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CAMERON, JENKS
Gig Harbor, WA State No. 316 Nat'l No. 20991

Admitted:

 January 10th, 1910  
Born: January 22nd, 1879 North East, Maryland
Died:    
     
Son of Robert Henderson and Eliza Virginia (Smith) Cameron; grandson of George W. and Isabella (Reynolds) Smith; great-grandson of Samuel Smith.
Samuel Smith First Lieutenant. At beginning of war in 1776 was appointed to buy up all arms fit for service in upper district of Buck's County, Pennsylvania. Assisted in recruiting company of 64 men of which company he was made First Lieutenant. Joined Gen. Wayne's Regiment and marched to Valley Forge. Was in the Battle of Trenton, and Yorktown at the close of the war as Captain in the Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment.
Source:
  • Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Vol. I, pages 123, 126.

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CAPPS, LEWIS
Seattle, WA State No. 218 Nat'l No. 16768
Admitted: 1905  

Dropped:

1910  
Born:    
Died:    
 
 

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CARTER, MELVIN JOHNATHAN
Seattle, WA State No. 188 Nat'l No. 15038

Admitted:

 May 14th, 1903  
Born: December 13th, 1858 Township of Eureka, Minnesota
Died:    
     
Son of Edwin Buck and Sarah (Hastings) Carter; grandson of Johnathan and Almira (Slocum) Hastings; great-grandson of Solomon and Lucinda (White) Hastings; great2-grandson of Josiah and Parnee Houghton (Brooks) White great3-grandson of Joseph White.
Joseph White1 Captain in the Lexington Alarm, in Col. Asa Whitcomb's Regiment, which marched April 19th, 1775, from Lancaster.
Josiah White2 Sergeant on muster and pay roll of Capt. Samuel Taylor's Company, Colonel Lancaster Porter's Regiment.
Source:
1 - Massachusetts Archives, Vol. XIII, page 1189.
2 - Massachusetts Archives, Vol. XXIII, page 136; Vol. XXIV, page 82.

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CHOTE, FREDERICK M.C.
  State No. 166  

Admitted:

   
Demitted: 1902 Transferred to New York Society
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
Source:
 

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CHASE JR., RANSOM J.
Seattle, WA State No. 214 Nat'l No. 16764
Admitted: 1905  

Dropped:

1908  
Born:    
Died:    
 
 

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CLARK, CHARLES ALBERT
Fort Ruger, HI State No. 200 Nat'l No. 15050

Admitted:

 March 17th, 1904  
Born: November 8th, 1876 Van Dalia, Illinois
Died:    
     
Son of Daniel M. and Rebecca D. Clark; grandson of Daniel and Wealthy (Burr) Clark; great-grandson of John and Sally (Post) Burr; great2-grandson of Samuel Burr.
Samuel Burr, private in Captain Dimon's Company and Col. Beebe's Regiment. Enlisted at Fairfield, Conn.
Source:
  • Connecticut Revolutionary Rolls, page 616.

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CLARK, FRANCIS LEWIS
Spokane, WA State No. 177 Nat'l No. 15027

Admitted:

 June 20th, 1902  
Born: June 21st, 1861 Bangor, Maine
Died:    
     
Son of Jonathan Greenleaf and Harriet (Brown) Clark; grandson of Joseph and Elizabeth (Means) Brown; great-grandson of Joseph and Mary (Pilsbury) Brown; great2-grandson Moses Brown.
Moses Brown, Captain and Commander of ship "Minerva" (16 guns) under letters of marquee issued February 1st, 1781. He also commanded several other ships. Appointed to command of the "General Arnold" April 16th, 1781.
Source:
  • Smith History of Newbury­port, Massachusetts. Massachusetts Rolls, Vol. II, page 664.

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CLARK, HARRY PERCIVAL
Tacoma, WA State No. 324 Nat'l No. 18154

Admitted:

 June 17th, 1907  
Born: April 21st, 1868 Ashland, Ohio
Died:    
     
Son of Verns Allen and Sarah Elizabeth (Senneastine) Clark; grandson of Allen Ives and Caroline B. (Gurley) Clark; great-grandson Ephraim and Ala Amelia (Sperry) Clark; great2-grandson Ephraim Clark Sr.
Ephraim Clark Sr. private in Tenth Company, Capt. Samuel Peet, Jr's. Regiment, under Gen. Wooster. Recruited at New Haven, Conn. Enlisted April 18th, 1775.
Source:
  • Adjutant General's Office, State of Connecticut.

