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Viola May Murray 1926–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1926

Birth Location: Fannin County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 06 May 2004

Death Location: Oklahoma City, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Henry Sr

Mother: Maggie Perkins

Spouse(s): Clarence Smith, Dub Godwin

Children(s): Edward Smith, Clarence Jr

Viola May Murray was born in 1926 in Fannin County, Texas, USA, the child of Henry Franklin Murray Sr And Maggie Perkins. In 1930, Viola May Murray resided in Bryan, Lincoln, Oklahoma. In 1930, Viola May Murray resided in Bryan, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA. Viola May Murray married Clarence Lenon Smith, Dub Godwin, and had children including Charles Smith, Clarence Linnie Smith Jr, Edward Alvin Smith, Judy Ann Smith, Kennith Ray Smith. Viola May Murray passed away in 2004 in Oklahoma City, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Viola May Murray was born in 1926 in Fannin County, Texas, USA, the child of Henry Franklin Murray Sr And Maggie Perkins.
  • In 1930, Viola May Murray resided in Bryan, Lincoln, Oklahoma.
  • In 1930, Viola May Murray resided in Bryan, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Viola May Murray married Clarence Lenon Smith, Dub Godwin, and had children including Charles Smith, Clarence Linnie Smith Jr, Edward Alvin Smith, Judy Ann Smith, Kennith Ray Smith.
  • Viola May Murray passed away in 2004 in Oklahoma City, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Sr
1894–1966
Birth Location: Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA
HS
Maggie Perkins
1904–1970
Birth Location: Texas
MP

Spouses(s)

Clarence Smith
1915–1974
Birth Location: Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
CS
Dub Godwin
1927–1998
Birth Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
DG

Children(s)

Edward Smith
1946–2016
Birth Location: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
ES
Clarence Jr
1942–1991
Birth Location: Luther, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
CJ

Viola Murray's Ancestors

Self
Viola Murray
1926–2004
Birth Place: Fannin County, Texas, USA
Parents
Henry Franklin Murray Sr
1894–1966
Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA
Maggie Perkins
1904–1970
Texas
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Viola Murray's Descendants

1.
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Viola (May) Murray (28 Feb 1926–06 May 2004) m. Clarence (Lenon) Smith (25 Sep 1915–03 Mar 1974) m. Dub Godwin (26 Jun 1927–15 Mar 1998)
  1. 1. Edward (Alvin) Smith 1946–2016 m. Sharon (Kay) Smith 1948–2015
  2. 2. Clarence (Linnie Smith) Jr 1942–1991 m. Margaret (Ann) Langley 1945–2017

Viola Murray's Timeline

13 Records

1926
28 Feb 1926
Birth of Viola May Murray in Fannin County, Texas, USA
Fannin County, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 4
Viola May Murray resided here in Bryan, Lincoln, Oklahoma
Bryan, Lincoln, Oklahoma
1930
1930
Age 4
Viola May Murray resided here in Bryan, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
Bryan, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Viola May Murray resided here in Farmington, New Mexico
Farmington, New Mexico
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 14
Viola May Murray resided here in Burnet, Texas, USA
Burnet, Texas, USA
1942
1942
Age 16
Viola May Murray resided here in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
1945
1945
Age 19
Viola May Murray resided here in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
1949
1949
Age 23
Viola May Murray resided here in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Viola May Murray resided here in Washington, Grady, Oklahoma, USA
Washington, Grady, Oklahoma, USA
1951
1951
Age 25
Viola May Murray resided here in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
1952
1952
Age 26
Viola May Murray resided here in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
1991
1991
Age 65
Viola May Murray resided here in Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma City, OK
2004
06 May 2004
Age 78
Death of Viola May Murray in Oklahoma City, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1926
    Event Place: Fannin County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Washington, Grady, Oklahoma; Roll: 4133; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 26-59
    [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: Washington, Grady, Oklahoma; Roll: 4133; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 26-59

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bryan, Lincoln, Oklahoma
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bryan, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Farmington, New Mexico
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Burnet, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Washington, Grady, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Washington, Grady, Oklahoma; Roll: 4133; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 26-59
    [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: Washington, Grady, Oklahoma; Roll: 4133; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 26-59

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Oklahoma
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1991
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, OK
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Washington, Grady, Oklahoma; Roll: 4133; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 26-59
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Washington, Grady, Oklahoma; Roll: 4133; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 26-59

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, OK
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 May 2004
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees
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