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Mollie Moore Davis 217

Tyler, Texas

United Daughters of the Confederacy

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The United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) is a heritage organization made up of the direct and collateral descendants of the soldiers, sailors, statesmen, and those who gave aid to the Confederate States of America (1861-1865). It is the oldest patriotic organization in the country. General, the National organization, is subdivided into the State organizations called Divisions which are further divided into Districts and then individual Chapters. For more information please click on General or Division.

Mollie Moore Davis (click on picture to enlarge)

A Daughters of The Confederacy chapter was chartered in Tyler, Texas, on April 9, 1898, with eighty-one members. It was later named for a poetess who lived in Tyler during the 1860s--Mrs. Mollie Moore Davis.

For more information please click on Chapter History or the Biography of Mollie Moore Davis.

Col. "Rip" Ford's Rangers 608

Tyler, Texas

Children of the Confederacy

On September 8, 1962, the Col. "Rip" Ford's Rangers 608, Children of the Confederacy was chartered. It is an auxiliary and under the oversight of the Mollie Moore Davis 217.

For more information, click Col. "Rip" Ford's Rangers 608.

WHY I am a Daughter of the Confederacy

An essay written in 1915 that is as true today as it was then. To read this essay, click Why I am A Daughter of the Confederacy.

Membership

"Those persons 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" (Handbook of the United Daughters of the Confederacy 5).

If you would like more information or are interested in becoming a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, please click Membership.

Objectives

"The objectives of the UDC are Historical, Benevolent, Educational, Memorial, and Patriotic to (1) honor the memory of those who served and those who fell in the service of the Confederates States; (2) to protect, preserve, and mark the places made historic by Confederate valor; (3) to collect and preserve the material for a truthful history of the War Between the States; (4) to record the part taken by Southern Women in patient endurance of hardship and patriotic devotion during the struggle, and in untiring efforts after the war during the reconstruction of the South; (5) to fulfill the sacred duty of benevolence toward the survivors and toward those dependent upon them; (6) to assist descendants of worthy Confederates in securing proper education; and (7) to cherish the ties of friendship among the members of the Organization" (Handbook of the United Daughters of the Confederacy 5).

To see how Mollie Moore Davis 217 is accomplishing those, please click Objectives.

Calendar of Events

Mollie Moore Davis 217 schedules and participates in a host of events for each year. The public is invited to attend.

For further information, please click on Calendar.

Jefferson Davis Barbeque

In honor of the Confederacy's only president, Jefferson Davis, a barbeque is held to celebrate his birthday.

Step back into time with ladies and gentlemen in period dress, hear the cannon's thunder, and enjoy Southern food and fun.

The public is welcome!! However, reservations are required.

For further information and to see pictures, please click Jefferson Davis BBQ.