Class of 2003

David Ralph Curfman*

(1942 - 2007)

HSC 2003 Honorary Member

David Ralph Curfman, M.D., was born in Bucyrus, Ohio, the son of Ralph Oliver Curfman and Agnes Mozelle Schreck Curfman. He was married in 1970 to Blanch Lee Anderson.

He graduated from Columbia Union College with an A.B., majors in Biology and Chemistry, in 1965. He then attended George Washington University, where he completed his M.S. in Neuroanatomy, and completed work toward his Ph.D. in Neuroanatomy between 1967 and 1970. Dr. Curfman earned his M.D. degree from George Washington University School of Medicine on May 27, 1973. He also served his general surgery and neurological surgery residencies there. Dr. Curfman was Chief of Neurosurgery at Providence Hospital, Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery at George Washington Medical Center, Senior Attending in Neurosurgery at Washington Hospital Center, and President of the Washington Academy of Neurosurgery.

Memberships

National Gavel Society
General Society of Colonial Wars (Washington, D.C. Society Surgeon; Samuel Victor Constant Society)
National Society Americans of Royal Descent (Councilor)
Order of Three Crusades 1096-1192
Order of Americans of Armorial Ancestry (Chaplain General)
Colonial Order of the Acorn
Saint Andrew's Society of the District of Columbia
Veteran Corps of Artillery in the State of New York
General Society of the War of 1812 (Surgeon General; Deputy President General)
Society of the War of 1812 in Maryland
Order of Indian Wars in the United States of America (Historian General)
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (Aide-de-Campe, 2nd Commander in Chief)
National Society Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims (2nd Deputy Governor General)
National Society of Sons of American Colonists (Surgeon General)
Sons and Daughters of the Colonial & Antebellum Bench & Bar 1565-1861
Hereditary Order Descendants Loyalists & Patriots American Revolution Order of Washington
General Society Sons of the Revolution (former Chairman of the Bicentennial Commemoration Committee of the Death of George Washington)
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (Board of Management; Recipient of the Bronze and Silver Good Citizenship and Meritorious Service Awards)
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (Chairman of Decoration for the Memorial Day Historical Observance at Arlington National Cemetery)
The Pilgrim Society of Plymouth Massachusetts
National Society Children of the American Revolution (Honorary Senior National Vice President; Honorary President of the Ohio Society)
National Society Children of the American Colonists (past President General)
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (Advisory Board to the President General)

Listed In

Marquis Who's Who in America
Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare
Marquis Who's Who in the East
Marquis Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America
Marquis Who's Who in American Education
Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering
Marquis International Who's Who in Music
Musicians Directory (Cambridge, England)

Publications

Physicians' Reference Guide - Medicolegal Matters (chief author), privately published by the Medical Society of the District of Columbia, November, 1982

Chivalric Orders

Officer Companion of the Order of the Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem
Knight of Grace of the Military and Hospitaler Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem
Knight Grand Croix of the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem (Grand Chirurgeon)
Ordo Sancti Constantini Magni

Other Notes

Dr. Curfman held membership in the following professional associations: Congress of Neurological Surgery; American College of Legal Medicine; Washington Academy of Neurosurgery; Medical Society of the District of Columbia; Sigma Xi (Science Honorary Society); Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity; Pan American Medical Society; and Association of Military Surgeons of the United States.

In addition, Dr. Curfman was an accomplished musician, having studied both piano an organ. His life-long interest in choral music and liturgies involved him in instruction at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Columbus, OH. Dr. Curfman was a frequent lecturer in Judeo-Christian ceremonies and liturgies. As dean of the District of Columbia Chapter, American Guild of Organists, he subsequently served as Washington Program Chairman of the International Congress of Organists, held for the first time in the United States in 1977. He was also a former member of the development committee for the national office of the American Guild of Organists and a member of the Royal School of Church Music (England).

He has been an elected trustee of the Board of Cathedral Choral Society, completed two terms as president, and was music repertoire planning chairman for the 250-member chorus for several years. He also served on the board of the Leo Sowerby Foundation; historian and board member of the Christmas Pageant of Peace (National Christmas Tree Lighting by the President); President of the Board of Directors of the National Columbus Celebration Association (Washington, D.C.); and a founding supporting member of the United States Capitol Historical Society.

