Christy Torok, on left, and Cecile Wimberley, TNDAR state regent
Sandra Burn Boyd and Cathy Burn Allen read famous letter written by Febb Ensminger Burn
Janet Cantrell, president of Prudhomme Fort Chapter Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century
Colonial Dames commemorative wreath. The yellow rose is a symbol used by Women Suffragetts in urging the right to vote.
Stone marker of Burn Family
Commemorative yellow rose and ceremony program
A historical wreath-laying ceremony was held in honor of Febb King Ensminger Burn on Tuesday at the Niota Cemetery in Niota, Tn.
She was the mother of Harry Thomas Burn, the young 24-year-old member of the Tennessee Legislature, whose final "Aye" vote in favor of the suffragette movement, gave women the right to vote – thus known as the 19th Amendment.
The ceremony included a recitation by great-granddaughters Cathy Burn Allen and Sandra Burn Boyd, reading the ‘chatty yet pointed’ letter Febb sent to Harry that changed his mind to vote for women's voting rights.
TSDAR State Regent Cecile Wimberley gave comments that included her personal interest in Febb Burn, who was a Tennessee daughter, teacher, farmer, and businesswoman.
Proclamations were read. McMinn County Mayor John Gentry presented a proclamation for the 19th Amendment and the Febb Burn Day Proclamation was read by Tyler Forrest, her great-great-grandnephew.
Wreaths were presented representing the organizations of Daughters of the American Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution and Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century.
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Christy Torok; Cecile Wimberley, TNDAR State Regent
Stone marker of Burn Family
Commemorative yellow rose and Ceremony Program