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Viola Belle Crenshaw 1891–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1891

Birth Location: Texas, USA

Death Date: 15 Jun 1958

Death Location: Maud, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: William Crenshaw

Mother: Elizabeth Phillips

Spouse(s): V Brooking

Children(s): Vernon Brooking, Opal Townsend, Vera Brooking, Ruby McCraw

In 1891, Viola Belle Crenshaw entered the world in Texas, USA, born to William Brady Crenshaw And Elizabeth F Betty Phillips. In 1900, Viola Belle Crenshaw resided in Quinlan, Hunt, Texas, USA. In 1910, Viola Belle Crenshaw resided in Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA. Viola Belle Crenshaw married V L Brooking, and had children including Bud Brookings, Opal Eva Townsend, Ruby Mae Mccraw, Vera Brooking, Vernon Lee Brooking. Viola Belle Crenshaw passed away in 1958 in Maud, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1891, Viola Belle Crenshaw entered the world in Texas, USA, born to William Brady Crenshaw And Elizabeth F Betty Phillips.
  • In 1900, Viola Belle Crenshaw resided in Quinlan, Hunt, Texas, USA.
  • In 1910, Viola Belle Crenshaw resided in Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Viola Belle Crenshaw married V L Brooking, and had children including Bud Brookings, Opal Eva Townsend, Ruby Mae Mccraw, Vera Brooking, Vernon Lee Brooking.
  • Viola Belle Crenshaw passed away in 1958 in Maud, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Crenshaw
1859–1937
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Elizabeth Phillips
1862–1930
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

V Brooking
1885–1946
Birth Location: Texas, USA
VB

Children(s)

Vernon Brooking
1909–1995
Birth Location: Greenville, Hunt, Texas, USA
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Opal Townsend
1908–1996
Birth Location: Texas, USA
OT
Vera Brooking
1912–
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
VB
Ruby McCraw
1913–1995
Birth Location: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
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Viola Crenshaw's Ancestors

Self
Viola Crenshaw
1891–1958
Birth Place: Texas, USA
Parents
William Brady Crenshaw
1859–1937
Georgia, USA
Elizabeth (F "Betty") Phillips
1862–1930
Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
William (T.) Crenshaw
1830–1900
South Carolina, United States
Nancy (Ann Matilda) Hodnett
1830–1890
Stockbridge, Henry, Georgia, United States
Pleasant (Little "Little P") Phillips
1823–1894
Anson, North Carolina, USA
Francis (Elizabeth) White
1836–1886
Lincoln, Louisiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin II
1798–1860
Louisiana Hammock
1802–1860
Clement Phillips
1802–1872
Little
1802–1845
Gideon White
1805–1890
Frances Turner
1805–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sr.
1761–1820
Elizabeth Collier
1766–1842
Willoughby Hammock
1770–1823
Levicy Nelson
1780–1848
Rachel Knox
1792–1850

Viola Crenshaw's Descendants

1.
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Viola (Belle) Crenshaw (25 Feb 1891–15 Jun 1958) m. V (L) Brooking (10 Feb 1885–10 Jun 1946)
  1. 1. Vernon (Lee) Brooking 1909–1995 m. Dela (Faye) Davis 1905–1996
    1. 1. Carolyn (Ruth Brooking) Harris 1935–2016
    2. 2. Gerald (Wayne) Brooking 1937–2016
    3. 3. Melvin (Dwight) Brooking 1944–2017
  2. 2. Opal (Eva) Townsend 1908–1996 m. Charles (Franklin) Townsend 1905–1998
    1. 1. Anita (Joy) Townsend 1929–2012
    2. 2. Velda Townsend 1930–1934
    3. 3. Joann (Francis) Townsend 1934–2014
  3. 3. Vera Brooking 1912–
  4. 4. Ruby (Mae) McCraw 1913–1995 m. James (Hubert McCraw) Sr. 1910–1990
    1. 1. Herman (Hugh) McCraw 1933–2010 m. Ann (Eloise) Meek 1933–2009

Viola Crenshaw's Timeline

9 Records

1891
25 Feb 1891
Birth of Viola Belle Crenshaw in Texas, USA
Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 9
Viola Belle Crenshaw resided here in Quinlan, Hunt, Texas, USA
Quinlan, Hunt, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 19
Viola Belle Crenshaw resided here in Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 29
Viola Belle Crenshaw resided here in Wolf, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
Wolf, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 39
Viola Belle Crenshaw resided here in Milburn, Johnston, Oklahoma, USA
Milburn, Johnston, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 44
Viola Belle Crenshaw resided here in Rural, Semiole, Oklahoma
Rural, Semiole, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 49
Viola Belle Crenshaw resided here in Wolf, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
Wolf, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 59
Viola Belle Crenshaw resided here in Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
1958
15 Jun 1958
Age 67
Death of Viola Belle Crenshaw in Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1891
    Event Place: Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wolf, Seminole, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03332; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 67-49
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wolf, Seminole, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1471; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 258
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Milburn, Johnston, Oklahoma; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2341642
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Quinlan, Hunt, Texas; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0139; FHL microfilm: 1241648
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1274; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0184; FHL microfilm: 1375287
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Quinlan, Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Quinlan, Hunt, Texas; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0139; FHL microfilm: 1241648

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1274; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0184; FHL microfilm: 1375287

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wolf, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wolf, Seminole, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1471; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 258

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Milburn, Johnston, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Milburn, Johnston, Oklahoma; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2341642

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Semiole, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wolf, Seminole, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03332; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 67-49

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wolf, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wolf, Seminole, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03332; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 67-49

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma, 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: Holdenville, Hughes

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1958
    Event Place: Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maud, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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