Marriage of Mary D. "Mayme" Hughes and John F. "Frank" Coad, 1896
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Articles on the marriage of
Mary D. "Mayme" Hughes and John F. "Frank" Coad
12 February 1896, Council Bluffs, Iowa

Mayme Hughes was the youngest daughter of Martin and Mary (Wickham) Hughes. She was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1873, and lived there until her marriage. She married John Francis "Frank" Coad on 12 Feb 1896. The Coads were a prominent banking family in Omaha. Mayme and Frank had four children, Marion (who married George C. Wigert), Pauline (who married Clesson A. Jeffrey), John Francis IV and Edmond, who died in adolescence. Mayme was only 30 years old when she died in October 1903. She is buried in her parents' family plot in St. Joseph Cemetery, Council Bluffs. Frank Coad remarried in 1912.

Related Items:
Biographies of John F. Coad, his father and brothers Paul E. and Ralph from 1925.
Biography of Mayme's father, Martin Hughes, from 1891.
The Hughes residence at 903 3rd St., Council Bluffs, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Biographies of Mayme's uncles James, Patrick and Owen P. Wickham.
Mayme's obituary.
Obituaries for Mayme's father, Martin, mother Mary and brothers John J. and Martin D. Jr.
Pictures of the Hughes family plot in St. Joseph's Cemetery.

Morning World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska)
Thursday, 13 February 1896, p. 3


EVENTS IN COUNCIL BLUFFS
Coad-Hughes.
      The marriage of Mr. John F. Coad, jr., of Omaha, and Miss Mary D. Hughes of this city, occurred yesterday morning at 9 o'clock in St. Francis Xavier's church. It was largely attended. Mr. and Mrs. Coad have gone for a bridal tour through the south, and after their return will be at home to their friends in Omaha.
      Miss Nellie Coad 1 was maid of honor, and the bridesmaids were Miss Jennie Keating, Miss Rose Brady and Miss Anna Wickham.2 Thomas B. Hughes 3 was groomsman. The ushers were Martin Hughes, jr.,4 Mark Coad,5 P. J. McBride and Charles Beaten.


1 Nellie Coad was Helen, the oldest of Frank's sisters.
2 Anna Wickham was probably Mayme's cousin, the daughter of her uncle James Wickham.
3 Thomas B. Hughes was Mayme's brother.
4 Martin Hughes jr. was Mayme's youngest brother.
5 Frank Coad had both an uncle and a brother named Mark, this Mark was probably his brother.

Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, Nebraska)
Thursday, 13 February 1896, p. 3


COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
Coad-Hughes.
    A brilliant wedding took place yesterday at St. Francis Xavier church. The contracting parties were John F. Coad, jr., of Omaha and Miss Mame Hughes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hughes of this city. Mr. Coad is the promising son of J. T. Coad and is connected with the Packer's National bank of South Omaha. They were the recipients of many beautiful presents. The bride and groom left last evening for an extended trip south to be home March 15.

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Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, Nebraska)
Sunday, 16 February 1896, p. 6


JUST BEFORE LENTEN DAYS
Council Bluffs Society Has Some Events of Prominent Interest.
COAD-HUGHES WEDDING A FEATURE
Brilliant Scene in St. Francis Church on Wednesday Morning--The Monday Musical Club--Society Happenings.
    One of the most fashionable, as well as brilliant weddings that has occurred in St. Francis church and for which Council Bluffs people have been anxiously looking, took place Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock, when Miss Mayme Hughes, daughter to Martin Hughes, was united in marriage to Mr. John Coad, jr., son of John Coad, sr., of Omaha.
    Long before the hour was set for the ceremony arrived the church was packed almost to suffocation, and the sidewalk in front was thronged with people waiting to see the bridal party alight. The interior was beautifully decorated. The color scheme was green and white. The chancel was artistically ornamented with palms and ferns, huge palms forming an arch at the chancel rail. Ropes of smilax swung gracefully from the sanctuary lamp, and were caught to each ends of the chancel rail, with true loverknots of wide white satin ribbon. The chancel rail was hung with white silk and was wreathed with smilax and bows of white satin ribbon.
    The bridal party made a very pretty picture as they came slowly up the aisle to the strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march. The ushers, Messrs. Martin Hughes, jr.,1 Mark Coad,2 Charles Beaton and P. J. McBride came first, followed by the bride, leaning on the arm of her father. She wore an exquisite gown of ivory satin, entraine, long veil of Brussels net. Her only ornament was a diamond pendant, the gift of the groom's father. She carried a large bouquet of bride's roses.
    After them came the maid of honor, Miss Coad 3 of Omaha, wearing a beautiful imported gown of pale rose satin, pearl trimmings and a bouquet of white roses. Closely following were the three bridesmaids, Miss Brady of Omaha, in yellow silk, with a blue mousseline de soie overdress, American beauty roses; Miss Wickham,4 blue silk under white mousseline de soie, La France roses; Miss Jennie Keating, a lavender silk, with white Paris muslin, with wide valenciennes insertion overdress, Comte de Chandon roses. They were met at the chancel by the groom and his best man, Thomas B. Hughes.5
    After the beautiful and impressive ceremony the bridal party, accompanied by the relatives and immediate friends, repaired to the elegant home of the bride's parents on Third street, where an elaborate breakfast was served by Balduff.
    Flowers and ferns were in profusion everywhere. In the reception hall were red roses, carnations and palms. Pink was the prevailing color in the front parlor. The mantels were banked with La France roses and smilax. In the south parlor roses were the prevailing ornaments. In the dining room green and white was the color scheme. Smilax hung from the chandeliers and was caught at the four corners of the table with wide white satin ribbon. In the center of the table was a mound of white carnations and smilax and at each end of the table was a tall silver candelabrum. The couple left at 4 o'clock for the south. They will be in New Orleans for the Mardi Gras.
    Mr. and Mrs. Coad will be at home to their friends after March 15 at 724 South Thirty-sixth street, Omaha.6
    Among the many costly presents of which they were the recipients probably the most useful was a deed to a house and lot in Omaha, the house completely furnished, the gift of the groom's father. The groom's gift to the bride was an elegant gold watch and chain with monogram set in diamonds.

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1 Martin Hughes Jr. was Mayme's younger brother, and the youngest of the Hughes children.
2 Frank Coad had both an uncle and a brother named Mark, this Mark was probably his brother.
3 Helen "Nellie" Coad, the oldest of Frank's sisters.
4 Anna Wickham was probably Mayme's cousin, the daughter of her uncle James Wickham.
5 Thomas B. Hughes was Mayme's older brother.
6 It appears the house has been torn down, there is a Kwik Shop at 724 S 36th St today.






Transcribed by Erica DeCoursey
2008