HISTORY OF THE UDC:

The United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) is the outgrowth of memorial, monument, home associations and auxiliaries to Camps of Confederate Veterans, which were organized following the War Between the States. The UDC is the oldest patriotic organization in America. Existing as early as 1890, the National Association was formally organized in 1894.

OBJECTIVES:

UDC objectives include  HISTORICAL, EDUCATIONAL, BENEVOLENT, MEMORIAL and PATRIOTIC. The UDC was organized by patriotic, southern women who gave their time, talents and means to serve with no thought of compensation beyond the feeling of duty well done. The UDC continues to serve its historic past as the changing times required. In war, as in peace, the UDC yields to none in its devotion, patriotic service and loyalty to our beloved United States of America.

WHO CAN JOIN?

Those eligible for active membership are women no less than 16 years of age who are blood descendants, lineal or collateral, of men or women who served honorably in the Army, Navy, or Civil Service of the Confederate States of America (CSA) or gave material aid to the Cause.

General Adam R. Johnson

THE BURNET CHAPTER:

The Adam R. Johnson Chapter 2498 of Burnet was organized in May of 1985. The chapter is named for Kentucky native, Adam Rankin Johnson, CSA Brigadier General and commander of the Partisan Rangers. The General lost his eyesight at the Battle of Grubbs Crossings, Kentucky. After the War, Johnson returned to Central Texas and became a very important citizen. He was instrumental in getting the railroad to Burnet County, and settled a new community called "Marble Falls," which was often called "The Blindman's Town." General Johnson died in 1922 and is buried in the State Cemetery in Austin. The original Adam R. Johnson Chapter was organized in 1906 under the leadership of the wife of General Johnson, but ceased to be active in 1928.  The Chapter was re-chartered on 23 May 1985 with Mrs. Geneva Tetley as President.  Included in the membership was a granddaughter of General Johnson, along with one real daughter, six granddaughters, 19 great-granddaughters, two great-great granddaughters, and one great niece.

See list of Charter Members here. 

In 1992 the Adam R. Johnson Chapter No. 2498 merged with Llano Chapter No. 2500.  The merged chapters care for the Confederate Monument on the Llano County Courthouse Square.

MEETINGS AND CURRENT OFFICERS:

The Adam R. Johnson Chapter meets the fourth Thursday of each month (excluding July, August, November & December), 1:30 p.m.

Officers for 2008-2010

Vashti Tucker, President

Jane Knapik, Vice President

Pat Jones, 2nd Vice President

Victoria Pace, Recording Secretary

Doris Gates, Treasurer

Patricia Schultz, Registrar

Edna Cheatham, Historian

Kay Clarke, Recorder of Military Service Awards

Esther Pogue, Chaplain

For more information about Adam R. Johnson, see the following links:

Historical Markers
(Airy Mount, Johnson's former home in Burnet)

Photo Album

"Our Illustrious Ancestors: Johnson, Rankin, Eastland, Brazeale, and Speed", by Mary Johnson Posey

Burnet County History Vol II, page 173-174

Burnet County Confederate Pension Files

Burnet County Confederate Soldier Biographies

More Info about Burnet County, the war, and our people.