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Household of Viola Jane Sprowls

She is married to Samuel John Salsberry.

They got married on January 8, 1946, she was 17 years old.

Samuel John Salsberry oo Viola Jane Sprowls

Marriage source: Porter, William, The Porters of Greene County, Pennsylvania, (Pub. location unknown, worldconnect.rootsweb.com, 4 Feb MMV)

'... Viola Jane Sprowls ... Marriage 1 Samuel John Salsberry ... Married: 8 Jun 1946 4 Marriage fact: 5 Marriage Ending Status: Divorce Note: Conflicting date of marriage (June 8, 1945) from obituary of Viola Jane Gray in the'Observer-Reporter' online newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania dated Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Sources:

(1) Obituary of Viola Jane Gray - 'Observer-Reporter' online newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania dated Wednesday, January 26, 2005

(2) Date: Sprowls History Book (Opal Dague Winnett)

Obituary of Viola Jane Gray - 'Observer-Reporter' online newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania dated Wednesday, January 26, 2005

1930 Federal Census-West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (ED 127 - Sheet 5A - Image 9 - line 32 on Ancestry.com)

Obituary of John Salsberry - Observer-Reporter Newspaper (online), Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania dated Thursday, February 26, 2004

Sprowls History Book (Opal Dague Winnett)' <>

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The couple were divorced on before November 6, 1982.

Samuel John Salsberry o/o Viola Jane Sprowls

Divorce source: Porter, William, The Porters of Greene County, Pennsylvania, (Pub. location unknown, worldconnect.rootsweb.com, 4 Feb MMV)

'... Viola Jane Sprowls ... Marriage 1 Samuel John Salsberry ... Married: 8 Jun 1946 4 Marriage fact: 5 Marriage Ending Status: Divorce Note: Conflicting date of marriage (June 8, 1945) from obituary of Viola Jane Gray in the'Observer-Reporter' online newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania dated Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Sources: (1) Obituary of Viola Jane Gray - 'Observer-Reporter' online newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania dated Wednesday, January 26, 2005

(2) Date: Sprowls History Book (Opal Dague Winnett)

Obituary of Viola Jane Gray - 'Observer-Reporter' online newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania dated Wednesday, January 26, 2005

1930 Federal Census-West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (ED 127 - Sheet 5A - Image 9 - line 32 on Ancestry.com)

Obituary of John Salsberry - Observer-Reporter Newspaper (online), Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania dated Thursday, February 26, 2004

Sprowls History Book (Opal Dague Winnett)' <>


Notes about Viola Jane Sprowls

Viola Jane Sprowls

Source: Porter, William, The Porters of Greene County, Pennsylvania, (Pub. location unknown, worldconnect.rootsweb.com, 4 Feb MMV)

'... Viola Jane Sprowls Sex: F Birth: 12 Sep 1928 in West Finley, Washington County, Pennsylvania 1 Death: 25 Jan 2005 in UPMC-Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 2 Fact 1: 16 Apr 1930 Listed in census as livingin West Finley Township, Washington County, PA 3 Fact 2: 16 Apr 1930 Listed as 1 year old and living with her parents and 1 sister 3 Fact 13: 28 Jan 2005 Interment in Linesville Cemetery, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania 2 ADDR:R. D. 2 Box 219 Linesville PA 16424 United States Note: Given name (Viola), middle name (Jane), surname (Sprowls) and date of birth (September 12, 1928) from Sprowls History Book (Opal Dague Winnett)

Given name (Jane), married surname (Salsberry) and residence (Linesville) in October, 1973, from obituary of Alma F. Sprowls from Ken Neundorfer collection (email from Ruth Sprowls dated Thursday, January 27, 2005)

Given name (Jane), married surname (Salsberry) and residence (Linesville) in November, 1977, from obituary of Ray D. Sprowls from Ken Neundorfer collection (email from Ruth Sprowls dated Thursday, January 27, 2005)

1930 (April 16) census data from the census images for West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 127 - sheet 5A - image 9 - line 32) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 1 year old and hadnot attended school at any time since September 1, 1929. She was single and living with her parents and 1 sister in a house, which was rented in Burnsville Village. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania, as were her father andmother. Her given name is listed as 'Jane' in this census.

Viola Jane Gray

Member of Windy Gap Presbyterian Church, West Finley

Viola Jane Gray, 76, of Route 6, Linesville, formerly of West Finley, died Tuesday, January 25, 2005, in UPMC-Shadyside, following a long illness.

