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Mary Viola Alexander

Mary Viola Alexander

Female 1886 - 1964  (78 years)

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  • Name Mary Viola Alexander 
    Born 24 Aug 1886  Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Census 6 Jun 1900  Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1900

    Utah, Wasatch, Midway, 6 Jun 1900, SD 273, ED 172, sheet 5A, dwelling 89, family 91

    Viola D. Alexander, head, 35 (Nov 1864). Married for 15 years; 6 children born, 6 living. Owns home with a mortgage. Children: Viola, daughter 13 (Aug 1886); Ruth, daughter 12 (Apr 1888); Adelbert, son 9 (Feb 1891); Grace, daughter 6 (Oct 1893); Leonard, son 5 (Jan 1895); and Alvah, son 1 (July 1898). Viola and Ruth are attending school; can read and write as can their mother. All were born in Utah. Her father was born in Iowa, mother in Virginia. The children's father was born in Utah. Next door to John J. and Mary Baum.

    Note: census reflects that Viola is married with no mention of her husband; shown as head.  
    Age: 13 
    Census 4 May 1910  Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1910

    Wyoming, Big Horn, Byron, 4 May 1910, SD Wyo, ED 21, sheet 12B, dwelling 134, family 135

    Egar Mcgurn, head 26. Viola, wife 23. Children: Irma, daughter 5; Myrtle, daughter 3; Egar, son 1. They are renting a house. He is a switch man on the railroad for wages. Parents can read and write. They have been married for 6 years; 3 children born, 3 living. He was born in Nebraska; his father in Iowa, mother in Nebraska. She was born in Utah; father in Nebraska, mother in Utah. Irma and Myrtle were born in Wyoming, Egar in Montana. 
    Age: 23 
    Census 10 Jan 1920  Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1920

    Montana, Yellowstone, Billings, Ward 4, 10 Jan 1920, SD 3, ED 171, sheet 9B, 420 Unity South Street, dwelling 203, family 208

    John Novasio, head 26. Viola, wife 32. Children: Erma H. McQueen, daughter 15; Myrtle G. McQueen, daughter 13; Edgar A. McQueen 11; Flora L. McQueen, daughter 8; Eugene McQueen, son 7; twins, Floyd and Lloyd Novasio, 4y 8mo; Richard J. Novasio, son 2. He is a warehouse man in a wholesale grocery for wages. All the children except for Floyd, Lloyd, and Richard are attending school; all can read and write except for the 3 youngest. John was born in Missouri; his parents in Italy. Viola was born in Utah as were her parents. Erma, Myrtle, Flora and Eugene were born in Wyoming; Edgar, Floyd, Lloyd and Richard in Montana. 
    Age: 32 
    Census 22 Apr 1930  Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1930

    Montana, Yellowstone, Billings, 22 Apr 1930, SD 10, ED 56-15, sheet 13A, 1041 Proudwater Avenue, dwelling 172, family 174

    John Novasio, head 37. Viola, wife 41. He was 21 when first married, she was 17. Children: Eugene, son 17; twins Floyd and Lloyd, sons 15; Richard, son 10; Bert, son 9; Marie, daughter 6; Louis, daughter 4; Harriett, daughter 9months. They are renting a farm. He is a clerk in a wholesale grocery for wages; not a veteran. Eugene is a sugar factory laborer for wages. All the children except for Eugene are attending school. All can read and write except for Bert, Marie, Louise, and Harriett. John was born in Missouri; his parents in Italy. Viola and her parents were born in Utah. Eugene was born in Wyoming; the remaining children in Montana. 
    Age: 41 
    Census 5 Apr 1940  Rimrock, Yellowstone, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1940

