Viola Churchman

Viola, Peggy Ann, and J.L. (Junior) Nelson	Viola Nelson with Peggy Ann and Harold Lee

• Sex: F
• Born: March 21, 1917 in Texas (Franklin or Red River Counties)
• Died: January 20, 1979 in Marysville, California
• Buried:
• Notes: Viola's nickname was Toots. Toots moved to California with some of her sisters in the late 1930s or around 1940. There she met Junior Nelson. Toots and Junior married in the early 1940s in Carson City, Nevada. Both of their children, Peggy and Harold, were born in Marysville, California. Junior was killed June 8, 1945 on Okinawa during World War II. Harold was only a week old when Toots received word that her husband had been killed. She remained in Marysville until her death in 19 79.

Father: John Blackburn Churchman, b. January 3, 1875 in Jefferson County, Tennessee

Mother: Vinnie Clevenger, b. May 8, 1881 in Morristown, Tennessee -- d. June 10, 1943 in Red River County, Texas -- buried in the Bogata Cemetery, Bogata, Texas -- daughter of George Henry Clevenger and Mahala D. Clark

Family 1: J. L. (Junior) Nelson, d. June 8, 1945 -- buried in the National Cemetery in Hawaii

• Married: in Carson City, Nevada

1. Peggy Ann Nelson, b. March 24, 1942 in Marysville, California
2. Harold Lee Nelson, b. May 31, 1945 in Marysville, California

Sources:

1. Interview with Ruby Churchman
2. Picture contributed by Jerry Woods
3. Interview with Peggy Owens