She was born September 12, 1928, in Richhill Township, West Finley, a daughter of Okey and Alma Raymer Sprowls.

She married Samuel John Salsberry June 8, 1945, and subsequently married Thomas M. Gray November 6, 1982.

Mrs. Gray was a member of Windy Gap Presbyterian Church of West Finley. She worked for Ohio Valley Hospital, Wheeling, W.Va., before moving to Linesville in 1967, where she was employed by Molded Fiber Glass for 13 years, retiring in1981. She enjoyed cooking, collecting teddy bears and, most of all, visits by her grandchildren.

Surviving are four daughters, Karen Nickerson and husband Ron, Judy Oskin and husband Dave and Nancy Nickerson and husband Randy, all of Linesville, and Joyce Widner and husband Lucky of Henderson, Nev.; four sons, Ed Salsberry and wifeChris of Erie, Jerry Salsberry and wife Marilyn of O'Brien, Fla., Roy Salsberry of Port Royal, S.C., and Gary Salsberry of Linesville; a sister, June Amos of West Finley; a stepdaughter, Betty Nance of New Albany, Ind.; a stepson, ThomasGray of Tucson, Ariz.; 18 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and several stepgrandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Deceased are her former husband, Samuel John Salsberry; her second husband, Thomas M. Gray; a son, Eugene Salsberry; a sister, Betty Porter; a brother, Ray Sprowls; a nephew, Tommy Sprowls; and a stepson, Terry Gray.

Friends will be received from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the hour of service, Friday in Harold W. Coleman Jr. Funeral Home, 6028 U.S. Highway 6, Linesville, with grandson Luke Oskin officiating. Interment will be in Linesville Cemetery. Memorialsmay be made to American Diabetes Association, Corporate One Office Park, Bldg. II, Suite 225, 4075 Monroeville Blvd., Monroeville, PA 15146.

Source - 'Observer-Reporter' newspaper online edition, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania dated Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Father: O(a)key Ellsworth Sprowls b: 2 Mar 1901 in East Finley, Washington County, Pennsylvania Mother: Alma Florence Raymer b: 27 Jan 1903 in Richhill Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania Marriage 1 Samuel John Salsberry b: 15 Apr 1926 in Nineveh, Greene County, Pennsylvania Married: 8 Jun 1946 4 Marriage fact: 5 Marriage Ending Status: Divorce

Note: Conflicting date of marriage (June 8, 1945) from obituary of Viola Jane Gray in the 'Observer-Reporter' online newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania dated Wednesday, January 26, 2005 Children Paul Eugene Salsberry b: 23 Oct 1946 Living Salsberry Living Salsberry Living Salsberry Living Salsberry Living Salsberry Living Salsberry Living Salsberry Living Salsberry Marriage 2 Thomas M. Gray Married: 6 Nov 1982 2

Sources:

(1) Obituary of Viola Jane Gray - 'Observer-Reporter' online newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania dated Wednesday, January 26, 2005

(2) Date: Sprowls History Book (Opal Dague Winnett)

Obituary of Viola Jane Gray - 'Observer-Reporter' online newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania dated Wednesday, January 26, 2005

1930 Federal Census-West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (ED 127 - Sheet 5A - Image 9 - line 32 on Ancestry.com)

Obituary of John Salsberry - Observer-Reporter Newspaper (online), Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania dated Thursday, February 26, 2004

Sprowls History Book (Opal Dague Winnett)' <>

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Birthday September 12, 1928

  • The temperature on September 12, 1928 was between 8.0 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
    • March 12 » In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people.
    • April 12 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
    • June 4 » The President of the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin, is assassinated by Japanese agents.
    • October 2 » The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
    • October 12 » An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston.
    • December 6 » The government of Colombia sends military forces to suppress a month-long strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.

Day of marriage January 8, 1946

  • The temperature on January 8, 1946 was between -2.9 °C and 1.0 °C and averaged -1 °C. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
    • January 6 » The first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
    • January 17 » The UN Security Council holds its first session.
    • February 12 » World War II: Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured U-boats.
    • June 5 » A fire in the La Salle Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, kills 61 people.
    • August 7 » The government of the Soviet Union presented a note to its Turkish counterparts which refuted the latter's sovereignty over the Turkish Straits, thus beginning the Turkish Straits crisis.
    • September 19 » The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.

Day of death January 25, 2005

  • The temperature on January 25, 2005 was between -2.3 °C and 1.7 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (52%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2005: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
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