    Montana, Yellowstone, Rimrock, 5 Apr 1940, SD 2, ED 56-41, sheet 1B, dwelling 10

    Viola Novasio, head 51; widow. Children: Marie, daughter 16; Louise, daughter 13; Harriet, daughter 10; Florence Orndoff, daughter 28 (married) and granddaughter Romaine V., 9. Owns farm valued at $3,500. Not employed; has other source of income. Florence is a waitress in a restaurant; income for 1939 was $42; no other source of income. Highest grade attended: Viola H-2; Marie H-2; Louise 7th; Harriet, 4th; Florence H-4; Romaine 4th. Viola was born in Utah; Florence in Wyoming; the remaining children in Montana. Living in the same house as on 1 Apr 1935 except for Florence and Romaine who were living in rural Montana. 
    Age: 51 
    Died 26 Oct 1964  Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Byron Cemetery, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Mary Viola Alexander Novasio (1886 - 1964) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Mary Viola Alexander Novasio (1886 - 1964) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Person ID I3724  clanSoren
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2014 

    Father Ancestors Adelbert Alexander,   b. 7 Jul 1860, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1931, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Ancestors Viola Delphinia Epperson,   b. 27 Nov 1864, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1937, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 15 Jul 1885  Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F328  Group Sheet

    Family 1 Edgar F. McQueen,   b. Abt 1884, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 29 Oct 1903  Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
    Married: 1x01. Erma Viola McQueen,   b. 15 Aug 1904, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1990, McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Married: 1x02. Myrtle Geneva McQueen,   b. 7 Sep 1906, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1977  (Age 70 years)
     03. Edgar McQueen,   b. 14 Feb 1909, Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1962, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
    +04. Florence Eileen McQueen Married: 2x2x ,   b. 24 Aug 1911, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1984, Seattle, King, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     05. Eugene McQueen,   b. 7 Sep 1912, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1974, Seattle, King, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2013 
    Family ID F1295  Group Sheet

    Family 2 John Novasio,   b. Abt 1894, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1935  (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Children 
    +01. Floyd Novasio,   b. 4 Mar 1915, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1979  (Age 64 years)
    +02. Lloyd Novasio,   b. 4 Mar 1915, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1978  (Age 63 years)
    +03. Richard John Novasio,   b. Abt 1918, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1998, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years)
    Married: 1x04. Bert Perry Novasio,   b. 23 Apr 1920, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 2004, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Married: 1x05. Marie Lucille Novasio,   b. 10 Nov 1923, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1988, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     06. Living
     07. Living
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2013 
    Family ID F1298  Group Sheet

    Family 3 Cecil Hollingsworth,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2013 
    Family ID F2626  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 31926768 (Reliability: 3), 24 Feb 2013.

    2. [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Midway, Wasatch, Utah; Roll: 1688; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0172; FHL microfilm: 1241688 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S98] 1910 United States Federal Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry), Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming; Roll: T624_1745; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1375758. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S82] 1920 United States Federal Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Billings Ward 4, Yellowstone, Montana; Roll: T625_978; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 171; Image: 929. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S99] 1930 United States Federal Census, Fifteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry), Billings, Yellowstone, Montana; Roll: 1264; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 925.0; FHL microfilm: 2340999. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S306] 1940 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls., Rimrock, Yellowstone, Montana; Roll: T627_2234; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 56-41 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S172] BYU Idaho Special Collections and Family History, (BYU Idaho) (Reliability: 3).
      Marriage ID: 414327
      Groom's Last Name: ALEXANDER
      Groom's First Name: Adelbert
      Bride's Last Name: EPPERSON
      Bride's First Name: Violia H.
      Bride's Residence: Midway
      Groom's Residence: null
      State: Utah
      County: Wasatch
      Place: Midway
      Marriage Date: 15 Jul 1885
      Partial Date: null
      Volume: 1
      Comment: Salt Lake Temple signature book (FHL #851,127).
      Page: 194

    8. [S172] BYU Idaho Special Collections and Family History, (BYU Idaho), Woming Marriage Certificate, 29 Oct 1903, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA, Vol 1, page 143 (Reliability: 3).
      Marriage ID: 385182
      Groom's Surname Name: MCQUEEN
      Groom's First Name: Edgar F.
      Bride's Surname Name: ALEXANDER
      Bride's First Name: Mary V.
      Place: Byron
      Marriage Date: 29 Oct 1903
      County: Big Horn
      State: Wyoming
      Bride's Residence:
      Groom's Residence:
      Volume: 1
      Page: 143