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Viola Mahaley Barber 1891–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1891

Birth Location: Ratliff, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: after 1964

Death Location: Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Shelby Barber

Mother: Ida Owings

Spouse(s): Bishop Pearce, Bayard Dotson

Children(s): Odelle Pearce, Twila Pearce, Mary Pearce, Vola Pearce, Nell Pearce

In 1891, Viola Mahaley Barber entered the world in Ratliff, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA, born to Shelby Jefferson Barber And Ida Owings. In 1900, Viola Mahaley Barber resided in Beat 2, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA. In 1910, Viola Mahaley Barber resided in Mantachie, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA. Viola Mahaley Barber married Bayard Byron Dotson, Bishop Marvin Pearce, and had children including Marvin N Pearce, Mary Belva Pearce, Nell Pearce, Odelle Pearce, Twila Pearce, Vola Katheryn Pearce. Viola Mahaley Barber passed away in 1964 in Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1891, Viola Mahaley Barber entered the world in Ratliff, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA, born to Shelby Jefferson Barber And Ida Owings.
  • In 1900, Viola Mahaley Barber resided in Beat 2, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1910, Viola Mahaley Barber resided in Mantachie, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA.
  • Viola Mahaley Barber married Bayard Byron Dotson, Bishop Marvin Pearce, and had children including Marvin N Pearce, Mary Belva Pearce, Nell Pearce, Odelle Pearce, Twila Pearce, Vola Katheryn Pearce.
  • Viola Mahaley Barber passed away in 1964 in Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Shelby Barber
1871–1940
Birth Location: Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
SB
Ida Owings
1870–1923
Birth Location: Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
IO

Spouses(s)

Bishop Pearce
1879–1941
Birth Location: Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
BP
Bayard Dotson
1893–1964
Birth Location: Nasbie, Dickenson, Virginia, USA
BD

Children(s)

Odelle Pearce
1910–2006
Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
OP
Twila Pearce
1917–1981
Birth Location: Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
TP
Mary Pearce
1914–2000
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi
MP
Vola Pearce
1925–2017
Birth Location: Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
VP
Nell Pearce
1923–1997
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
NP

Viola Barber's Ancestors

Self
Viola Barber
1891–1964
Birth Place: Ratliff, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Shelby Jefferson Barber
1871–1940
Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Ida Owings
1870–1923
Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James (Samuel) Owings
1844–1926
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Cummings
1847–1903
Saltillo, Lee, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Marcus Owings
1810–1895
Nancy Henderson
1813–1898
John Cummings
1820–1896
Margaret Betts
1827–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Owings
1769–1844
Nancy Campbell
1767–1845
Samuel Henderson
1763–1817
Susannah Maddox
1790–1850
Mason Cummings
1799–1873
Sarah Berry
1805–1863
James Betts
1796–1883
Nancy Jackson
1796–1853

Viola Barber's Descendants

1.
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Viola (Mahaley) Barber (11 Aug 1891–after 1964) m. Bishop (Marvin) Pearce (29 Aug 1879–13 Jan 1941) m. Bayard (Byron) Dotson (15 May 1893–7 Jan 1964)
  1. 1. Odelle Pearce 1910–2006 m. John (William) Stravino 1903–1979 m. Clarence (Houston) Sanders 1906–1969
  2. 2. Twila Pearce 1917–1981 m. Wendell (Tipton) Pope 1913–
    1. 1. Wendy (Lynn) Pope 1946–2020
  3. 3. Mary (Belva) Pearce 1914–2000 m. Edgar (Herman) McGee 1908–1983
  4. 4. Vola (Katheryn) Pearce 1925–2017 m. Roy (Edward) Declue 1921–2004 m. Clinton Sarten 1921–
  5. 5. Nell Pearce 1923–1997 m. James (Harold) Dacus 1925–1979 m. Harold (S) Cardin 1924–
    1. 1. Larry (Pearce) Cardin 1941–2013 m. Sharon (Eileen) Sawyer 1951–2010 m. Margie (Elizabeth) Moore 1941–2017

Viola Barber's Timeline

8 Records

1891
11 Aug 1891
Birth of Viola Mahaley Barber in Ratliff, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Ratliff, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 9
Viola Mahaley Barber resided here in Beat 2, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 19
Viola Mahaley Barber resided here in Mantachie, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Mantachie, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 29
Viola Mahaley Barber resided here in Mantachie, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Mantachie, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 39
Viola Mahaley Barber resided here in Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 44
Viola Mahaley Barber resided here in Fulton, Stawamba, Mississippi
Fulton, Stawamba, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 49
Viola Mahaley Barber resided here in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
1964
after 1964
Age 73
Death of Viola Mahaley Barber in Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1891
    Event Place: Ratliff, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02031; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 29-12
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mantachie, Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: T625_877; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 16
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2340885
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 2, Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: 811; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0037
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mantachie, Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: T624_743; Page: 9b; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1374756
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168367
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 2, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 2, Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: 811; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0037

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Mantachie, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mantachie, Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: T624_743; Page: 9b; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1374756

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mantachie, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mantachie, Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: T625_877; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 16

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2340885

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fulton, Stawamba, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02031; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 29-12

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02031; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 29-12

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 1284 Union
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Commercial Appeal; Publication Date: 27 Feb 1944; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; ,0.032238986,0.37381613,0.22466785&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: after 1964
    Event Place: Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
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