Fisher Family Genealogy
BISSELL, Violet Irene
1911 - 1978 (66 years)-
Name BISSELL, Violet Irene [1] - From her obituary: "Mrs. Foley was born Nov. 22, 1911, in Blandinsville, the daughter of Myrtle and Ernest Bissell. She married Orval Henery Foley on March 12, 1929, in Macomb. She worked at the Iowa Ordinance Plant during World War Il and was a retired employee of Hemp and Co. Mrs. Foley was a member of the Blandinsville Christian Church." She "died Sunday, August 6, 1978 at 3:50 a.m. at McDonough District Hospital," Macomb IL and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Macomb.
Birth 22 Nov 1911 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [1] CENSUS 28 Jan 1920 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [2] - Attending school
1920 US Census: E.D. No. 44, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, p 1A EVENT 23 May 1930 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [3] Violet Foley recovering from surgery 1930
"Mrs. Violet Foley is at the Earnest Bissell home recuperating from a tonsil operation which she underwent last Friday."EVENT 25 Dec 1955 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [4] Mr. and Mrs Armon Bissell host Christmas dinner 1955
Mother Myrtle, sister Violet and husband Orval, and other relatives attended.Death 6 Aug 1978 Macomb, McDonough Co., IL [1] - "Mrs. Orval (Violet) Foley, 66, of 916 E. Murray St., Macomb, died Sunday, August 6, 1978 at 3:50 a.m. at McDonough District Hospital
Obituary: Violet Foley 1978 Burial 8 Aug 1978 Oakwood Cemetery, Macomb, McDonough Co., IL [1] - "Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Sargents Funeral Home. Jack Beard officiated and burial was in the Oakwood Cemetery."
Person ID I950 Main Last Modified 26 Jan 2023
Father BISSELL, Ernest J., b. 12 Aug 1869, Whiteside Co., IL d. 10 Jan 1939, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL (Age 69 years) Relationship Birth Mother FISHER Myrtle Olinda, b. 5 Oct 1881, Blandinsville Township, McDonough Co., IL d. 10 Nov 1958, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL (Age 77 years) Relationship Birth Marriage 1 Aug 1901 LaHarpe, Hancock Co., IL [5] - Ernest's residence: Blandinsville IL
Occupation: jeweler
Myrtle's residence: Blandinsville IL
First marriage for both
Geo Coulson, JOP, Hancock IL
Witnesses: Effie C. Coulson and Jas. C. Mayor
Marriage License: Ernest Bissell and Myrtle Fisher 1901 Marriage Record: Ernest Bissell and Myrtle Fisher 1901. Family ID F117 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 FOLEY, Orval Henry, b. 2 Apr 1908, Emmet Township, McDonough Co., IL d. 3 Jan 1993, Macomb, McDonough Co., IL (Age 84 years) Marriage 12 Mar 1929 Macomb, McDonough Co., IL [6] - "Miss Violet Bissell of Blandinsville, and Orvil Foley were married at the Christian parsonage in Macomb on Tuesday, March 12, Rev. R. B. Fouts officiating."
- "...they will reside on a farm near that city (Macomb)."
Marriage of Violet Bissel and Orvil Foley 1929. Divorce 5 Sept 1944 Macomb, McDonough Co., IL [7, 8] - Violet sued for divorce claiming "extreme and repeated cruelty." Granted.
Violet sues for divorce from Orval Foley 1944 Violet Foley divorce granted 1944 Family ID F561 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Jan 2023
Family 2 FOLEY, Orval Henry, b. 2 Apr 1908, Emmet Township, McDonough Co., IL d. 3 Jan 1993, Macomb, McDonough Co., IL (Age 84 years) Marriage 2 Feb 1945 Galesburg, Knox Co., IL [9] - Remarried.
Orval Foley and Violet Bissell remarry 1945 Divorce Y [10] - Violet filed for 2nd divorce from Orval on 1 Mar 1945 charging him again with "extreme and repeated cruelty, " stating "he began his cruel treatment only four days after their second marriage." Do not know if 2nd divorce was granted.
Violet Foley sues for divorce again 1945 Family ID F564 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Jan 2023
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Sources - [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 10 Aug 1978, p 2 (Reliability: 2).
- [S532] 1920 US Census, Illinois, (Ancestry.com), 28 Jan 1920, E. D. No. 44, sht 1A (Reliability: 2).
- [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 29 May 1930, p 5 (Reliability: 2).
- [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 29 Dec 1955, p 5 (Reliability: 2).
- [S592] Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940, (Illinois State Archives, Springfield IL), 1 Aug 1901, License No. 2761 (Reliability: 3).
- [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 21 Mar 1929, p 5 (Reliability: 2).
- [S634] News articles: The Bardolph News, Bardolph IL , (The Bardolph News, Bardolph IL ), 13 Jul 1944, p 1 (Reliability: 2).
- [S634] News articles: The Bardolph News, Bardolph IL , (The Bardolph News, Bardolph IL ), 7 Sep 1944, p 1 (Reliability: 3).
- [S634] News articles: The Bardolph News, Bardolph IL , (The Bardolph News, Bardolph IL ), 8 Feb 1945, p 1 (Reliability: 2).
- [S634] News articles: The Bardolph News, Bardolph IL , (The Bardolph News, Bardolph IL ), 1 Mar 1945, p 1 (Reliability: 2).
- [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 10 Aug 1978, p 2 (Reliability: 2).