John Randolph Pruitt
(1804-1858)
Barbara Beeker
(1809-1896)
John Wilson
(-1840)
Eliza Tatman
Daniel Pruitt
(1834-1923)
Sarah Ann Wilson
(1837-1921)
Viola Pruitt
(1868-1963)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Alexander Widney

Viola Pruitt 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 27 Mar 1868, Milford, Iroquois, IL 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): William Alexander Widney on 24 Sep 1885 in Clarinda, Page, IA 1 2
  • Died: 29 Nov 1963, Shenandoah, Page, IA, USA at age 95 4
  • Buried: Shenandoah, Page, IA, USA 4

   FamilySearch ID: KCYM-QFL.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1870 in Ash Grove Township, Iroquois, IL, USA. 5 The 1870 census recorded Daniel Pruitt, farmer, 35, living with wife Sarah A., 33; son Alonzo, 12; and daughter Viola, 3. The parents were born in Indiana and the children in Illinois. The post office was Ash Grove. Daniel's real estate was valued at $1000 and personal estate $240.

2. Census in 1880 in Solomon Rapids, Mitchell, KS, USA. 6 The 1880 census recorded Daniel Pruett, 44, minister, living with wife Sarah Ann, 42; son Alonzo, farming, 21; daughter Viola, 12; and sons James M., 9; and Edwin, 6. Daniel and Sarah were born in Indiana. His father was born in Kentucky and mother in North Carolina. Sarah's parents were born in Ohio. Their children were born in Illinois.

3. Iowa State Census census in 1885 in Clarinda, Page, IA. 7 The 1885 Iowa State Census recorded Daniel Pruitt, minister, 47, living with wife Sarah, 47; daughter Viola, 17; son Mack, 16; and son Eddie, 12. Daniel and Sarah were born in Indiana, and their children in Illinois.

4. Census in 1900 in Buffalo Gap, Custer, SD, USA. 8 The 1900 census recorded William Widney, 35, fam and stock raiser, born Jan 1865, living with wife Viola, 32, Mar 1868; Anna, 14, Jul 1886; Pearl, 12, Sep 1888; Grace, 10, Nov 1890; Ruth, 8, Jun 1892; and Marie, 4, Aug 1896. The parents were born in Illinois, and their parents in Indiana excet William's fathe in Pennsylvania. Anna was born in Kansas, Pearl in Iowa, and the three youngest children in South Dakota. William and Viola were married for 14 years and she had birth 5 children, all alive in 1900.

5. Census in 1910 in Shenandoah, Page, IA, USA. 9 The 1910 census recorded owning a home at 310 Center Street: Alexander A. Widney, live stock buyer, 44, living with wife Viola, 42; Anna, teacher public school, 23; Pearl, teacher, district school, 21; Grace, 19, teacher district school; Ruth, 17; and Marie, 15. Alexander and Viola were born in Illinois, and their parents born in Indiana, except Alexander's father in Pennsylvania. Anna was born in Kansas, Pearl in Iowa, and the younger girls in South Dakota. Alexander and Viola were married 24 years and she had birthed 5 children, all alive in 1910.

6. Residence: in Jan 1958 in Shenandoah, Page, IA, USA. 2


Viola married William Alexander Widney on 24 Sep 1885 in Clarinda, Page, IA.1 2 (William Alexander Widney was born on 7 Jun 1865 in Woodhull, Henry, IL, USA,2 10 died on 10 Jul 1948 in Shenandoah, Page, IA, USA 2 10 11 and was buried on 14 Jul 1948 in Shenandoah, Page, IA, USA 10 11.)

Sources

1 FamilySearch.org, Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDS-265C W A Widney and Viola Pruitt, 24 Sep 1885, Page, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,035,295.

2 Grace Widney Brown, "Grace Widney Brown, wife of Winfred A. Brown : 1104 South Elm St., Shenandoah, Iowa, revolutionary ancestory Jacob Young (Jung), N.C." (Proof for Daughters of the American Revolution Application prepared in 1957 by Thelma K. Frazee, Genealogist, Washington D. C. - View online at https://archive.org/details/gracewidneybrown00unse/page/n5/mode/2up/search/beeker?q=beeker), Page 6.

3 Grace Widney Brown, "Grace Widney Brown, wife of Winfred A. Brown : 1104 South Elm St., Shenandoah, Iowa, revolutionary ancestory Jacob Young (Jung), N.C." (Proof for Daughters of the American Revolution Application prepared in 1957 by Thelma K. Frazee, Genealogist, Washington D. C. - View online at https://archive.org/details/gracewidneybrown00unse/page/n5/mode/2up/search/beeker?q=beeker), Pages 6-7.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124043131.

5 1870 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WS-QYY Daniel Pruitt, 1870.

6 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF5Z-7DW Daniel Pruett, Solomon Rapids, Mitchell, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 178, sheet 36B.

7 Iowa State Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HW49-56Z Daniel Pruitt, Clarinda, Nodaway, Page, Iowa; citing p. 23, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,170.

8 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMRS-CX2 William Widney, School Districts 3-5, 9, 12, 18 Buffalo Gap town, Custer, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 12, sheet 2A, family 38.

9 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGM1-SQT Alexander A Widney, Shenandoah Ward 3, Page, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 99, sheet 5B, family 133.

10 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124043342.

11 Council Bluffs Nonpareil (Council Bluffs, IA), 13 Jul 1948, page 8. Obituary of W. A. Widney.


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