Sterling C. Robertson Chapter History
Sterling C. Robertson
Chapter History
The warm spring sun shone brightly
in Waco after a refreshing spring rain. The bluebonnets were nodding
in the light breeze as nineteen women met in the afternoon of
San Jacinto Day, April 21, 1900. They had been invited to the
home of Mrs. Richard Harrison to organize what is now the fourth-oldest
DRT chapter in the state. The name of Sterling C. Robertson, a
prominent Texas leader, was chosen for the name of the new chapter;
he was the grandfather of Mrs. Harrison. Officers chosen that
day were Mrs. Harrison, President; Mrs. Tom Padgett, First Vice
President; Mrs. J.B. Holmes, Second Vice President; Mrs. Hallie
M. Dunklin, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Edna C. Fellows, Recording
Secretary; Mrs. Tom McMullin, Treasurer; Mrs. O.H. Cooper, Historian.
The following women who were members
during the infancy of the Sterling C. Robertson Chapter were REAL
DAUGHTERS (meaning their fathers were patriots during the years
of 1836-1846):
Mrs. J. B. Baker
(Sally Fordtran)
Mrs. Ramsey
M. Cox (Rachel Barry)
Miss Lucy Erath
Mrs. M. H. Lane
(Catherine Barnard)
Mrs. W. B. Ragland
(Delia Wilkerson)
Mrs. W. B. Pearson
(Lyda Anderson)
Other REAL DAUGHTERS who joined the Sterling C. Robertson Chapter at a later time were:
Mary Hamilton Barnes
Mabel Winston Durham
Willie Morrill Fitzhugh
Sarah Elizabeth Gentry Hardy
Emma Morrill Johnson
Christina Staaden Odell
Nancy Caroline Gates Petty
Mary Smith Pipkin
Annie Earle Strother
Mary Joe Strother
From its inception the Sterling
C. Robertson Chapter has had members serving on the Board of Management
or Executive Committees. Three Past Presidents General have been
members of this Waco chapter: Mrs. Margaret Megarity (1955-1957),
Mrs. Mary Alice ODowd (1971-1973), and Mrs. Ella McKinney
(1981-1983). We dedicate this website to their memory.
The following members of Sterling C. Robertson Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas are descendants of the men and women who founded Waco in 1849: Rose Lane Schmidt (George Barnard), Jean Sullins Lathern (Travis Barron),
Dorothy Smith (Travis Barron), Helen Marcile Taylor Sullins (Thomas Hudson Barron),
Ronita De Cordova Miller (Jacob De Cordova), Tracy Miller Love (Jacob De Cordova),
Nancy Newman Logan (Neil McLennan, Sr.), Sally Jo McLennan Truhlar (Neil McLennan, Sr.),
Catherine Beth Taylor Musgrave (Shapley Prince Ross), Elizabeth Estes Taylor (Shapley Prince Ross and Catherine Fulkerson Ross), Ruth Taylor Tilghman (Shapley Prince Ross), and Carol
Williams Turner (Shapley Prince Ross).
In 1956 the Waco Village Chapter
of C.R.T. was chartered for the children and grandchildren of
our Waco area DRT members. The present members range in age from
infants to teenagers and live not only in Texas but throughout the United States of America.
Members of Sterling C. Robertson
look forward to another century of work to perpetuate and safeguard
our Texas history. Those who would like further information on
our chapter should contact us through this website for a prompt
response. Sterling C. Robertson Chapter welcomes new members and
visitors who are interested in preserving Texas history. Website
link to DRT Site gives membership requirements.
GOD BLESS TEXAS
AND THE DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS
Updated 15 May 2017