Brief Life History of Viola Beatrice
When Viola Beatrice Person was born on 27 March 1904, in Texas, United States, her father, John William Person, was 29 and her mother, Katherine Safronia McDonald, was 29. She married Henry Jackson Thomison on 4 September 1921, in Bell, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Bell, Texas, United States in 1935 and Justice Precinct 1, Coryell, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 15 October 2001, at the age of 97, and was buried in Moffat, Bell, Texas, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Viola J Thomison in household of Henry F Thomison, "United States Census, 1930"
- Viola Person, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- Viola Beatrice Person Thomison, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1905 · Construction of the Praetorian Building
Texas completed the construction of the Praetorian Building (Stone Plane Tower) in 1909. It was the first skyscraper in Texas and the Southwestern United States. The building had 15 stories and was 190 ft tall.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
Americanized form (and a very rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Persson or Pehrsson (see Pehrson ).
German: patronymic from the personal name Peer , Low German variant of Peter .
English: variant of Parson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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