Mary Agnes Dermody

Female10 July 1862–26 October 1944

Brief Life History of Mary Agnes

When Mary Agnes Dermody was born on 10 July 1862, in Mount Vernon, Lucas, Ohio, United States, her father, William Dermody, was 32 and her mother, Ann Dolan, was 22. She married Adam Joseph Bepler on 9 October 1888, in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. She died on 26 October 1944, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Adam Joseph Bepler
1864–1911
Mary Agnes Dermody
1862–1944
Marriage: 9 October 1888
Mamie A. Bepler
1889–1949
Gladys Anna Bepler
1892–1982
Madeline Virginia Bepler
1899–1991
Hazel Adelaide Bepler
1901–1989
Josephine E Bepler
1904–1993

Sources (20)

  • Mary Bepler in household of Adam Bepler, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Mary A Dermody in entry for Gerald Eugene Ward and Madeleine Virginia Bepler, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
  • Mary A Bepler, "United States Census, 1920"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 October 1888Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States
  • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 1

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1867 · The Chicago Water Tower

    Age 5

    The Chicago water tower was built out of Lemont limestone by William W. Boyington and was used for firefighting and also drawing clean water from Lake Michigan. The tower gained prominence after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Some believe that the tower was the only building to survive the Great Chicago Fire, but a few other buildings survived alongside the tower. The tower has become a symbol of old Chicago and how the city recovered from the fire. The tower has undergone only two renovations since 1913. 

    1885 · The World's First Skyscraper

    Age 23

    The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Irish Aileen, Brigid, Donal.

    Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Diarmada ‘descendant of Diarmaid’, the same personal name as gave rise to McDermott .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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