Dr. Curfman held membership in the Elks Lodge B.P.O.E. 1191; was an honorary founder of the Elks National Foundation; charter member of the Galion Historical Society; charter member of the Crawford County Ohio Coin Club; member of the American Political Items Collectors Association; and Columbus Philatelic Society.

Sarah Jean Owen Dunaway*

(Mrs. John A. Dunaway)

(1932-2006)

HSC 2003 Honorary Member

Sarah Jean Owen Dunaway was born in Atlanta, GA, the daughter of James Newton Owen and Hattie Maybelle King. She was married in 1981 to the late John Allen Dunaway, Sr. Mrs. Dunaway was Office Manager of the Atlanta Sales office of Progressive Farmer and Southern Living magazines. She continues to reside in Atlanta, where she remains active in the local community.

Memberships

National Gavel Society
National Society Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims (Honorary Governor General; past Georgia Branch Governor)
Dames of Colonial Cavaliers 1640-1660 (Organizing Governor General; Governor General Emerita)
National Society Sons and Daughters of Antebellum Planters l607-l86l (Honorary President General)
National Society Magna Charta Dames and Barons
First Families of Georgia 1733-1797 (Honorary Governor General)
Dames of the Court of Honor (past President of the Georgia Society)
United Daughters of the Confederacy (Honorary President General; Chairman of the Memorial Building Board of Trustees; past President of the Georgia Division)
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (past Historian of the Baron DeKalb Chapter)
National Society Daughters of American Colonists (past Recording Secretary of the James Edward Oglethorpe Chapter)
Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth Century (past Registrar of the Ann Pope Washington Chapter)
National Society Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century
United Daughters of the Confederacy (past President of the Alfred Holt Colquitt Chapter; oversight of all Georgia Division records)
National Society United States Daughters of 1812 (former First Vice President and former Second Vice President of the Georgia Society; former First Vice President and former Treasurer of the General John Floyd Chapter)
Sons and Daughters of the Colonial & Antebellum Bench & Bar 1565-1861
Continental Society Daughters of Indian Wars
National Society Daughters of Colonial Wars
Hereditary Order of Descendants of Loyalists and Patriots of the American Revolution
Huguenot Society of Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia
National Huguenot Society
Order of Americans of Armorial Ancestry
Guild of Colonial Artisans and Tradesman 1607-1783
Presidential Families of America

Mrs. Dunaway was awarded the Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal and the Winnie Davis Medal by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She was also awarded the Robert E. Lee Medal for outstanding contributions above and beyond the required duties of an Advisor, by the Children of the Confederacy.

Authorship

First Families of Georgia 1733-1797 Lineage Book Volume I (with Deputy Governor General)
National Society Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims Lineage Book IX (with Editor General)

Notes

Mrs. Dunaway was a board member of the DeKalb History Center; the Hebron Historic Society; the Georgia Women of Achievement; the Historical Oakland Cemetery Foundation; and the Marietta Confederate Cemetery Foundation, Inc. She also served as Chairman of "Save Georgia's Historic Flags" collection in the State Capitol Museum's Hall of Valor.

In addition, Mrs. Dunaway was a Kentucky Colonel and an Arkansas Traveler. She also held memberships in the Owen Family Association; Rucker Family Association; Grace Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star; Atlanta Historical Society; Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, Inc.; Georgia Historical Society; Atlanta Preservation Center; Georgia Humanities Council; Friends of Georgia Archives (member of the organizing committee); the Northeast Georgia History Center at Brenau University; and Friends of the National Archives.

Mrs. Dunaway was honored by the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board with the Award for Advocacy, "for her tireless efforts on behalf of the preservation of historical records in Georgia". Furthermore, she was the recipient of one of the Annual Georgia Governor's Awards in the Humanities, honoring those who have fostered an understanding of Georgia's cultural traditions, thereby strengthening community, character and citizenship in the State.

She was an active member of Westminster Presbyterian Church of Atlanta.

