Roots

The objectives of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution are to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism.

To help further those objectives, Paige Craig, from the local Clough Valley DAR Chapter, gave a presentation, “Celebrating Isaac South, Patriot and Pioneer,” to a group of lifelong learners with Clermont Senior Services at the Miami Township Civic Center.

Private Isaac South was born on March 10, 1760, in Windsor Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey and died on April 26, 1826, in Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio.

Craig’s presentation was based on records from the New Jersey State Archives and Middlesex County deeds as well as Clermont property and court records, cemetery stones and Clermont’s 1880 history book.

Private Isaac South fought in the Middlesex County militia and he moved his family to Clermont County in 1817.

The presentation framed Isaac’s life in the context of the historic events in New Jersey during and after the American Revolution and changes in Clermont from the time Isaac and his family settled here until his death.

The Clough Valley Chapter will have a ceremony to celebrate marking the grave of Private Isaac South at the Union Cemetery in Miami Township on May 10 at 10 a.m.

Presently, there are 3,000 DAR chapters worldwide, with a total of one million members since its inception, and presently 190,000 members. It is one of the largest service organizations in the world. It is a nonprofit, non-political organization, of women working together to help preserve the ideals of America. The DAR’s motto is, “God, Home and Country.”

To join the DAR, an applicant must be able to provide documentation of being a descendant of an ancestor who supported the American Revolutionary War.

The DAR has been supporting immigrants since Ellis Island, greeting them and providing them with citizenship manuals.

Members report it is a privilege to be present during naturalization ceremonies and to hear immigrants take the Pledge of Allegiance for the first time as a citizens.

The Clough Valley Chapter was established in 1960 and serves Clermont County and Cincinnati. They are involved in a wide range of activities, including service to veterans and current military personnel, the promotion of patriotism literacy, genealogical research, historical preservation, and support and assistance in national, state, and local projects.

The Clough Valley Chapter did a grave marking ceremony, along with the Sons of the American Revolution, at the Ramsey Paxton cemetery in Loveland.

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