{"id":83533,"date":"2022-03-18T13:33:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T17:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=83533"},"modified":"2022-06-08T13:58:36","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T17:58:36","slug":"mayflower-descendants-whos-who-part-13-conclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/mayflower-descendants-whos-who-part-13-conclusion.html","title":{"rendered":"Mayflower Descendants: Who\u2019s Who, Part 13 (conclusion)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Introduction<\/em><\/strong><em>: In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series profiling descendants of the Mayflower settlers, giving more details of the tricentennial celebrations in Nebraska in 1920. Melissa is a genealogist who has a blog, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestoryarchives.com\/\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AnceStory Archives<\/a>, and a Facebook group, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/HistoryGenNEFamilies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New England Family Genealogy and History<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Today I continue with my \u201cMayflower Descendants: Who\u2019s Who\u201d series, with more on the descendants who resided in Nebraska in 1920. It was a year to celebrate! It was the 300<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the Pilgrims landing on Plymouth Rock. The Nebraska families marked the occasion with a big parade, and the <em>Omaha Herald<\/em> featured the proud Pilgrim descendants.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_83353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83353\" style=\"width: 440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/omaha-world-herald-newspaper-0822-1920-pilgrims.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/omaha-world-herald-newspaper-0822-1920-pilgrims.jpg\" alt=\"An article about Mayflower descendants in Nebraska, Omaha World-Herald newspaper article 22 August 1920\" width=\"440\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/omaha-world-herald-newspaper-0822-1920-pilgrims.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/omaha-world-herald-newspaper-0822-1920-pilgrims-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-83353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska), 22 August 1920, page 41<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Amongst others, the article highlighted two generations of <em>Mayflower<\/em> descendants:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thomas Casady, born Francis LeBaron \u201cFanny\u201d Kasson, daughter of LeBaron James and Mary Jane (McFarland) Kasson; and her daughter Francis Christabel Casady, who would later become the wife of Rev. Jonathan Goodhue Sherman and mother to Thomas Sherman, Sallie Sherman Lloyd, and Marilyn Sherman Kitler.<\/li>\n<li>Casady and her daughter and grandchildren descend from <em>Mayflower<\/em> passengers Governor William Bradford and Thomas Rogers.<\/li>\n<li>The LeBaron name was a rare one in the genealogical circles and one of great interest due to its Plymouth connection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This newspaper article contained a passage from John A. Goodwin\u2019s book <em>The Pilgrim Republic<\/em> that describes the romantic tale of the first Frances LeBaron:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIn 1694 there was no surgeon at Plymouth, and the wife of Goodman Hunter is said to have been in much suffering for want of one. A French privateer had just been wrecked in Buzzard\u2019s Bay; her accomplished surgeon, only 26 years old, was Francis LeBaron, supposed to be the scion of some Huguenot family then in royal disfavor, and bearing an assumed name. While in Plymouth, on his way to Boston as a prisoner-of-war, he heard of Goodwife Hunter\u2019s wife\u2019s case and treated it with great success. The selectmen secured his release by Lieutenant-Governor Stoughton, and his settlement at Plymouth as their surgeon.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_83539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83539\" style=\"width: 915px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/illustration-0318-2022-lebaron-wilder-wedding.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/illustration-0318-2022-lebaron-wilder-wedding.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration: the marriage of Dr. Francis LeBaron and Mary Wilder, Plymouth, 1695. Frederick Dielman R.A. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.\" width=\"915\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/illustration-0318-2022-lebaron-wilder-wedding.jpg 915w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/illustration-0318-2022-lebaron-wilder-wedding-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/illustration-0318-2022-lebaron-wilder-wedding-768x475.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-83539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illustration: the marriage of Dr. Francis LeBaron and Mary Wilder, Plymouth, 1695. Frederick Dielman R.A. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Francis LeBaron married Mary Wilder, daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Eames) Wilder of Hingham, Massachusetts, in September 1695. Two sons from that marriage would marry Bartlett women, direct descendants of <em>Mayflower<\/em> passenger Richard Warren.<\/p>\n<p>The article highlighted other <em>Mayflower<\/em> descendants in Nebraska:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Benjamin F. Bailey, born Minnie Frank Bryant, daughter of Ebenezer Sumner and Louisa Maria (Turner) Bryant of Wareham, Massachusetts. She is a descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, Miles Standish, and George Soule.<\/li>\n<li>She married Dr. Benjamin Franklin Bailey, son of William and Mariette (Barnes) Bailey of Littleton, New Hampshire, in 1882. Minnie\u2019s ancestry is published in the <em>Lineage of National Society of the Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, Volume II<\/em> on page 9. She was a member of this society in Nebraska.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It was not a little matter for Minnie and her husband to relocate to Lincoln, Nebraska. Many of her relations protested and Minnie shared her story with the newspaper:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI was the first of that branch of my family to contemplate moving more than twenty miles from the Plymouth home. The relatives came from all over to try to persuade me to desist from such a wild and hazardous adventure. Not being able to move me from my determination, they endeavored to persuade my father to forbid my going, using as an argument that he could never hope to see me again. Indians, distance and hardships would separate us forever, until I began to feel that the same fortitude and determination which upheld my Pilgrim ancestors must sustain me. My husband promised that I should return each year, which promise has been faithfully kept. The little church in the suburbs of Plymouth where many generations of my family worshipped, has been bought and restored by my grandmother\u2019s descendants, and one day in midsummer of each year the relatives meet in reunion and so keep alive the traditions and family interest.