DeEtte DuPré Nesbitt

HSC Advisor || HSC Sponsor || HSC 2003 Inaugural Honorary Member|| Inaugural Recipient of Texas Genealogical Hall of Fame || Lifetime Achievement Award (2017 Inaugural Recipient from Albert Nelson's Marquis Who's Who)

DeEtte DuPré Nesbitt, a fourth generation Houstonian, and fourteenth generation American, is the daughter of Raymond Benjamin DuPré and Alice L. Cade DuPré Foster. She was married to the late Ernest V. Nesbitt. Mrs. Nesbitt has a son, Charles Scott Massey Nesbitt, and a granddaughter, Miss Luna J. Nesbitt. Her beloved daughter, Alice L. Massey Nesbitt, passed away from complications of a stroke on March 24, 2013.

In the Jamestowne Society Fall 2014 publication, it was announced that their Scholarship/Fellowship Fund will be named, in perpetuity, the "Alice Massey-Nesbitt Fellowship Fund" which will provide fellowships for graduate students doing research for master's and doctoral theses on approved topics relating to the Jamestown Colony.

In February 2015, the Executive Committee of the Jamestowne Society was unanimous in its recommendation that former Governor DeEtte DuPré Nesbitt of Houston, Texas become the only Governor Emeritus/Emeriti of the Jamestowne Society. On May 16, 2015, the Governing Council of the Jamestowne Society accepted the Executive Committee's recommendation and unanimously elected Mrs. Nesbitt the only Emeritus/Emeriti in the Jamestowne Society's history, of nearly a century. This will be a stand-alone title on the Governing Board of the Jamestowne Society, in perpetuity.

Mrs. Nesbitt attended Sam Houston State University and the University of Houston, where she majored in Business Administration, and also was approved as a Certified Professional Secretary (CPS). In 1976, she was one of the founders of an oil field service company in the State of Texas. After thirty-five years of ownership, Mrs. Nesbitt and her son sold their company to a publicly traded corporation. She is currently a partner in a South Texas Oil Exploration Company. Her primary residence is in Houston, Texas.

On May 5, 2017 Mrs. Nesbitt organized the Order of the Monarchs of Rheims. She was elected as Regent Emerita, in perperuity, Order of the Monarchs of Rheims and appointed First Dame in the Order of St. Denis. All Monarchs coroneted at Rheims Cathedral represent the most elegant and greatest kings in the history of Europe, as well as the nation that helped to bring about our American Revolution. It was one of the greatest dynasties in Europe. Please reference the complete listing on the HSC site for further details.

Honorary Memberships

Jamestowne Society (unanimously elected Governor Emeriti, February 20, 2015, inaugural recipient)
Ancient Heraldic and Chivalric Order of Albion (The very special rank of "Dame" was bestowed upon Mrs. DeEtte DuPré Nesbitt. This special rank was bestowed upon Mrs. Nesbitt on December 25, 2013.)
Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America (Mrs. Nesbitt was awarded Honorary Membership in the inaugural HSC Class of 2003; served as an HSC Consultant 2007-2009; and has served as a member of the Advisory Council from 2009-present.)
Order of Three Crusades 1096-1192 (Honorary Life Member, 2012 - life)
Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the United States of America (Honorary Member, 2009 - life)
Dames of Colonial Cavaliers 1640-1660 (Governor Emeriti, 2005)
Order of Descendants of Colonial Cavaliers (Governor Emeriti, 2008)
Order of Dames of Colonial Cavaliers (Founding Board Member)
Order of Descendants of Justiciars (Honorary Life Member, 2015 - life)
Order of Kings and Queens of the Holy Lands (Honorary Life Member, 2018 - life)
Founders Fellowship (Founding Chief of Protocol, 2018)

