 1812 Award: Elizabeth Speer Gillian
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William Akins, Jr. (SC)
Charles Washington Brown (KY)
William G. Crawford (GA)
James Daffin
Adam Finch (VA)
Nathan Gann (TN)
Williamson Glass (AL)
John Miller Hansford (GA)
William Harmon (GA)
Asa Harrell (GA)
Edward Hatchett (VA)
Abner James (AL)
Sumpter Land (FL)
Andrew LaPrade (VA)
John A. Leach (VA)
John McCrea
Isaac S. Nelson (TN)
John Nelson (SC)
Jesse Pope (GA)
Samuel Ray (GA)
James Russell (SC)
Captain Samuel Scott (SC)
Michael Leonard Shockley (GA)
Enoch Singleton (SC)
Mathew Strickland
John Windham (SC)
Anthony Winston
John Jones Winston
Charles Washington Brown (KY)
William G. Crawford (GA)
James Daffin
Adam Finch (VA)
Nathan Gann (TN)
Williamson Glass (AL)
John Miller Hansford (GA)
William Harmon (GA)
Asa Harrell (GA)
Edward Hatchett (VA)
Abner James (AL)
Sumpter Land (FL)
Andrew LaPrade (VA)
John A. Leach (VA)
John McCrea
Isaac S. Nelson (TN)
John Nelson (SC)
Jesse Pope (GA)
Samuel Ray (GA)
James Russell (SC)
Captain Samuel Scott (SC)
Michael Leonard Shockley (GA)
Enoch Singleton (SC)
Mathew Strickland
John Windham (SC)
Anthony Winston
John Jones Winston
Chapter Events ~ News ~ Photos
GueGeneral Patrick May Chapter
November 2022
Montgomery Country Club
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Guest speaker: Matthew Robinson, Park Guide, Tribal Liaison, Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
General Patrick May Chapter
May 2022
Montgomery Country Club
Chapter President Elizabeth Speer Gillian presiding
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Dr. Alex Colvin of the Alabama Department of Archives and History spoke to the chapter.
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GPM Member Jean Bradley
National Technology Enhancement Committee
Summer, 2021
Book on Early Alabama History
Donated to
Autauga/Prattville Public Library
22 July 2021
Officer Election 2021-2024
25 May 2021
Montgomery Country Club
Pictured: Leslie Kirk, Nancy Williams, Deborah Hicks, Jean Bradley, Mary Buehler
History Award ~ Kathryn Braund, professor and author
presented by Deborah W Hicks, Chapter President &
Treasurer National
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Eufaula High School Cadets were honored
with JROTC medals and certificates by
Treasurer National N.S.U.S.D. of 1812 Deborah W Hicks
Publication in The Eufaula Tribune: Eufaula High School Cadets were honored with JROTC medals and certificates by Treasurer National N.S.U.S.D. of 1812 Deborah W Hicks (far left) as follows (pictured left to right): to Col. Nathan Haas standing in and holding award medal and certificate from General Patrick May Chapter National Society United States Daughters of 1812 to Jasmine Davis; to Michael Tom from Robert Dowling Chapter National Society Daughters of American Colonists; to Jerry Cadle by Regent Ellen Dewberry (far left), Lewis Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution; to Ken ‘Daris’ Bouyer, from Tri-State Chapter Alabama Society Sons of the American Revolution; Sgt. Lewis; to Cadet Antonio Cooke, standing in and holding award medal and certificate from South East Alabama State Society National Society Daughters of Colonial Wars to Billy Benefield. It is our honor and pleasure to recognize, honor, and support these outstanding cadets for their dedication and outstanding performance in the JROTC program.
