Viola Mae Strong

1910 - 2009  (99 years)

• Name	Viola Mae Strong
  Birth	27 Feb 1910	Prague, Lincoln County, Oklahoma
  Gender	Female
  Death	3 Aug 2009	Henrietta, Clay County, Texas
  Burial	6 Aug 2009	Fairview Cemetery, Gainsville, Cooke County, Texas
  Notes	VIOLA MAE WEAVER Graveside services for Viola Mae Weaver, 99, of Gainesville, are set for 11 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009 at the Fairview Cemetery with Rev. Jim Goodwin officiating. A visitation will be held from 7-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009 at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. Ms. Weaver died Aug. 3, 2009 in Henrietta. Ms. Weaver was born Feb. 27, 1910 in Prague, Okla., to Walter Winfield and Tessie Rose Soukup Strong. She married Leroy "Snip" Weaver in Duncan, Okla., on March 28, 1929. She was a long time member of Whaley United Methodist Church and she loved to cook. Ms. Weaver was a clerk at the Streets Pharmacy for many years. She is survived by her grandson Jim and his wife Susan Weaver of Dean, great grandchildren Jake Weaver of Dean, Alex and wife Heather Weaver of Midland, and Nick Weaver of Austin, great-great granddaughters Olivia and Alexis Weaver of Midland, and her brother Barney Strong. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. She is preceded by her parents, her husband, her son Donald Joe Weaver, her brothers Homer, Jack, Jake, and Bob Strong and Cecil Lewis. You may sign the online registry at www.geojcarroll.com From the Gainesville Daily Register (online edition) http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/ Wednesday, August 5, 2009
  Person ID	I1288	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Walter Winfield Strong,   b. 10 May 1881, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas d. 4 Apr 1961, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Terezie Rose "Tessie" Soukup,   b. 4 Jun 1886, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 3 Jun 1916, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	4 Aug 1907	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma
  	Married by Oliver R. Land, Minister of the first Congregational Church of Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Territory. Witnesses were Harry Soukup and Mrs. S.G. Royl. She was listed as Tessa on the marriage license. Rhodene Frederick found the following burial records for Highland Cemetery in Lawton: Strong, Tessie R., b. 1886, d. Jun 3, 1916, 30y, NE-Frank Sankeans (sic) Strong, Walter W., b. 1881, d. Apr 4, 1961, 80y, TN-Ralph Strong
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leroy "Snip" Weaver,   b. 20 Mar 1908, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma d. 26 Jun 1977, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	28 Mar 1929	Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  	Leroy Weaver, 21 of Duncan, OK, to Viola Strong, 19 of Duncan, OK, performed by E. Pierce, on 28 Mar 1929. (Stephens County Marriage Book, courtesty of Lynell Cordell).
  Children	1. Donald Joe Weaver,   b. 10 Dec 1929, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma d. 30 Nov 2007, Denton County, Texas (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

