{"id":24605,"date":"2017-08-21T11:19:11","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T15:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=24605"},"modified":"2023-08-09T14:24:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T18:24:43","slug":"mayflower-descendant-lola-mcdaniel-the-daughter-of-many-pioneers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/mayflower-descendant-lola-mcdaniel-the-daughter-of-many-pioneers.html","title":{"rendered":"Mayflower Descendant Lola McDaniel, the Daughter of Many Pioneers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhat you keep, you lose.
\nWhat you give away, you keep. And when you leave, you take with you, only what you have given away.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So reads the beginning of Lola Haden McDaniel\u2019s obituary. Lola was dedicated to the concept of giving \u2013 she and her husband Moran K. McDaniel cofounded the McDaniel Charitable Foundation, which supported scholarships, research, and community projects in her hometown of Galveston, Texas.<\/p>\n

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Source: GenealogyBank, Galveston County Daily News (Galveston, Texas), 29 August 2010<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lola passed away in 2010. I discovered her obituary using GenealogyBank<\/a>. Interested in finding recent obituaries of Mayflower descendants, I searched GenealogyBank\u2019s archives using the terms \u201cMayflower\u201d and \u201cancestor.\u201d Because Lola\u2019s obituary mentioned her Mayflower Pilgrim heritage, her obituary was the first result in the \u201cRecent Obituaries\u201d archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Source: GenealogyBank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lola Haden McDaniel was proud of her many heritages. A lifelong member of the Mayflower Society and the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, she was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.<\/p>\n

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Source: GenealogyBank, Galveston County Daily News (Galveston, Texas), 29 August 2010<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to the obituary, Lola was a descendant of Mayflower Compact signer John Howland<\/span>, Daniel McKinney<\/span> who fought under George Washington, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence Collin McKinney<\/span>.<\/p>\n

That makes Lola and me cousins multiple times over via all of her ancestors. I didn\u2019t know I had a cousin who not only signed the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836 but was, according to Wikipedia<\/a>, \u201cone of the five individuals who drafted [it] and the oldest person to sign it.\u201d Thank you GenealogyBank!<\/p>\n

Lola\u2019s legacy continues on with the McDaniel Charitable Foundation. The Foundation\u2019s mission is \u201cto produce profound good.\u201d Wow \u2013 wonderful mission statement.<\/p>\n

On its website, the foundation describes Lola and her husband as follows:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe McDaniel Charitable Foundation (MCF) is a 501-(c)(3) charitable foundation based in Texas City, TX. The Foundation was established in 1997 through the generosity of Moran K. and Lola H. McDaniel of La Marque, TX.<\/p>\n

\u201cLola and Moran McDaniel lived in Galveston briefly before settling in LaMarque, TX, where the couple ran a theater. Mr. and Mrs. McDaniel both attended Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. The McDaniels have been supporters of the University and various other organizations throughout the state, including the Galveston County Junior League, the Daughters of the American Republic, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, the Mayflower Society, and the First United Methodist Church.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013 McDaniel Charitable Foundation<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Photo: Moran K. and Lola Haden McDaniel. Source: McDaniel Charitable Foundation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is terrific \u2013 what good people. I never would have read their story and found these cousins without GenealogyBank!<\/p>\n

Genealogy Tip<\/em><\/strong>: Discover the stories of your relatives and other notable people by searching GenealogyBank\u2019s Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a> and Recent Obituaries<\/a> for keywords that connect you to your family \u2013 and learn more about them.<\/p>\n

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