American Merchant Marine Library Association Donation
23 Mar 2019
General Patrick May Chapter donated 12 books to the American Merchant Marine Library Association
The F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald Museum
Montgomery, AL
26 Feb 2019
General Patrick May Chapter Meeting
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Annual Remembrance
Memorial Service for Our Nation's Fallen of All Wars
Trinity Presbyterian Church, Montgomery, AL
27 May 2018
Members in attendance:
(L to R): Bonnie Shanks, Ann Cheney, Elizabeth Gillian, (Back Row) Leslie Kirk, Sue Jaworowki, Anne Kilgrow, Marie Sanford |
Wreaths presented by various hereditary societies in honor of our Nation's fallen |
1812 JROTC Medal Presentation
12 April 2018
Dolly Butler, chapter president, presenting the 1812 JROTC Medal to Alexis Gullett at Selma High School
Service of Remembrance
For Our Nation's Fallen in All Wars
Memorial Sunday
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Montgomery, Alabama
28 May 2017
Mrs. Bonnie Shanks presenting wreath on behalf of the Chapter with Mr. Larry Cornwell, NSSAR
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In Memory of all who fought in the War of 1812
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General Patrick May Chapter Alabama Society United States Daughters of 1812. Memorial Marker Dedication for Private Andrew LaPrade (1791-1862) Capts. Cheatham & Gill's Co., Capt. Burford's Co., Virginia Militia (1814-1815).
The Pavilion at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, AL. The General Patrick May Chapter would like to extend a special thank you to Mr. Phillip Taunton, Sexton, Oakwood Cemetery.
The Pavilion at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, AL. The General Patrick May Chapter would like to extend a special thank you to Mr. Phillip Taunton, Sexton, Oakwood Cemetery.
Darlene Slate, President Dolly Butler, Judy Jarman
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28 Feb 2017 Darlene Slate and Judy Jarman play the dulcimers made by Darlene's husband, Royce Slate, Dulcimer Builder for Olde AL Town
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October, 2016 Chapter Meeting: Pictured (L to R) Graham Neeley, Dolly Butler, Mary Ann Neeley, Connie Grund, Bonnie Shanks. The program entitled "Princes and Thieves: Settlement of the Alabama Territory after the War of 1812" by Mary Ann Neeley, Montgomery's unofficial historian, author, and noted lecturer. Mrs. Neeley was presented The Spirit of 1812 Award. State Representative Connie Grund, AL Chair of The Spirit of 1812 Awards Committee, joined Chapter President Dolly Butler in presenting the beautiful Medal and Certificate to Mrs. Neeley. Bonnie Shanks, chapter Historian recommended Mrs. Neeley for the award.
February, 2016 Chapter Meeting: Deborah Hicks and guest speaker, Mike Bunn, author of "Battle For the Southern Frontier The Creek War and The War of 1812"
Officer Installation, 2015-2018:
(L to R): Dolly Butler, President, Janell Kozak, Elizabeth Gillian,
Anne Kilgrow, Carolyn Wallace, Deborah Hicks,
Bonnie Shanks, Leslie Kirk
May 17, 2016 meeting at the Capital City Club. Photo by Leslie Kirk
Dolly Butler, Chapter President, with 2015 JROTC Winner Ahreona Lewis, Southside High School, Dallas County Alabama
Marjorie Leach Beatty, President 2012-2015, State Conference, 20 March 2015, Huntsville, AL
Ditto's Landing Marking 19 March 2015
(L to R) Deborah Hicks, Leslie Kirk, Sandra Wilson, Janell Kozak, Ann Cheney
General Patrick May Chapter
1812 Ancestor Spotlight
William Akins Jr.
William Akins Jr.
Birth: 3 Mar 1788, Mecklenburg County, NC
Death: 1878 Winston County, AL
Burial: Rocky Plains Church Cemetery, Winston County, AL
Birth: 3 Mar 1788, Mecklenburg County, NC
Death: 1878 Winston County, AL
Burial: Rocky Plains Church Cemetery, Winston County, AL
Charles Washington Brown (KY)
Fought in the Battle of New Orleans
Charles Washington Brown
Birth: 4 Oct 1787
Death: 19 Aug 1867
Burial: Brown-Konsler Cemetery, Cairo, Henderson County, KY
Birth: 4 Oct 1787
Death: 19 Aug 1867
Burial: Brown-Konsler Cemetery, Cairo, Henderson County, KY
John Andrew Laprade
John Andrew Laprade
Birth: 1 Nov 1854
Death: 28 Nov 1912 (aged 58)
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, AL
Birth: 1 Nov 1854
Death: 28 Nov 1912 (aged 58)
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, AL
General Patrick May Chapter
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