The Daughters of the American Revolution

Researched by: Dolly, Class of 2004

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FOUR GENERATIONS:  Four generation of one family are members of the Clarion County DAR Chapter.

The Clarion County Chapter renewed old landmarks on the once famous Susquehanna- Waterford Turnpike, the Lakes–to-Sea Highway. Six milestones that traced the route of the old road were placed on two of them. One of the milestones is in front of the Clarion County Courthouse. Another is in Ashland Township near Elmo, and there is one on the “Bull Barn Turn” on the Strattanville end of Clarion.

                The DAR dedicated the courthouse milestone at the Clarion County centennial September 1940. Present wee members, Velma Kaster Fitzgerald, Mrs. George Duffield, and Mrs. Harry Rimer, DAR Regent.

The Clarion County Chapter of DAR currently has 81 members. The name of the chapter is traced back to 1817 when surveyors Daniel Standard and David Lawson camped by the river. They heard the clear sounds of the ripples in distant clarion, of trumpet. They decided to name it the Clarion River. In 1839 the newly formed county was named for the river.

                The Clarion County chapter is part of the Northwestern District, which is made up of seventeen chapters. Mrs. William Daugherty of Clarion has been a member since 1965. She has traced her ancestors back to two Revolutionary War soldiers, Christian Wenner, and William Frampton. She is also working on two other connections. In 1973 she served as served as regent or president of the Clarion County chapter.

                In 1967 she was State Chairman of Junior Membership , which is members between the ages of 18 and 35. Clarion County currently has four junior members.

                Now she is a state officer and Northwest District Director. There have been five generations of her family in DAR. Most recently her granddaughter, Amy Kriebel has joined.

                The Clarion County chapter visits all seven county school districts and chooses a senior “good citizen.” The winners are judged nationally. Clarion County has had a first place winner, a second place winner and several honorable mentions. They give money to support the national causes of DAR. They have place historical markers in the county and have marked revolutionary patriot graves. They also offered genealogy workshops to people interested in researching their roots.

      THE NEWLY elected Regent of the Clarion  County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.   

THREE GENERATIONS OF Daughters of the American Revolution members attended installation services of Mrs. William Daughterty of RD1 Clarion as Regent of the Clarion County chapter.