Viola Altha McLemore

1905 - 1948  (43 years)

• Name	Viola Altha McLemore  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	17 Jan 1905	Louisiana   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Death	29 Jul 1948	Bakersfield, Kern County, California   [1, 3, 5]
  Notes	From the California Death Index at rootsweb: BROWNING ALTHA VIOLA 01/17/1905 CORNEY MCLEMORE F ALABAMA KERN 07/29/1948 43 yrs Viola (McLemore) Browning contributed by Ron Henson The Husonian-Democrat, p. 2, Hugo, Choctaw Co., Oklahoma, 5 August 1948 Funeral services for Mrs. Viola Browning, wife of Robert Browning, was held at 3 p.m. Thursday August 4, at the Clayton Avenue Baptist Church with Rev. J.B. Ward officiating and all funeral arrangements under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home. Mrs. Browning died at Bakersfield, California during the latter part of July. She moved to Bakersfield from Hugo during February with her family. She was forty three years old at the time of her death. She formally lived on a farm in the Rock Hill community and was a leader in both civic and church affairs in both Rock Hill and Hugo. Mrs. Browning is survived by her husband and six children: Carl, age 15; Jack, age 14; Bonnie, age 13; Charlie, age 12; James, age 7, and Geraldine, age 6. She is also survived by a brother George McLemore, San Antonio, Texas, and three sisters; Mrs. Edith Stokes, Mrs. Edna Everidge, both of Hugo, and Mrs. Elmer Henson, Bakersfield, Calif. Pall bearers was Horace Minchew, Lester Minchew, Ernest Henson, Jimmie Cooper, Wallace Lester, and Morris Parker. The News joins with the many friends of the deceased in expressing condolence to her relatives. Listed on the "Choctaw County Obits" website hosted at Rootsweb. Contributed by Ron Henson. http://www.rootsweb.com/~okchocta/ Listed as being buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, but no listing of this cemetery is posted on the Choctaw County website due to privacy concerns (Research): Census Information: 1930 Federal Census Oklahoma, Choctaw County, Ratliffe Twp Enumerated April 18, 1930 ED 12-21 SD 13 Sheet 10A Stamped 200 181-184 Browning, Robert Hd M W 29 M 21 Okla US Ala Farmer Browning, Viola Wife F W 25 M 17 Ok La Ala Browning, Carl Son M W 7 S Ok Ok Ok Browning, Travis Son M W 5 S Ok Ok Ok Browing, Bonnie F Dtr F W 4 4/12 S Ok Ok Ok Browing, Charlie Son M W 2 5/12 S Ok Ok Ok
  Person ID	I26865	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Albert George McLemore,   b. 17 Nov 1866, Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi d. 5 Feb 1940, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Alzada "Alzadie" "Zadie" Carney,   b. 27 Jan 1876, Alabama d. 12 Apr 1910, Seminole, Seminole County, Oklahoma (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	25 Jun 1891	Alabama   [1, 6]
  	https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/MD2Y-ZLD/p1 Groom's Name: A. G. Mclemore Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Alzada Carney Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 25 Jun 1891 Marriage Place: Choctaw, Alabama Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M73741-8 System Origin: Alabama-EASy Source Film Number: 1788198 Reference Number: B2 P95 #278 Collection: Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957
  Family ID	F8850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Browning,   b. 26 May 1899, Oklahoma d. 30 Mar 1991, Los Angeles County, California (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1922  [1]
  	According to April Makerney, they had seven children between 1922 and 1942, only one of whom was still living as of 2006.
  Children	1. Carl R. Browning,   b. 13 Apr 1923, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma d. 28 Sep 1978, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas (Age 55 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living
  Family ID	F8862	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Jan 1905 - Louisiana Death - 29 Jul 1948 - Bakersfield, Kern County, California  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S511] Makerney, April (amakerney@yahoo.com) "Ancestors of April (Wharton) Makerney and Connected Families" Ver. 2009-07-12 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=amakerney. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Oklahoma, Choctaw County, Ratliffe Twp Enumerated April 18, 1930 ED 12-21 SD 13 Sheet 10A Stamped 200 181-184 (Reliability: 3). [S1028] Website "Choctaw County (OK) Obits" ; http://www.rootsweb.com/~okchocta/. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Oklahoma, Seminole County, Econtuchk Twp, ED 182 Enumerated 17 May 1910 by Henry A. Reynolds SD 3, ED 182, Sheet 22B 404-405 (Reliability: 3). [S332] Rootsweb, California Death Records, 1940 thru 1997, (http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi). [S920] FamilySearch.org, Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957.