10/4/18 Daughters of the Republic of Texas Oakwood Cemetery Memorial by Chelsea Purgahn
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A historical marker is seen during a memorial event hosted by the Charles G. Davenport chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas at Oakwood Cemetery in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018.The event honored real daughters, daughters of Texas pioneer families living in Texas during the Republic of Texas era, and members unveiled plaques at the real daughters' grave sites. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Rhonda Reagan, Oakwood Cemetery Restoration committee member, speaks during a memorial event hosted by the Charles G. Davenport chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas at Oakwood Cemetery in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018.The event honored real daughters, daughters of Texas pioneer families living in Texas during the Republic of Texas era, and members unveiled plaques at the real daughters' grave sites. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A confederate monument is seen during a memorial event hosted by the Charles G. Davenport chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas at Oakwood Cemetery in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018.The event honored real daughters, daughters of Texas pioneer families living in Texas during the Republic of Texas era, and members unveiled plaques at the real daughters' grave sites. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Women listen as Rhonda Reagan speaks during a memorial event hosted by the Charles G. Davenport chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas at Oakwood Cemetery in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018.The event honored real daughters, daughters of Texas pioneer families living in Texas during the Republic of Texas era, and members unveiled plaques at the real daughters' grave sites. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Laura Giles and president Kathi Snow go over the program during a memorial event hosted by the Charles G. Davenport chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas at Oakwood Cemetery in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018.The event honored real daughters, daughters of Texas pioneer families living in Texas during the Republic of Texas era, and members unveiled plaques at the real daughters' grave sites. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Mary June Goodson reads the biography of Susan Azelie Davenport Durst during a memorial event hosted by the Charles G. Davenport chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas at Oakwood Cemetery in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018.The event honored real daughters, daughters of Texas pioneer families living in Texas during the Republic of Texas era, and members unveiled plaques at the real daughters' grave sites. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Sarah Beene reads the biography of Mary Jane Boren Pegues during a memorial event hosted by the Charles G. Davenport chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas at Oakwood Cemetery in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018.The event honored real daughters, daughters of Texas pioneer families living in Texas during the Republic of Texas era, and members unveiled plaques at the real daughters' grave sites. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A real daughter medallion at the grave site of Mary Jane Boren Pegues during a memorial event hosted by the Charles G. Davenport chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas at Oakwood Cemetery in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018.The event honored real daughters, daughters of Texas pioneer families living in Texas during the Republic of Texas era, and members unveiled plaques at the real daughters' grave sites. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
President Kathi Snow, right, reads the biography of Lenora "Nonie" Alabama Boren Mahoney during a memorial event hosted by the Charles G. Davenport chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas at Oakwood Cemetery in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018.The event honored real daughters, daughters of Texas pioneer families living in Texas during the Republic of Texas era, and members unveiled plaques at the real daughters' grave sites. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Johnnie McWilliams reads the biography of Julia Graham Boren Loftin during a memorial event hosted by the Charles G. Davenport chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas at Oakwood Cemetery in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018.The event honored real daughters, daughters of Texas pioneer families living in Texas during the Republic of Texas era, and members unveiled plaques at the real daughters' grave sites. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Johnnie McWilliams unveils the real daughter medallion at Julia Graham Boren Loftin's gravesite during a memorial event hosted by the Charles G. Davenport chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas at Oakwood Cemetery in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018.The event honored real daughters, daughters of Texas pioneer families living in Texas during the Republic of Texas era, and members unveiled plaques at the real daughters' grave sites. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)