Rebecca is the daughter of Philip Gramble Biays and Rebecca Jane Thomas (Magruder) Biays. Husband of William Augusta Veirs.
Married 03 may 1853 Washington DC at the Church of the Epiphany, Washington DC.
Funeral of Mrs. Rebecca T. Veirs.
Special to The Washington Post.
Rockville, Md., Jan. 14.The funeral of Mrs. Rebecca Thomas Veirs, widow of William A. Veirs, who died Friday at the home of her daughter, Miss Fannie Veirs, in Washington, was held this afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jane Bradey, in Rockville. The services were conducted by the Rev. Millard F. Minnick, and burial was in Rockville Union Cemetery.
[The Washington Post, 15 Jan 1918: p 8]
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Rebecca T. Veirs (1833-1918) An astute businesswoman who recognized Rockvilles potential as a weekend retreat from the City after the B&O arrived, she developed former Beall property on W. Montgomery for rooming houses. Miss Rebecca also organized the Rockville Union Cemetery Society in 1894 to restore the neglected cemetery grounds. - http://www.rockvillemd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8184
Rebecca is the daughter of Philip Gramble Biays and Rebecca Jane Thomas (Magruder) Biays. Husband of William Augusta Veirs.
Married 03 may 1853 Washington DC at the Church of the Epiphany, Washington DC.
Funeral of Mrs. Rebecca T. Veirs.
Special to The Washington Post.
Rockville, Md., Jan. 14.The funeral of Mrs. Rebecca Thomas Veirs, widow of William A. Veirs, who died Friday at the home of her daughter, Miss Fannie Veirs, in Washington, was held this afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jane Bradey, in Rockville. The services were conducted by the Rev. Millard F. Minnick, and burial was in Rockville Union Cemetery.
[The Washington Post, 15 Jan 1918: p 8]
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Rebecca T. Veirs (1833-1918) An astute businesswoman who recognized Rockvilles potential as a weekend retreat from the City after the B&O arrived, she developed former Beall property on W. Montgomery for rooming houses. Miss Rebecca also organized the Rockville Union Cemetery Society in 1894 to restore the neglected cemetery grounds. - http://www.rockvillemd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8184
Family Members
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Philip Grable Biays
1797–1845
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Jane Catherine Thomas Magruder Biays
1810–1879
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William Augustus Veirs
1828–1892
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Maria Augusta Biays Turner
1839–1915
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Katherine Marbury Veirs Whiting
1855–1889
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Charles Veirs
1859–1935
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Frances Scott Veirs
1862–1947
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James Philip Biays Veirs
1865–1956
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Records on Ancestry
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Rebecca Thomas Biays Veirs
1880 United States Federal Census
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Rebecca Thomas Biays Veirs
1910 United States Federal Census
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Rebecca Thomas Biays Veirs
Washington, D.C., U.S., Marriage Records, 1810-1953
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Rebecca Thomas Biays Veirs
1900 United States Federal Census
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Rebecca Thomas Biays Veirs
1850 United States Federal Census
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