Maria Johanna “Ri” CrowleyAge: 100 years1893–1994
- Name
- Maria Johanna “Ri” Crowley
- Given names
- Maria Johanna
- Nickname
- Ri
- Surname
- Crowley
- Married name
- Maria Bayer
Note: Middle name from back of 1894 photo, which identified her as "Johanna Maria."
Johanna Maria Crowley
- Name
- Johanna Maria Crowley
- Given names
- Johanna Maria
- Surname
- Crowley
Note: From back of 1894 photograph
Birth | December 5, 1893 41 36 |
Birth of a sister | Loretto Bridget “Etta” Crowley December 6, 1895 (Age 2 years) |
Birth of a brother | Maurice Crowley 1896 (Age 2 years) |
Death of a brother | Maurice Crowley 1896 (Age 2 years) |
Birth of a sister | Julia Crowley 1898 (Age 4 years) |
Death of a sister | Julia Crowley 1898 (Age 4 years) |
Death of a father | Jeremiah Joseph “Jerry” Crowley March 29, 1903 (Age 9 years) |
Education | High School Graduation 1912 (Age 18 years)Corporation: Academy of Our Lady Publication: West Bluff Word
May 1984
page 15 Text: She walked to the Academy of Our Lady through Fourth Street Park. Publication: Unknown Peoria newspaper. Text: Later the girls went to the Academy of Our Lady High School, where Maria graduated in 1912. |
Education | Teacher's Certificate 1917 (Age 23 years)Address: 304 E. Illinois Ave
Peoria, Illinois
USA Corporation: Peoria County Normal School Publication: West Bluff Word
May 1984
page 15 Text: After graduation she decided to pursue a teaching career and went to Normal for her training. Her mother, as progressive as her mohter before her, believed only girls should be educated, because "boys could always make a living." Publication: Unknown Peoria newspaper. Text: Bayer attended Illinois Normal College from 1917 to 1919... |
Occupation | Teacher 1920 (Age 26 years)Corporation: Lee School Publication: Unknown Peoria newspaper. Text: Bayer attended Illinois Normal College from 1917 to 1919, then taught at Lee School and William Hawley Smith School, both in Peoria. |
Occupation | Teacher 1921 (Age 27 years)Corporation: William Hawley Smith School Publication: Unknown Peoria newspaper. Text: Bayer attended Illinois Normal College from 1917 to 1919, then taught at Lee School and William Hawley Smith School, both in Peoria. |
Education | B.A. Education 1930 (Age 36 years)Corporation: University of Illinois Publication: West Bluff Word
May 1984
page 15 Text: Obviously imbued with the same independent spirit as her maternal ancestors, she decided to get her bachelors in education after 17 years of teaching in Peoria public schools. She accomplished this at the University of Illinois and then returned to teaching. |
Occupation | Public School Teacher 1936 (Age 42 years)Corporation: Woodruff High School Publication: West Bluff Word
May 1984
page 15 Text: Although she taught several levels, spending many years at Woodruff...
...
After they were married "Miss Crowley" had to resign from Peoria public schools. Married women were not permitted to teach in the system...During World War II, the public schools invited her back and she continued until retirement. Publication: Unknown Peoria newspaper. Text: She joined the staff of Woodruff High School in 1936, the year the school opened, and taught there until 1945, when she married Michael Bayer... |
Death of a mother | Catharine Josephine “Kate” Dinan October 21, 1937 (Age 43 years) Cause: Heart attack after a fall Text: Kate's obituary listed her place of death but gives the date as 23 oct 1937. Text: At age 80, Grandma fell coming out of their [her sister Ellie's daughters, Mary and Margaret Healy's)bathroom, and broke her hip. While trying to walk again, she died from a heart attack. |
Marriage | Mihai Rogers Bayer — View this family July 28, 1945 (Age 51 years) |
Death of a husband | Mihai Rogers Bayer May 10, 1950 (Age 56 years) |
Occupation | Teacher 1951 (Age 57 years)Corporation: Home of the Good Shepherd Publication: West Bluff Word
May 1984
page 15 Text: After they were married "Miss Crowley" had to resign from Peoria public schools. Married women were not permitted to teach in the system, so she became a teacher at the Home of the Good Shepherd. Publication: Unknown Peoria newspaper. Text: "After my marriage, I went back to Woodruff and found out they didn't hire married teachers," Bayer said.
