Individual Details
Viola Johanna VOLKERT JORGENSON
(19 Apr 1907 - 12 Apr 1976)
Events
| Birth | 19 Apr 1907 | 957 Power Street, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA |  |  | |
| Residence | 1909 | 143 Cooper Street, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA | |||
| Residence | Apr 1909 | Ottilie Orphan Asylum, Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA | | ||
| Census | 15 Apr 1910 | 546 Central Ave., Ward 28, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA | | | |
| Baptism | 25 Nov 1910 | Ottilie Orphan Asylum, Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA | |||
| Adoption | 24 Apr 1913 | Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA | | ||
| Education | 28 May 1925 | Clear Lake High School, Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA | |||
| Marriage | 14 Feb 1929 | Zion Lutern Church, Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa - John "Jack" Henry READ | | ||
| Alt name | 14 Feb 1929 | Viola Johanna READ | |||
| Residence | 14 Feb 1929 | Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA | | ||
| Census | 1 Apr 1940 | 504 N. Fifth, Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA | | | |
| Residence | 23 Oct 1951 | 1432 Douglas, Ames, Story, Iowa, USA | | ||
| Occupation | 1963 | Legal Secretary, stenographer | |||
| Death | 12 Apr 1976 | Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA | | | |
| Burial | Aft 12 Apr 1976 | Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, Story, Iowa, USA | | | |
| Soc Sec No | Viola J Read Social Security #484222967 | | |||
| Reference No | 275 |
Families
| Spouse | John "Jack" Henry READ (1907 - 1957) |
| Child | Mary Louise READ (1930 - ) |
| Child | Patricia "Patsy" Jean READ (1932 - 2008) |
| Child | Shirley Ann READ (1936 - ) |
| Father | William Louis VOLKERT (1876 - ) |
| Mother | Margaritha "Margaret" ZETTNER (1874 - 1910) |
| Sibling | William Louis VOLKERT (1899 - ) |
| Sibling | Anna (Carrie, Minnie, Frances) VOLKERT (1901 - ) |
| Sibling | Julianna "Julia" R. VOLKERT (1904 - ) |
Notes
Birth
Where lived at time of birthResidence
Viola and her two sisters were given up for adoption by their father after the death of their mother when Viola was age 3. Placed i nthe Ottilie Orphan Asylum in april of 1909. Their older brother went to live with a grandmother. They rode the orphan train from New york and arrived in Iowa on 21 Nov 1912.Census
Name: Viala Volkert[Viola Volkert]
Age in 1910: 3
Birth Year: abt 1907
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1910: Brooklyn Ward 28, Kings, New York
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: William Volkert
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's name: Margaret Volkert
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
William Volkert 34
Margaret Volkert 35
Minnie Volkert 9
Julianna Volkert 5
Viala Volkert 3
Adoption
After traveling with her two sister on an orphan train from New York to Iowa on 21 Nov 1912, Viola was taken in by Andrew R. and Annie Petersen Jorgenson and officially adopted on 24 Apr 1913 at the age of 5. The Jorgensons had an older daughter. By all accounts had a good life with the Jorgensons.Census
Name: Viola Read[Viola Jorgensen]
Respondent: Yes
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1908
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: N Fifth
House Number: 504
Inferred Residence in 1935: Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 5B
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Annie Jorgensen 73
John Read 33
Viola Read 32
Mary L Read 9
Patsy J Read 7
Shirley A Read 3
Death
California Death Index, 1940-1997Name: Viola J Read Social Security #484222967 Sex: Female Birth Date: 19 Apr 1907 Birthplace: New York Death Date: 12 Apr 1976 Death Place: Los Angeles
Burial
Viola J. ReadBirth: 1908
Death: 1976
Burial:
Ames Municipal Cemetery
Ames
Story County
Iowa, USA
Created by: grave walker
Record added: Jun 13, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 112235437
Endnotes
1. , Death Index , , , California, "California Death Index 1940-1997". Database, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com : accessed 17 Mar 2012), entry for Viola J. Read, citing 12 Apr 1976 death..
2. , , Social Security Administration. "U. S. Social Security Death Index", (Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com), "Social Security Death Index," online database, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com : accessed 17 Mar 2012), death entry for Viola Read, Apr 1976.. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Death Index.
3. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940: Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, database on-line, (www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 Dec 2015), entry for Viola Johanna Jorgensen and John H. Read,Clear Lake, Iowa, 1929., , www.ancestry.com.
4. entry, Birth Index, New York, New York, Birth Index, 1878-1909, database on-line, (www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 Dec 2015), entry for Viola Volkert, Kings, New York, 1907., , .
5. , 1910 Census, , , 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line], Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 Nov 2015). Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 28, Kings, New York; Roll: T624_982; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0905; FHL microfilm: 1374995.
6. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940: Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, database on-line, (www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 Dec 2015), entry for Viola Johanna Jorgensen and John H. Read,Clear Lake, Iowa, 1929., , www.ancestry.com.
7. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940: Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, database on-line, (www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 Dec 2015), entry for Viola Johanna Jorgensen and John H. Read,Clear Lake, Iowa, 1929., , www.ancestry.com.
8. , Census, , , 1940 United States Federal Census, database on-line (www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 Mar 2016), entry for Viola Read, Census Place: Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa; Roll: T627_1146; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 17-3..
9. , Unknown, Ames, Iowa, c. Jun 1952, Richard L. McLain and Mary L. Read Wedding Announcement. Undated clipping, ca. Jun 1952, from unidentified newspaper. Original privately held by Mary L.(Read) McLain [15128 Clearview Lane] Urbandale, Iowa. As transcribed to daughter-in-law Denise (Steward.
10. , Death Index , , , California, "California Death Index 1940-1997". Database, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com : accessed 17 Mar 2012), entry for Viola J. Read, citing 12 Apr 1976 death..
11. , , Social Security Administration. "U. S. Social Security Death Index", (Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com), "Social Security Death Index," online database, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com : accessed 17 Mar 2012), death entry for Viola Read, Apr 1976.. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Death Index.
12. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, "Findagrave.com," online database (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 Dec 2015), entry for Viola J. Read. Compiled by Grave Walker, 2013, Story, Iowa #112235437..
13. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, "Findagrave.com," online database (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 Dec 2015), entry for Viola J. Read. Compiled by Grave Walker, 2013, Story, Iowa #112235437..
14. , Death Index , , , California, "California Death Index 1940-1997". Database, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com : accessed 17 Mar 2012), entry for Viola J. Read, citing 12 Apr 1976 death..
15. , , Social Security Administration. "U. S. Social Security Death Index", (Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com), "Social Security Death Index," online database, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com : accessed 17 Mar 2012), death entry for Viola Read, Apr 1976.. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Death Index.