General Notes

VIOLA PEARL SWIFT was born 19 March 1888 in Tenmile, Douglas County, Oregon, USA, the daughter of George Franklin Swift and Emma Amelia Bushnell.  On 25 May 1908 in Douglas County, Oregon, she married her first husband, Walter Joseph Hinch. He was born 13 July 1878 in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA, and died 08 September 1946 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA.  Together, they had four children —  Harlan, Pauline, Donald and Renold —  but the marriage ended in divorce sometime before 1927.

On 29 March 1927 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA, Viola married her second husband, George Washington Cleveland. George was born 04 July 1891 in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA, and he died on 03 January 1948 in Coos Bay, Coos County, Oregon, USA. The marriage was witnessed by J. W. Cleveland and Edna Cleveland (George's brother and sister-in-law).  It was a short-lived marriage, because by the 1930 census George and Viola had divorced (and George was back together with his second wife, Nettie Howard, whom he had previously married in 1923).

In Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA, on 15 January 1936, Viola married her third and final husband, Alfred August Kern. He was born 30 August 1890 in Camas, Clark County, Washington, USA, the son of August Kern and Pauline Neukom. Viola died a number of years before her husband in Pacific County, Washington (where they were living at the time) on 08 December 1966. She was buried in Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA. Twelve years later, on 22 March 1978 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA, Alfred died and was buried in the Evergreen Memorial Gardens in the same plot as Viola (Garden of Devotion, Blk 3, Lot 453).

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  Burial Notes

Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Sec Garden of Devotion, Blk 3, Lot 453

  Recorded Events in Her Life

• She appeared on the 1900 US Federal Census on 4 June 1900 in Tenmile Precinct, Douglas County, Oregon, USA. ⁵
  

1900 census — Tenmile Precinct, Douglas County, Oregon, USA

Name; Relation; Race; Gender; Birth Month and Year; Age; Marital Status; Number of Years Married; Total Number of
Children; Number of Children Still Living; Birthplace; Father's Birthplace; Mother's Birthplace; Occupation; Remarks
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Swift George F.   Head   W   M   Apr 1853   47   M   15         Oregon   Missouri   Scotland   Farm Laborer   Rents farm
----- Emma A.     Wife   W   F   Jun 1866   33   M   15  8  8   Oregon   Iowa       Oregon
----- Lela E.     Dau    W   F   Jul 1885   14   S              Oregon   Oregon     Oregon
----- Elsie E.    Dau    W   F   Jul 1886   13   S              Oregon   Oregon     Oregon
----- Pearl V.    Dau    W   F   Mar 1888   12   S              Oregon   Oregon     Oregon
----- Ollie E.    Dau    W   F   Sep 1890    9   S              Oregon   Oregon     Oregon
----- Winfred     Son    W   M   Aug 1893    6   S              Oregon   Oregon     Oregon
----- Alfred      Son    W   M   Mar 1895    5   S              Oregon   Oregon     Oregon
----- Estella A.  Dau    W   F   Dec 1896    3   S              Oregon   Oregon     Oregon
----- Ivan        Son    W   M   Nov 1898    1   S              Oregon   Oregon     Oregon

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Source Citation:  Year: 1900; Census Place: Tenmile, Douglas, Oregon;
                  Roll: T623 1346; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 55.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Federal Census on 5 January 1920 in Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon, USA. ⁶
  

1920 census — 2 Av N, Forest Grove, Northwest Forest Grove Precinct, Washington County, Oregon, USA

Name; Relation; Owns or rents/Free or mortgaged; Gender; Race; Age; Marital Status; Birthplace;
Father's Birthplace; Mother's Birthplace; Occupation/Industry
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Hinch,  Walter J   Head   Rents   M   W   41   M    Wisconsin   England     New York    Timber Feller/Lumber Camp
-----,  Viola P    Wife           F   W   31   M    Oregon      Oregon      Oregon      none
-----,  Harlan D   Son            M   W   13   S    Oregon      Wisconsin   Oregon      none
-----,  Pauline L  Dau            F   W   10   S    Oregon      Wisconsin   Oregon      none
-----,  Donald R   Son            M   W    8   S    Oregon      Wisconsin   Oregon      none
-----,  Renald E   Son            M   W    6   S    Oregon      Wisconsin   Oregon      none
Martin, Clara E    Lodger         F   W   19   S    Oregon      Kansas      Oregon      Waitress/Restaurant

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Source Citation:  Year: 1920; Census Place: Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon;
                  Roll: T625_1505; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 419; Image: 952.

• She appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census on 5 April 1930 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA. Helen K Wingfield       48
  May Poole       50
  Viola P Hench       42

• She had a residence before 8 December 1966 in Pacific County, Washington, USA.

• She has conflicting death information of 18 December 1966 and Pacific County, Washington, USA. ⁷