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Viola Edwina Roberts 1856–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1856

Birth Location: Green, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 09 Jan 1929

Death Location: Green, Mississippi, USA

Father: Tyra Roberts

Mother: Lucy Rainey

Spouse(s): Rufus Backstrom

Children(s): Ernest Backstrom, Samuel Backstrom, John Backstrom, Son Backstrom, Oscar Backstrom, Frank Backstrom, Hattie Backstrom

Viola Edwina Roberts was born in 1856 in Green, Mississippi, USA, the child of Tyra John Roberts And Lucy Rainey. Viola Edwina Roberts married Rufus Isham Backstrom, and had children including Ernest Lee Backstrom, Frank Watson Backstrom, Hattie Backstrom, John Walton Backstrom, Oscar Backstrom, Samuel Sampey Backstrom, Son Backstrom. Viola Edwina Roberts passed away in 1929 in Green, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Viola Edwina Roberts was born in 1856 in Green, Mississippi, USA, the child of Tyra John Roberts And Lucy Rainey.
  • Viola Edwina Roberts married Rufus Isham Backstrom, and had children including Ernest Lee Backstrom, Frank Watson Backstrom, Hattie Backstrom, John Walton Backstrom, Oscar Backstrom, Samuel Sampey Backstrom, Son Backstrom.
  • Viola Edwina Roberts passed away in 1929 in Green, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Tyra Roberts
1796–1887
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Lucy Rainey
1820–1891
Birth Location: Alabama
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Spouses(s)

Rufus Backstrom
1854–1933
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Ernest Backstrom
1894–1948
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Backstrom
1887–1942
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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John Backstrom
1881–1957
Birth Location: –
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Son Backstrom
1897–1897
Birth Location: –
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Oscar Backstrom
1884–1949
Birth Location: –
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Frank Backstrom
1889–1963
Birth Location: McLain, Greene County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Hattie Backstrom
1897–1899
Birth Location: –
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Viola Roberts's Ancestors

Self
Viola Roberts
1856–1929
Birth Place: Green, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Tyra John Roberts
1796–1887
South Carolina, USA
Lucy Rainey
1820–1891
Alabama
Grandparents
John Roberts
1773–1850
North Carolina, USA
Martha (Elizabeth) Bateman
1789–1855
Edgecomb County, North Carolina, USA
James Rainey
1780–1840
North or South Carolina, USA
Bonnie Grissy
1780–1825
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Roberts
1755–1845
Ann Thomason
1765–
Thomas Bateman
1755–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Roberts
1725–1787
Susannah Ellis
1729–1808
Mary Holloway
1710–1760

Viola Roberts's Descendants

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Viola (Edwina) Roberts (10 Apr 1856–09 Jan 1929) m. Rufus (Isham) Backstrom (25 June 1854–1 December 1933)
  1. 1. Ernest (Lee) Backstrom 1894–1948 m. Ethel Weldy 1899–1972
    1. 1. Jacquelyn Rogers 1931–2019
  2. 2. Samuel (Sampey) Backstrom 1887–1942
  3. 3. John (Walton) Backstrom 1881–1957
  4. 4. Son Backstrom 1897–1897
  5. 5. Oscar Backstrom 1884–1949
  6. 6. Frank (Watson) Backstrom 1889–1963
  7. 7. Hattie Backstrom 1897–1899

Viola Roberts's Timeline

2 Records

1856
10 Apr 1856
Birth of Viola Edwina Roberts in Green, Mississippi, USA
Green, Mississippi, USA
1929
09 Jan 1929
Age 73
Death of Viola Edwina Roberts in Green, Mississippi, USA
Green, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1856
    Event Place: Green, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Jan 1929
    Event Place: Green, Mississippi, USA
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