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Viola Ruth Brown 1912–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jun 1912

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 3 Apr 1994

Death Location: McKeesport, Pennsylvania

Father: Harry Brown

Mother: Ida Schell

Spouse(s): Aloysius Wiesen

Children(s): Roberta Martin, Ronald Weisen, Gerald Weisen

Viola Ruth Brown was born in 1912 in Pennsylvania, the child of Harry J Brown And Ida Schell. In 1927, Viola Ruth Brown resided in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1940, Viola Ruth Brown resided in Homestead, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. Viola Ruth Brown married Aloysius Wiesen, and had children including Gerald J Weisen, Kieran A Weisen, Rita M Weisen, Roberta Frances Martin, Ronald William Weisen. Viola Ruth Brown passed away in 1994 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • Viola Ruth Brown was born in 1912 in Pennsylvania, the child of Harry J Brown And Ida Schell.
  • In 1927, Viola Ruth Brown resided in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1940, Viola Ruth Brown resided in Homestead, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Viola Ruth Brown married Aloysius Wiesen, and had children including Gerald J Weisen, Kieran A Weisen, Rita M Weisen, Roberta Frances Martin, Ronald William Weisen.
  • Viola Ruth Brown passed away in 1994 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harry Brown
1881–1928
Birth Location: Allegheny, Pennsylvania
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Ida Schell
1880–1981
Birth Location: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Aloysius Wiesen
1912–1968
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
AW

Children(s)

Roberta Martin
1939–2012
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
RM
Ronald Weisen
1935–1998
Birth Location: Homestead, Pennsylvania
RW
Gerald Weisen
1936–2008
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
GW

Viola Brown's Ancestors

Self
Viola Brown
1912–1994
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Harry J Brown
1881–1928
Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Ida Schell
1880–1981
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Viola Brown's Descendants

1.
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Viola (Ruth) Brown (13 Jun 1912–3 Apr 1994) m. Aloysius Wiesen (abt 1912–Jul 1968)
  1. 1. Roberta (Frances) Martin 1939–2012 m. Michael (J) Martin 1935–2018
  2. 2. Ronald (William) Weisen 1935–1998
  3. 3. Gerald (J) Weisen 1936–2008

Viola Brown's Timeline

6 Records

1912
13 Jun 1912
Birth of Viola Ruth Brown in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1927
1927
Age 15
Viola Ruth Brown resided here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 28
Viola Ruth Brown resided here in Homestead, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Homestead, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
1950
1950
Age 38
Viola Ruth Brown resided here in Homestead, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Homestead, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1968
25 Jul 1968
Age 56
Viola Ruth Brown resided here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
1994
3 Apr 1994
Age 82
Death of Viola Ruth Brown in McKeesport, Pennsylvania
McKeesport, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1912
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Taylor Allderdice High School; Year: 1927
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Homestead, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3406; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 2-239.
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: City, Pennsylvania, USA
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Homestead, Allegheny

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1927
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Taylor Allderdice High School; Year: 1927

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Homestead, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Homestead, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3406; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 2-239.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Homestead, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Homestead, Allegheny

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1968
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: The Pittsburgh Press; Publication Date: 25 Jul 1968; Publication Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 1743 Cowley St.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: McKeesport, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: City, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Kensington . PA Sciriel Way
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1994
    Event Place: McKeesport, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: City, Pennsylvania, USA
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