Meyer Genealogy Tree » Bessie May McCloskey (1891-1941)

Personal data Bessie May McCloskey 

Source 1Source 2

Household of Bessie May McCloskey

She had a relationship with Henry John ( Weary) Watkins.


Child(ren):

  1. Wendell W Watkins  ± 1911-
  2. Ada B Watkins  ± 1914-
  3. (Not public)
  5. (Not public)

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Bessie May McCloskey?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!

Ancestors (and descendant) of Bessie May McCloskey


With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).


Visualize another relationship

Sources

  1. (Not public)
  2. (Not public)

Historical events

Birthday March 21, 1891

  • The temperature on March 21, 1891 was about 1.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • March 10 » Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
    • April 1 » The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
    • May 5 » The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
    • July 26 » France annexes Tahiti.
    • October 1 » Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.
    • December 22 » Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography.

Day of death August 17, 1941

  • The temperature on August 17, 1941 was between 9.3 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
    • March 1 » World War II: Bulgaria signs the Tripartite Pact, allying itself with the Axis powers.
    • March 4 » World War II: The United Kingdom launches Operation Claymore on the Lofoten Islands; the first large scale British Commando raid.
    • May 10 » World War II: Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany.
    • September 11 » Charles Lindbergh's Des Moines Speech accusing the British, Jews and FDR's administration of pressing for war with Germany.
    • October 31 » After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.
    • December 9 » World War II: The American 19th Bombardment Group attacks Japanese ships off the coast of Vigan, Luzon.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1886 » Walter Dray, American pole vaulter († 1973)
  • 1887 » Clarice Beckett, Australian painter († 1935)
  • 1887 » Lajos Kassák, Hungarian poet, novelist and painter († 1967)
  • 1887 » M. N. Roy, Indian philosopher and politician († 1954)
  • 1889 » Jock Sutherland, American football player and coach († 1948)
  • 1896 » Friedrich Waismann, Austrian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher from the Vienna Circle († 1959)

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname McCloskey


The Meyer Genealogy Tree publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Jeremy Meyer, "Meyer Genealogy Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/meyer-genealogy-tree/P1997.php : accessed February 16, 2026), "Bessie May McCloskey (1891-1941)".