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In addition to brother Theodore Jr. (T.R.) (1858–1919), Bamie's siblings were socialite Elliott Roosevelt (socialite) (1860–1894) and writer/speaker Corinne Roosevelt (1861–1933). Bamie was afflicted by a spinal ailment that led to her being partially crippled and confined by corrective steel braces as a child.
Anna Roosevelt Cowles (1855-1931) was Theodore Roosevelt’s elder sister. Born in the family’s brownstone at 28 East 20 th Street in New York City, she was always known as Bye or Bamie.
She was the oldest child of Theodore and Martha “Mittie” Bulloch Roosevelt, and sister to Theodore Roosevelt. Anna went by many names including “Bamie” (short for bambina) given to her by her mother, and Bye which she was called by her siblings and many nieces and nephews.
Jan 5, 2014 · Anna Roosevelt, nicknamed “Bamie” was the eldest of four remarkable Roosevelt children born to Theodore (Sr.) and his wife Martha Bulloch. Afflicted in early childhood with an illness that affected her spinal cord, she would wear a metal brace throughout her youth, and her physical growth would become one of obvious deformity.
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Aug 14, 2019 · Anna Roosevelt Cowles died on the night of August 25, 1931, aged 76. Her last words, "Never mind, it's all right," were reportedly spoken to her friend Sara Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's mother, before Bamie slipped into a coma and died. Meet Anna's other sister, Corinne Roosevelt! Meet Anna's brother, Elliot Roosevelt!
Anna Roosevelt Cowles was the older sister of United States President Theodore Roosevelt and an aunt of Eleanor Roosevelt. Her childhood nickname was Bamie, a derivative of bambina, but as an adult, her family began calling her Bye because of her tremendous on-the-go energy.