Memberships

Jamestowne Society (past Governor General, 1998-2000; recipient of Resolution of Appreciation, 2000; Lt. Governor General 1997-1998; Auditor General 1995-1997; Councilor 1993-1995; First Texas Company Jamestowne Society (Honorary Governor Emeriti; Honorary Member)
Order of Descendants of Colonial Cavaliers (Founding Governor General, 2007-2008; Honorary Governor General Emeriti)
Dames of Colonial Cavaliers 1640-1660 (Honorary Past Governor General; served as Governor General 2003-2005; Founding Deputy Governor General, 2000-2003)
The Society of the First Families of South Carolina 1670-1700 (Honorary President for Life; National President, 2007-2009; Third Vice President, 2005-2007; Recording Secretary, 2003-2005)
Order of First Families of Virginia 1607-1624/25 (Recording Secretary 2005-2015; Councilor 2001-2005)
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Texas (Courtesy Member; Houston Town Committee)
Colonial Dames of America (past President of Houston Chapter VIII, 1995-1997; Advisor to Houston Chapter VIII, 1997-1999)
Huguenot Society of America
Huguenot Society of South Carolina (life member)
Daughters of the Cincinnati (life member)
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Order of Americans of Armorial Ancestry (life member)
National Gavel Society
Order of the First Families of Mississippi 1699-1817 (life member)
National Society Sons and Daughters of Antebellum Planters l607-l86l (life member)
Society of the Descendants of Colonial Clergy (life member)
Daughters of the Republic of Texas (recipient of Appreciation Award; life member of the San Jacinto Chapter)
The Pilgrims of the United States of America (life member)
The National Society Magna Charta Dames and Barons (former Historian, Houston Colony) Recipient of Jefferson Davis Historical Award, Winnie Davis Medal and Special Recognition Award

The Texas Genealogical College named Mrs. Nesbitt a recipient of the Hall of Fame Award on October 21st, 2016. To view, click here.

Mrs. Nesbitt is a recipient of the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. She is listed in all Marquis Who's Who editions.

The Bexar County Court of Commissioners at San Antonio, Texas conferred the title of Hidalgo (a member of the lower nobility of Spain), upon Mrs. Nesbitt. She is also the National Recipient of the Silver Good Citizenship Medal from the National Society Sons of the American Revolution, the Varina Howell Davis Medal, and the Honor Award for Historic Preservation.

Authorships

A Dedication of Confederate Markers: Evergreen Cemetery, February 8, 1992; Privately Published, 1994
Memorial to DeAnna DuPre Walker; Huguenot Society of South Carolina; Transaction #98, 1993
Hall and Fuller Families; Nacogdoches County Families, 1985

Television Appearances

Mrs. Nesbitt appeared on NBC television during the 1990's. She was interviewed several times about the restoration of the historic Evergreen Cemetery. To view, click here.

Mrs. Nesbitt appeared in the television pilot, Positively Houston, Houston's positive local news program by the University of Saint Thomas and Christina R. Maxwell, executive producers on PBS. To view, click video one video two or video three. Mrs. Nesbitt continues to support PBS.

For over 35 years, Mrs. Nesbitt has been a member of Harris County Historical Commission, (appointments made by the county judge). Mrs. Nesbitt, along with the Commission, researched Mrs. Nesbitt's great grandfather, James Robert Cade. On February 2, 2016, Mrs. Nesbitt was notified by the State of Texas that Mr. Cade was selected to be honored with an Official Texas State Historical Marker. He was the only individual selected to receive this prestigious honor during 2015-2016. The marker was placed in Glenwood Cemetery - the Victorian Section, in Houston, Texas along with other notables such as Howard Hughes, Jr., awarding film star Gene Tierney, Wild-Cater and celebrity, Glenn McCarthy, Sr. and others. Mr. Cade is considered to be the Howard Hughes of innovation in the design and manufacture of steel-fabricated private and public rail cars in the United States, circa 1885-1912. The dedication ceremony was held on May 6, 2017. For information on the dedication please .click here

A number of Commendations were presented during the ceremony. They include one from the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, the Governor of Texas, the Texas State Senate, the Texas State House, and the Mayor of Houston. As part of the dedication ceremony, Mrs. Nesbitt was presented a Certificate of Commendation for her work in historic preservation, in recognition of James Robert Cade, by the United States Senate.

Other Notes

Mrs. Nesbitt was elected to life membership in The Pilgrims of the United States (in alliance with The Pilgrims of Great Britain.)

For decades Mrs. Nesbitt has been a supporter of Houston's Theatre Under the Stars and she is recognized for her efforts in the VIP category.

Mrs. Nesbitt served on the Southern Heritage and Debutante Ball for 35 years, as Chairman, and later as the Advisor for three Chairmen.

