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NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FROM THE FIRST DUVAL ASSOCIATION MEETING - 1936
From the Nashville (Tennessee) Banner, September 2nd, 1936
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DUVAL FAMILY REUNION ELECTS NASHVILLIAN AS NATIONAL LEADER
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Descendants of Samuel DuVal, Revolutionary soldier of Huguenot descent,
held a reunion last Saturday, in the dining-room of McKendree Methodist Church
for the purpose of organizing a family association.
McKendree Church was chosen as a meeting place in recognition of the sentiment
attached to the memory of a member of the family, the Rev.
James Gwin, an early pastor of the church who also served as Andrew Jackson's army chaplain.
Greetings from the members of the family living in Nashville were extended by Lee Baskette and
Robert DuVal of Springfield, Tenn. gave the response. Mrs. Margaret Buchanan of Richmond, Ky.,
gave a short talk on Samuel DuVal and his plantation, Mt. Comfort, VA., now Chestnut Hill and
Highland Park sections in Richmond,Va.
The following officers were elected:
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John DuVal of Nashville, president;
Col. William J. DuVal of Hutchinson, Kan.,
Judge DuVal West of San Antonio, Texas,
Judge E.F. Higgins of El Paso, Texas - vice presidents;
Mrs. Richard Reynolds of Nashville, recording secretary;
Robert DuVal of Springfield, Tenn., treasurer;
Mrs. Buchanan, historian;
Miss Mayme LaRue of Franklin, Ky., genealogist;
Col. A.K. Baskette of Columbus, Ohio,
T.D. Dunscombe of Columbia, S.C.,
and Mrs. Buchanan - publication committee.
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The 1937 reunion will be held at Franklin, Ky., the last Sunday in August.
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DuVal Family Association, 1936
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