our history: SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Connecting to Our
Future by Preserving
the Past
DECEMBER 2016
PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY
BY ABIGAIL GIEGER
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“To be ignorant of what occurred
before you were born is to remain
always a child.” — Cicero
arker County seems to draw history lovers, perhaps
that’s because of its rich history.
To many, their family history is a great source of
honor and pride. That describes Parker Countians Mike
Connelley and Vaughn Oliver both are members of the
Sons of the American Revolution, the K.M. Van Zandt
Chapter 6, founded in 1930 and named for the famed
Major.
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The Texas Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution
began with a conversation between Sam P. Cochran of
Dallas and Dr. Valin R. Woodward, of Fort Worth. At that
time there were only nine members of the TSSAR in Fort
Worth. Woodward suggested having a local chapter in
Fort Worth.
Their first meeting was held in the director’s room
of Fort Worth National Bank. Another member, Sam B.