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Viola Elder 1874 – 1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1874

Birth Location: Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 4 June 1950

Death Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Elias Elder

Mother: Sarah Sherlock

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Viola Elder was born in 1874 in Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan, USA, the child of Elias M. Elder and Sarah H. Sherlock. Viola Elder passed away in 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Viola Elder was born in 1874 in Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan, USA, the child of Elias M. Elder and Sarah H. Sherlock.
  • Viola Elder passed away in 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Viola Elder's Ancestors

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Viola Elder
1874 – 1950
Birth Place: Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan, USA
Parents
Elias M. Elder
1841 – 1863
Ohio
Sarah (H.) Sherlock
1849 – 1886
New York
Grandparents
Michael (Mikel) Elder
1819 – 1852
Sand Lake, Kent, Michigan, United States
Catherine Fullerton
1817 –
Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Viola Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1874
1874
Birth of Viola Elder in Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan, USA
Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan, USA
1950
4 June 1950
Age 76
Death of Viola Elder in Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1874
    Event Place: Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Tompkins, Jackson, Michigan; Roll: 585; Family History Film: 1254585; Page: 263C; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 0527

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 June 1950
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

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