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Merritt Alexander (Dad) Violette, Jr

Merritt Alexander (Dad) Violette, Jr

Male 1849 - 1931  (81 years)

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  • Name Merritt Alexander (Dad) Violette 
    Suffix Jr 
    Birth 18 Feb 1849  FL, Monroe Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 30 Jan 1931  FL, Monroe Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID P38378  Violette Family
    Last Modified 22 Sep 2014 

    Father Merritt Alexander Violette, Sr,   b. 5 Oct 1812, Alsace-Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1853, FL, Monroe Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Mother Eliza Ann Damrell,   b. 20 Feb 1821, Greenup, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1908, FL, Monroe Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 22 Sep 1837  Monroe Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F19053  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Annie D. Root,   b. 1856, Jamesport, Daviess Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1913 (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage 20 Oct 1879  Jamesport, Daviess Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Daniel Proctor Alexander Violette,   b. 24 Oct 1880   d. 1 Sep 1956, FL, Monroe Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     2. Henrietta Alice Violette,   b. 3 Dec 1906, FL, Monroe Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1988, Augusta, Butler Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F19056  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • He is credited with saving the Mark Twain house.
      On the day of his funeral, worked stopped on a local highway 107 which "Dad" had been instrumental in having constructed. Over 1000 persons attended in his honor, for the man who had done so much for Florida, Missouri.