22. Viola³ Fair (Martha Jane² McElwee, Charles¹) (#826) was born in Cass County, IN on March 29, 1872.⁽²¹⁵⁾ Viola died on March 19, 1905 in Harrison Township, Howard County, IN, at age 32.⁽²¹⁶⁾ Her body was interred the Old Alto Cemetery after March 19, 1905 in Alto, Howard County, IN.⁽²¹⁷⁾

She married Benjamin Henry Jones on April 16, 1894 in Middleton, Howard County, IN.⁽²¹⁸⁾ (Benjamin Henry Jones is #827.) Benjamin was born on July 4, 1870 in Howard County, IN.⁽²¹⁹⁾ Benjamin was the son of James T. Jones and Caroline Yount. Benjamin died in 1954 in Howard County, IN, at age 83.⁽²²⁰⁾ Benjamin was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census in Prairie Township, Tipton County, IN.⁽²²¹⁾ Benjamin was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census in Harrison Township, Howard County, IN.⁽²²²⁾ He resided in Howard County, IN on April 19, 1919.⁽²²³⁾ Benjamin worked as a farmer in Howard County, IN on April 19, 1919.⁽²²⁴⁾ Benjamin was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census in Kokomo, Howard County, IN.⁽²²⁵⁾

She resided in Harrison Township, Howard County, IN on February 3, 1898.⁽²²⁶⁾ Mr(s). Ben Jones was listed as a resident of Harrison Twp, Howard County, IN in relation to a newspaper article identifying her as a possible heir to the $12,000,000 estate of a Senator Fair.

Viola Fair and Benjamin Henry Jones had the following children:

58 i. Ethel⁴ Jones (#4009) was born in Prairie Township, Tipton County, IN ca 1896.⁽²²⁷⁾ Ethel died before 1900 in Prairie Township, Tipton County, IN, at age unknown.⁽²²⁸⁾

59 ii. Child No. 1 Jones (#4010) was born in Prairie Township, Tipton County, IN ca 1897.⁽²²⁹⁾ Child died before 1900 in Prairie Township, Tipton County, IN, at age unknown.⁽²³⁰⁾

+ 60 iii. Mable Jane Jones was born on February 22, 1900.

61 iv. Vernan C. Jones (#4008) was born in Prairie Township, Tipton County, IN on June 9, 1904.⁽²³¹⁾ Vernan died on August 3, 1904 in Alto, Howard County, IN, at age unknown.⁽²³²⁾

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