Peerage Record – 3289

     Elizabeth Wharton Drexel was born on 22 April 1868.² She was the daughter of Joseph William Drexel and Lucy Wharton.^1,2 She married, firstly, John Vinton Dahlgren, son of Rear Admiral John Adolph Bernard Dahlgren and Madeleine Vinton, on 29 June 1889.² She married, secondly, Henry Symes Lehr, son of Robert Oliver Lehr, in June 1901.¹ She married, thirdly, John Graham Hope de la Poer Beresford, 5th Baron Decies, son of William Robert John Horsley-Beresford, 3rd Baron Decies and Catherine Anne Dent, on 25 May 1936.¹ She died on 13 June 1944 at age 76.^1,2 She was buried at Dahlgren Chapel, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.^G.²
     From 29 June 1889, her married name became Dahlgren.² From June 1901, her married name became Lehr.¹ From 25 May 1936, her married name became Beresford. After her marriage, Elizabeth Wharton Drexel was styled as Baroness Decies on 25 May 1936.

     Joseph William Drexel was born on 24 January 1833 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.^G.² He was the son of Francis Martin Drexel and Catherine Hookey.² He married Lucy Wharton.² He died on 25 March 1888 at age 55 at Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G.² He was buried at Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.^G.²
     He lived at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Edith Anne Hamilton Langton was the daughter of Charles Langton.¹ She married Reverend William Robert Trench, son of Reverend Frederic FitzWilliam Trench and Louisa Alice Ward, on 18 January 1877.¹ She died on 4 December 1892.¹
     From 18 January 1877, her married name became Trench.¹

     Arthur George Marcus Douglas de la Poer Beresford, 6th Baron Decies was born on 24 April 1915.² He was the son of John Graham Hope de la Poer Beresford, 5th Baron Decies and Helen Vivien Gould.² He married, firstly, Ann Christina Margo Trevor, daughter of Sidney Walter Trevor, on 21 October 1937.² He married, secondly, Diana Mary Turner-Cain, daughter of W/Cdr. George Turner-Cain, on 12 September 1945.² He died on 7 November 1992 at age 77 at King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England.^2,3
     He gained the rank of Flying Officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.² He fought in the Second World War.² He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.) U.S.² He succeeded as the 6th Baron Decies, of Decies, co. Waterford [I., 1812] on 31 January 1944.²

     Hon. Eileen Vivien de la Poer Beresford was born on 17 August 1912.¹ She was the daughter of John Graham Hope de la Poer Beresford, 5th Baron Decies and Helen Vivien Gould.¹ She married Major Robert Alfred O’Brian, son of Lt.-Col. Thomas Henry O’Brian, on 21 April 1931.¹ She died on 10 May 1975 at age 62.²
     Her married name became O’Brian.

     Major Robert Alfred O’Brian is the son of Lt.-Col. Thomas Henry O’Brian.¹ He married Hon. Eileen Vivien de la Poer Beresford, daughter of John Graham Hope de la Poer Beresford, 5th Baron Decies and Helen Vivien Gould, on 21 April 1931.¹
     He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.)¹ He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.)¹

     Hon. Catherine Moya de la Poer Beresford was born on 21 September 1913.² She was the daughter of John Graham Hope de la Poer Beresford, 5th Baron Decies and Helen Vivien Gould.² She married, firstly, Hon. Patrick Herbert Bellew, son of Hon. Richard Eustace Bellew and Gwendoline Marie Josephine Herbert-Huddleston, on 16 April 1936.¹ She and Hon. Patrick Herbert Bellew were divorced in 1946.¹ She married, secondly, Dr. Max Wilhelm Johannsen, son of Friedrich Wilhelm Claus Johannsen, in 1946.² She died on 26 May 1967 at age 53.¹
     From 16 April 1936, her married name became Bellew.¹ From 1946, her married name became Johannsen.

     Hon. Patrick Herbert Bellew was born on 2 April 1905.¹ He was the son of Hon. Richard Eustace Bellew and Gwendoline Marie Josephine Herbert-Huddleston.¹ He married, firstly, Hon. Catherine Moya de la Poer Beresford, daughter of John Graham Hope de la Poer Beresford, 5th Baron Decies and Helen Vivien Gould, on 16 April 1936.¹ He and Hon. Catherine Moya de la Poer Beresford were divorced in 1946.¹ He married, secondly, Helen Carol Louchheim, daughter of Walter Clinton Louchheim, on 7 September 1954.¹ He died in 1984.¹
     On 19 October 1935 he was granted the rank of baron’s son.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.¹

     Dr. Max Wilhelm Johannsen was the son of Friedrich Wilhelm Claus Johannsen. He married Hon. Catherine Moya de la Poer Beresford, daughter of John Graham Hope de la Poer Beresford, 5th Baron Decies and Helen Vivien Gould, in 1946.¹ He died in February 1965.¹
     He was Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine.¹ He lived at Florida, U.S.A.^G.