Violet I. Mitchell

Photos courtesy of Linda Cardiff Dutart

 
   

Violet I. Mitchell was born September 06, 1883 in California, and died October 03, 1975 in Salinas, Monterey County, California. She married George Henry Cardiff, son of John Cardiff and Mary Smith. He was born July 13, 1872 in Ontario, Canada, and died April 26, 1966 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California.

Children of Violet Mitchell and George Cardiff were:

  • Robert Lionel Cardiff, born May 13, 1908 in Santa Cruz, California; died August 04, 1986 in Monterey, California. He married Edythe Sandy.

  • George Howard Cardiff, born September 05, 1909 in Santa Cruz, California; died April 26, 1988 in Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz County, California. He married (1) Adaline Flora Brooks June 27, 1931; born October 11, 1912 in Lead, South Dakota, died January 20, 1970 in Wichita, Kansas. He married (2) Maxine Waldrip McKee September 18, 1970 in Wichita, Kansas.

photo about 1900

 

Violet Mitchell Cardiff's family. From left; Violet, Howard, Howard and Bob, Bob, George Henry Cardiff, about 1912.

 

Bob and Howard Cardiff, about 1915.

 

Bob Cardiff; Bonnie, Dorothea, and Clayton Orr at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, about 1915.

   

Left, Bob Cardiff at New Mexico Military Academy; right, Howard and Bob. Photos about 1926.

   

Violet Mitchell Cardiff (at Bound Ranch in Chico) and George Henry Cardiff, about 1922.

 

Adaline Flora Brooks Cardiff and George Howard Cardiff, probably their engagement picture, about 1931.

 

George Henry Cardiff, his son George Howard Cardiff, Violet Mitchell Cardiff, and George Howard's child Linda, taken about 1945.

 

Back row from left; Bob Cardiff, Mr. George, Edythe Cardiff, Howard Cardiff, Violet Mitchell Cardiff, Elizabeth Sweet Treweek "Bessie" Brooks, George Cardiff; front row from left; Laura, Linda and Bob Cardiff. Photo about 1945.

 

The Bob Cardiffs - Bob and Edythe (holding baby Marianne), standing are Laura Helen Cardiff and Bobby Cardiff. Photo about 1950.

 
 

"Granddad's 91st birthday, July 15, 1963", Left to right; Janet Rice, Bob Cardiff, Violet Mitchell Cardiff, George Henry Cardiff, Adaline Cardiff, Iris Rice, Rex Jr.