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Viola Alpha Oates-Spraberry Alexander 1895–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 January 1895

Birth Location: Texas, United States

Death Date: 15 June 1987

Death Location: Dickens County, Texas, USA

Father: James Oates

Mother: Mary Oates

Spouse(s): Albert Sprayberry, Ira Alexander

Children(s): Albert Sprayberry, Mary Sprayberry, Albert Jr, Pennie Spraberry, Bula Sprayberry, George Spraberry, Zelma Sprayberry, Vordaman Spraberry

Viola Alpha Oates-Spraberry Alexander was born in 1895 in Texas, United States, the child of James Jackson Oates And Mary Ella Barrett Oates. In 1900, Viola Alpha Oates-Spraberry Alexander resided in Justice Precincts 1 & 6, Brady, McCulloch, Texas. In 1910, Viola Alpha Oates-Spraberry Alexander resided in Justice Precinct 4, McCulloch, Texas. Viola Alpha Oates-Spraberry Alexander married Albert Sprayberry, Ira Cecil Alexander, and had children including Albert Spraberry Jr, Albert Sprayberry, Bula May Archer Sprayberry, G S Sprayberry, George Steven Spraberry, Mary Sprayberry, Pennie Oleta Smith Stanley Spraberry, Vordaman Conrad Spraberry, Zelma Hazel Fulfer Sprayberry. Viola Alpha Oates-Spraberry Alexander passed away in 1987 in Dickens County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Viola Alpha Oates-Spraberry Alexander was born in 1895 in Texas, United States, the child of James Jackson Oates And Mary Ella Barrett Oates.
  • In 1900, Viola Alpha Oates-Spraberry Alexander resided in Justice Precincts 1 & 6, Brady, McCulloch, Texas.
  • In 1910, Viola Alpha Oates-Spraberry Alexander resided in Justice Precinct 4, McCulloch, Texas.
  • Viola Alpha Oates-Spraberry Alexander married Albert Sprayberry, Ira Cecil Alexander, and had children including Albert Spraberry Jr, Albert Sprayberry, Bula May Archer Sprayberry, G S Sprayberry, George Steven Spraberry, Mary Sprayberry, Pennie Oleta Smith Stanley Spraberry, Vordaman Conrad Spraberry, Zelma Hazel Fulfer Sprayberry.
  • Viola Alpha Oates-Spraberry Alexander passed away in 1987 in Dickens County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Viola Alexander's Ancestors

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Viola Alexander
1895–1987
Birth Place: Texas, United States
Parents
James Jackson Oates
1869–1950
Hill County, Texas, United States of America
Mary (Ella Barrett) Oates
1873–1947
Wilson County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
William (Jackson) Oates
1846–1871
Abbyville, Henry, Alabama, United States
Nancy (Ann) Temple
1846–1942
Yalabusha, Mississippi
Thomas (William) Barrett
1931–1884
Brazoria County Texas
Maria (Nancy) Wiley
1843–1923
Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Oates
1825–1863
Martha Oates
1825–1923
Peter King
1815–1897
Mary Rotan
1815–1895
Thomas Barrett
1798–1852
Elizabeth Wiant
1800–1852
Stephen Wiley
1810–1884
Charlotte Tyler
1815–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elbridge Wiley
1774–1849
Betty Farrington
1776–1870
James Tyler
1780–1849
Rebecca Allison
1794–1850

Viola Alexander's Descendants

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Viola (Alpha Oates-Spraberry) Alexander (26 January 1895–15 June 1987) m. Albert Sprayberry (abt 1890–24 Oct 1950) m. Ira (Cecil) Alexander (12 Mar 1895–Aug 14 1973)
  1. 1. Albert Sprayberry 1923–
  2. 2. Mary Sprayberry 1925–
  3. 3. Albert (Spraberry) Jr 1922–1977
  4. 4. Pennie (Oleta (Smith\Stanley)) Spraberry 1918–1983
  5. 5. Bula (May (Archer)) Sprayberry 1924–1981
  6. 6. George (Steven) Spraberry 1926–1997
  7. 7. Zelma (Hazel (Fulfer)) Sprayberry 1920–2005
  8. 8. Vordaman (Conrad) Spraberry 1915–1917

Viola Alexander's Timeline

6 Records

1895
26 January 1895
Birth of Viola Alpha Oates-Spraberry Alexander in Texas, United States
Texas, United States
1900
1900
Age 5
Viola Alpha Oates-Spraberry Alexander resided here in Justice Precincts 1 & 6, Brady, McCulloch, Texas
Justice Precincts 1 & 6, Brady, McCulloch, Texas
1910
1910
Age 15
Viola Alpha Oates-Spraberry Alexander resided here in Justice Precinct 4, McCulloch, Texas
Justice Precinct 4, McCulloch, Texas
1935
1935
Age 40
Viola Alpha Oates-Spraberry Alexander resided here in Rural, Dickens, Texas
Rural, Dickens, Texas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 45
Viola Alpha Oates-Spraberry Alexander resided here in Dickens, Texas, USA
Dickens, Texas, USA
1987
15 June 1987
Age 92
Death of Viola Alpha Oates-Spraberry Alexander in Crosbyton, Crosby County, Texas, USA
Crosbyton, Crosby County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 January 1895
    Event Place: Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, McCulloch, Texas; Roll: T623_1655; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 107.
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, McCulloch, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precincts 1 & 6, Brady, McCulloch, Texas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, McCulloch, Texas; Roll: T623_1655; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 107.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, McCulloch, Texas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, McCulloch, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Dickens, Texas

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Dickens, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 June 1987
    Event Place: Crosbyton, Crosby County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dickens County, Texas, USA

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