Nona Viola (Dunn) Cardwell (1894 - 1965)

Born 29 Oct 1894 in Hartman, Columbia, Wisconsin, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Harvey Chord Kester — married 20 Jun 1912 (to 4 Nov 1918) in Fresno, Fresno County, California

Wife of Leonard Caleb Cardwell — married about 1923 (to 20 Apr 1954) in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California

Descendants

Died 5 Mar 1965 at age 70 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States

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Biography

Nona Viola Dunn was born 29 Oct 1894 in Hartman, Columbia County, Wisconsin to parents James Price Dunn and Musaetta Gertrude Sines Dunn.

She married in 1912 to Harvey Chord Kester, in Fresno, Fresno County, California. They had two children, a son, Virgil, and a daughter, Erma. The family moved from Fresno to Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California. During the 1916-1918 Flu outbreak, Harvey Kester passed away in 1918.

In 1920, Nona was widowed, living with her mother Musaetta in Fresno, Fresno County, California. Also living in the household was Nona's siblings Elizabeth, James, and Ernest. Nona's grandfather, her mother's father James was also living in the household. ^[1]

Nona married Leo Cardwell, in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California. In 1930, Leo and Nona were living in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, with them her two children, Virgil and Erma. ^[2]

Nona passed away in 1965 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California. She is buried in the IOOF Cemetery, now named Santa Cruz Memorial Park. ^[3]

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Sources

1. ↑ 1920 Census; 1920 United States Federal Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, Bureau of the Census, National Archives Records Administration (NARA), Washington, D.C.; NARA Record Group 29, publication T625, 2076 rolls, roll 96; Date: 17 Jan 1920, State: California, County: Fresno, Township: Fresno; Sheet/Page: 3-A, ED: 23, Line: 26, Family: 50; Musaetta G. Dunn, Head, 45, Indiana, Widowed; Elizabeth Dunn, Daughter, 17, South Dakota; James Dunn, Son, 15, California; Ernest Dunn, Son, 12, California; Nona V. Kester, Daughter, 25, Wisconsin, Widowed.; James Sines, Father, 73, Indiana.; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Ancestry.com [database on-line], Provo, Utah, USA: 2010.
2. ↑ 1930 Census; 1930 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, D.C.: publication T626, 2,667 rolls, Roll: 215; Enum. District: 44-11; Sheet: 14-B; Page: 484; Line: 85; California, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz City; Household of Leo C. Cardwell; MyHeritage (USA) Inc., MyHeritage.com, Lehi, UT, USA (online database): https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10134-144023407/virgil-kester-in-1930-united-states-federal-census; Leo C. Cardwell, Head, 35, Oregon; Nona V. Cardwell, Wife, 35, Wisconsin; Virgil Kester, Step-Son, 16, California; Erma Kester, Step-Daughter, 14, California.
3. ↑ Find A Grave memorial for Nona Viola Dunn Kester Cardwell. Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 27 September 2017), memorial #164527557 for Nona Viola Dunn Kester Cardwell (1894 - 1965) - Find A Grave Memorial.
4. ↑ Birth Certificates, Marriage Licenses, Death Certificates, and Family History Documents. Virgil M. Kester III
5. ↑ First-Hand, Personal and known to me Virgil M. Kester III As a child I attended the funeral services and have been to her grave often over the years. Second-Hand Information, Most of my first genealogy information, which was very detailed information on the ancestors was given to me in 1982 by my Mother, Marlene G. Packer Kester. She was the family historian of the families, long before we had computers, the Internet, and genealogy computer programs.