She was elected the National Recipient of the George Washington Honor Medal in the category of Individual Achievement which was awarded by the Freedom Foundation of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. She was appointed a Kentucky Colonel for life for her historic preservation in that State. Additionally, she served as Director for the Dad's Club for over a decade. Also, she served as a member of Larry Casey's Highwater Rescue Team during Hurricane Harvey.

Mrs. Nesbitt has been a 30+ year member of the Petroleum Club of Houston. She is a member of the Junior League of Houston, and a family member of the West Side Tennis Club of Houston. Following in the footsteps of her Anglican forebears, she is a devout and lifelong Episcopalian.

Frederick Ira Ordway*

(1894 - 1974)

HSC 2003 Honorary Member

Colonel Frederick Ira Ordway, Jr., the son of Frederick Ira Ordway and Grace Lincoln Shannon, was born in Melrose, MA on August 15, 1894. He married Frances Antoinette Wright in Forest Hills, NY on June 15, 1922. They had one son, Frederick Ira Ordway, III. Col. Ordway married his second wife, Mary Dolores Godwin, in Portsmouth, NH on December 12, 1952. Col. Ordway died in Washington, DC on August 6, 1974.

Col. Ordway was educated at Pinkerton Academy in Derry and Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, NH. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of New Hampshire in Durham in 1920, followed by graduate work in corporate law at Fordham University in New York City.

His career in the military began on May 15, 1917 at Plattsburg, NY at the 1st Officers Training Camp. While serving with the 1st Troop of New England Calvary at Plattsburg, he pursued his interest in aviation. On June 15 1917, he was among twenty-five officer candidates selected for flying training with the Royal Flying Corps in Canada. After ground school at the University of Toronto and advanced training at Camp Borden, Cadet Ordway eventually joined the 1st Pursuit Group at the Front near Toul, France. Lieut. Ordway was transferred in June of 1918 to the 94th Squadron, First Pursuit Group, American Expeditionary Force commanded by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker. During that time, he participated in the Marne Offensive and the Verdun Drive, which ended the war. Following the Armistice, Lieut. Ordway served with the Air Service History Board in Tours until his return to the United States in the spring of 1919. While in business in New York City, Mr. Ordway served for two years in the Squadron "A" Cavalry, New York National Guard.

In the inter-war period, he worked with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and with Blyth & Company investment bankers, one of the leading underwriters in the United States in domestic and foreign securities and in all phases of international banking. From 1929 until 1941 he managed the Bond Department of Cassatt & Company and later joined Wortham & North, investment counsel. He was cited in 1939 by the President of the New York Stock Exchange as one of the leaders in the preparation and analysis of corporation statements.

In June of 1941, Major Ordway was called to active duty as Executive Officer to Major General Oliver P. Echols, Assistant Chief of Staff, Headquarters Material Command in Washington. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in the spring of 1942 and was transferred to the U. S. Ninth Air Force in Cairo as liaison office with the Headquarter of the Royal Air Force. During that time, Lt. Col. Ordway was stationed in Cairo, Egypt, Algiers, and Naples, Italy. After the War ended in 1945, he was promoted to Colonel and continued on active duty in various capacities with the Office of the Foreign Liquidation Commissioner.

In his retirement, Col. Ordway devoted most of his time to the hereditary, patriotic and historical societies of the United States.

Memberships

Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Massachusetts
Order of the Founders and Patriots of America (former Councilor General; former of Governor of the Washington, D.C. Society)
General Society of Colonial Wars (former Deputy Governor General and Registrar of Washington, D.C. Society)
General Society of the War of 1812 (former Registrar General)
National Huguenot Society (former Curator General)
Hereditary Order of Descendants of Loyalists and Patriots of the American Revolution (former Governor General)
Huguenot Society of Washington, D.C. (former Treasurer)
General Society of Mayflower Descendants (former Deputy Governor General; former Governor of the Washington D.C. Society)
Piscataqua Pioneers (former Vice President)
Society of Descendants of Knights of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors
Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the United States of America
Baronial Order of Magna Charta
Military Order of the Crusades
General Society Sons of the Revolution
National Society Sons of the American Revolution (former Librarian Washington, D.C. Society)
Sons and Daughters of the First Settlers of Newbury, Massachusetts
Flagon and Trencher
Huguenot Society of London

Col. Ordway edited and published numerous volumes for the hereditary societies, including the 1967 Register of the Society of Colonial Wars, D.C., the 1970 Register of Mayflower Descendants, D.C., the 1971 Register of the General Society of the War of 1812 and the 1963-1971 Proceedings of the National Huguenot Society. Col. Ordway also served on the editorial committee of the 1972, 1973 and 1974 editions of the Hereditary Register of the United States of America.

