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Charles Nicklas Opel II 1910–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1910

Birth Location: Quincy, Adams County, Illinois

Death Date: 29 Sep 2004

Death Location: Keansburg, New Jersey

Father: Charles Sr

Mother: Amy Moritz

Spouse(s): Mary Greiner

Children(s): Kenneth Opel, Ronald Opel, James Opel, Richard Opel

Charles Nicklas Opel II was born in 1910 in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, the child of Charles Nicholas Opel Sr And Amy Pearl Moritz. In 1935, Charles Nicklas Opel II resided in Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa. In 1940, Charles Nicklas Opel II resided in Lima Township, Lima, Adams, Illinois, USA. Charles Nicklas Opel II married Mary Edith Molly Greiner, and had children including James Lee Jim Opel, Kenneth Leroy Ken Opel, Richard Carl Rich Opel, Ronald Duane Ron Opel. Charles Nicklas Opel II passed away in 2004 in Keansburg, New Jersey.

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Biography

  • Charles Nicklas Opel II was born in 1910 in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, the child of Charles Nicholas Opel Sr And Amy Pearl Moritz.
  • In 1935, Charles Nicklas Opel II resided in Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa.
  • In 1940, Charles Nicklas Opel II resided in Lima Township, Lima, Adams, Illinois, USA.
  • Charles Nicklas Opel II married Mary Edith Molly Greiner, and had children including James Lee Jim Opel, Kenneth Leroy Ken Opel, Richard Carl Rich Opel, Ronald Duane Ron Opel.
  • Charles Nicklas Opel II passed away in 2004 in Keansburg, New Jersey.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Charles II's Ancestors

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Charles II
1910–2004
Birth Place: Quincy, Adams County, Illinois
Parents
Charles Nicholas Opel Sr
1887–1975
Falmouth, Pendleton County, Kentucky
Amy (Pearl) Moritz
1892–1956
Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Peter Opel
1860–1930
Falmouth, Kentucky
Sophia (E) Wiegandt
1858–1929
Germany
Great-Grandparents
Peter Opel
1812–1880
Johana Grafs
1815–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charles II's Descendants

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Charles (Nicklas Opel) II (11 Dec 1910–29 Sep 2004) m. Mary (Edith "Molly") Greiner (10 Mar 1914–6 Jun 2003)
  1. 1. Kenneth (LeRoy "Ken") Opel 1931–2017 m. Sarah (Jeanette "Sally") Combs 1932–2014
  2. 2. Ronald (Duane "Ron") Opel 1935–2008
  3. 3. James (Lee "Jim") Opel 1938–1959
  4. 4. Richard (Carl "Rich") Opel 1933–2009

Charles II's Timeline

4 Records

1910
11 Dec 1910
Birth of Charles Nicklas Opel II in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois
Quincy, Adams County, Illinois
1935
1935
Age 25
Charles Nicklas Opel II resided here in Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa
Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 30
Charles Nicklas Opel II resided here in Lima Township, Lima, Adams, Illinois, USA
Lima Township, Lima, Adams, Illinois, USA
2004
29 Sep 2004
Age 94
Death of Charles Nicklas Opel II in Keansburg, New Jersey
Keansburg, New Jersey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1910
    Event Place: Quincy, Adams County, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lima, Adams, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00756; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 1-20
    [2] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lima, Adams, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00756; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 1-20

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lima Township, Lima, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lima, Adams, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00756; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 1-20

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 2004
    Event Place: Keansburg, New Jersey

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