Viola Evelenia PelletierAge: 94 years1903–1998
- Name
- Viola Evelenia Pelletier
- Given names
- Viola Evelenia
- Surname
- Pelletier
- Married name
- Viola Evelenia Troutman
- Married name
- Viola Evelenia Richards
- Also known as
- Viola Evelyn Calkins
- Married name
- Viola Evelenia Smith
 Birth | December 23, 1903 Associate: Adam Pelletier
Associate: Anna M “Annie” Moore
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 Marriage of parents | Jesse J Calkins — Anna M “Annie” Moore — View this family April 6, 1904 (Age 3 months) |
 Adoption | between 1907 and 1910 (Age 3 years) Adoption: Adopted by both parents Note: Her biological parents are Adam Pelletier and Mary D Moore. However, she is shown in the 1910/1920 Census with Jesse J Calkins and Anna M Moore as their daughter. Anna M Moore is the sister of Mary D Moore. |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John T Moore September 18, 1908 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John T Moore September 18, 1908 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Agnes Suzor June 17, 1909 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Agnes Suzor June 17, 1909 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 6 years) |
| Census | 1911 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 12 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 13 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Death of a father | Adam Pelletier between 1918 and 1940 (Age 14 years) Note: Adam died between 1918 and 1940. In 1981, he and his family cross the Canadian/Us border. In the 1940 Census, his wife (Mary) is listed as a Widow. |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 14 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 7, 1920 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | William Field Richards — View this family February 5, 1929 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 25 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 14, 1930 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a husband | William Field Richards May 1, 1936 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1940 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a father | Jesse J Calkins May 18, 1945 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Census | May 12, 1950 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a mother | Mary D Moore 1956 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a husband | Russell William Troutman about 1969 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a mother | Anna M “Annie” Moore November 12, 1971 (Age 67 years) |
| Marriage | Charles Phillip Smith — View this family April 25, 1972 (Age 68 years) Associate: Adam Pelletier
Associate: Mary D Moore
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| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a husband | Charles Phillip Smith August 11, 1993 (Age 89 years) |
| Event | Charles Phillip Smith August 13, 1993 (Age 89 years) |
 Death | April 23, 1998 (Age 94 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Adam Pelletier Birth: October 1856 — Canada Death: between 1918 and 1940 |
| mother |
Mary D Moore Birth: June 1874 39 23 — Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States Death: 1956 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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Marriage: May 7, 1894 — Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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10 years herself |
Viola Evelenia Pelletier Adoption: between 1907 and 1910 — Michigan, United States Birth: December 23, 1903 — Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States Death: April 23, 1998 — Broward, Florida, United States |
| Family with adoptive parents |
| father |
Jesse J Calkins Birth: February 2, 1879 — Monroe, Michigan, United States Death: May 18, 1945 — Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| mother |
Anna M “Annie” Moore Birth: November 23, 1880 45 29 — Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States Death: November 12, 1971 — Harper Woods, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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Marriage: April 6, 1904 — Monroe, Michigan, United States |
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-3 months herself |
Viola Evelenia Pelletier Adoption: between 1907 and 1910 — Michigan, United States Birth: December 23, 1903 — Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States Death: April 23, 1998 — Broward, Florida, United States |
| Family with Russell William Troutman |
| husband |
Russell William Troutman Birth: August 7, 1906 31 26 — Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States Death: about 1969 |
| herself |
Viola Evelenia Pelletier Adoption: between 1907 and 1910 — Michigan, United States Birth: December 23, 1903 — Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States Death: April 23, 1998 — Broward, Florida, United States |
| son |
Private |
| Family with William Field Richards |
| husband |
William Field Richards Birth: August 4, 1900 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Death: May 1, 1936 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| herself |
Viola Evelenia Pelletier Adoption: between 1907 and 1910 — Michigan, United States Birth: December 23, 1903 — Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States Death: April 23, 1998 — Broward, Florida, United States |
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Marriage: February 5, 1929 — Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| Family with Charles Phillip Smith |
| husband |
Charles Phillip Smith Birth: August 30, 1906 — Michigan, United States Death: August 11, 1993 — Broward, Florida, United States |
| herself |
Viola Evelenia Pelletier Adoption: between 1907 and 1910 — Michigan, United States Birth: December 23, 1903 — Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States Death: April 23, 1998 — Broward, Florida, United States |
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Marriage: April 25, 1972 — Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haïti |
| Adoption | Her biological parents are Adam Pelletier and Mary D Moore. However, she is shown in the 1910/1920 Census with Jesse J Calkins and Anna M Moore as their daughter. Anna M Moore is the sister of Mary D Moore. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Jesse J Calkins - Household
Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States
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| Census | Canada - Census transcript - Adam Pelletier - Household
Ontario, Canada
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Viola Evelenia Pelletier - Household
Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Field Richards - Household
Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States
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