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Viola Lee Evans 1899–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1899

Birth Location: Saulsville, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 20 Feb 1988

Death Location: Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA

Father: William Evans

Mother: Virginia Buchanan

Spouse(s): William Phillips, Everett Brooks

Children(s): Shirley Phillips, Norman Phillips, Robert Phillips, Lorene Phillips

Viola Lee Evans was born in 1899 in Saulsville, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA, the child of William Norman Evans And Virginia Elizabeth Jenny Buchanan. In 1935, Viola Lee Evans resided in Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia. In 1940, Viola Lee Evans resided in Slab-Fork, Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA. Viola Lee Evans married Everett M Brooks, William Bill Garrison Phillips, and had children including Lorene Virginia Phillips, Norman Eugene Gene Phillips, Robert Bobby Cecil Phillips, Shirley Ann Phillips. Viola Lee Evans passed away in 1988 in Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Viola Lee Evans was born in 1899 in Saulsville, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA, the child of William Norman Evans And Virginia Elizabeth Jenny Buchanan.
  • In 1935, Viola Lee Evans resided in Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia.
  • In 1940, Viola Lee Evans resided in Slab-Fork, Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA.
  • Viola Lee Evans married Everett M Brooks, William Bill Garrison Phillips, and had children including Lorene Virginia Phillips, Norman Eugene Gene Phillips, Robert Bobby Cecil Phillips, Shirley Ann Phillips.
  • Viola Lee Evans passed away in 1988 in Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Viola Evans's Ancestors

Self
Viola Evans
1899–1988
Birth Place: Saulsville, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
William Norman Evans
1874–1902
Pineville, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Virginia (Elizabeth “Jenny”) Buchanan
1879–1977
Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Council (J) Evans
1854–1917
Guyandotte River,Wyoming,West Virginia,USA
Ellen (Judith) Canaday
1854–1930
Floyd, Virginia, USA
Greenberry Buchanan
1844–1922
Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
Anna Goode
1844–1929
Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Evans
1809–1880
Nancy Green
1823–1863
Arthur Buchanan
1804–1890
Isabell Wright
1807–1888
David III
1819–1891
Nancy Thomas
1821–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Green
1792–1868
Elizabeth Sparks
1802–1860
William Buchanan
1765–1858
Elizabeth Jones
1774–1851
Solomon Wright
1764–1862
Rachel Pickering
1752–1827
David II
1776–1862
Miranda Miles
1806–1828
Foxwell Thomas
1780–1841
Nancy Wilder
1790–1849

Viola Evans's Descendants

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Viola (Lee) Evans (17 Nov 1899–20 Feb 1988) m. William ("Bill" Garrison) Phillips (31 Aug 1899–26 Sep 1985) m. Everett (M.) Brooks (1903–1976)
  1. 1. Shirley (Ann) Phillips 1921–2011 m. Everett (Warden) Tilley 1913–1945 m. Parker (Gordon) Pendry 1920–1991
    1. 1. Thomas (Edison) Tilley 1942–2017
  2. 2. Norman (Eugene "Gene") Phillips 1925–2007 m. Mary (Louise) Hall 1926–2010
    1. 1. Gary (Wayne) Phillips 1947–2016
  3. 3. Robert ("Bobby" Cecil) Phillips 1928–2004 m. Angeline (M.) Avgerinos 1929–2012
  4. 4. Lorene (Virginia) Phillips 1923–2007 m. Wanus (Eli) Shumate 1919–1964 m. William (Walker Matthews) Jr. 1924–1996
    1. 1. Joyce ("Joy" Kay) Shumate 1951–2009
    2. 2. Gloria (D'Ann) Shumate 1944–1990

Viola Evans's Timeline

5 Records

1899
17 Nov 1899
Birth of Viola Lee Evans in Saulsville, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Saulsville, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 36
Viola Lee Evans resided here in Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia
Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 41
Viola Lee Evans resided here in Slab-Fork, Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Slab-Fork, Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 51
Viola Lee Evans resided here in Center, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Center, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
1988
20 Feb 1988
Age 89
Death of Viola Lee Evans in Mullens, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Mullens, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1899
    Event Place: Saulsville, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Center, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: 5704; Page: 41; Enumeration District: 55-19

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Slab-Fork, Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Center, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Center, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: 5704; Page: 41; Enumeration District: 55-19

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1988
    Event Place: Mullens, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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