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Maria "Ri" Crowley Bayer

Maria Johanna “Ri” CrowleyAge: 100 years18931994

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 sisterLoretto Bridget “Etta” Crowley
December 6, 1895 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherMaurice Crowley
1896 (Age 2 years)

Death of a brotherMaurice Crowley
1896 (Age 2 years)

Birth of a sisterJulia Crowley
1898 (Age 4 years)

Death of a sisterJulia Crowley
1898 (Age 4 years)

Death of a fatherJeremiah 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 motherCatharine 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.
MarriageMihai Rogers BayerView this family
July 28, 1945 (Age 51 years)
Death of a husbandMihai 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 brotherLeo Dennis Crowley
July 28, 1960 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Andrew “Bill” Crowley Sr
January 10, 1975 (Age 81 years)
Death of a brotherMichael 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 sisterLoretto 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, 19948:45 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 - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 24, 1883St. Patrick's Church, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
10 months
elder sister
16 months
elder brother
16 months
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
5 months
elder brother
17 months
elder sister
14 months
elder brother
19 months
herself
Maria "Ri" Crowley BayerMaria Johanna “Ri” Crowley
Birth: December 5, 1893 41 36Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Death: October 15, 1994Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
2 years
younger sister
13 months
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Family with Mihai Rogers Bayer - View this family
husband
herself
Maria "Ri" Crowley BayerMaria Johanna “Ri” Crowley
Birth: December 5, 1893 41 36Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Death: October 15, 1994Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Marriage: July 28, 1945St. Mary's Church, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA

BirthDeath Index: Social Security Record
EducationArticle: 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.
EducationArticle: 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.
EducationArticle: 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."
EducationArticle: Memories of a Long LIfe Keep Her Smiling
Publication: Unknown Peoria newspaper.
Text:
Bayer attended Illinois Normal College from 1917 to 1919...
OccupationArticle: 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.
OccupationArticle: 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.
EducationArticle: 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.
OccupationArticle: 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.
OccupationArticle: 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...
OccupationArticle: 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.
OccupationArticle: 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.
OccupationArticle: 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.
OccupationArticle: 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."
DeathObituary, 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 )
BurialObituary, Unknown Peoria Newspaper: Maria Bayer
NoteGenealogy of Daniel J. Crowley
Publication: Research and anecdotes by Daniel Crowley passed on to his children.
NoteArticle: Memories of a Long LIfe Keep Her Smiling
Publication: Unknown Peoria newspaper.
Note1930 US Census: Illinois, Peoria, Peoria, page 3A
NoteArticle: From County Cork to Peoria
Publication: West Bluff Word May 1984 page 15
SourceArticle: From County Cork to Peoria
Publication: West Bluff Word May 1984 page 15
Source1910 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
Source1930 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
SourcePassenger 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
SourceObituary, 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!
MarriageSt. Mary's Cathedral, Peoria, IllinoisSt. Mary's Cathedral, Peoria, Illinois
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Publication: West Bluff Word May 1984 page 15
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Publication: Research and anecdotes by Daniel Crowley passed on to his children.
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Left to right: Bill Crowley, Kate Dinan Crowley, Julia Healy (cousin), Mike Crowley, Leo Crowley, Jerry Crowley, Etta Crowley. Front and center: Ri Crowley
Publication: Research and anecdotes by Daniel Crowley passed on to his children.
Media objectThe Family of Jeremiah and Kate Dinan Crowley, 1894The Family of Jeremiah and Kate Dinan Crowley, 1894
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Back row (left to right): Jerry, Leo, Aunt Du Front row (left to right): Ri, Mike, Kate, and baby Bill
Publication: Research and anecdotes by Daniel Crowley passed on to his children.
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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
SourceArticle: From County Cork to Peoria--104 Years and Six GenerationsArticle: From County Cork to Peoria--104 Years and Six Generations
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SourceObituary, Unknown Peoria Newspaper: Maria BayerObituary, Unknown Peoria Newspaper: Maria Bayer
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