Miss Gates was first married to Charles Whitman, a chairmaker, on September 4, 1849 here in Gardner. In the second marriage for both parties Viola married Edwin Hill, a stabler, on March the 10th 1864.
In the 1860 census, after her husband Charles Whitman died, Viola was recorded back at home with her widowed mother Nancy Gates. Fifteen people were living in one house - let's hope it was a large house. The matriarch Nancy still had six children still in her care: Francis, Newell, Hiram, Edwin, Eliza and Ellen. Viola's sister Mary with her husband Edward P. Walker and their son Alvin were there. And of course, Viola herself, her brother Isaac Gates and her children: Eliza, 9, Lydia, 7, and Emma, 3. Viola was incorrectly recorded as Mrs. Whitney in that census.
Four years later Viola would be married once again and she and her new husband Edwin Hill, who was fifteen years her senior, were found in the state census of 1865 at Gardner. Viola may have thought she was leaving the home of fifteen to a more manageable size, she did reduce it, but only by five. She now had six step-children living with her by Edwin Hill's first wife: Henry, 20 Katie, 18, Charles, 17, Alice, 16, Willie, 12, and Mary, 8. Viola's own daughter Eliza was not listed but Lydia and Emma were still in her care. For occupations: Edwin Hill was a stable keeper. Henry Hill was a soldier. Katie and Alice were chair seaters. Charles was a hostler.
Edwin and Viola had a daughter Sarah Jenette in 1867. In the 1870 census all three were counted along with Sarah Jenette's half-siblings Lydia and Emma Whitman and step-siblings William and Lizzie Hill. There were a couple laborers and a young couple boarding with the Hills as well.
In 1880 Mr. Hill was still running his livery stable. Viola was recorded in that census as well as Sarah J. called "Nettie" age 13. Viola's daughter Emma Whitman, 23, was working in a painting office. Maud Gibbs, 4, the daughter of Lydia Whitman and Wallace Merrick Gibbs was there as well. Both her parents died in 1877-1878.
By 1900 Viola was a widow once more. Her widowed daughter Emma Tidd was residing with her at 99 North Main Street here in Gardner. Emma worked finishing pictures at the time. In the same house, maybe split into two apartments, was Viola's daughter Nettie and son-in-law Arthur Abbott. The Abbotts had two daughters: Ruth, 10 and Viola, 7. Mr. Abbott was a supervisor of music.
In 1910, still at 99 North Main Street, which today is just called Main Street, Viola, 76, was the head of household. Her home was across from today's Blue Moon Diner. Widow Hill and her daughter Widow Tidd rented out a floor to Thomas Mackie, an engineer at a chair shop, and his family of four. Viola would pass away here a year later almost exactly one-hundred and seven years before this contributor typed this biography.
In the 1860 census, after her husband Charles Whitman died, Viola was recorded back at home with her widowed mother Nancy Gates. Fifteen people were living in one house - let's hope it was a large house. The matriarch Nancy still had six children still in her care: Francis, Newell, Hiram, Edwin, Eliza and Ellen. Viola's sister Mary with her husband Edward P. Walker and their son Alvin were there. And of course, Viola herself, her brother Isaac Gates and her children: Eliza, 9, Lydia, 7, and Emma, 3. Viola was incorrectly recorded as Mrs. Whitney in that census.
Four years later Viola would be married once again and she and her new husband Edwin Hill, who was fifteen years her senior, were found in the state census of 1865 at Gardner. Viola may have thought she was leaving the home of fifteen to a more manageable size, she did reduce it, but only by five. She now had six step-children living with her by Edwin Hill's first wife: Henry, 20 Katie, 18, Charles, 17, Alice, 16, Willie, 12, and Mary, 8. Viola's own daughter Eliza was not listed but Lydia and Emma were still in her care. For occupations: Edwin Hill was a stable keeper. Henry Hill was a soldier. Katie and Alice were chair seaters. Charles was a hostler.
Edwin and Viola had a daughter Sarah Jenette in 1867. In the 1870 census all three were counted along with Sarah Jenette's half-siblings Lydia and Emma Whitman and step-siblings William and Lizzie Hill. There were a couple laborers and a young couple boarding with the Hills as well.
In 1880 Mr. Hill was still running his livery stable. Viola was recorded in that census as well as Sarah J. called "Nettie" age 13. Viola's daughter Emma Whitman, 23, was working in a painting office. Maud Gibbs, 4, the daughter of Lydia Whitman and Wallace Merrick Gibbs was there as well. Both her parents died in 1877-1878.
By 1900 Viola was a widow once more. Her widowed daughter Emma Tidd was residing with her at 99 North Main Street here in Gardner. Emma worked finishing pictures at the time. In the same house, maybe split into two apartments, was Viola's daughter Nettie and son-in-law Arthur Abbott. The Abbotts had two daughters: Ruth, 10 and Viola, 7. Mr. Abbott was a supervisor of music.
In 1910, still at 99 North Main Street, which today is just called Main Street, Viola, 76, was the head of household. Her home was across from today's Blue Moon Diner. Widow Hill and her daughter Widow Tidd rented out a floor to Thomas Mackie, an engineer at a chair shop, and his family of four. Viola would pass away here a year later almost exactly one-hundred and seven years before this contributor typed this biography.
