David Wesley Bair

27 May 1851–9 October 1942 (Age 91)
Millwood Township, Guernsey, Ohio, United States

The Life Summary of David Wesley

When David Wesley Bair was born on 27 May 1851, in Millwood Township, Guernsey, Ohio, United States, his father, David Bair, was 31 and his mother, Rhoda Bird Bybee, was 28. He married Irene Lucy Archer on 5 August 1876, in Avoca, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Knox Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 9 October 1942, at the age of 91, and was buried in Graceland Cemetery, Avoca, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Wesley Bair
1851–1942
Irene Lucy Archer
1851–1934
Marriage: 5 August 1876
Blanche Bair
1877–1877
Arthur Loyd Bair
1878–1928
Clarence Vernon Bair
1880–1953
Vida May Bair
1883–1895
Bair
1885–1885
Bair
1885–1885

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 August 1876Avoca, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
  • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1863
    Age 12
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1869
    Age 18
    Historical Boundaries: 1869: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
    Age 24
    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    Altered form of German Baer .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Baer

    Sources (25)

    • David W Bair in entry for Clarence V Bair, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
    • David W Bair, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
    • David Bair in entry for Arthur L Bair, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

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