1950 US Census: Washington, Stevens County - Frank P Smith Family

                                                     

Washington State

Stevens County                                         

Enumerator: Clarice Claflin April 8, 1950

Enumeration District 33-17                                   

Endorsed by: Hazel B Kulzer May 3, 1950

Smith, Frank P  Head W M 52 Illinois Unemployed

Smith, Viola D  Wife W F 51 Minnesota Elementary teacher Public School

Smith, Don F    Son W M 20 Washington  Tram Operator Quarry Magnesite Production

Smith, J, Douglas Son W M 15 Unemployed

ED: 33-17: Census Division 6 - That part Bounded by Miller Rd., Cottonwood Creek, township line between Townships 31 and 32 North, Ranges 41 and 42 East; County line; County line, Dragon Rd., Cottonwood Rd., U.S. Hwy. 395, range line between Ranges 40 and 41 East, Townships 29 and 30 North, South line of sections 12 and 11, Township 29 North, Range 40 East; State Hwy. 3J, Springdale town limits, U.S. Hwy. 395

On This Day - March 14, 1899

On This Day....March 14, 1899, my grandmother was born in Winona, Minnesota. She was named Edith Viola Dahl. She always went by Viola. Her parents were August and Anbertina (Olstad) Dahl. Viola had an older sister, Lillian, and a younger sister, Ruth.  Viola, along with her sisters, grew up in Winona. She graduated from Winona High School in 1916 and later attended Winona State Normal School where she graduated in 1919. Her sisters stayed in Minnesota where they would get married and raise their families, but Viola had an adventurous spirit. With her teaching credentials in hand she headed West,  I was told that she wanted to see some mountains. She settled in Spokane, Washington, where she would get a job teaching. Even though she did not know how to drive, that did not stop her from buying a car. I am assuming that she bought the car from Riegel Bros. Dodge, because the young man that worked in the parts department talk her to drive. It driving lessons must have gone well, because on May 9, 1926, she married that young man. His name was Frank P. Smith. 

Happy Birthday Grandma! I love you and I miss you!