Genealogy for
Viola Malita Todd
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Viola Malita Todd
12/3/1882 - 9/12/1959
(Shown at age 23)
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Viola Malita Todd was born on December 3, 1882 in Douglas County, Georgia and died on September 12, 1959 in an unknown place. She lived to be 76 years old.
In the 1900 Census, she was listed in the home of Sims Yeager as Viola Yeager. Sims Yeager may have been her step-father. | 
 | Census | 5/6/1910 | Chapel Hill GA (Douglas County) | 27 yrs old | Recorded as Dwelling #136, Family #137: Benj Walker (age 28),
Viola (wife, age 28) and Wyley (son, age 3). Viola has given birth to one child and he is still living. Ben and Viola have been married seven years. All were born in GA as were their parents. English is their native language and both adults can read and write. Ben is a farmer working a general farm that they rent.
The family of William Walker (age 55) is recorded on the same census page. William has his son and daughter-in-law living with him: Jeffie (son, age 19) and Effie (daughter-in-law, age 18). Jeffie and Effie have been married for 2 years and have no children. William's wife is deceased. Effie and Jeffie say they and their parents were born in GA. William says he was born in GA and his parents in SC. William Dunn (black male, age 13) appears to be living with them.
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| Birth Certificate | 12/17/1916 | GA (Paulding County) | 34 yrs old | | Birth of Benjamin Chambers Walker [Junior] (a white male) on December 17, 1916, was documented in a Delayed Certificate of Birth in Fulton County, GA, by the Georgia Dept. of Public Health. His father was Benjamin Chambers Walker and mother was Viola Todd. Both parents were born in Douglas County, GA. Benjamin presented three forms of supporting evidence: Social Secuirty Record issued 12/25/36 by GA Dept. of Labor; Military Discharge issued 5/3/1943 by the U.S. Army at Bushnell Gen Hospital in Brigham City, Utah; and Child's Birth Certificate #42910-38 issued by GA Dept. of Health on 9/19/1938. |
| Census | 1/15/1920 | Weddington GA (Paulding County) | 37 yrs old | | Recorded as family #139: Ben C. Walker (age 37), Viola M. (wife, age 38), Wylie P. (son, age 13), William S. H. (son, age 8), B. C. (son, age 3 6/12). All were born in GA as were their parents. Their current home is rented and the children have not attended school during the past year. Ben, Viola and Wylie can read and write. Ben is employed as a farmer working on a general farm. |
| Census | 4/12/1930 | Sandtown GA (Campbell County) | 47 yrs old | | Recorded as family #81: Bailey C. Walker (age 48), Viola (wife, age 48), Schley H. (son, age 18), Bailey C. Jr. (son, age 13). All were born in GA as were their parents. The youngest son has been attending school during the past year. Bailey and Viola were 20 years old when they were married. They are renting their home and do not provide an estimated estate value. Bailey is a general farmer and both sons are farm laborers. Bailey is not a veteran. |
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Viola, her family, and friends. For example, Viola is 27 years old when The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP)
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| 23 |
1905 |
Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed. |
| 30 |
1912 |
Forsyth, Bleckley, and Wheeler Counties formed. |
| 32 |
1914 |
Barrow, Candler, Bacon, and Evans Counties are formed. |
| 35 |
1917 |
Atkinson and Treutlen Counties are formed. |
| 38 |
1920 |
Seminole, Lanier, Brantley, Long, and Lamar Counties are formed. |
| 42 |
1924 |
Peach County is formed. |
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| 7 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 13 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 15 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 18 |
1900 |
The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. |
| 18 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 19 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 20 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 21 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 22 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 24 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 24 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 24 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 30 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
| 31 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 32 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
| 41 |
1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
| 41 |
1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
| 42 |
1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
| 44 |
1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
| 45 |
1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
| 46 |
1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
| 54 |
1936 |
The first regular television broadcast happens in England |
| 56 |
1938 |
Hahn, Strassmann, Meitner and Frisch discover nuclear fission |
| 64 |
1946 |
The university of Pennsylvania develops the ENIAC computer, containing 18,000 vacuum tubes |
| 65 |
1947 |
Researches at Bell Labs invent the first transistor |
| 69 |
1951 |
The first color television is introduced in the U.S. |
| 70 |
1952 |
The first sex-change surgery was performed to change George Jorgensen into Christine Jorgensen. |
| 75 |
1957 |
