Viola Beatrice Person

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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Family Time Line

Henry Jackson Thomison
1898–1960
Viola Beatrice Person
1904–2001
Marriage: 4 September 1921
LaVerne Merle Thomison
1922–1978
Henry Arwood Thomison
1925–1992
Edwin Mervel Thomison
1933–2012

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"

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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