Mary Anna Bayless

Brief Life History of Mary Anna

When Mary Anna Bayless was born in June 1872, in Kansas, United States, her father, Frederick Casper Bayless, was 20 and her mother, Anna Laura Dressler, was 22. She married Roy Townsley on 27 September 1897, in Allen, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Marion Township, Bourbon, Kansas, United States in 1920 and Bronson, Bourbon, Kansas, United States in 1930. She died before 1980.

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Family Time Line

Roy Townsley
1875–before 1980
Mary Anna Bayless
1872–before 1980
Marriage: 27 September 1897
Opal M Townsley
about 1899–1990
Rubie Townsley
1900–
Anna Laura Townsley
about 1906–1990
Glen Roy Townsley
1901–1986
Oscar Edwin Townsley
1912–1969
Fred John Townsley
1914–1997

Sources (11)

  • Mary Townsley, "Kansas State Census, 1925"
  • Mary A Bayless, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mary Anna Bayless - Memory of Someone: death:

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

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.

1881

Historical Boundaries: 1881: Bourbon, Kansas, United States

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

English (West Midlands): variant of Bayliss .

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

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