Miss Gates was first married to Charles Whitman, a chairmaker, on September 4, 1849 here in Gardner. In the second marriage for both parties Viola married Edwin Hill, a stabler, on March the 10th 1864.
In the 1860 census, after her husband Charles Whitman died, Viola was recorded back at home with her widowed mother Nancy Gates. Fifteen people were living in one house - let's hope it was a large house. The matriarch Nancy still had six children still in her care: Francis, Newell, Hiram, Edwin, Eliza and Ellen. Viola's sister Mary with her husband Edward P. Walker and their son Alvin were there. And of course, Viola herself, her brother Isaac Gates and her children: Eliza, 9, Lydia, 7, and Emma, 3. Viola was incorrectly recorded as Mrs. Whitney in that census.
Four years later Viola would be married once again and she and her new husband Edwin Hill, who was fifteen years her senior, were found in the state census of 1865 at Gardner. Viola may have thought she was leaving the home of fifteen to a more manageable size, she did reduce it, but only by five. She now had six step-children living with her by Edwin Hill's first wife: Henry, 20 Katie, 18, Charles, 17, Alice, 16, Willie, 12, and Mary, 8. Viola's own daughter Eliza was not listed but Lydia and Emma were still in her care. For occupations: Edwin Hill was a stable keeper. Henry Hill was a soldier. Katie and Alice were chair seaters. Charles was a hostler.
Edwin and Viola had a daughter Sarah Jenette in 1867. In the 1870 census all three were counted along with Sarah Jenette's half-siblings Lydia and Emma Whitman and step-siblings William and Lizzie Hill. There were a couple laborers and a young couple boarding with the Hills as well.
In 1880 Mr. Hill was still running his livery stable. Viola was recorded in that census as well as Sarah J. called "Nettie" age 13. Viola's daughter Emma Whitman, 23, was working in a painting office. Maud Gibbs, 4, the daughter of Lydia Whitman and Wallace Merrick Gibbs was there as well. Both her parents died in 1877-1878.
By 1900 Viola was a widow once more. Her widowed daughter Emma Tidd was residing with her at 99 North Main Street here in Gardner. Emma worked finishing pictures at the time. In the same house, maybe split into two apartments, was Viola's daughter Nettie and son-in-law Arthur Abbott. The Abbotts had two daughters: Ruth, 10 and Viola, 7. Mr. Abbott was a supervisor of music.
In 1910, still at 99 North Main Street, which today is just called Main Street, Viola, 76, was the head of household. Her home was across from today's Blue Moon Diner. Widow Hill and her daughter Widow Tidd rented out a floor to Thomas Mackie, an engineer at a chair shop, and his family of four. Viola would pass away here a year later almost exactly one-hundred and seven years before this contributor typed this biography.
In the 1860 census, after her husband Charles Whitman died, Viola was recorded back at home with her widowed mother Nancy Gates. Fifteen people were living in one house - let's hope it was a large house. The matriarch Nancy still had six children still in her care: Francis, Newell, Hiram, Edwin, Eliza and Ellen. Viola's sister Mary with her husband Edward P. Walker and their son Alvin were there. And of course, Viola herself, her brother Isaac Gates and her children: Eliza, 9, Lydia, 7, and Emma, 3. Viola was incorrectly recorded as Mrs. Whitney in that census.
Four years later Viola would be married once again and she and her new husband Edwin Hill, who was fifteen years her senior, were found in the state census of 1865 at Gardner. Viola may have thought she was leaving the home of fifteen to a more manageable size, she did reduce it, but only by five. She now had six step-children living with her by Edwin Hill's first wife: Henry, 20 Katie, 18, Charles, 17, Alice, 16, Willie, 12, and Mary, 8. Viola's own daughter Eliza was not listed but Lydia and Emma were still in her care. For occupations: Edwin Hill was a stable keeper. Henry Hill was a soldier. Katie and Alice were chair seaters. Charles was a hostler.
Edwin and Viola had a daughter Sarah Jenette in 1867. In the 1870 census all three were counted along with Sarah Jenette's half-siblings Lydia and Emma Whitman and step-siblings William and Lizzie Hill. There were a couple laborers and a young couple boarding with the Hills as well.
In 1880 Mr. Hill was still running his livery stable. Viola was recorded in that census as well as Sarah J. called "Nettie" age 13. Viola's daughter Emma Whitman, 23, was working in a painting office. Maud Gibbs, 4, the daughter of Lydia Whitman and Wallace Merrick Gibbs was there as well. Both her parents died in 1877-1878.
By 1900 Viola was a widow once more. Her widowed daughter Emma Tidd was residing with her at 99 North Main Street here in Gardner. Emma worked finishing pictures at the time. In the same house, maybe split into two apartments, was Viola's daughter Nettie and son-in-law Arthur Abbott. The Abbotts had two daughters: Ruth, 10 and Viola, 7. Mr. Abbott was a supervisor of music.
In 1910, still at 99 North Main Street, which today is just called Main Street, Viola, 76, was the head of household. Her home was across from today's Blue Moon Diner. Widow Hill and her daughter Widow Tidd rented out a floor to Thomas Mackie, an engineer at a chair shop, and his family of four. Viola would pass away here a year later almost exactly one-hundred and seven years before this contributor typed this biography.
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