Betty Lykes Stringer Chapter 2407
United Daughters Of the Confederacy
Welcome to Betty Lykes Stringer Chapter 2407
History of the Original UDC Brooksville Chapter 71
And the Betty Lykes Stringer Chapter 2407
The original UDC Brooksville Chapter #71 was the 4th to be organized in the state of Florida. It was active from 1896 to 1919. One of its charter members, Mrs. Sheldon (Betty Lykes) Stringer, became the 5th President of the Florida Division in May, 1905.
She died on November 25, 1906.
The Chapter’s organization of its Children of the Confederacy chapter occurred around May, 1910, and Chapter #71 was active more or less for the next 15 years. Enrollment in the Chapter varied from a high of 82 in 1925 to a low of 14 in 1940.
In 1919, the Brooksville Chapter changed its name to Betty Lykes Stinger in honor of her memory.
The Chapter underwent hard times in the days of the Great Depression of the 1930’s. Chapter reports faltered, membership declined drastically and there was no money for per capita dues. No report was filed in 1941. In 1942, a note was sent to the Division Convention that no meetings were held…So ended one of the oldest chapters in Florida after an active life span of approximately 45 years.
When the original Chapter #71 disbanded, Mrs. A.F. Burns, a charter member of the Chapter, had in her possession two Confederate Battle Flags used that the Chapter meeting and a few C of C certificates and membership papers. After her death, her daughter, Mrs. Audry Crippens gave Mrs. Raymond Care (Jessie Mae) Hatfield these items for safekeeping. Mrs. Hatfield donated these items to the new Betty Lykes Stringer Chapter #2407 when it was activated. To these ladies, our Chapter will be forever grateful.
Betty Lykes Stringer Chapter #2407 was organized and chartered August 13, 1976, with charter membership of 12. Its activation was due to the devotion and untiring efforts of Mrs. Ira W. (Alma) McCollum and Mrs. Christian H. (Evalyn) Jensen. The Granville Beville Chapter, Bushnell, Florida, sponsored the Chapter.
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2024-2026 CHAPTER OFFICERS
President
Ms Donna Schneider
Vice President
Mrs Anne Brown
2nd Vice President
Ms Sue Cook
3rd Vice President
Mrs Bonnie Tenney
Recording Secretary
Ms Donna Schneider
Treasurer
Mrs Carolyn Jordon
Registrar
Mrs Carolyn Jordon
Historian
Ms Barbara Durocher
Recorder of the Crosses
Ms Susan Tomoshige
Chaplain
Ms Susan Tomoshige
Our Confederate Ancestors
Baker, Thadeus Lafayette -Co I, Reg 9 -FL
Beard, William Foree -Surgeon 41st Reg't. Inf. AL
Beasley, Asa - AL
Beasley, Daniel F. -Co A, 4th Reg't. Sgt-Inf-AL
Beasley, James - ALBerry, John Wesley - Co. C 2nd Reg. KY Calv
Bethune, William Calvin - Co. D 57th Inf.-AL
Beverly, Daniel G. - Co A, 45th Inf Rgt – AL
Beverly, William Norman - AL
Bolyard, Jacob - Symathizer, POW, Ohio
Boyette, John Ancram - Co. B, 51st NC Troops
Cliborne, Stanley Jackson - Co. C, 2nd Battalion - NC
Cook ,Benjamin L. -Capt Moore’s Co-Baldwin Inf-GA
Daniel, George W -Co G 19th Reg. Inf-GA
Doggett, Thomas - Co H, 54th Inf. Reg.- GA
Dickson, James W - Co K, Lt Artillery Reg - NC
Fryer, Zachariah Lewis, 2nd Corp Capt. Scogin’s Bat, Griffin Lt Artillery. GA
Ham, George Shepherd –Co D, 51st Reg. Alabama Cavalry
Harper, Joseph W. Sebisco -Co. F, 50th Inf-GA
Hedick, James Melville -L.G. Lesley Reg't. Vol-Mounted Cavalry-FL
Holbrook Solomon Milam - 3rd Lt, Williams Reg&Gen.Joe Shelby's Cav, MO
Jeffries, Bolin S. - Terrell Light Artillery-Capt. Brook's Co.-GA
Jeffries, William (W.R.) - Terrell Light Artillery-Capt. Brook's Co.-GA
Jenkins, Perry - GA Vol
Key, William Henry, Gave Material Aid to cause, AL
Lester, Charles K. -Co B 10th KY Cavalry-KY
Mathews, David - Co. C. 6th Reg., GA
Mason, Camilus A.
McCain, Robert S. - Co H. 46th Inf. Corporal. PVT, TN
Pritchard, John Wesley, Capt. Lurty’s Co., VA.
Redding, James David -GA
Scott, John Readon, Co. G, 4th Reg Oxford, Sumner Co. FL
Snider, Lewis Wesley - Co K, 44th Inf. Reg – NC
Snow, Joseph Russell -Co. F, 4th Reg-Cal- Rutlege & Camptucket SC
Vaughan, Alexander -Co H, 38th Reg-inf-GA
Vaughan, John H. - Co G, 5th Reg-State Guard-GA
Webster, William Combee -Co I, 15th Reg-inf-SC – Priv
Wilbanks, Hezekiah - Co. C Cherokee Legion St Guards, PVT, GA
Whiteaker, William Clayborne - 4th Missouri Battery Doncan Co., Missouri
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Meetings: First Friday of the Month, September through May.
Our Theme: Dedication
Flower: Confederate Jasmine
Motto: Perpetuate Our Heroic Southern Heritage
Song: Dixie
We are devoted to the preservation of History and the honoring of our Confederate Ancestors.
