Lula May Hess

Female20 February 1888–18 September 1941

Brief Life History of Lula May

When Lula May Hess was born on 20 February 1888, in Hancock, Washington, Maryland, United States, her father, Banner Hess, was 46 and her mother, Mary Ann Hull, was 37. She married Grover Cleveland Beasley on 19 November 1913. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in District 5, Washington, Maryland, United States for about 10 years. She died on 18 September 1941, in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States.

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Family Time Line

Grover Cleveland Beasley
1885–1937
Lula May Hess
1888–1941
Marriage: 19 November 1913
Edward Leroy Beasley
1916–1971

Sources (7)

  • Lula M Beasely in household of Cleveland G Beasely, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Lula May Hess - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Lula May Hess
  • Lulu May Hess Beasley, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 November 1913
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 2

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    1890 · Woman's Suffrage

    Age 2

    An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.

    1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

    Age 15

    A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

    Name Meaning

    German, Dutch, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from the territory of Hesse (see Hessen 1).

    South German: from a short form of the personal name Matthäus (see Matthew ).

    German and Dutch: from the ancient Germanic personal name Hesso, a derivative of a compound name formed with hadu ‘strife’ as the first element, or from a pet form of Herman or Hendrik (see Henry 1).

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

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