Viola M (Speed) Giffin (1912 - 1971)

Born 14 Jan 1912 in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States

Wife of Harley Weston Wood — married 17 Mar 1934 (to before 1943) in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

Wife of Louis Leonard Giffin — married 11 Apr 1953 in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States

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Biography

Viola was born in 1912.^[1] She was the daughter of Leo and Rose (Snyder) Speed.^[2][3]

She married Harley Wood in 1934.^[2] They were separated by 1943.^[4]

She married Louis Giffin in 1953.^[5]

Viola died in 1971.^[6]

Birth

According to the original family tree Viola was born on January 14th, however, no year was recorded.

Information Needed

The only other piece of information I have on Viola was that she apparently died in 1971. This leaves many unanswered questions:

Who were her parents?

When was she married to her husband?

Why is there no indication she is buried in Riverside Cemetery with her husband?

Did she have children?

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Original data: New York State Birth Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY. Name: Speed; Gender: Female; Birth Date: 14 January 1912; Birth Place: Rochester, New York, USA; Certificate Number: 2561. (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/1722607:61667 Accessed 9 July 2023.)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFQY-84S : 10 March 2021), Harley W Wood and Viola M Speed, 17 Mar 1934; citing Marriage, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ Her mother's obituary: "Speed, Rose M.", Democrat and Chronicle; Rochester, New York; 2 March 1968, page 12. (https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle/23462622/ Accessed 9 July 2023.)
4. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF79-QFC : 10 March 2021), Harley W. Wood and Eula J. Giffin, 16 Feb 1943; citing Marriage, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: New York State Marriage Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY. Name: Viola M Wood; Marriage Date: 11 April 1953; Marriage Place: Rochester, New York, USA; Certificate Number: 13384; Records Sharing Certificate Number (Name): Louis L Giffin, Viola M Wood, Viola M Speed. (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/1107041:61632 Accessed 9 July 2023.)
6. ↑ "Giffin, Viola M.", Democrat and Chronicle; Rochester, New York; 12 December 1971; page 68. (https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle/23609049/ Accessed 9 July 2023.)

• "New York State Census, 1915", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9XC-DBM : 4 June 2022), Viola M Speed in entry for Leo B Speed, 1915.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJGH-K77 : 2 February 2021), Viola Speed in entry for Mose Speed, 1920.

• "New York State Census, 1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS4F-WWQ : 8 November 2014), Viola Speed, Rochester Ward 08, A.D. 03, E.D. 05, Monroe, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 19, line 43, New York State Archives, Albany.

• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQTB-H4K : Sat Jun 10 02:56:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Harley W Wood and Viola M Wood, 1940.

William Giffin & Thomasine Eyre Family Tree, Christine Daniels

Giffin, Eveline Bertha. The Descendants of William Giffin & Thomasine Eyre, Bell's Crossing, Leeds County, Ontario, Canada: 1990.