Daughter of Scott Turner and Rhoda Hearse.

1870 census, Prairie Township, Franklin, Missouri, p. 3
[a black family]
Scott Turner Male 46 born 1824 Kentucky
Rhoda Turner Female 40 1830 Missouri
Viola Turner Female 15 1855 Missouri
Thomas Turner Male 11 1859 Missouri
Benjamin Turner Male 7 1863 Missouri
Laura Turner Female 5 1865 Missouri
Fanny Turner Female 2 1868 Missouri

Viola married first, to an unknown husband, probably about 1877 in Franklin Co., MO. He died sometime before 1880, when she was back living with her parents and listed as a widow. The 1900 census would indicate she had a daughter named Ming born in 1878.

1880 census, Calvey Twp, Franklin, Missouri
[a black family]
Scot Turner Male 51 born 1829 Kentucky, Married, Miner; father b. Florida; mother b. Kentucky
Roda Turner Female 48 1832 Missouri, Married, Keeps House, Wife; father b. Virginia; mother b. unknown
Vila Turner Female 27 1853 Missouri, Widowed, At Home, Daughter
Ben Turner Male 17 1863 Missouri, Single, At Home, Son
Loura Turner Female 14 1866 Missouri, Single, At Home, Daughter
Fannie Turner Female 12 1868 Missouri, Single, At Home, Daughter

Viola married Marcellus "Mark" Ming on 28 Aug 1881 in Franklin Co., Missouri.

Viola appears to have died soon after the birth of her youngest child, Annie, who was born in May of 1891.

In 1900, Mark was listed with their children:

1900 census, Central Township Moselle village, Franklin, Missouri
[a black family]
Mark Ming Head M widowed 35 b. May 1865 Missouri
Louisa Ming Daughter F 17 b. Feb 1883 Missouri
Ike Ming Son M 12 b. Jan 1888 Missouri
Mary Ming Daughter F 11 b. May 1889 Missouri
Annie Ming Daughter F 9 b. May 1891 Missouri
Ming Ming Stepdaughter F 22 b. Jan 1878 Missouri
Viola Ming Granddaughter F 5 b. Jan 1895 Missouri