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_83541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83541\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/photo-0318-2022-effie-weeth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/photo-0318-2022-effie-weeth.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Mrs. Effie Reed Weeth and Mrs. Raymond V. Cole dressed in colonial costume, Daughters of the American Revolution Omaha Chapter tea, February 1932, from the Nathaniel L. Dewell Collection #51724. Courtesy of the Nebraska Historical Society.\" width=\"770\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/photo-0318-2022-effie-weeth.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/photo-0318-2022-effie-weeth-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/photo-0318-2022-effie-weeth-768x571.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-83541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Mrs. Effie Reed Weeth and Mrs. Raymond V. Cole dressed in colonial costume, Daughters of the American Revolution Omaha Chapter tea, February 1932, from the Nathaniel L. Dewell Collection #51724. Courtesy of the Nebraska Historical Society.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pilgrim offspring, through the generations, promoted patriotism: Two mentioned in this article are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joseph Reed Weeth, born Effie Francis Reed, daughter of Charles Edson Reed and Emily Newell; and her daughter Gertrude Emily Weeth. Mrs. Weeth and her daughter descend from <em>Mayflower<\/em> passenger Francis Cooke.<\/li>\n<li>Both mother and daughter were members of the Omaha Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and filed their applications under patriot Benjamin Reed, a great grandson of William Reed and Esther Tomson, daughter of Lt. John Tomson and Mary Cooke, daughter of Francis Cooke.<\/li>\n<li>In 1932 Effie and fellow DAR darling Mrs. Raymond V. Cole dressed in colonial costume to pour the tea for a George Washington birthday celebration at the Fontenelle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_83543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83543\" style=\"width: 373px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/omaha-world-herald-newspaper-0221-1932-dar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/omaha-world-herald-newspaper-0221-1932-dar.jpg\" alt=\"An article about the Daughters of the American Revolution, Omaha World-Herald newspaper article 21 February 1932\" width=\"373\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/omaha-world-herald-newspaper-0221-1932-dar.jpg 373w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/omaha-world-herald-newspaper-0221-1932-dar-186x300.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-83543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska), 21 February 1932, page 35<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stay tuned for more \u201cMayflower Descendants: Who\u2019s Who.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Note:<\/em><\/strong> An online collection of newspapers, such as GenealogyBank\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/explore\/newspapers\/all?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=SM_Blog_txtlnk_2014_00&amp;s_referrer=social&amp;s_siteloc=blog&amp;s_trackval=SM_Blog_txtlnk_2014_00&amp;kbid=69919&amp;pq=1&amp;prebuy=no&amp;intver=&amp;CCPRODCODE=\">Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a>, is not only a great way to learn about the lives of your ancestors \u2013 the old newspaper articles also help you understand American history and the times your ancestors lived in, and the news they talked about and read in their local papers. Do you have a family connection all the way back to the <em>Mayflower<\/em> Pilgrims?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/mayflower-descendants-whos-who-part-i.html\">Mayflower Descendants: Who\u2019s Who, Part I<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/mayflower-descendants-whos-who-part-ii.html\">Mayflower Descendants: Who\u2019s Who, Part II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/mayflower-descendants-whos-who-part-iii.html\">Mayflower Descendants: Who\u2019s Who, Part III<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/mayflower-descendants-whos-who-part-iv.html\">Mayflower Descendants: Who\u2019s Who, Part IV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/mayflower-descendants-whos-who-part-v.html\">Mayflower Descendants: Who\u2019s Who, Part V<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/mayflower-descendants-whos-who-part-vi.html\">Mayflower Descendants: Who\u2019s Who, Part VI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/mayflower-descendants-whos-who-part-vii.html\">Mayflower Descendants: Who\u2019s Who, Part VII<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/mayflower-descendants-whos-who-part-vii-conclusion.html\">Mayflower Descendants: Who\u2019s Who, Part VII (conclusion)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/mayflower-descendants-whos-who-part-8.html\">Mayflower Descendants: Who\u2019s Who, Part 8<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/mayflower-descendants-whos-who-part-9.html\">Mayflower Descendants: Who\u2019s Who, Part 9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/mayflower-descendants-whos-who-part-10.html\">Mayflower Descendants: Who\u2019s Who, Part 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/mayflower-descendants-whos-who-part-11.html\">Mayflower Descendants: Who\u2019s Who, Part 11<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/mayflower-descendants-whos-who-part-12.html\">Mayflower Descendants: Who\u2019s Who, Part 12<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/mayflower-descendants-whos-who-part-13.html\">Mayflower Descendants: Who\u2019s Who, Part 13<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series profiling descendants of Mayflower settlers, focusing on more descendants in Nebraska.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":83549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12557],"tags":[12,8263,58129],"class_list":["post-83533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genealogy-stories","tag-genealogy","tag-mayflower-pilgrims","tag-nebraska-society-of-mayflower-descendants"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/photo-0318-2022-featured-graphic-plymouth-rock-float.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83533"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83547,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83533\/revisions\/83547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}