Viola is listed as adopted in the 1900 census. So far I have no dna link to the Pritts or Critchield lines.
Through a lot of time and research, and dna tests, I've determined her biological parents to have been Father: Charles Rathbun b. 25 Nov 1862 • Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, USA d. APRIL 1944 • Hollenberg, Washington, Kansas, United States of America
Mother: Elizabeth Yates b. Jan 1862 • Alston, Cumberland, England d. 1897 Odell, Ne
1870 and 1880 census records England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 Year: 1864; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Line: 17; List Number: 239 State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska, Marriage Records, Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908
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