The Daughters of the Louisa St. Clair Chapter NSDAR are a group of women, brought together by the bond given by our forefathers. But more importantly, we are brought together by our enthusiasm to join as a team, to volunteer, to explore cultural institutions, and to enjoy friendships that last for life.
Join us and enjoy monthly dinner meetings featuring fascinating speakers and lovely dinners. You can also attend our pop-up events, fun outings such as touring the Ford Fair Lane Estate, afternoon tea at a Russian Orthodox Monastery or helping a veteran to play bingo at the VA hospital and earning his smile. We are limited only to the ideas of our members and always love to include new activities.
Citation: Photos from Louisa St. Clair Chapter NSDAR archives.
The women listed below are those members named on the original Chapter Charter dated February 13, 1893. Note that the Organizing Secretary General’s office advises that National Society records include Mrs. William Addison Butler, Jr. (Fannie Judson Knight) #3305, Miss Mary Farquhar Chittenden # 2392 and Miss Sarah A. Sibley # 754, as Charter Members for the reason that they were admitted to the Society before the date that the chapter charter was granted and were, therefore, eligible to be Charter Members.
| Name | Admitted | Member # |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs. William Jared Chittenden (Irene Williams) | 11 Feb 1893 | 2629 |
| Mrs. Henry Martyn Duffield (Frances ‘Fannie’ Pitts) | 6 Oct 1892 | 1981 |
| *Mrs. William Fitzhugh Edwards (Frances Parsons) | Sept 1891 | 753 |
| *Mrs. Eugene B. Gibbs (Mary Elizabeth Hoyt) | 6 Oct 1892 | 1983 |
| *Miss Katherine Sibley Hendrie (later Mrs. Heatley Green, Jr.) | 10 Apr 1891 | 239 |
| Mrs. Charles Bradley Lothrop (Isabella Graham Bethune) | 6 Oct 1892 | 1980 |
| *Mrs. M. Rodney Mason (Margaret Camp) | 7 Jan 1893 | 2267 |
| Miss Grace Douglas Parsons | Oct 1891 | 765 |
| Miss Helen Strong Pitts (later Mrs. Arthur Maxwell Parker) | Jan 1893 | 2260 |
| *Mrs. Orlando Metcalf Poe (Eleanor Carroll Brent) | 24 May 1892 | 1699 |
| Miss Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Comstock Poe | 24 May 1892 | 1772 |
| Mrs. Henry J. Thurber (Lizzie Brady Croul) | 31 Jan 1893 | 2486 |
| *Miss Mary E. Trowbridge | 13 Nov 1891 | 405 |
| Mrs. Emory Wendell (Jane “Jeanie” Torrey) | 15 Feb 1893 | 2266 |
| *Miss Mary Blanche Wetmore | 20 Oct 1892 | 2408 |
| *Mrs. C. Larned Williams (Jane Phillips Hoyt) | 6 Oct 1892 | 1982 |
Helen Margaret Van Dolson Barrett #19763 (b.1831 – d.1930)
Notable: Youngest Real Daughter of any Revolutionary soldier; her Father crossed Delaware with Washington and witnessed surrender of Cornwallis.
Buried Prairie Home Cemetery, Richland, Kalamazoo Co, MI
Daughter of Pvt. Johannes H. Van Dolson (1752-1838) born NY; served Pennsylvania Militia, and Elizabeth “Betsy” Carr (1791-1849).
Wife of Marvin Barrett (1819-1882); Married 1845 Allegan, MI; Children
Harriet Bishop Felton #22769 (b.1813 – d.1898)
Notable: Father was Washington’s youngest soldier
Buried Watertown Twp. Cemetery, Fostoria, Tuscola Co., MI
Daughter of Pvt. Joel Bishop (1759-1839), New York Regimental soldier and minuteman, and Phoebe Avery (1770-1841).
Second wife of Lyman Felton (1804-1879); Married 24 Sep 1834; Children.
Marian Thatcher Holley #25638 (b.1823 – d.1912)
Notable: Chapter rededicated her gravesite in the fall, 2011
Buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, MI
Daughter of Pvt. Asa Thatcher (1754-1833) Connecticut Continental Line and his third wife Sally Curtis.
Wife of John Prescott Holley (1818-1891); Married after 1772 and prior to 1831; Children.
Annetjie (Nancy) DeGraff Toll #23140 (b.1797 – d.1898)
Notable: She greeted the Marquis de Lafayette in New York
Buried Woodland Cemetery, Monroe Co, MI
Youngest daughter of Major Isaac DeGraff (1757-1844) Deputy Commissary of Issues, Northern Department, NY Continental Line, and Susanna Van Eps (1762-1829) married 1779.