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  Birth - 27 Feb 1910 - Prague, Lincoln County, Oklahoma Marriage - 28 Mar 1929 - Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Death - 3 Aug 2009 - Henrietta, Clay County, Texas Burial - 6 Aug 2009 - Fairview Cemetery, Gainsville, Cooke County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Strong, Ralph Brainerd Family ca.1913 Ralph Brainerd Strong Family circa 1913, Oklahoma Standing, Back row (L to R): UNKNOWN--Either Burt OR Claude Strong, Annie Eva (CHOATE) Strong, Lee S. Strong, Earnest Strong,Tessie Rose (SOUKUP) Strong, Walter Winfield Strong, Mary Gertrude (GAY) Strong, Augustus Homer Strong Seated, Front row (L to R): Homer Richard Strong (grandson), Ralph Brainerd Strong, Viola May Strong (granddaughter), Mary (STOCKBRIDGE) Strong (Second wife), Agnes Ivy Strong (granddaughter) Not pictured: Rolla or Earl PLEASE HELP US POSTIVELY IDENTIFY whether the young man standing on the left at the back is Burt or Claude!
  		Strong, Homer and Viola 1911 - 1913 The oldest of the five children born to Walter Winfield Strong and his wife, Tessie Rose Soukup. At the time this photo was taken, the family was probably still living in Prague, Oklahoma, where Walter worked as a barber.
  		Strong, Walter Winfield ca 1916, with his children This photo of Walter and his children appears to have been taken after his wife, Tessie Soukup, died of kidney failure. The family was living in Southern Oklahoma at the time. From left to right, Viola, baby Jack, Homer, Walter and Barney Strong.
  		Strong, Walter and Tessie (Soukup) Children This picture of Viola, Homer, Barney and baby Jack was taken in 1916, shortly after their mother, Tessie died.
  		Strong, Homer and Viola 1919 Homer and Viola in 1919
  		Strong, Homer and Viola 1921 This picture of Homer and Viola was taken shortly after their father's second marriage. A picture of all the children in the newly blended family was taken that same day.
  		Strong, Viola Mae ca 1921, Cecil Lewis, Homer Strong, Roy West, and Barney Strong This picture of the blended family of Walter Strong and Stella Crouch was taken in 1921 in Bison, Oklahoma, shortly after their marriage. Pictured are Viola Strong, Cecil Lewis (Stella's son by her second marriage), Homer Strong, Roy West (Stella's son by her first marriage), and Barney Strong.
  		Strong, Homer ca 1923-1925 with Barney and Viola (R to L) Several years after he remarried, Walter took his three children from Oklahoma to his father's home in New Mexico. Barney recalls that each time they passed a large cotton field, Walter would stop and offer their services. The money they earned paid not only for the expenses of the trip, but for the new clothes that the children were wearing in this photo. Barney said that this was the first pair of long pants that he ever owned. Barney and Homer lived for a time in New Mexico, but it is not known if it was at this time, or at a later date.
  		Weavers and Strongs in Gainesville, 1959 Back Row, L to R: Barney Strong, Rolla Strong, Burt Strong, Leroy "Snip" Weaver Front Row: Violet (Stanley) Strong, UNKNOWN woman holding Bennie Strong (???), Viola Strong Weaver. PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN WOMAN.
  		Weavers and Strongs in Gainesville, 1959 Leroy and Viola (Strong) Weaver; Violet (Stanley) Strong and her husband, Barney. Violet is holding their son, Benny.
  		Strong Siblings, Christmas, 1963 This picture, which appears to have been taken in the home of Viola Weaver of Gainesville, Texas. It was is one of the few times that all the Strong Siblings were together as adults. From Left to Right are Homer Strong, Cecil Lewis, Viola Weaver, Barney Strong, Jack Strong, and Bob Strong. They were all the children of Walter Winfield Strong.
  		Weaver, Viola Strong ca 1969 Wife of Leroy Weaver B. 1910 Oklahoma
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		_Strong, Viola Mae Wife of Leroy Weaver B. 1910 Oklahoma
  		Soukup Cousins, Celebrating Jim and Geraldine Soukup's Golden Wedding Anniversary Back Row, l to r, Jim Soukup, Arnie Soukup, Rubye (Soukup) Prokop and Ray Soukup Front Row, l to r, Marie (Soukup) Sysel, Irma (Soukup) Dineen, Viola (Strong) Weaver, Helen (Soukup) Parker, and Rose (Soukup) Duba
  		Weaver, Viola with her son Donald Joe, March 2001 Viola (Strong) Weaver with her only child, Donald Joe, in 2001. At the time this picture was taken, Viola was 91 and Donald was 71.
  		Weaver, Viola (Strong) age 99 Charles Strong, took this photo of his aunt Viola Weaver when he went to visit her on the occasion of her 99th birthday

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Kryl, Anna mtDNA Line Certificate issued by The Genographic Project for a mtDNA sample submitted by Viola Strong Weaver, a direct female descendant of Anna Kryl>Anna Beznoska>Tessie Soukup. Haplogroup N1 is fairly rare, appearing in some European and Near Eastern populations, and throughout the Caucaus mountains, but even in those areas the frequencies do not exceed five percent.
  		Kryl, Anna mtDNA Map Map issued by The Genographic Project for a mtDNA sample submitted by Viola Strong Weaver, a direct female descendant of Anna Kryl>Anna Beznoska>Tessie Soukup. Haplogroup N1 is fairly rare, appearing in some European and Near Eastern populations, and throughout the Caucaus mountains, but even in those areas the frequencies do not exceed five percent.
  		Weaver, Viola Mae (Strong) Memorial Service leaflet