Rosa Seevers

Brief Life History of Rosa

When Rosa Seevers was born on 24 March 1880, in Newport Township, Washington, Ohio, United States, her father, Daniel Jeremiah Seevers, was 24 and her mother, Anna Belle Shrieve, was 25. She married John Wesley Bayless Jr. on 30 October 1899, in St. Marys, Pleasants, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Newport, Washington, Ohio, United States in 1910 and Mannington, Marion, West Virginia, United States in 1930. She died in 1957, in Hudson, Summit, Ohio, United States, at the age of 77.

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John Wesley Bayless Jr.
1871–1916
Rosa Seevers
1880–1957
Marriage: 30 October 1899
Bernard Cyrus Bayless Sr
1902–1974

Sources (16)

  • Rosy Bayles in household of John Bayles, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Rosa Severs, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
  • Rosa Bowie, "United States, Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933"

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World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

Name Meaning

North German: variant of Sievers .

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

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