. Decennial register of the Society of colonial wars in the state of California and proceedings at the eleventh general court, December 21, 1905. cational, charitable and reli-gious institutions will remain for all time a part of the history of thecities of his nativity and adoption. With reverential gratitude forthe sacrifices made by his ancestors in the winning of this land,and pride in their valor which helped to achieve its independenceand found a government which he believed the happiest upon eartb,he sought admission to the Societies of Colonial Wars and Sons ofthe Revolution, that his
. Decennial register of the Society of colonial wars in the state of California and proceedings at the eleventh general court, December 21, 1905. cational, charitable and reli-gious institutions will remain for all time a part of the history of thecities of his nativity and adoption. With reverential gratitude forthe sacrifices made by his ancestors in the winning of this land,and pride in their valor which helped to achieve its independenceand found a government which he believed the happiest upon eartb,he sought admission to the Societies of Colonial Wars and Sons ofthe Revolution, that his children and his childrens children mightread therein the record of those whose blood they inherited. A gentleman of the Council of this Society, his interest wasunfailing in all its proceedings, and he gave his adherence and firmsupport to all the principles of our Order. The loss of such a citizen cannot but be felt and mournedthroughout the entire scenes of his activities, and as a testimonialof our affection and appreciation of his gentle life, we spread thismemorial upon our records, and direct that a copy be transmittedto his Spencer IRoane Uborpe Spencer Roane Thorpe Born January 20, 1842, in Louisville, KentuckyDied September 2, 1905, in Moor Park, California A descendant of Patrick Henry, the whole life of Spencer RoaneThorpe was a marked exemplification of the principles which char-acterized his great ancestor. In early youth he entered St. JosephsCollege at Bardstown, Kentucky, where he remained until thespring of 1861. A Southerner by birth and ancestry, all of his affec-tions and sympathies went out to the people of his home, and inApril, 1861. when but nineteen years old, he left his College andjoined the Confederate Army, enlisting in the Sixteenth MississippiRegiment of Infantry, from which he was transferred to the FirstKentucky Infantry. He participated in the battle of Drainsville,Virginia, on December 20, 1861, when he was wounded, and heserved with
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