Viola Barnhart1

(July 29, 1867 - December, 1944)
Viola Barnhart|b. Jul 29, 1867\nd. Dec, 1944|p2711.htm|George Thomas Barnhart|b. Nov 17, 1845\nd. May, 1931|p2707.htm|Nancy Viola Hall|b. Nov 16, 1848\nd. 1927|p2708.htm|||||||John W. Hall||p2709.htm|Sally C. Ash||p2710.htm|
     Viola Barnhart was born on Monday, July 29, 1867 in Mallory Township, Clayton County, Iowa, daughter of George Thomas Barnhart and Nancy Viola Hall.1

According to the US census of June, 1880, Viola was living at home with her parents in Mallory Township, Clayton County, Iowa. She was 13 years old.2

At age 25, Viola married Charles Mallory Smith, son of Martin Smith and Sarah Faust, on Wednesday, October 19, 1892.1

No children were born to Viola.1

No children were born to Viola and Charles.1

The Mallory Township, Clayton County, Iowa, census of June 14, 1900 shows Viola living with her husband, Charles. She was 32 years old. They had been married for seven years and had no children.3

Charles and Viola were still living in Mallory Township at the time of the January, 1920 US census. He was still farming to his own account in a general manner. They owned their home free of mortgage.4

Viola died in December, 1944. She was 77 years old.1

Citations

  1. [S71] Clayton County Genealogical Society / Box 866 Elkader - Iowa 52043, 1984 History of Clayton County Iowa (Elkader, Iowa 52043: Griffith Press, 1984). Hereinafter cited as 1984 History of Clayton Co.
  2. [S124] 1880 US Census, www.FamilySearch.org, 1880 Iowa, Clayton, Mallory Twp; Series: T9 Roll: 333 Page: 436c.
  3. [S126] 1900 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1900 Iowa, Clayton, Mallory Twp; Series: T623 Roll: 425 Page: 184.
  4. [S130] 1920 US Census, 1920 Iowa, Clayton, Mallory Twp; Series: T625 Roll: 484 Page: 166.
 


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