Chivalric Orders

The Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, Knight Chevalier and former Secretary of the Priory of St. King Charles the Martyr of Washington, D.C.

Listed In

The Social List of Washington, D.C.
Marquis Who's Who In America

Notes

Col. Ordway was always an avid sportsman, horseback riding, skiing and especially tennis being his favorites. He was a member of the Longwood Cricket Club; West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills; American Yacht Club, Rye; University Club of Washington, D.C.; Badminton and Tennis Club, Boston; Army Navy Country Club, Washington; Gazira Sporting Club, Cairo; Racquet Club d'Algiers; Circulo Nautico Giovenese, Naples and the Kenwood Golf & Country Club, Washington.

Grahame Thomas Smallwood*

(1919 - 2000)

HSC 2003 Honorary Member

Grahame Thomas Smallwood, Jr., the son of of Graeme T. Smallwood and Dorothy (Hubbell) Smallwood, was born in Toledo, Ohio on February 26, 1919. Mr. Smallwood spent his youth in Washington, D.C. and then lived in Philadelphia, PA, Salt Lake City, UT, and finally Potomac, MD. He studied at the College Moderne in Geneva, Switzerland and at the Lycée de St. Gilles in Brussels, Belgium. Mr. Smallwood died on December 3, 2000, and is survived by his sister, Mrs. Paul Milton Niebell, Sr. (Beasley - Eleanor Warrene Smallwood)

Mr. Smallwood served in the Pacific in World War II as an U.S. Army counter-intelligence agent. He had a twenty-eight-year career with TWA, both as an account executive, then as Eastern Regional Advertising and Sales Manager. After retiring, he pursued his genealogical endeavors and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah.

"Chips" was a cultured and talented man in all of his chosen fields and was recognized as a premier leader in hereditary societies. There were sixteen lineage societies fortunate to have had "Chips" as their leader and friend. He was respected researcher, author and co-founder of several lineage societies.

Memberships

Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Connecticut
National Gavel Society (former President)
General Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia (former Governor)
Order of the Crown in America (former Registrar General)
First Families of Virginia 1607-1624
Saint Nicholas Society in the City of New York (former Secretary General)
National Society Americans of Royal Descent (Honorary President General)
Order of Three Crusades 1096-1192 (former Registrar General; former Treasurer General)
Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the United States of America (Honorary President General)
Baronial Order of the Magna Charta (former Marshal)
The Military Order of the Crusades (former Commander General)
General Society of Mayflower Descendants
Order of Scions of Colonial Cavaliers 1640-1660 (Honorary Member)
Jamestowne Society (Deputy Governor, Washington & Northern Virginia Company)
Society of Descendants of Knights of the Garter (former member of the Board of American Friends)
Order of the Founders and Patriots of America (former Governor General)
Order of Americans of Armorial Ancestry (Honorary President General)
The Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors (Honorary Governor General)
National Huguenot Society (Honorary President General)
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
General Society of the War of 1812 (former First Vice President of the Washington, D.C. Society)
General Society Sons of the Revolution (former President of the Washington, D.C. Society)
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (former Vice President General; former Genealogist General; former Librarian General)
National Society Children of the American Revolution (former Senior National Vice President)
Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States
Society of the Descendants of Colonial Clergy (former Executive Council Member)
Sons and Daughters of the Colonial and Antebellum Bench & Bar l565-l86l (former President General)
National Society Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims (Honorary Governor General)
National Society of Sons of American Colonists (Honorary Governor General)
Hereditary Order of Descendants Loyalists & Patriots American Revolution (former Treasurer General)
Order of the First Families of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 1636-1647 (Honorary Governor General)
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York
Descendants of the Illegitimate Sons and Daughters of the Kings of Britain (former Secretary-Treasurer)
Order of Lafayette
Flagon and Trencher
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Colonial Society of Pennsylvania (former Board Member)
Swedish Colonial Society
Dutch Colonial Society of Delaware
Dutch Settlers Society of Albany
Welsh Society of Philadelphia
Netherlands Society of Philadelphia (former Chairman, Membership Committee)
Sons and Daughters of the First Settlers of Newbury, Massachusetts
Royal Society of St. George