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CLARK, MILES ELLIOTT
Renton, WA State No. 423 Nat'l No. 26548

Admitted:

 December 12th, 1914  
Born: April 3rd, 1862 Charlotte, Michigan
Died:    
     
Son of Theron Eliphaaz and Phebe Ann (Holmes) Clark; grandson of Miles and Nancy Sophia (Cowles) Holmes; great-grandson of Israel and Sarah (Judd) Holmes; great2-grandson Samuel Judd.

Great-grandson of Addison and Phebe (Cole) Cowles; great2-grandson of Ashbel and Rhoda (Lee) Cowles; great3-grandson of Josiah Cowles.
Samuel Judd1
Josiah Cowles2
Source:
1 -
2 -

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CLIFT, JOSEPH LAMM
North Yakima, WA State No. 386 Nat'l No. 25911

Admitted:

 February 23rd, 1914  
Born: July 3rd, 1885 Elkader, Iowa
Died:    
     
Son of Walter and Margaret (Packer) Clift; grandson of Horace H. and Frances (Burrows) Clift; great-grandson of John and Roxanna (Brown) Burrows; great2-grandson of Elam and Sarah (Denison) Burrows; great3-grandson of John Burrows.
John Burroughs (Burrows) enlisted July 28th, 1776, in Capt. Dickinson's Company, Col. Elmore's Regiment, Connecticut troops, under Gen. Schuyler. Reenlisted July 6th, 1777, under Lieut. Furnival at Fort Stanwix, Col. Judadiah Huntington. Was at Crown Point and Ticonderoga.
Source:
  • Connecticut Men in the Revolution.

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CLISE, J. W.
  State No. 264  

Admitted:

   
Resigned: 1912  
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
Source:
 

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CLISE, HARRY ROUNTREE
Seattle, WA State No. 246 Nat'l No. 17821
Admitted: October 10th, 1906  
Born: November 11th, 1859 Ellenboro, Wisconsin
Died:    
     
Son of Samuel Francis and Nancy (McKenzie) Clise; grandson of James and Luncithia (Rowntree) Clise; great-grandson of John and Rebecca (Hawkins) Rowntree; great2-grandson of Thomas Rowntree.
Thomas Rowntree private, serving three years in Capt. Woodson's Company, Ninth Virginia, under Col. George Matthews.
Source:
  • War Department Records, Pension Office.

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COFFMAN, ROBERT GATES
Seattle, WA State No. 459 Nat'l No. 24234

Admitted:

March 17th, 1915  
Born: December 15th, 1891 Chehalis, Washington
Died:    
     
Son of Abraham Lincoln and Elsie (Gates) Coffman; grandson of Nathan Britton and Elsie J. (Bottomly) Gates; great-grandson of David R. and Sarah Newton (Britton) Gates; great2-grandson of Simon Gates.
Simon Gates responded to the Lexington Alarm in 1775 and entered Capt. Hubbard's Company at Boston. He was in the Battle of Bunker Hill, and in Capt. Stone's Company at the Battle of Bennington. He was later in Capt. Cushing's Company of Massachusetts troops.
Source:
  • Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. VI, page 323.

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COLE, IRVING T. (Washington State Society Charter member)
Seattle, WA State No. 18 Nat'l No. 7893

Admitted:

September -, 1895.  
Born: November 28th, 1863 Troy, New York
Died:    
     
Son of John C. and Lydia (Tomlinson) Cole; grandson of Calvin and Fayette (Balcom) Cole; great-grandson of Samuel and Polly (Knapp) Balcom; great2-grandson of Henry Balcom.
Henry Balcom private soldier. He was summoned, while working in the field, by a messenger from Gen. John Stark. He stopped long enough to mould some bullets from pewter dishes. He took part in the Battle of Bennington August 16th, 1777, and, a month later, the Battle of Saratoga.
Source:
  • Adjutant General's Office, State of Vermont.

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COOPER, JAMES WALTON
Walla Walla, WA State No. 478 Nat'l No. 27878

Admitted:

October 26, 1915  
Born: April 30th, 1868 New Castle, Pennsylvania
Died:    
     
Son of Daniel Cargill and Louisa J. (Tidball) Cooper; grandson of Ebenezer and Jane (McMillan) Cooper; great-grandson of John Cooper.

Great-grandson of Daniel and Jeannette (Chestnut) McMillan; great2-grandson of James Chestnut.

