Born in Cabell, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ralph Smith
and Viola (Morrison) Smith
Sister of
Silas Smith, Ralph Smith, Melissa Smith, Leatha (Smith) Dolan, Roxanne Smith, Suzanne (Smith) Hensley, Joanna (Smith) Montgomery, Ambrose Smith, Wesley Smith and Lavinia Smith
Wife of
James France
— married
1862 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Lydia France, William France, Henry L. France, Roxeylina France, Mattie France and Merta France
Died
at age 81
in Cabell, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Mar 2011
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Contents |
Biography
She married James France in 1862 and had 7 children.
Name
Birth
- Birth:
Death
- Death:
- Date: 11 JAN 1912
- Place: Cabell County, West Virginia
- Source: #S32873
Marriage
- Husband: James France
- Wife: Viola Smith
- Child: Lydia France
- Relationship to Father: Natural
- Relationship to Mother: Natural
- Child: William France
- Relationship to Father: Natural
- Relationship to Mother: Natural
- Child: Henry L. France
- Relationship to Father: Natural
- Relationship to Mother: Natural
- Child: Roxeylina France
- Relationship to Father: Natural
- Relationship to Mother: Natural
- Child: Mattie France
- Relationship to Father: Natural
- Relationship to Mother: Natural
- Child: Merta France
- Relationship to Father: Natural
- Relationship to Mother: Natural
- Marriage:
- Date: 1862
- Source: #S10984
Sources
- Source S05926
- Title: 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Cabell County, West Virginia
- Repository:
- Call Number:
- Media: Census
- Call Number:
- Source S10952
- Title: 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Cabell County, West Virginia
- Repository:
- Call Number:
- Media: Census
- Call Number:
- Source S10984
- Title: 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Cabell County, West Virginia
- Repository:
- Call Number:
- Media: Census
- Call Number:
- Source S11304
- Title: Mattie Donahoo's Death Certificate
- Repository:
- Call Number:
- Media: Official Document
- Call Number:
- Source S23575
- Title: 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Cabell County, West Virginia
- Repository:
- Call Number:
- Media: Census
- Call Number:
- Source S32873
- Title: Viola France's Death Certificate
- Repository:
- Call Number:
- Media: Official Document
- Call Number:
- Father's will, mother's probate, 1900 census.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DRTV-7W?cc=1401638&wc=95R8-Y43%3A1031351901%2C1031816901%2C1031816902 : 9 April 2016), Virginia > Cabell > Cabell county > image 95 of 142; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6Q87-7SD?cc=1325221&wc=9B79-L2S%3A1032173901%2C1032412201%2C1032417901 : 5 August 2014), West Virginia > Cabell > ED 2 Barboursville district > image 15 of 18; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History- Deaths http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4492546&Type=Death
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Viola by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Viola:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Viola by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Viola:
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Constance Knox 
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
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Rejected matches › Unknown (Unknown) Smith (abt.1832-abt.1912)
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