Sputnik is launched by the Soviets and becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth. It marks the beginning of the great "space race" between the Soviet Union and the U.S. |
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1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| 26 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
| 30 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
| 31 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 35 |
1917 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. |
| 37 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
| 56 |
1938 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Orson Wells' radio production of H.G. Well's War of the Worlds causes a national panic. |
| 57 |
1939 |
NEWS HEADLINES: The first regular television broadcast happens in the United States |
| 59 |
1941 |
NEWS HEADLINES: December 7, 1941 -- Japan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the US officially declares war on Japan the following day. World War II begins for American soldiers. |
| 68 |
1950 |
NEWS HEADLINES: On June 25, the Korean War begins and the United Nations officially declaring war on North Korea two days later. |
| 73 |
1955 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, AL. |
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| 27 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 28 |
1910 |
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. |
| 45 |
1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
| 47 |
1929 |
Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October |
| 48 |
1930 |
Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. |
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1932 |
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered. |
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1933 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president under his "New Deal" campaign. Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to hold a cabinet post when FDR appoints her secretary of labor. On December 5, the 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition. Drinks for everyone! |
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1934 |
Congress passes the Indian Reorganization Act which allows remaining Indian tribes to reorganize. |
| 52 |
1934 |
Farm families must leave the dust bowl-stricken Great Plains areas. The dust bowl includes areas in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arkansas. Radio picks up the "Okie" songs. In all, 400,000 people leave the Great Plains. |
| 53 |
1935 |
Congress passes the Social Security Act, giving elder Americans Social Security money for the first time. |
| 57 |
1939 |
Hollywood releases The Wizard of Oz, one of the first films to be made in color. |
| 61 |
1943 |
Japanese Americans are relocated to internment camps; Almost 400,000 coal miners go on strike; Race riots break out in Los Angeles and Detroit. |
| 62 |
1944 |
On June 6, Allied forces invade Normandy (referred to as "D-Day") |
| 63 |
1945 |
President Roosevelt dies; The United Nations is established; the first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima. |
| 72 |
1954 |
The nationally televised McCarthy hearings lead to Senator Joseph McCarthy's downfall; Segregation by race in schools is declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court; Congress adds the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance and requires "In God We Trust" to appear on all American currency. |
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| 27 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 32 |
1914 |
World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. |
| 35 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
| 37 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
| 38 |
1920 |
Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made. |
| 56 |
1938 |
Hitler annexes Anschluss into Germany. At the Munich Conference, Germany is given a portion of Czechoslovakia. |
| 57 |
1939 |
Hitler takes over all of Czechoslovakia. On Sept. 1st, Germany invades Poland. On Sept. 3rd, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II has begun. |
| 63 |
1945 |
World War II ends with a Japanese delegation signing instrument of surrender aboard battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. |
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 | Benjamin Walker
Born on February 24, 1882 and died on January 29, 1955.
They were married 7/28/1902.
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The Children of Viola Malita Todd
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Wiley Pickney Walker
Born in Paulsing County, Georgia on May 12, 1906 and died in an unknown location on April 7, 1984. He was 77 years old.
On 10/3/1926 he married Clara Viola Phillips (b 3/21/1905) and they had one daughter named Thelma Eunice. Burial in Holly Hill Cemetery, Hwy. 29 S Fulton county., GA, Fairburn, GA...
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William Schley Howard Walker
Born in Paulsing County, Georgia about 1912 and died in College Park, Georgia on January 6, 1986. He was about 74 years old.
Married Mattie Lou Jenkins. No children....
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Benjamin Chambers Walker Jr.
Born in Paulding County, Georgia on December 17, 1916 and died in Chicago, Illinois on October 12, 1990. He was 73 years old.
Nicknames included "Bill" and "B.C.". One story passed down is he was named "B.C." at birth -- just the initials. The army would not accept BC as his full name so he told them that it was Bill Chamb...
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