Anita Mae Shawl

Brief Life History of Anita Mae

When Anita Mae Shawl was born on 18 June 1881, in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States, her father, Fredrick Shawl, was 30 and her mother, Martha, was 19. She married John Wilmot Seaman on 14 January 1903, in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 15 November 1912, in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Seamans Cemetery, Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Wilmot Seaman
1870–1952
Anita Mae Shawl
1881–1912
Marriage: 14 January 1903
Herbert Allen Grant Seaman
1906–1981
Margaret Seaman
1908–2002
Dorothy Seaman
1909–1929

Sources (13)

  • Anita Seaman in household of John Seaman, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Michigan, Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911
  • Anita M. Stoole, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"

World Events (8)

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.

1887 · The Bagley Memorial Fountain

"The Bagley Memorial Fountain was erected in 1887 with funds from the estate of John Judson Bagley. Bagley's will ordered the construction of the drinking fountain which would provide the people of Detroit ""water cold and pure as the coldest mountain stream."" H.H. Richards was the architect for the Romanesque-style, pink granite, lionhead fountain. It is engraved with the words, ""TESTAMENTARY GIFT FOR THE PEOPLE FROM JOHN JUDSON BAGLEY A.D. MDCCCLXXXVII""."

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

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.

Name Meaning

Altered form of Shaul or Schaul .

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

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