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McBride, Viola Gertrude
Maiden Name: Wells
Cemetery: Desert Lawn Memorial Park
AVGS ID:
Born: 2/26/1899
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Died: 3/17/1981
Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California
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Find A Grave: Find A Grave listing ID 90148223
FamilySearch: FamilySearch Person ID MZLJ-97C
Notes: The daughter of James Edward Wells and Henrietta Cooper 'Nettie' Vail. Nettie is buried at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California.

Married Straud B. McBride on June 27, 1923 in Palmdale, California. To this union were born Straud Jr., Clayton Laird, Glendon Lee and Leland Richard McBride. Straud Sr. and Jr., Clayton and Leland are buried here at Desert Lawn; Glendon is buried at Ross Cemetery, Neodesha, Kansas.

The first telephone operator in the Antelope Valley.

The Los Angeles Times, Friday, December 12, 1952, page 48 "Antelope Valley Honors Early Telephone Agent"

Incredible Tales, Stories, Letters & Reminiscences of some of the South Antelope Valley Pioneers, compiled by J. Shelton Gordon, page 71 "The Viola McBride Story"

Obituary - Antelope Valley Press, Thursday, March 19, 1981, section 1, page 4

Sources:

  • Headstone/marker
  • California Death Index
  • Social Security Death Index
  • Obituary or article in the newspaper
  • U. S. Census
  • Incredible Tales, Stories, Letters & Reminiscences of some of the South Antelope Valley Pioneers, compiled by J. Shelton Gordon

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