Finding Aid to the National Society, Children of the American Revolution, Seven Hills Society Charter
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
NATIONAL SOCIETY, CHILDREN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
SEVEN HILLS SOCIETY CHARTER
The collection is comprised of the original charter from the National Society, Children
of the American Revolution, to the Seven Hills Society, Lynchburg, Virginia. The
charter lists the charter members and the officers of the Society organized in 1926 by
Mary Fowler (EVANS) DILLARD of Lynchburg.
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
MARY FOWLER EVANS DILLARD (1865-1954)
Mary Fowler EVANS, daughter of William M. EVANS and Harriet Hubbard
McNAIR, was born 21 May 1865 in Elmira, New York. The EVANS family moved
from New York to Amherst County, Virginia, where Mary Fowler was educated by
governesses. She also attended the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Mary Fowler EVANS married 15 March 1892 William DILLARD, a lawyer and
judge of Amherst County, son of Gen. Terisha W. and Mary Elizabeth DILLARD.
Following the death of her husband in 1898, she moved with her son, William, to
Lynchburg.
Mrs. DILLARD was a pioneer in the women's suffrage movement and was
instrumental in the formation of the Equal Suffrage League and of the League of Women
Voters. A teacher of home economics in the public schools of Lynchburg for a number
of years, she also worked for the establishment of home demonstration work in rural
districts of Virginia.
Mary Fowler (EVANS) DILLARD was a founding member of the Woman's Club of
Lynchburg in 1903, a charter member of the Lynchburg Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, in 1908, a charter member of the Kirkwood Otey Chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy, and a charter member of the Young Women's Christian
Association. She frequently wrote articles and letters concerning conservation and farm
projects, many of which were published in the Lynchburg newspapers.
Mary Fowler (EVANS) DILLARD was the founder of the Seven Hills Society,
Society of Children of the American Revolution in 1926.
A member of St.Paul's Episcopal Church, Mrs. DILLARD died 7 January 1954 in
Lynchburg and was buried in a family plot in the Amherst Cemetery.
[Obituary, Lynchburg News, 8 January 1954, Sect. II, p. 9 col. 1; "Marriage of William Dillard and Mary
Evans," Lynchburg News, 17 March 1892, p. 4 col. 1; "Obituary of Mary Fowler Evans Dillard,"
Lynchburg Daily Advance, 7 January 1954, Mss., FF2813, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA;
"Children Organize to Honor Fathers of '76 Revolution," Lynchburg News, 21 November 1926, p. 8 col. 6.]
MS1377
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
NATIONAL SOCIETY, CHILDREN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
SEVEN HILLS SOCIETY CHARTER
The collection is comprised of the original charter from the National Society, Children
of the American Revolution, to the Seven Hills Society, Lynchburg, Virginia. The
charter lists the charter members and the officers of the Society organized in 1926 by
Mary Fowler (EVANS) DILLARD of Lynchburg.
MS1377
JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
MARY FOWLER EVANS DILLARD (1865-1954)
Mary Fowler EVANS, daughter of William M. EVANS and Harriet Hubbard
McNAIR, was born 21 May 1865 in Elmira, New York. The EVANS family moved
from New York to Amherst County, Virginia, where Mary Fowler was educated by
governesses. She also attended the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Mary Fowler EVANS married 15 March 1892 William DILLARD, a lawyer and
judge of Amherst County, son of Gen. Terisha W. and Mary Elizabeth DILLARD.
Following the death of her husband in 1898, she moved with her son, William, to
Lynchburg.
Mrs. DILLARD was a pioneer in the women's suffrage movement and was
instrumental in the formation of the Equal Suffrage League and of the League of Women
Voters. A teacher of home economics in the public schools of Lynchburg for a number
of years, she also worked for the establishment of home demonstration work in rural
districts of Virginia.
Mary Fowler (EVANS) DILLARD was a founding member of the Woman's Club of
Lynchburg in 1903, a charter member of the Lynchburg Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, in 1908, a charter member of the Kirkwood Otey Chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy, and a charter member of the Young Women's Christian
Association. She frequently wrote articles and letters concerning conservation and farm
projects, many of which were published in the Lynchburg newspapers.
Mary Fowler (EVANS) DILLARD was the founder of the Seven Hills Society,
Society of Children of the American Revolution in 1926.
A member of St.Paul's Episcopal Church, Mrs. DILLARD died 7 January 1954 in
Lynchburg and was buried in a family plot in the Amherst Cemetery.
[Obituary, Lynchburg News, 8 January 1954, Sect. II, p. 9 col. 1; "Marriage of William Dillard and Mary
Evans," Lynchburg News, 17 March 1892, p. 4 col. 1; "Obituary of Mary Fowler Evans Dillard,"
Lynchburg Daily Advance, 7 January 1954, Mss., FF2813, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA;
"Children Organize to Honor Fathers of '76 Revolution," Lynchburg News, 21 November 1926, p. 8 col. 6.]
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Title
Finding Aid to the National Society, Children of the American Revolution, Seven Hills Society Charter
Subject
Finding aids
Children of the American Revolution-- Seven Hills Society
Description
Finding aid to the National Society Children of the American Revolution Seven Hills Society charter held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
MS1378FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.), “Finding Aid to the National Society, Children of the American Revolution, Seven Hills Society Charter,” Digital Collections, accessed May 8, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/438.