Ida Sherman Jenne

Ida Sherman Jenne
Jenne at the White House in 1927
President National, U.S. Daughters of 1812
In office
1918–1923
Personal details
BornIda May Sherman
(1860-05-01)May 1, 1860
East Dover, Vermont, U.S.
DiedJanuary 30, 1934(1934-01-30) (aged 73)
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting placeProspect Hill Cemetery
SpouseClarence F. R. Jenne

Ida May Sherman Jenne (May 1, 1860 – January 30, 1934), also known as Mrs. Clarence F. R. Jenne, was an American socialite and philanthropist who served as president national of the National Society of United States Daughters of 1812.

Early life and family

Jenne was born Ida May Sherman on May 1, 1860, in East Dover, Vermont. She was a descendant of Captain John Sherman.

Clubs and philanthropy

Jenne was a member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, the Daughters of the American Colonists, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the United States Daughters of 1812. She served as Connecticut State Regent of the Daughters of the American Colonists. As a member of the Brattleboro Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, she served on a committee that arranged the placing of a historical marker at the Old Courthouse in Westminster, Vermont.

In 1922, she served on the Women's Emergency Committee for Near East Relief to aid starving children in the Near East.

U.S. Daughters of 1812

In 1918, Jenne was elected as President National of the United States Daughters of 1812. She collected funds in order to procure documents from archives in Ottawa to create a list of American prisoners in the War of 1812, which she presented to the Navy Department Library at the Washington Navy Yard. She was re-elected to a second term as president national on April 27, 1921, during the national society's annual session in Washington, D.C.

As Honorary President National of the United States Daughters of 1812, she and President National Kate Embry Dowdle Davis visited President Calvin Coolidge at the White House.

Personal life

Jenne lived in Hartford, Connecticut. She was married to Clarence Freemont Reuben Jenne.

She frequently corresponded with the Edwards family in Oklahoma.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Vermont Records, 1915-1986 MSA 351, MSA 725 & MSB 72" (PDF). Vermont History. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Historic Field Day, of the Brattleboro Chapter D.A.R. At Westminster Wednesday" (PDF). Windham County Reformer. No. 38. Brattleboro, Vermont. September 19, 1902. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Women Meet Crisis In Near East Relief". The Griffin Daily News and Sun. Griffin, Georgia. March 25, 1922. p. 6. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  4. ↑ "National Society, United States Daughters of 1812 records". Connecticut State Library. Hartford, Connecticut. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  5. ↑ Smith, Isabel; Snow, Elliot (March 24, 1926). "Historical Sketch of the Navy Department Library and War Records". Naval History and Heritage Command. Washington, D.C.: United States Navy. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Mrs. C.F.R. Jenne Re-elected". The New York Times. New York, New York. April 28, 1921. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  7. ↑ "President Coolidge and pages at Convention of Daughters of 1812. The pretty girls from all parts of the country who are acting as pages at the annual convention of the Daughters of 1812 in Washington, were greeted by President Coolidge at the White House today. In the center of photograph, left to right: Mrs. Samuel Preston Davis, of Little Rock, Ark., President General; President Coolidge and Mrs. Clarence F.R. Jenne, Honorary President General". Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  8. ↑ "University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections A. C. (Archibald Cason) Edwards Collection" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Libraries. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma. Retrieved July 30, 2026.