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Viola Comfort Smith 1841 – 1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Feb 1841

Birth Location: Brown County, Ohio

Death Date: 3 Aug 1895

Death Location: Wellington, Iroquois Co., Illinois, USA

Father: Daniel Smith

Mother: Susan Irwin

Spouse(s): John Breeding

Children(s): Sarah Breeding, Thomas Breeding, Mary Breeding, Emma Breeding, George Breeding

The story of Viola Comfort Smith began in 1841 in Brown County, Ohio. In 1850, Viola Comfort Smith resided in Perry, Brown, Ohio. In 1860, Viola Comfort Smith resided in Sterling, Brown, Ohio, United States. Viola Comfort Smith married John E Breeding, and had children including Sarah S Breeding, Thomas Jefferson Breeding, Mary Etta Breeding, Emma Breeding, George Marshall Breeding. Viola Comfort Smith passed away in 1895 in Wellington, Iroquois Co., Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Viola Comfort Smith began in 1841 in Brown County, Ohio.
  • In 1850, Viola Comfort Smith resided in Perry, Brown, Ohio.
  • In 1860, Viola Comfort Smith resided in Sterling, Brown, Ohio, United States.
  • Viola Comfort Smith married John E Breeding, and had children including Sarah S Breeding, Thomas Jefferson Breeding, Mary Etta Breeding, Emma Breeding, George Marshall Breeding.
  • Viola Comfort Smith passed away in 1895 in Wellington, Iroquois Co., Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Smith
1792 – 1849
Birth Location: –
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Susan Irwin
1812 – 1881
Birth Location: Clermont, Ohio, United States
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Spouses(s)

John Breeding
1836 – 1915
Birth Location: Clermont, Ohio, United States
JB

Children(s)

Sarah Breeding
1859 –
Birth Location: Clermont Co., Ohio, USA
SB
Thomas Breeding
1860 – 1945
Birth Location: Ohio
TB
Mary Breeding
1863 – 1918
Birth Location: Ohio
MB
Emma Breeding
1869 –
Birth Location: Ohio
EB
George Breeding
1874 – 1950
Birth Location: Sterling, Clermont, Ohio, United States
GB

Viola Smith's Ancestors

Self
Viola Smith
1841 – 1895
Birth Place: Brown County, Ohio
Parents
Daniel Smith
1792 – 1849
Susan (H) Irwin
1812 – 1881
Clermont, Ohio, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Viola Smith's Descendants