Grandson of James and Cynthia (Dunlap) Tidball; great-grandson of John and Sarah (McGoun) Tidball; great2-grandson of John McGoun.
John Cooper1 militiaman, under Gen. Marion. Served at King's Mountain and Cowpens. He was a member of the South Carolina Militia in 1781 and 1783.
James Chestnut2 of Chester County, South Carolina, was a member of the South Carolina Militia, in service in 1781-83, according to a certificate of pay issued for his services. According to "McMillans," by James Henry Coop, A. M., he was an officer in the Revolu­tionary War, was captured and sentenced to be hanged by the Tories. The place for the execution was fixed, but before the execution, a party of General Washington's soldiers rescued him.
John McGoun3 enlisted from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, as a private, and later was promoted to Captain of Spade's Company in 1776. Brigade Major in 1777, paymaster in 1780. Wounded at Germantown in 1777.
Source:
1 - State Historical Commission, Columbia, S. C.
2 - Historical Commission of South Carolina, at Columbia, South Carolina.
3 - Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series.

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COPELAND, WILLIAM WARREN
Tacoma, WA State No. 295 Nat'l No. 20570
Admitted: 1909  

Dropped:

1914  
Born:    
Died:    
 
 

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CORKERY, GLEN SIBLEY
Seattle, WA State No. 487 Nat'l No. 27887

Admitted:

January 29th, 1916.  
Born: August 14th, 1885 Toledo, Ohio
Died:    
     
Son of James J. and Flora (Sibley) Corkery, Sr.; grandson of Warren Dow and Sarah (Clark) Sibley; great-grandson of Benjamin Dow and Lydia (Goodwin) Sibley; great2-grandson of Samuel Sibley.
Samuel Sibley private in Capt. Chase Taylor's Company of Col. Thomas Stickney's Regiment, which marched from Sanborn town, N. H., and participated in the Battle of Bennington. Enlisted July 12th, 1777; discharged September 18th, 1777. Reenlisted in 1781 for the defense of the northern frontier.
Source:
  • New Hampshire Revolutionary Rolls, Vol. II, page 173, and Vol. III, page 282.

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CRAVEN, ALFRED MILTON
Spokane, WA State No. 270 Nat'l No. 18620

Admitted:

February 22nd, 1908  
Born: October 11th, 1865 Mankato, Minnesota
Died:    
     
Son of John Gill and Martha (Wilson) Craven; grandson of Thomas and Rebekah (Selfridge) Craven; great-grandson of Thomas Craven.

Grandson of William and Mary (Gaston) Wilson; great-grandson of Joseph and Martha (Hutton) Gaston; great2-grandson of Major John Gaston.
Thomas Craven1 private. He helped Washington take the Hessians at Trenton and Germantown, and was also with Washington at Valley Forge; He ran away from an apprenticeship to his uncle, a wagon maker, to join the army, being not yet of age.
John Gaston2 Major in Mount Bethel Company of Col. Stroud's Battalion 1776.
Source:
1 - Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Vol. XIII, page 46; Vol. XIV, page 163.
2 - Pennsylvania Archives, Vol. XIV, page 571.

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CRAVEN, EDWIN W. (Washington State Society Charter Member)
  State No. 19  

Admitted:

   
Resigned: 1904  
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
Source:
 

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CROWELL, FRANK
Seattle, WA State No. 195 Nat'l No. 11827
Admitted: 1898  

Dropped:

1910  
Born:    
Died:    
 
 

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CUSHMAN, JAMES THOMAS
Seattle, WA State No. 372 Nat'l No. 24022

Admitted:

October 21st, 1913  
Born: January 27th, 1863 Montgomery County, Missouri
Died:    
     
Son of Parkerson G. and Phoebe J. Cushman; grandson of Thomas and Polly Cushman; great-grandson of Thomas Cushman.
Thomas Cushman private in Capt. Bull's Troop, Second Regiment, Light Dragoons, commanded by Col. Elisha Sheldon. Enlisted March 22nd, 1777, from Connecticut, served during the war and was discharged August 9th, 1780.
Source:
  • Connecticut Men in the Revolution. Adjutant General's Office, War Dept., Washington, D. C.

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CUSHING, THOMAS REED
Seattle, WA State No. 464 Nat'l No. 27239

Admitted:

March 17th, 1915  
Born: March 25th, 1859 Abington, Massachusetts
Died:    
     
Son of Lysander Francis and Jane Drew (Eames) Cushing; grandson of Lysander and Lydia (Reed) Cushing; great-grandson of Thomas and Lydia (Jenkins) Reed; great2-grandson of Thomas and Joanna (Shaw) Reed; great3-grandson of Thomas Reed.
Thomas Reed private in Capt. Edward Cobb's Company, which marched on the Alarm, from Abington, Massachusetts, to Tiverton, Rhode Island. Discharged August 9, 1780.
Source:
  • Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, V 01. I, pages 138, 177.

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