Brief Life History of Viola
When Viola Whisenant was born on 29 April 1903, her father, Henry M Rutherford, was 17 and her mother, Math Rutherford, was 20. She married James Harry Upton Sr on 3 August 1922, in Marshall, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Warrenton, Marshall, Alabama, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 29 Georgia Mountain, Marshall, Alabama, United States for about 10 years. She died on 10 September 1986, at the age of 83, and was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Guntersville, Marshall, Alabama, United States.
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- Viola V Upton, "United States 1950 Census"
- Viola Whisenaut, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Viola Upton, "Find A Grave Index"
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1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
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.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Swiss French Visinand: derivative of French voisin ‘neighbour’.
History: Philip Peter Visinand or Visinant (born 1684 in Germany) arrived in Philadelphia, PA, in 1731. His family originated from Switzerland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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