1.
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Viola (Comfort) Smith (13 Feb 1841 – 3 Aug 1895) m. John (E) Breeding (29 Feb 1836 – 5 May 1915)
  1. 1. Sarah (S) Breeding (6 Apr 1859 – ) m. William (H) McMahan (1857 – )
    1. 1. Jesse (E) McMahan (17 Mar 1890 – 21 Dec 1968) m. Mamie (aka Lou Ella) Huntley (8 SEPT 1890 – 19 Jun 1971)
      1. 1. John (William "Willie") McMahan (26 JUN 1916 – 11 MAR 2001)
  2. 2. Thomas (Jefferson) Breeding (7 Jul 1860 – 30 Jan 1945) m. Clara (Belle) Nunemaker (30 Oct 1860 – 5 Apr 1941)
    1. 1. Edgar (Emery) Breeding (16 Feb 1885 – Oct 1968) m. Hildagarde (Julia) Reininger (4 Jan 1889 – 15 Dec 1979)
      1. 1. Audrey (Leonabel) Breeding (11 Aug 1914 – 28 Apr 1998) m. Maxwell (Eugene) Anderson (1 Oct 1911 – 24 Nov 1988)
      2. 2. Robert (Clifford Thomas) Breeding (13 Dec 1918 – 23 Feb 2000) m. Ruby (Mae) Smith (11 Feb 1920 – 16 Jul 1968) m. Ethyl (Jean Richter) Mills (abt 1915 – 4 Jan 2008)
        1. 1. Infant (Daughter) Breeding (2 Dec 1940 – 2 Dec 1940)
        2. 2. Sheila Breeding m. Jerry Davis
    2. 2. Otto Breeding (2 Feb 1887 – 11 Jul 1967) m. Goldie (Grace) Geddes (7 Dec 1898 – 1967)
      1. 1. Lee (Geddes) Breeding (30 Jan 1925 – 17 Oct 2008) m. Ruth (M) Miller (08/01/1926 – 10/23/2001)
      2. 2. Donna (W) Breeding (abt 1928 – )
  3. 3. Mary (Etta) Breeding (16 Jan 1863 – 18 May 1918) m. Charles (W) Cann (1858 – )
    1. 1. Myrtle (B) Cann (ABT 1889 – )
  4. 4. Emma Breeding (abt 1869 – ) m. Joseph (Irvin) Geddes
  5. 5. George (Marshall) Breeding (09 Jun 1874 – 11 Mar 1950) m. Eva (May) Strean (20 Apr 1875 – 14 Nov 1956)
    1. 1. Ruby (Nanetta) Breeding (5 Oct 1894 – 27 Feb 1974) m. Watson (Wiley) Sarjent (7 Sep 1888 – 17 Sep 1966)
      1. 1. Doris (T) Sarjent (19 January 1914 – 1 March 1999) m. James (Harold) Keller (22 Nov 1913 – 21 Dec 1969)
        1. 1. John (Edward) Keller (21 Apr 1941 – 08 Nov 1978) m. Constance Hesser
        2. 2. Janet (Elaine) Keller (13 June 1944 – 13 June 1944)
      2. 2. Anna (May) Sarjent (abt 1916 – )
      3. 3. George (W) Sarjent (abt 1918 – ) m. Marguerite Boswell
      4. 4. Gale (W) Sarjent (abt 1922 – )
      5. 5. Robert (E) Sarjent (abt 1927 – )
    2. 2. Tressil (Imo) Breeding (27 Mar 1896 – 6 Jul 1896)
    3. 3. Hazel (Virginia) Breeding (27 Aug 1897 – Dec 1973)
    4. 4. Edith (Thelma) Breeding (30 Jul 1899 – 2 May 1970)
    5. 5. son Breeding (5 Oct 1905 – 5 Oct 1905)
    6. 6. Ruth (Viola) Breeding (17 Oct 1908 – 11 Feb 1991)
    7. 7. Wilbur (Glen) Breeding (12 Sep 1911 – May 1974) m. Anita (E) Foster (abt 1917 – 1970)
      1. 1. Ronald Breeding (7 May 1944 – Jun 1976)
      2. 2. Flavin (Eugene) Breeding (2 Apr 1946 – 23 Jan 2006) m. Sharon (Ann) Hafstrom (abt 1945 – ) m. Delores (25 Jun 1943 – )
    8. 8. Ray (Howard) Breeding (28 Mar 1914 – 26 Aug 1975) m. Florence Breeding (abt 1917 – )
      1. 1. Thelma Breeding (abt 1939 – )
      2. 2. Marian Breeding (abt 1940 – )

Viola Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1841
13 Feb 1841
Birth of Viola Comfort Smith in Brown County, Ohio
Brown County, Ohio
1850
1850
Age 9
Viola Comfort Smith resided here in Perry, Brown, Ohio
Perry, Brown, Ohio
1860
1860
Age 19
Viola Comfort Smith resided here in Sterling, Brown, Ohio, United States
Sterling, Brown, Ohio, United States
1870
1870
Age 29
Viola Comfort Smith resided here in Williamsburg, Clermont, Ohio, United States
Williamsburg, Clermont, Ohio, United States
1880
1880
Age 39
Viola Comfort Smith resided here in Williamsburg, Clermont, Ohio, United States
Williamsburg, Clermont, Ohio, United States
1895
3 Aug 1895
Age 54
Death of Viola Comfort Smith in Wellington, Iroquois Co., Illinois, USA
Wellington, Iroquois Co., Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1841
    Event Place: Brown County, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Williamsburg, Clermont, Ohio; Roll: 1000; Family History Film: 1255000; Page: 387C; Enumeration District: 053; Image: 0772.
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Williamsburg, Clermont, Ohio; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Sterling, Brown, Ohio; Roll: ; Page: 153; Image: 311.
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Perry, Brown, Ohio; Roll: M432_662; Page: 317A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Perry, Brown, Ohio
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Perry, Brown, Ohio; Roll: M432_662; Page: 317A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Sterling, Brown, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Sterling, Brown, Ohio; Roll: ; Page: 153; Image: 311.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Clermont, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Williamsburg, Clermont, Ohio; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Clermont, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Williamsburg, Clermont, Ohio; Roll: 1000; Family History Film: 1255000; Page: 387C; Enumeration District: 053; Image: 0772.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1895
    Event Place: Wellington, Iroquois Co., Illinois, USA
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