She taught at the Home of the Good Shepherd for delinquent girls three years until the school closed for financial reasons. |
Occupation | Teacher 1955 (Age 61 years)Corporation: Douglas School Publication: Unknown Peoria newspaper. Text: She taught at the Home of the Good Shepherd for delinquent girls three years until the school closed for financial reasons. She then taught at Douglas School. |
Death of a brother | Leo Dennis Crowley July 28, 1960 (Age 66 years) |
Death of a brother | William Andrew “Bill” Crowley Sr January 10, 1975 (Age 81 years) |
Death of a brother | Michael Bartholomew Jeremiah “Mike” Crowley April 23, 1975 (Age 81 years) Source: Prayer Card Text: Prayer cards give the date of: April 24, 1975. |
Death of a sister | Loretto Bridget “Etta” Crowley March 2, 1979 (Age 85 years) |
Occupation | Intermediate School Teacher Corporation: School for Special Children Publication: West Bluff Word
May 1984
page 15 Text: ...she remembers her stay a the School for Special Children with particular affection. Quoting a renowned educator, William Hawley Smith, she agreed with his theory that every child progresses at his own level.
"We insisted on reading and arithmetic skills. Students who were sent to this school had failed two grades and had to finish 6th grade satisfactorily or attain the age of 16 before they could leave to get a job. These boys gave me a liberal education! They were street-wise and book poor." Happily, many went on to finish 7th and 8th grades after a year with "Miss Crowley." |
Death | October 15, 1994 – 8:45 pm (Age 100 years) Text: Name: Maria C. Bayer
SSN: 320-28-0575
Last Residence: 61604 Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States of America
Born: 5 Dec 1893
Died: 15 Oct 1994
State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (1951 ) |
Burial | Cemetery: St. Mary's |
Family with parents |
father |
Jeremiah Joseph “Jerry” Crowley Birth: January 12, 1852 31 — Monard, Whitechurch Parish, County Cork, Munster, Ireland Death: March 29, 1903 — Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA |
mother |
Catharine Josephine “Kate” Dinan Birth: November 11, 1857 27 — Carrignavar, Dunbulloge Parish, County Cork, Munster, Ireland Death: October 21, 1937 — 109 North Perry Ave, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA |
Marriage: April 24, 1883 — St. Patrick's Church, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA |
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10 months elder sister |
Bridget Crowley Birth: March 6, 1884 32 26 Death: March 6, 1884 |
16 months elder brother |
Timothy Crowley Birth: July 19, 1885 33 27 Death: May 12, 1886 |
16 months elder brother |
John Joseph Crowley Birth: November 20, 1886 34 29 Death: June 5, 1888 |
3 years elder brother |
Leo Dennis Crowley Birth: June 7, 1889 37 31 — Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Death: July 28, 1960 — Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA |
5 months elder brother |
William Andrew “Bill” Crowley Sr Birth: October 29, 1889 37 31 — Peoria County, Illinois, USA Death: January 10, 1975 — Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA |
17 months elder sister |
Julia Crowley Birth: March 19, 1891 39 33 Death: 1891 |
14 months elder brother |
Michael Bartholomew Jeremiah “Mike” Crowley Birth: May 15, 1892 40 34 — Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Death: April 23, 1975 — Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA |
19 months herself |
Maria Johanna “Ri” Crowley Birth: December 5, 1893 41 36 — Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Death: October 15, 1994 — Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA |
2 years younger sister |
Loretto Bridget “Etta” Crowley Birth: December 6, 1895 43 38 — Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Death: March 2, 1979 — Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA |
13 months younger brother |
Maurice Crowley Birth: 1896 43 38 Death: 1896 |
3 years younger sister |
Julia Crowley Birth: 1898 45 40 Death: 1898 |
Family with Mihai Rogers Bayer |
