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Hugh Wilson
(1780-1847)
Susan Nancy Skiles
(1782-1859)
Arthur Halferty
(1793-1852)
Maria Lightfoot
(1800-1873)
Daniel Kramer Wilson
(1826-1884)
Hester Halferty
(1828-1916)
Vietta May Wilson
(1852-1934)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Zack Ariah Snively

Vietta May Wilson 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 1852, Iowa 1 2 3 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Zack Ariah Snively in 1870 in Iowa
  • Died: 14 October 1934, San Leandro, CA at age 82 7
  • Buried: 16 October 1934, Oakland, CA 6
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Vietta Mary Snively
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 16 Oct 1934
Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
Age: 82
Birth Year (Estimated): 1852
Death Date: 14 Oct 1934

Citing this Record
"California, Oakland, Mountain View Cemetery Records, 1857-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WWY4-R63Z : 2 July 2019), Vietta Mary Snively, 16 Oct 1934; citing Burial, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland; FHL microfilm 008266240.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Jefferson Township, Lee County, IA on 29 June 1860. 1

1860 US Census
Page 62, Dwelling 459, Family 440, Roll 330
Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Vietta Wilson..8..IA

(Living with parents and maternal grandmother.)
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Jefferson Township, Lee County, IA on 21 June 1870. 2

1870 US Census
Page 6, Dwelling 46, Family 47
Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Vrilla Wilson..18..IA..Attending School

(Living with mother.)
.

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sheridan, CO on 11 May 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 87, Dwelling 190, Family 191, Roll 120
Sheridan, Kiowa County, Colorado, United States
Home owned, no mortgage
Vietta Sniveley..Head..58..IA..Widowed..2/1..Cook, Boarding House
Lena M. Sniveley..Daughter..20..MO..Teacher, Public School
Edwin Markert..Boarder..23..MO..Sailor, US Navy

(Vietta was widowed and living with her daughter, Lena.)

NOTE - Living with the family was Edwin Markert, a nephew of Vietta's sister, Almira. Also living next door was John Stobbart, the then current husband of Almira. It is not known if they were yet divorced.
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Berkeley, CA on 7 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 184, Dwelling 82, Family 155, Roll 93
Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States
2227 Dana Street; Home rented
Lena Snively..Head..28..MO..Keeper, Rooming House
Vietta M. Snively..Mother..66..IA..Widowed
Laura R. Long..Aunt..40..IA..Divorced..Saleslady, Grocery Store
Chula Long..(Niece)..20..IA
Mariana A. Kliewer..Lodger..23..OK

(Vietta was widowed and living at the home of her daughter.)

NOTE - Also present in the household was Marianna Kliewer, the future bride of Roy Wilson Paulson, the son of Vietta's sister, Viola Wilson.

NOTE - If Vietta's birth date was in 1852, then her age should have been 67 instead of 66.

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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Berkeley, CA on 7 April 1930. 5

1930 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 300, Dwelling 116, Family 122, Roll 111
Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States
1643 Edith; Home owned, $7000
Vietta M. Snively..Head..78..IA..Widowed
Lena M. Snively..Daughter..40..MO..Saleslady, Dry Goods Store
Laura R. Long..Daughter..57..IA..Widowed..Matron, Orphanage
Chula Long..Niece..30..IA

(Vietta was living with her 2 daughters.)
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• Death Image: 14 October 1934, in San Leandro, CA. 7



• She was buried on 16 October 1934 in the Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, CA.

PLOTPlot 56
Find A Grave Memorial 126266624
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Vietta married Zack Ariah Snively in 1870 in Iowa. (Zack Ariah Snively was born in 1850 in Iowa and died on an unknown date.)


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Sources


1 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States, p. 62, dwelling 459, family 440, Daniel Kramer Wilson and Hester Halferty; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 330.

2 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Jefferson Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States, p. 6, dwelling 46, family 47, Hester Halferty; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Sheridan, Kiowa County, Colorado, United States, enumeration district (ED) 87, sheet 10A, dwelling 190, family 191, Vietta May Wilson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 120.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States, enumeration district (ED) 184, sheet 8A, dwelling 82, family 155, Vietta May Wilson; index and images (accessed 24 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 93.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States, enumeration district (ED) 300, sheet 8A, dwelling 116, family 122, Vietta May Wilson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 111.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); (accessed 24 August 2019), memorial page for Vietta M. Snively (1852\endash 1934), Find A Grave Memorial no. 126266624, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA

7 "California, Oakland, Mountain View Cemetery Records, 1857-1973," database ( accessed 24 Aug 2019), Vietta Mary Snively, 16 Oct 1934; citing Burial, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland; FHL microfilm 008266240.


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