United Daughters of

the Confederacy ®

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Julia Jackson Chapter #141

Welcome to the Julia Jackson Chapter #141 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy^® website. 

 

Our chapter is located in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas; and we are celebrating our 110th Anniversary.  It is our desire that any questions you may have concerning the Organization or our Chapter will be answered as you click your way through our pages.

 

Please see our membership information below to see how you can join our wonderful group.

Organized:    September 19, 1897

 

 

 

Chartered:    October 13, 1897

Objectives

 

The objectives of the organization are Historical, Educational, Benevolent, Memorial and Patriotic:

· To collect and preserve the material necessary for a truthful history of the War Between the States and to protect, preserve, and mark the places made historic by Confederate valor

· To assist descendants of worthy Confederates in securing a proper education

· To fulfill the sacred duty of benevolence toward the survivor of the War and those dependent upon them

· To honor the memory of those who served and those who fell in the service of the Confederate States of America

· To record the part played during the War by Southern women, including their patient endurance of hardship,  their patriotic devotion during the struggle, and their untiring efforts during the post-War reconstruction of the South

· To cherish the ties of friendship among the members of  the Organization

 

Membership

 

Those eligible for active membership are women no less than sixteen years of age who are blood descendants, lineal or collateral, of men and women who served honorably in the Army, Navy or Civil Service of the Confederate States of America, or gave Material Aid to the Cause. Also eligible are those women who are lineal or collateral blood descendants of members or former members of UDC.

 

 

If you are interested in membership or further information, please contact:

 

 

Ruth Dunlop,  Registrar

 

 

 

Last Updated:       June 6, 2008         7:58 PM

 

 

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