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Omaha Heritage Through 10 Generations

Omaha Heritage

Tae-Gleha ‘Laughing Buffalo’ (Full Omaha, ~1772) through 10 generations to present day

Full Omaha ~1/256

The Golden Thread

Ten generations connected by blood

Gen 1

Tae-Gleha “Laughing Buffalo”

~1772 – ~1840
Omaha Nation, Nebraska
Omaha Heritage: Full (100%)

Full-blood Omaha. Her brother Big Elk became a principal chief. Married Michel Barada, a French fur trader from St. Louis, around 1795.

Married
Michel Barada
~1770–~1840 · French fur trader from St. Louis
Gen 2

Antoine Barada Jr.

1807 – 1885
Barada, Richardson County, Nebraska
Omaha Heritage: 1/2 (50%)

Son of Tae-Gleha and Michel. Reportedly lifted an 1,800-lb cannon barrel. The town of Barada, Nebraska is named for his family.

Gen 3

Euphrasia Catherine Barada

1837 – ?
Barada, Richardson County, Nebraska
Omaha Heritage: 1/4 (25%)

Daughter of Antoine. Married Fulton Peters, a Bavarian immigrant. Settled in Richardson County, Nebraska.

Married
Fulton Valentine Peters
1835–1920 · Immigrant from Bavaria, Germany
Gen 4

Mary Ann Peters

1859 – 1947
Bancroft, Cuming County, Nebraska
Omaha Heritage: 1/8 (12.5%)

Daughter of Euphrasia. Married Lot George Sailors. At least 8 children. Settled in the Bancroft-Rosalie area. Omaha heritage enters the Sailors line here.

Married
Lot George Sailors
1851–1918 · From Wabash County, Indiana
Gen 5

Garl Dale Sailors

1886 – 1957
Bancroft, Cuming County, Nebraska
Omaha Heritage: 1/16 (6.25%)

Son of Lot and Mary Ann. Garl and Elsie raised 15 children between Bancroft and Rosalie. Elsie’s father ‘Mitch’ Keyser was the one who took his family by covered wagon to Oklahoma Territory in 1892.

Married
Elsie Cora Keyser
1888–1974
Gen 6

Garlie Dale Sailors

1923 – 1971
Rosalie → Dakota City, Nebraska
Omaha Heritage: 1/32 (3.125%)

Technical Sergeant, 57th Station Hospital, WWII — served in North Africa. After the war, became a school superintendent in Dakota City. Died at 48 on a fishing trip at Lake Hendricks. His brother Fulton wrote a poem in his memory.

Married
Argean Alice Alderson
1924–2008
Gen 7

Rodney Dale Sailors

1949 – living
Nebraska
Omaha Heritage: ~1/64 (~1.5%)

Author of ‘Grandma Sailors.’ His Ancestry research preserves 1,184 individuals across 17 generations.

Married
Kristie Lea Johnson
1948–living
Gen 8

Thomas Dale Sailors

1979 – living
Nebraska
Omaha Heritage: ~1/128 (~0.78%)

Father of twins Graham and Easton.

Gen 9

Graham Sailors & Easton Dale Sailors

2015 – living
Nebraska
Omaha Heritage: ~1/256 (~0.39%)

The youngest generation. 243 years and 10 generations from Tae-Gleha.

1772 Present

10 generations. ~250 years. Full Omaha to ~1/256.

Heritage fractions calculated mathematically from Tae-Gleha (Full Omaha). Rod’s Ancestry tree records his heritage as 1/32 Omaha; the mathematical derivation from Tae-Gleha yields ~1/64 for Rod (Garlie is 1/32, Rod is Garlie’s son with non-Native Argean).