husband |
Mihai Rogers Bayer Birth: August 15, 1881 — Pécs, Hungary Death: May 10, 1950 — Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA |
herself |
Maria Johanna “Ri” Crowley Birth: December 5, 1893 41 36 — Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Death: October 15, 1994 — Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA |
Marriage: July 28, 1945 — St. Mary's Church, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA |
Birth | Death Index: Social Security Record |
Education | Article: From County Cork to Peoria Publication: West Bluff Word
May 1984
page 15 Text: She walked to the Academy of Our Lady through Fourth Street Park. |
Education | Article: Memories of a Long LIfe Keep Her Smiling Publication: Unknown Peoria newspaper. Text: Later the girls went to the Academy of Our Lady High School, where Maria graduated in 1912. |
Education | Article: From County Cork to Peoria Publication: West Bluff Word
May 1984
page 15 Text: After graduation she decided to pursue a teaching career and went to Normal for her training. Her mother, as progressive as her mohter before her, believed only girls should be educated, because "boys could always make a living." |
Education | Article: Memories of a Long LIfe Keep Her Smiling Publication: Unknown Peoria newspaper. Text: Bayer attended Illinois Normal College from 1917 to 1919... |
Occupation | Article: Memories of a Long LIfe Keep Her Smiling Publication: Unknown Peoria newspaper. Text: Bayer attended Illinois Normal College from 1917 to 1919, then taught at Lee School and William Hawley Smith School, both in Peoria. |
Occupation | Article: Memories of a Long LIfe Keep Her Smiling Publication: Unknown Peoria newspaper. Text: Bayer attended Illinois Normal College from 1917 to 1919, then taught at Lee School and William Hawley Smith School, both in Peoria. |
Education | Article: From County Cork to Peoria Publication: West Bluff Word
May 1984
page 15 Text: Obviously imbued with the same independent spirit as her maternal ancestors, she decided to get her bachelors in education after 17 years of teaching in Peoria public schools. She accomplished this at the University of Illinois and then returned to teaching. |
Occupation | Article: From County Cork to Peoria Publication: West Bluff Word
May 1984
page 15 Text: Although she taught several levels, spending many years at Woodruff...
...
After they were married "Miss Crowley" had to resign from Peoria public schools. Married women were not permitted to teach in the system...During World War II, the public schools invited her back and she continued until retirement. |
Occupation | Article: Memories of a Long LIfe Keep Her Smiling Publication: Unknown Peoria newspaper. Text: She joined the staff of Woodruff High School in 1936, the year the school opened, and taught there until 1945, when she married Michael Bayer... |
Occupation | Article: From County Cork to Peoria Publication: West Bluff Word
May 1984
page 15 Text: After they were married "Miss Crowley" had to resign from Peoria public schools. Married women were not permitted to teach in the system, so she became a teacher at the Home of the Good Shepherd. |
Occupation | Article: Memories of a Long LIfe Keep Her Smiling Publication: Unknown Peoria newspaper. Text: "After my marriage, I went back to Woodruff and found out they didn't hire married teachers," Bayer said.
She taught at the Home of the Good Shepherd for delinquent girls three years until the school closed for financial reasons. |
Occupation | Article: Memories of a Long LIfe Keep Her Smiling Publication: Unknown Peoria newspaper. Text: She taught at the Home of the Good Shepherd for delinquent girls three years until the school closed for financial reasons. She then taught at Douglas School. |
Occupation | Article: From County Cork to Peoria Publication: West Bluff Word
May 1984
page 15 Text: ...she remembers her stay a the School for Special Children with particular affection. Quoting a renowned educator, William Hawley Smith, she agreed with his theory that every child progresses at his own level.
