Viola Mae Pettis

1911 - 2005  (93 years)

• Name	Viola Mae Pettis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	10 Dec 1911	Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter of Henrietta and Walter Pettis
  Census	1940	Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1950	Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Ralph Gregerson
  Death	13 Sep 2005	Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  Burial	Saint Patricks Cemetery, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
  		Saint Patrick's Cemetery Eau Claire, Eau Claire Wisconsin Find a Grave: #1634930
  Person ID	I24284	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Ralph Gregerson,   b. 8 Jan 1906, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA d. 10 Apr 1956, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	25 May 1935	Spooner, Beltrami, Minnesota, USA   [4, 6]
  Family ID	F9422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Howard Taft Faulknor,   b. 29 Sep 1912, Wisconsin, USA d. 26 May 1982, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	1957  [2]
  Family ID	F10471	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Dec 1911 - Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter of Henrietta and Walter Pettis - 1930 - Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA Marriage - 25 May 1935 - Spooner, Beltrami, Minnesota, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1940 - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Ralph Gregerson - 1950 - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA Death - 13 Sep 2005 - Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Saint Patrick's Cemetery Eau Claire, Eau Claire Wisconsin Find a Grave: #1634930

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary-GREGERSON Ralph Obituary of RALPH GREGERSON -- "Winona Daily News" of Winona, Minnesota

  
  

  People

  PETTIS-Viola M Viola Mae Pettis

  
  

• Sources

  [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4477; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 18-20. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4477; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 18-20 [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Roll: 2572; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0021; Image: 147.0; FHL microfilm: 2342306. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Roll: 2572; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0021; Image: 147.0; FHL microfilm: 2342306 [S9060] Newspapers.com: Marriage of Viola and Ralph Gregerson • Eau-Claire Leader-Telegram - 28 May 1935, Viola Mae Pettis and Ralph Gregerson - Publication Date: 28/ May/ 1935; Publication Place: Eau Claire, Wisconsin. https://www.newspapers.com/image/267071680/?article=969a1537-623d-4f62-8bd2-70fbbd9eeb8f&focus=0.749365,0.1898504,0.8704317,0.27281988&xid=3398 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Eau Claire, Eau Clai. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Eau Claire, Eau Clai [S1109] Obituary of Ralph Gregerson - Winona Daily News - Apr 1956, "Winona Daily News" of Winona, Minnesota dated 14 Apr 1956. Ralph Gregerson Eau Claire, Wis. - Funeral services for Ralph Gregerson, 50, were held Friday afternoon at Grace Lutheran Church. Mr. Gregerson was well known among Western Wisconsin and Southeastern Minnesota horsemen and was a charter member of the Trail Riders Club, Eau Claire. A lifelong resident of Eau Claire, Mr. Gregerson died Tuesday afternoon at the National Presto Industries plant, where he was employed 24 years. Burial was in Rest Haven Cemetery. Surviving are: His wife; two brothers, Nels, Cadott and Carl, Eau Claire, and two sisters, Mrs. Fred Moores, Eau Claire, and Mrs. Oscar Erickson, Buffalo. Obituary-GREGERSON Ralph Obituary of RALPH GREGERSON -- "Winona Daily News" of Winona, Minnesota