Mr. Smallwood was the recipient of the Award of Merit by the National Genealogical Society and also served as executive secretary, treasurer and trustee of the Association of Professional Genealogists. In 2000, he received the Distinguished Service Medal from the Sons of the American Revolution. The Association of Professional Genealogists instituted the 'Grahame Thomas Smallwood, Jr. Award' in the year of his passing, as well.

Chivalric Orders

Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (Officer)

Notes

Mr. Smallwood was a member of the Union League Club, Philadelphia, PA; the Poor Richard Club of Philadelphia; Peale Club of Philadelphia; Philadelphia Council of the Navy League; and the Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C.

In addition, Mr. Smallwood held memberships in the New England Historical and Genealogical Society; Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania; Stamford Genealogical Society; Connecticut Society of Genealogists; National Genealogical Society (former Vice President); Society of Genealogists (London, England); Griswold Family Association; and American Society of Heraldry.

Mr. Smallwood was also a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation; Friends of Winterthur; Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia Society for Preservation of Landmarks; Friends of Independence National Historical Park; Netherlands America Foundation; Maritime Museum; the University Museum; Independence Hall Association; The Athenaem; Washington Crossing Foundation; Philadelphia Museum of Art; British American Society; the Franklin Institute; and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

David Carline Smith

HSC 2003 Honorary Member

David Carline Smith, a native of Allen County, Kentucky, is the son of Roy B. and Amanda Devine Smith. Mr. Smith is married to Nancy Lou Roper. The Smiths have one daughter, Cathrine Smith Gordon, and two grandchildren.

Mr. Smith attended Western Kentucky University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in History and Economics in 1963. He completed the M.A. in Education at Austin Peay State University in 1966, and then completed his post-graduate work (thirty hours beyond Masters) at Western Kentucky University in 1970. He is a retired teacher, having taught American History for over thirty-three years in the Christian County, Kentucky Public Schools. Mr. Smith has been an adjunct faculty member of Hopkinsville Community College since 1988. He and his wife reside in Pembroke, KY.

Memberships

National Gavel Society
Order of the Crown in America
Order of Three Crusades 1096-1192
Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the United States of America
Order of Americans of Armorial Ancestry (President General; Genealogist General)
Baronial Order of Magna Charta
General Society of Colonial Wars
Order of Indian Wars of the United States
General Society of the War of 1812 (former President of the Kentucky Society)
General Society Sons of Revolution (former Secretary and Registrar of the Kentucky Society)
National Society Sons of American Revolution (former State President of the Kentucky Society)
Presidential Families of America
Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia (former National President; Honorary National President)
National Huguenot Society (Third National Vice President General; former President of Kentucky Branch)
National Society Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims (former Governor General; former Branch Governor of Kentucky)
National Society Sons and Daughters of Colonial and Antebellum Bench and Bar 1565-1861 (Genealogist General)
National Society of Sons of American Colonists
National Society Sons of Colonial New England
National Society Sons and Daughters of Antebellum Planters 1607-1861 (Genealogist General)
Hereditary Order of Descendants of the Loyalists & Patriots of the American Revolution
National Society Early Descendants of Quakers (National Recording Clerk)
Somerset Chapter of Magna Charta Barons

Other Notes

Mr. Smith is a member of Hopkinsville Kiwanis Club; former member and former Board President of Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library Board of Trustees; former member of Pennyrile Area Museum Board. He is also a current member of Christian County Cemetery Board, and served as historian and genealogist abstracted the funeral home records in Christian County, Kentucky. In addition, Mr. Smith recorded Afro-American cemeteries in Christian, Todd and Trigg Counties, Kentucky for future publication. Mr. Smith is a Communicant of Grace Episcopal Church, Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

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