Colonel Roger Q. Mills, Chapter 2466 UDC
Texas District VIII
History of the Colonel Roger Q Mills Chapter 2466
The Colonel Roger Q Mills Chapter 2466 was chartered August 31, 1982. The organizing President was Mrs. Charles (Mettie B.) Stokes. The chapter was named for Colonel Roger Q Mills, a prominent citizen and attorney of Navarro County.
The first UDC group, Navarro County 108, formed in Corsicana in May 1897. Mrs. Fannie J. Halbert was president and there were 53 charter members. This chapter reached a membership of over 200 before declining and disbanding in 1952. It was this first group who worked closely with the two Navarro County Confederate Veterans camps to raise the funds to erect the Call To Arms Confederate Monument on the Navarro County courthouse lawn.
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MEETING: We have only one official chapter meeting date for Colonel Roger Q
Mills Chapter for 2012...scheduled to be held in the meeting
room at the Corsicana Public Library.
Tuesday (Due to Memorial Day) May 29, 2012 2:00 p.m.
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Our busy chapter at a glance......
Our member, Dana Stubbs and her husband, Norman, have been diligently tracking the footsteps of the Navarro County Riffles during the Civil War to commemorate the 150th anniversary of this historic period. They have personally visited hundreds of grave sites and have taken wonderful pictures along the way. You do not have to be Facebook user to access this "public" link.
 March 26, 2012 Dana Stubbs received the Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal Award. It is awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy for excellence in history, essay writing, declamation and other points of special attainment in keeping with the historical aims and purposes of the Organization. Dana's award was for excellence in history. She and Norman have done much to promote and preserve Southern history during the last 20 years or so. We could not list it all if we tried.  Dana was nominated her for the following: Researched 885 CSA veterans, compiling files and donating to local library Donated 1,820 hours of time to the Corsicana Public Library in the last four years to assist CSA researchers Posting on the Internet hundreds of CSA records and grave sites Traveling thousands of miles in the last two years to document the Navarro Rifles - Company 14 of Hoods Texas Brigade Compiling and posting all of the information for the Navarro Rifles on footnote.com to share with others | Proud accomplishments: May 2011 Chapter Flag designed, constructed and dedicated   Honorary membership bestowed At this same meeting Norman Stubbs was made an honorary member of the Colonel Roger Q. Mills Chapter. He was praised for his long dedication to the research and preservation of the history of the Confederate soldiers. He also participates regularly in Civil War reenactments. His dedication to the Navarro Rifles can be see on this website: Navarro Rifles Co I, 4 TX Inf, CSA 
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