Wife of Captain Philip Ryley Toll (1793-1862); Married; Children
| Mrs. William Fitzhugh Edwards* | 1893 – 1895 |
| Mrs. Eugene B. Gibbs* | 1895 – 1897 |
| Mrs. William Jared Chittenden* | 1897 – 1899 |
| Mrs. H.H.H. Crapo-Smith* | 1899 – 1901 |
| Mrs. Richard Henry Fyfe* | 1901 – 1903 |
| Mrs. Leartus Connor* | 1903 – 1905 |
| Mrs. Arthur Maxwell Parker* | 1905 – 1907 |
| Mrs. Frederick Beckwith Stevens* | 1907 – 1909 |
| Mrs. Charles Horton Metcalf* | 1909 – 1911 |
| Mrs. Edward Walton Stoddard* | 1911 – 1913 |
| Mrs. Stephen Herrick Knight* | 1913 – 1915 |
| Mrs. Wirt Payson Doty* | 1915 – 1917 |
| Mrs. James H. McDonald* | 1917 – 1919 |
| Mrs. Jared Warner Finney* | 1919 – 1921 |
| Mrs. William Henry Holde* | 1921 – 1923 |
| Mrs. Louis Gascoigne* | 1923 – 1925 |
| Mrs. Ida Johnston Raymond* | 1925 – 1927 |
| Mrs. Henry Bourne Joy* | 1927 – 1928 |
| Mrs. Heatley Green* | 1928 – 1930 |
| Mrs. Harold M. Hastings* | 1930 – 1931 |
| Mrs. Archibald N. Goddard* | 1931 – 1933 |
| Mrs. Ralph E. Wisner* | 1933 – 1935 |
| Mrs. Louis J. Flint* | 1935 – 1937 |
| Mrs. Walter C. Pomeroy* | 1937 – 1939 |
| Mrs. Paul H. Bruske* | May 18, 1939 to January 21, 1941 |
| Mrs. Clarence A. Fiske* | January 21, 1941 to May 15, 1941 |
| Mrs. Raymond H. Berry* | 1941 – 1943 |
| Mrs. Charles H. Mooney* | 1943 – 1946 |
| Mrs. William D. Lent-Koop* | 1946 – 1948 |
| Mrs. Millard H. Toncray* | 1948 – 1950 |
| Mrs. Sidney C. Probert* | 1950 – 1952 |
| Mrs. Eloise O. Goddard* | 1952 – 1955 |
| Mrs. Earl R. Perkins* | May 17, 1955 to February 21, 1957 |
| Mrs. Louis M. Edgar* | February 21, 1957 to May 16, 1957 |
| Mrs. Milburn E. Rice* | 1957 – 1958 |
| Mrs. Robert O. Artner* | 1958 – 1960 |
| Mrs. Roy E. DeHart* | 1960 – 1961 |
| Mrs. Melvin H. Humphrey* | 1961 – 1963 |
| Mrs. Clarence E. Carroll* | 1963 – 1965 |
| Mrs. Norman L. Parker* | 1965 – 1967 |
| Mrs. Cornelius G. Egan* | 1967 – 1969 |
| Mrs. Floyd W. Dargel* | 1969 – 1971 |
| Mrs. Maxwell Hunt* | 1971 – 1973 |
| Mrs. Bruce R. Mayhew* | 1973 – 1975 |
| Mrs. B. Thomas Weyhing III+ | 1975 – 1977 |
| Mrs. Robert W. Sawyer, Jr.* | 1977 – 1979 |
| Mrs. George F. Ryckman* | 1979 – 1981 |
| Mrs. Kenneth J. Brown* | 1981 – 1983 |
| Mrs. George T. Edson* | 1983 – 1986 |
| Mrs. Robert W. Sawyer, Jr.* | 1986 – 1987 |
| Mrs. Richard J. Omlor* | 1987 – 1989 |
| Mrs. Frank S. Clark III* | 1989 – 1991 |
| Mrs. Kenneth J. Brown* | 1991 – 1993 |
| Mrs. R. James Colter | 1993 – 1995 |
| Mrs. Richard J. Omlor* | 1995 – 1998 |
| Mrs. John M. Veale* | 1998 – 2001 |
| Mrs. Joseph Galvin | 2001 – 2006 |
| Mrs. Eugene Benson* | 2006 – 2007 |
| Mrs. Gary Scheiwe** | 2007 – 2009 |
| Mrs. Russell T. Smith* | 2009 – 2012 |
| Mrs. William Turnbull | 2012 – 2014 |
| Mrs. Daniel J. Scully, Jr.**** | 2014 – 2017 |
| Mrs. Richard Burt-Willson | 2017 – 2019 |
| Kristine Fontichiaro | 2019 - 2020 |
| Karen Batchelor | 2020 - 2021 |
| Elizabeth Findeis | 2021-2022 |
| Dorothea "Dot" Martin | 2022-2024 |