When Viva B Longley was born on 2 October 1903, in Mercer, Illinois, United States, her father, John Edwin Longley, was 35 and her mother, Lucy Ann Frye, was 36. She married Arthur Martin Ayers in 1922. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, United States in 1930 and Viola, Mercer, Illinois, United States in 1940. She died on 16 April 1966, in Mercer, Illinois, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Viola Cemetery, Viola, Mercer, Illinois, United States.
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
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English (mainly Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire): variant of Langley . Compare Longpre 2.
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