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She was the oldest child of Alexander Quay (A.Q.) Dunovant and Mary McLure Lowry. Her siblings include: William Dunovant, Mary Dunovant, Susan L. Dunovant, Margaret (Maggie) Quay Dunovant Calhoun, John Dunovant, Alexander Quay Dunovant (Jr.) and Kate Leslie Dunovant.
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Her father, A.Q. and uncle, R.G.M. Dunovant were both elected as delegates to the South Carolina Secession Convention and signed the Ordinance of Secession. Her father was appointed a Colonel and aide-de-camp to the Governor of South Carolina. Her uncle Brigadier General John Dunovant was killed-in-action and another uncle, Brigadier General R.G.M. Dunovant would lead the fire of artillery shots on Fort Sumter and assist with the defense of Charleston. Her brother, Captain William Dunovant, was twice wounded-in-action and lost an arm during The War.
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Did Adelia ever forget The War? Like many women of the South, she embodied a hope for the South and probably never saw that things had changed irrevocably and forever. She carried the torch of Southern history. She was one of the things that never changed, she never forgot and she believed there was a purpose to preserving the history and legacy of the Confederacy and its soldiers. She embodied this love of Southern Heritage and on Wednesday, 2 Nov 1898, Adelia applied for admission as a charter member of the Robert E. Lee Chapter 186, United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) in Houston, Harris Co., TX.
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On Wednesday, 19 Feb 1901, Adelia founded the Oran M. Roberts Chapter 440, United Daughters of the Confederacy in Houston, Harris Co., TX and within a few months, the membership of the chapter had reached almost 350 ladies.
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On Thursday, 5 Dec 1901, Adelia A. Dunovant was elected as the fourth President of the Texas Division, UDC and she served until December 1903, when Mrs. Cone Johnson was elected to the position.
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She never married.
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She was the oldest child of Alexander Quay (A.Q.) Dunovant and Mary McLure Lowry. Her siblings include: William Dunovant, Mary Dunovant, Susan L. Dunovant, Margaret (Maggie) Quay Dunovant Calhoun, John Dunovant, Alexander Quay Dunovant (Jr.) and Kate Leslie Dunovant.
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Her father, A.Q. and uncle, R.G.M. Dunovant were both elected as delegates to the South Carolina Secession Convention and signed the Ordinance of Secession. Her father was appointed a Colonel and aide-de-camp to the Governor of South Carolina. Her uncle Brigadier General John Dunovant was killed-in-action and another uncle, Brigadier General R.G.M. Dunovant would lead the fire of artillery shots on Fort Sumter and assist with the defense of Charleston. Her brother, Captain William Dunovant, was twice wounded-in-action and lost an arm during The War.
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Did Adelia ever forget The War? Like many women of the South, she embodied a hope for the South and probably never saw that things had changed irrevocably and forever. She carried the torch of Southern history. She was one of the things that never changed, she never forgot and she believed there was a purpose to preserving the history and legacy of the Confederacy and its soldiers. She embodied this love of Southern Heritage and on Wednesday, 2 Nov 1898, Adelia applied for admission as a charter member of the Robert E. Lee Chapter 186, United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) in Houston, Harris Co., TX.
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On Wednesday, 19 Feb 1901, Adelia founded the Oran M. Roberts Chapter 440, United Daughters of the Confederacy in Houston, Harris Co., TX and within a few months, the membership of the chapter had reached almost 350 ladies.
.
On Thursday, 5 Dec 1901, Adelia A. Dunovant was elected as the fourth President of the Texas Division, UDC and she served until December 1903, when Mrs. Cone Johnson was elected to the position.
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She never married.
.
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She was the oldest child of Alexander Quay (A.Q.) Dunovant and Mary McLure Lowry. Her siblings include: William Dunovant, Mary Dunovant, Susan L. Dunovant, Margaret (Maggie) Quay Dunovant Calhoun, John Dunovant, Alexander Quay Dunovant (Jr.) and Kate Leslie Dunovant.
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Her father, A.Q. and uncle, R.G.M. Dunovant were both elected as delegates to the South Carolina Secession Convention and signed the Ordinance of Secession. Her father was appointed a Colonel and aide-de-camp to the Governor of South Carolina. Her uncle Brigadier General John Dunovant was killed-in-action and another uncle, Brigadier General R.G.M. Dunovant would lead the fire of artillery shots on Fort Sumter and assist with the defense of Charleston. Her brother, Captain William Dunovant, was twice wounded-in-action and lost an arm during The War.
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Did Adelia ever forget The War? Like many women of the South, she embodied a hope for the South and probably never saw that things had changed irrevocably and forever. She carried the torch of Southern history. She was one of the things that never changed, she never forgot and she believed there was a purpose to preserving the history and legacy of the Confederacy and its soldiers. She embodied this love of Southern Heritage and on Wednesday, 2 Nov 1898, Adelia applied for admission as a charter member of the Robert E. Lee Chapter 186, United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) in Houston, Harris Co., TX.
.
On Wednesday, 19 Feb 1901, Adelia founded the Oran M. Roberts Chapter 440, United Daughters of the Confederacy in Houston, Harris Co., TX and within a few months, the membership of the chapter had reached almost 350 ladies.
.
On Thursday, 5 Dec 1901, Adelia A. Dunovant was elected as the fourth President of the Texas Division, UDC and she served until December 1903, when Mrs. Cone Johnson was elected to the position.
.
She never married.
.
She was the oldest child of Alexander Quay (A.Q.) Dunovant and Mary McLure Lowry. Her siblings include: William Dunovant, Mary Dunovant, Susan L. Dunovant, Margaret (Maggie) Quay Dunovant Calhoun, John Dunovant, Alexander Quay Dunovant (Jr.) and Kate Leslie Dunovant.
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Her father, A.Q. and uncle, R.G.M. Dunovant were both elected as delegates to the South Carolina Secession Convention and signed the Ordinance of Secession. Her father was appointed a Colonel and aide-de-camp to the Governor of South Carolina. Her uncle Brigadier General John Dunovant was killed-in-action and another uncle, Brigadier General R.G.M. Dunovant would lead the fire of artillery shots on Fort Sumter and assist with the defense of Charleston. Her brother, Captain William Dunovant, was twice wounded-in-action and lost an arm during The War.
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Did Adelia ever forget The War? Like many women of the South, she embodied a hope for the South and probably never saw that things had changed irrevocably and forever. She carried the torch of Southern history. She was one of the things that never changed, she never forgot and she believed there was a purpose to preserving the history and legacy of the Confederacy and its soldiers. She embodied this love of Southern Heritage and on Wednesday, 2 Nov 1898, Adelia applied for admission as a charter member of the Robert E. Lee Chapter 186, United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) in Houston, Harris Co., TX.
.
On Wednesday, 19 Feb 1901, Adelia founded the Oran M. Roberts Chapter 440, United Daughters of the Confederacy in Houston, Harris Co., TX and within a few months, the membership of the chapter had reached almost 350 ladies.
.
On Thursday, 5 Dec 1901, Adelia A. Dunovant was elected as the fourth President of the Texas Division, UDC and she served until December 1903, when Mrs. Cone Johnson was elected to the position.
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She never married.
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