Hello, my grandmother's mother was Pauline Viol; arrived at Ellis Island 21 Jun 1893 from Bremen, Germany; in 1900 was working as a cook at Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA; m'd Harvey Steere 23 Jun 1902 in Cambridge, MA. Three known children: Annabell Clara(my grandmother), Aletha M.(found on 1920 Census with Annabell at Lancaster Industrial School), and Frank or Francis Steere. Harvey died in 1907; leaving her a widow with 3 small children. I believe she ended up in New Jersey. Middle name may have been Clara...sometimes she may have gone by the name Clara. I don't think she ever remarried...but she may have. Her parents listed on her marriage cert. were George R. Viol and Annie Viol; I believe she may have had a sister Emily and brothers Emil and Herman??? Emil and Herman were in Philadelphia. It appears Emily is living with her in Collingswood, Camden Co., NJ in 1930 (Pauline listed as "Clara Steer"). Very interested in hearing from anyone relating to this Viol family.
Lisa