Aka Viola Lydia Davidson Brown

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Viola Lydia Davidson was born July 14, 1859 at San Bernardino, California to James Jackson Davidson (born 1832 Ohio) and Lydia (Shepard) Davidson (born 1832 Ohio).

Viola married Lycurgus Calvert (Lycurgus Calvert born August 25, 1846 St Louis, Missouri, died June 13, 1915 Los Angeles, California) on March 26, 1876 at Rawlins, Carbon, Wyoming.
The couple had 8 children:
1. Ada Calvert (born December 2, 1877 Baggs, Carbon, Wyoming, married 3 times; to Charles B Boyce; to Fred Walter Teter and to Emory LaFayette Piper, Ada died January 19, 1970 at Lander, Fremont, WY);
2. Lycurgus Kirk Calvert Jr (born November 24, 1879 Rawlins, Carbon, WY, married Agnes Margarite Dora Jebens March 4, 1903 at Carbon, WY, died July 22, 1955 Lander, Fremont, WY);
3. Lydia Orilla Calvert (born December 1880 or 1881 Baggs, Carbon, WY, married Solomon J Keeler April 14, 1898 Baggs, WY; married Charles Lee McKeal, Lydia died November 6, 1918 Baggs, Wyoming);
4. Walter Calvert (born March 12, 1884 Carbon, WY, died June 5, 1900 Baggs, Carbon, WY);
5. Mary Calvert (born July 22, 1887 Baggs, Carbon, WY, married William Ellsworth Lay March 27, 1909 Thermopolis, Hot Springs, Wyoming, died May 24, 1964 California);
6. Charles Frederick Calvert (born October 3, 1889 Baggs, Carbon, WY, died June 27, 1903 Baggs, WY);
7. Roscoe C Calvert (born July 29, 1893 Colorado, died March 26, 1908 Baggs, Carbon, Wyoming); and
8. Lloyd Calvert (born May 14, 1896 Baggs, Wyoming, married Margaret Esther Mills 1921 Lander, WY, died June 1, 1963 Lander, Fremont, Wyoming).

Her 2nd marriage after Lycurgus' death was to Joseph Brown (a widower)of San Bernardino, CA. They had known each other as children.

Viola died May 19, 1934 at Pomona, Los Angeles, California and was buried at Hermosa Memorial Gardens, Colton, San Bernardino, California with her gravestone engraved Viola Calvert.

Found in the 1860 census living at San Salvador, San Bernardino, California: Jas J Davidson 28, Ledia Davidson 23, Lucinda M Davidson 7, Charity Davidson 5, Adaline Davidson 3, Fiola Davidson 1, Hiram Davidson 19, Pedro Davidson 23.

Found in the 1870 census at San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California: James Davidson 39, Lydia Davidson 34, Adeline Davidson 13, Viola Davidson 11, George Davidson 8, Sarah Davidson 3, Zora Davidson 5/12.

Found in the 1880 census at Snake River, Carbon, Wyoming: Lycurgus Calvert 33, Viola Calvert 21, Edna Calvert 2, Kirk Calvert 6m, Emma Jensen 12, Ferguson Trotter 44.

Found in the 1900 census at Election District # 15, Carbon, Wyoming: Lyconeus Calvert 53 (born August 1846 in Missouri), Viola D Calvert 40 (born July 1859 California), Kirk Calvert 20 (born November 1879 WY, range rider), Lydia O'Keeler 17 (daughter, born December 1881 WY with 1 child that is 1 year old), Walter Calvert 16 (son born March 1884 at WY, at school), Mary Calvert 11 (daughter born July 1888 at WY, at school), Charles F Calvert 10 (born October 1889 in Wyoming, at school), Roscoe C Calvert 6 (born July 1893 at Colorado), Lloyd Calvert 3 (born June 1896 at WY), Frank L Keeler 1 (born March 1899 Utah, grandson, Lydia's son), Charles B Boyce 30 (son-in-law, born September 1869 California, married 4 years, farmer), Ada Boyce 22 (daughter born December 1877 WY), Joseph S Clarke 30 (employee, mechanical engineer, born August 1869 Ohio).
Says Lycurgus' parents from Kentucky. Working as a general merchant. Viola listed as born in California July 1859.

Found in the 1910 census at Snake River, Carbon, Wyoming: Lycurgus Calvert 64, Viola T Calvert 50, Lloyd Calvert 13.

Found in the 1920 census at Los Angeles District 75, LA, California: boarding house: Joseph Brown 70, Viola Brown 60.

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