Viola Mary Dorrance was born on December 30, 1869, in Elk Fork Township, Pettis County, Missouri, died on January 28, 1919, in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, at age 49, and was buried on January 31, 1919, in Greenlawn Cemetery, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.
Her parents were Mary Jane Ham and Isaac R. Dorrance. They had five children: Angieleex, born in 1866; George, born in 1868; Viola, born in 1869; Joel, born in 1872; and Laura, born in 1874. According to the Sedalia Daily Democrat, when Mary died on May 12, 1875, at age 29, she left four children. Angieleex preceded her in death; and Joel did not survive childhood.
She married Oscar Lionel Wood on November 8, 1891, in Pettis County, Missouri.
Viola and Oscar's children were born in Missouri: Cecile J., born in April 1894; William Jewell, born on November 13, 1895; Harold S, born in July 1898; and Christopher C, born in 1903.
She had her four children in nine years. During most of her married life, she served as a minister's wife.
Her death certificate listed acute indigestion for the primary cause of death with heart as the secondary cause. Her husband, Reverend O. L. Wood, signed the death certificate as the informant.
Her parents were Mary Jane Ham and Isaac R. Dorrance. They had five children: Angieleex, born in 1866; George, born in 1868; Viola, born in 1869; Joel, born in 1872; and Laura, born in 1874. According to the Sedalia Daily Democrat, when Mary died on May 12, 1875, at age 29, she left four children. Angieleex preceded her in death; and Joel did not survive childhood.
She married Oscar Lionel Wood on November 8, 1891, in Pettis County, Missouri.
Viola and Oscar's children were born in Missouri: Cecile J., born in April 1894; William Jewell, born on November 13, 1895; Harold S, born in July 1898; and Christopher C, born in 1903.
She had her four children in nine years. During most of her married life, she served as a minister's wife.
Her death certificate listed acute indigestion for the primary cause of death with heart as the secondary cause. Her husband, Reverend O. L. Wood, signed the death certificate as the informant.
Viola Mary Dorrance was born on December 30, 1869, in Elk Fork Township, Pettis County, Missouri, died on January 28, 1919, in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, at age 49, and was buried on January 31, 1919, in Greenlawn Cemetery, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.
Her parents were Mary Jane Ham and Isaac R. Dorrance. They had five children: Angieleex, born in 1866; George, born in 1868; Viola, born in 1869; Joel, born in 1872; and Laura, born in 1874. According to the Sedalia Daily Democrat, when Mary died on May 12, 1875, at age 29, she left four children. Angieleex preceded her in death; and Joel did not survive childhood.
She married Oscar Lionel Wood on November 8, 1891, in Pettis County, Missouri.
Viola and Oscar's children were born in Missouri: Cecile J., born in April 1894; William Jewell, born on November 13, 1895; Harold S, born in July 1898; and Christopher C, born in 1903.
She had her four children in nine years. During most of her married life, she served as a minister's wife.
Her death certificate listed acute indigestion for the primary cause of death with heart as the secondary cause. Her husband, Reverend O. L. Wood, signed the death certificate as the informant.
Her parents were Mary Jane Ham and Isaac R. Dorrance. They had five children: Angieleex, born in 1866; George, born in 1868; Viola, born in 1869; Joel, born in 1872; and Laura, born in 1874. According to the Sedalia Daily Democrat, when Mary died on May 12, 1875, at age 29, she left four children. Angieleex preceded her in death; and Joel did not survive childhood.
She married Oscar Lionel Wood on November 8, 1891, in Pettis County, Missouri.
Viola and Oscar's children were born in Missouri: Cecile J., born in April 1894; William Jewell, born on November 13, 1895; Harold S, born in July 1898; and Christopher C, born in 1903.
She had her four children in nine years. During most of her married life, she served as a minister's wife.
Her death certificate listed acute indigestion for the primary cause of death with heart as the secondary cause. Her husband, Reverend O. L. Wood, signed the death certificate as the informant.
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Jan. 28, 1919
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