"We insisted on reading and arithmetic skills. Students who were sent to this school had failed two grades and had to finish 6th grade satisfactorily or attain the age of 16 before they could leave to get a job. These boys gave me a liberal education! They were street-wise and book poor." Happily, many went on to finish 7th and 8th grades after a year with "Miss Crowley." |
Death | Obituary, Unknown Peoria Newspaper: Maria Bayer Text: Name: Maria C. Bayer
SSN: 320-28-0575
Last Residence: 61604 Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States of America
Born: 5 Dec 1893
Died: 15 Oct 1994
State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (1951 ) |
Burial | Obituary, Unknown Peoria Newspaper: Maria Bayer |
Note | Genealogy of Daniel J. Crowley Publication: Research and anecdotes by Daniel Crowley passed on to his children. |
Note | Article: Memories of a Long LIfe Keep Her Smiling Publication: Unknown Peoria newspaper. |
Note | 1930 US Census: Illinois, Peoria, Peoria, page 3A |
Note | Article: From County Cork to Peoria Publication: West Bluff Word
May 1984
page 15 |
Source | Article: From County Cork to Peoria Publication: West Bluff Word
May 1984
page 15 |
Source | 1910 US Census: Illinois, Peoria, Ward 6, page 3B Text: Name: Maria Crowley
Age in 1910: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1894
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Birth Place: Ireland
Mother's name: Catherine
Mother's Birth Place: Ireland
Home in 1910: Peoria Ward 6, Peoria, Illinois
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Catherine Crowley 49
Leo D Crowley 21
William Crowley 19
Micheal B Crowley 17
Maria Crowley 16
Doretta Crowley 14
John F Crowley 48 |
Source | 1930 US Census: Illinois, Peoria, Peoria, page 3A Text: Name: Marie Crowley
Home in 1930: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: abt 1894
Relation to Head of House: Sister
Mother's name: Katherine
Household Members:
Name Age
William Crowley 40
Marie Crowley 39
Gerome Crowley 14
Angela Crowley 1 1/12
William Crowley 1 1/12
Margaret Reuter 68
Katherine Crowley 71
Marie Crowley 36
John Crowley 67 |
Source | Passenger Lists, New Orleans, 1820-1945 Text: Name: Maria Crowley
Arrival Date: 24 Aug 1930
Estimated birth year: 1894
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Ship Name: Franconia
Search Ship Database: View the Franconia in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Nativity: Illinois
Line: 8
Microfilm Serial: T715
Microfilm Roll: T715_4806
Birth Location: Illinois
Birth Location Other: Peoria
Page Number: 38 |
Source | Obituary, Unknown Peoria Newspaper: Maria Bayer |
Name | Middle name from back of 1894 photo, which identified her as "Johanna Maria." |
Name | From back of 1894 photograph |
Note | Visited Ireland in the 1920s and initiated the study of the Crowley genealogy. |
Note | Lived at St. Joseph's retirement home from 1970 to 1994. |
Note | Lived with her mother and brother, Bill, in 1930. |
Note | Around that time, Maria Crowley was teaching at Woodruff where the students were putting on a party, she met Michael Bayer, who was of German origin...How interesting that two such different cultures should come together in Peoria! |
Marriage | St. Mary's Cathedral, Peoria, Illinois Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 255 × 408 pixels File size: 63 KB Type: Card Highlighted image: no |
Media object | Maria "Ri" Crowley Bayer Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 300 × 421 pixels File size: 111 KB Type: Photo Highlighted image: yes Publication: West Bluff Word
May 1984
page 15 |
Media object | Maria "Ri" Crowley Bayer Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 300 × 505 pixels File size: 119 KB Type: Photo Highlighted image: yes Source: Genealogy of Daniel J. Crowley Publication: Research and anecdotes by Daniel Crowley passed on to his children. |
Media object | The Family of Jeremiah and Kate Dinan Crowley Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 800 × 556 pixels File size: 103 KB Type: Photo Note: Left to right: Bill Crowley, Kate Dinan Crowley, Julia Healy (cousin), Mike Crowley, Leo Crowley, Jerry Crowley, Etta Crowley.
Front and center: Ri Crowley Source: Genealogy of Daniel J. Crowley Publication: Research and anecdotes by Daniel Crowley passed on to his children. |
Media object | The Family of Jeremiah and Kate Dinan Crowley, 1894 Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 550 × 847 pixels File size: 131 KB Type: Photo Highlighted image: yes Note: Back row (left to right): Jerry, Leo, Aunt Du
Front row (left to right): Ri, Mike, Kate, and baby Bill Source: Genealogy of Daniel J. Crowley Publication: Research and anecdotes by Daniel Crowley passed on to his children. Text: Back of photo reads:
Jeremiah J. Crowley
Leo Dennis Crowley
Julia Loretta Healy
Catherine Dinan Crowley
Johanna Maria Crowley
Bartholomew Michael Crowley
William Andrew Crowley
1894 |
Source | Article: From County Cork to Peoria--104 Years and Six Generations Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 2,000 × 2,425 pixels File size: 581 KB Type: Newspaper |
Source | Obituary, Unknown Peoria Newspaper: Maria Bayer Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 450 × 1,723 pixels File size: 118 KB Type: Newspaper Highlighted image: no Source: Genealogy of Mary Pat Turner |