Postcard to John S. Jones, Dec. 24, 1913

Well, for all my good intentions, I have still not been able to do regular blog posts and for that, I am sorry.  Maybe after the holidays?  I can only hope. Anyway, here is a short post so that you will see I am still out here!

The following postcard was sent to John S. Jones, Hankinson, North Dakota from Mrs. J. M. Smith and postmarked Green Bay, Wisconsin on 24 December 1913.

Here is a transcription of the message:  "Dear John:     I Hope you arrived home safely & know that you are having a good time with your family but I just want to say A Merry Christmas to you.  Lovingly  Mrs. J. M. Smith."

Here is my post on John S. Jones.

I don't recognize "Mrs. J. M. Smith."   I did a quick search but did not turn up any J. M. Smith in Green Bay, Wisconsin ca 1913.

Mayflower Ancestors

With Thanksgiving fast approaching, I thought I'd do a quick post about my husband's Mayflower ancestry.  This line is another that needs further research, but I am confident enough of it to post this basic outline.

Updated Nov. 22, 2017:  I recently discovered a new Mayflower website with biographies of the passengers that is in commemoration of the upcoming 400th anniversary of the ship's landing in America.  I've added links to that site.

My husband's three known Mayflower ancestors are Richard Warren, Francis Cooke, and his son, John Cooke.  These three men came to America on the Mayflower in 1620.  Richard Warren's wife, Elizabeth (Walker), and his daughter, Sarah Warren, came to Plymouth Colony in 1623 on the ship Anne.  Also on the Anne were Francis Cooke's wife, Hester Mahieu, and children.  John Cooke and Sarah Warren were married in Plymouth Colony in 1634.

There is a wealth of information available on these individuals, so I will not go into that here.  

So my husband descends from John Cooke (son of Francis Cooke and Hester Mahieu) and Sarah Warren (daughter of Richard Warren and Elizabeth Walker).  Here is the line:

	John Cooke
		b. c 1607
		at Leiden, Holland
		d. 23 Nov 1695
		at Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA
		m. 28 Mar 1634
		at Plymouth Colony, MA
	+Sarah Warren
		b. c 1614
		at England
		d. a 15 Jul 1696
		at Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA
	Sarah Cooke
		b. Dec 1635
		at Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA
		d. a Feb 1712
		at Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA
		m. 20 Nov 1652
		at Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA
	+Arthur Hathaway
		b. b 1625
		at England
		d. 6 Feb 1711
		at Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA
	Mary Hathaway
		b. c 1665
		at Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA
		d. a Jul 1728
		at Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA
		m. 1680
		at Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA
	+Samuel Hammond
		b. 1655
		at Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA
		d. 1728
		at Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA
	Jebediah Hammond
		b. 19 Sep 1690
		at Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA
		d.
		at
		m. 5 Nov 1712
		at Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA
	+Elizabeth Parker
		b. 7 Jul 1693
		at MA
		d. 16 Mar 1723
		at
	Agatha Hammond
		b. 13 Sep 1713
		at Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA
		d.
		at
		m. 15 Jan 1735
		at Scituate, MA
	+Thomas Pincin
		b. 1707
		at Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA
		d.
		at
	Judith Pinchin
		b. 5 Jan 1743
		at Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA
		d. 28 Dec 1786
		at Chesterfield, Hampshire Co., MA
		m. 9 Jan 1766
		at Scituate, MA
	+John Pincin
		b. 1 Nov 1741
		at Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA
		d. 13 Aug 1821
		at Chesterfield, Hampshire Co., MA
	Rizpah Pincin
		b. 9 Jan 1771
		at Scituate, MA
		d. 21 May 1858
		at Montreal, Canada
		m. 29 Dec 1791
		at Chesterfield, Hampshire Co., MA
	+Joshua Healey
		b. 11 Oct 1772
		at Chesterfield, Hampshire Co., MA
		d.
		at
	Sylvester Forbes Healey
		b. c 1806
		at St. Abans, Franklin Co., VT
		d. 7 Jan 1884
		at the home of Dr. Caleb Scott, Liberty Township, White Co., IN
		m. 19 Feb 1830
		at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Montreal, QC, Canada
	+Rosa H. Hall
		b. c 1805
		at Montreal, QC, Canada
		d. 7 Mar 1886
		at Liberty Township, White County, IN
	Joshua Healey
		b. 18 Nov 1838
		at Hinchinbrook, Beauharnois Co., QC, Canada
		d. 2 Jan 1880
		at Goodland, Newton Co., IN
		m. 23 Feb 1864
		at Delphi, Carroll Co., IN
	+Julia Ann Howland
		b. 9 Feb 1840
		at in a log house, near Perrysburg, Miami Co., IN
		d. 14 May 1913
		at at the home of her son, George, Rensselaer, Jasper Co., IN
	George Howland Healey
		b. 14 Nov 1873
		at Rensselaer, Jasper Co., IN
		d. 13 Feb 1945
		at Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN
		m. 14 Jun 1893
		at Christian Church, Tipton, Moniteau Co., MO
	+Stella Naomi Hough
		b. 3 Jan 1875
		at Clarksburg, Decatur Co., IN
		d. 19 Jun 1974
		at Greenview Nursing Home, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN
	Vera Voynne Healey
		b. 6 Jun 1898
		at Brookston, White Co., IN
		d. 7 Dec 1975
		at Turtle Creek Convalescent Center, 55 W. 33rd, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN
		m. 24 Feb 1923
		at Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY
	+William Robert Braden
		b. 28 Sep 1898
		at Mulberry, Clinton Co., IN
		d. 18 Jun 1979
		at Richmond, Wayne Co., IN
	my mother-in-law
	+my husband's father
	My husband

My husband is the 10th great-grandson of John Cooke and Sarah Warren.  He is the 11th great-grandson of Francis Cooke and Hester Mahieu and of Richard Warren and Elizabeth Walker.