The Lockwood Post GAR #175 of Port Byron once had an auxiliary but little is known about it as an organization. In searching newspapers, I have found an entry that confirms they were indeed part of our community:
AUBURN WEEKLY BULLETIN. FEBRUARY 1, 1901
PORT BYRON, Jan. 29
The Lockwood Post Woman's Relief Corps, No 207 will hold a rummage sale in the vacant store of Mrs. James V White commencing tomorrow.
We know that this auxiliary was no longer functioning as of 1916 when the auxiliary for the R.R. Stillwell Sons of Veterans was formed. To date, newspaper coverage listing the officers for the W.R.C. No. 207 of Port Byron has been hard to locate.
If anyone in your family belonged to the Lockwood Post G.A.R., the R.R. Stillwell Sons of Union Veterans, or any of their auxiliaries, please email me so I can update the members list.
Partial Lockwood Post GAR List
I will be creating a similar list for the auxiliaries but need your feedback to help tabulate the lists. I look forward to hearing from anyone that had ancestors or relative that belonged to these organizations.
To learn more about the Woman's Relief Corps, click (here)
