Brief Life History of Viola Gertrude
When Viola Gertrude Mooney was born in April 1899, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Robert C. Mooney, was 40 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Venable, was 36. She married John Milton Buttermore on 13 November 1920, in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Civil District 1, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years and Kokomo, Center Township, Howard, Indiana, United States in 1930. She died on 13 June 1979, in Torrance, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 80.
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Sources (16)
- Gertrude Mooney in household of Robert E Mooney, "United States Census, 1920"
- Gertrude Mooney, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Viola Gertrude Shipley, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maonaigh, ‘descendant of Maonach’, a personal name derived from maoineach ‘wealthy, precious’. Meaney is a variant development of the same name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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