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Opal Lorene Bacon 1899–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1899

Birth Location: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America

Death Date: 25 Aug 1977

Death Location: Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: John Bacon

Mother: Hannah Jackson

Spouse(s): Ralph Hershbeger, Floyd Blattner

Children(s): Roy Hershberger, Helen Hershberger, Ralph Hershberger, John Hershberger, Darold Hershberger, Harold Hershbeger

In 1899, Opal Lorene Bacon entered the world in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America, born to John Turner Bacon And Hannah N Jackson. In 1910, Opal Lorene Bacon resided in Wichita Ward 4, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA. In 1920, Opal Lorene Bacon resided in Wichita Ward 3, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA. Opal Lorene Bacon married Floyd Hall Blattner, Ralph Gross Hershbeger, and had children including Darold Lee Hershberger, Harold Franklin Hershbeger, Helen Maxine Hershberger, John Gale Hershberger, Ralph Graham Hershberger, Roy Grover Hershberger. Opal Lorene Bacon passed away in 1977 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1899, Opal Lorene Bacon entered the world in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America, born to John Turner Bacon And Hannah N Jackson.
  • In 1910, Opal Lorene Bacon resided in Wichita Ward 4, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1920, Opal Lorene Bacon resided in Wichita Ward 3, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA.
  • Opal Lorene Bacon married Floyd Hall Blattner, Ralph Gross Hershbeger, and had children including Darold Lee Hershberger, Harold Franklin Hershbeger, Helen Maxine Hershberger, John Gale Hershberger, Ralph Graham Hershberger, Roy Grover Hershberger.
  • Opal Lorene Bacon passed away in 1977 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bacon
1856–1944
Birth Location: Monroe, Kentucky, United States
JB
Hannah Jackson
1876–1947
Birth Location: Hebron, Thayer County, Nebraska, United States of America
HJ

Spouses(s)

Ralph Hershbeger
1887–1946
Birth Location: Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
RH
Floyd Blattner
1893–1978
Birth Location: Weir, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
FB

Children(s)

Roy Hershberger
1918–2003
Birth Location: Wichita, Kansas, USA
RH
Helen Hershberger
1920–1995
Birth Location: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
HH
Ralph Hershberger
1917–1986
Birth Location: Wichita Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
RH
John Hershberger
1922–2009
Birth Location: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
JH
Darold Hershberger
1938–1981
Birth Location: Wichita, Kansas
DH
Harold Hershbeger
1936–2018
Birth Location: Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
HH

Opal Bacon's Ancestors

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Opal Bacon
1899–1977
Birth Place: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
Parents
John Turner Bacon
1856–1944
Monroe, Kentucky, United States
Hannah (N.) Jackson
1876–1947
Hebron, Thayer County, Nebraska, United States of America
Grandparents
John Bacon
1813–1863
Washington, Tennessee, USA
Marenia ((Sirena)) Fawbush
1819–1898
Washington, Tennessee, United States
Benjamin (David) Jackson
1851–1920
Brown, Indiana, USA
Caroline Kelly
1851–1918
Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Bacon
1765–1850
Magdalena Neumann
1775–1846
Hugh Forbus
1765–1818
Margaret Matlock
1780–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Bacon
1725–1810
Veronica Weiss
1722–1800
Johan Neumann
1727–1790
Catherina Reifsnyder
1730–1790

Opal Bacon's Descendants

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Opal (Lorene) Bacon (9 Jan 1899–25 Aug 1977) m. Ralph (Gross) Hershbeger (10 Dec 1887–27 Jun 1946) m. Floyd (Hall) Blattner (8 Apr 1893–24 Sep 1978)
  1. 1. Roy (Grover) Hershberger 1918–2003 m. Lois (Lorene) Rethorst 1919–1999
    1. 1. Ladonna (More Hershberger) Rakestraw 1942–2001
    2. 2. Grover (Dean) Hershberger 1947–2020
  2. 2. Helen (Maxine) Hershberger 1920–1995 m. Edgar (Earl) Mcclintock 1917–2000
  3. 3. Ralph (Graham) Hershberger 1917–1986 m. Esther (Ernestine) Stewart 1912–2001
    1. 1. James (Lee) Hershberger 1946–1998
  4. 4. John (Gale) Hershberger 1922–2009 m. Lilyan (Constance) Edwards 1925–2015
  5. 5. Darold (Lee) Hershberger 1938–1981
  6. 6. Harold (Franklin) Hershbeger 1936–2018

Opal Bacon's Timeline

8 Records

1899
9 Jan 1899
Birth of Opal Lorene Bacon in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 11
Opal Lorene Bacon resided here in Wichita Ward 4, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Wichita Ward 4, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 21
Opal Lorene Bacon resided here in Wichita Ward 3, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Wichita Ward 3, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 31
Opal Lorene Bacon resided here in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 36
Opal Lorene Bacon resided here in Kechi, Sedgwick, Kansas
Kechi, Sedgwick, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 41
Opal Lorene Bacon resided here in Kechi, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Kechi, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 51
Opal Lorene Bacon resided here in Kechi, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Kechi, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
1977
25 Aug 1977
Age 78
Death of Opal Lorene Bacon in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1899
    Event Place: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kechi, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01258; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 87-21
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Kechi, Sedgwick, Kan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Wichita Ward 4, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wichita Ward 3, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kechi, Sedgwick, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kechi, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01258; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 87-21

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kechi, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kechi, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01258; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 87-21

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kechi, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Kechi, Sedgwick, Kan

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1977
    Event Place: Wichita, Kansas
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Wichita Beacon - 26 Aug 1977 - Page 16, 26 Aug 1977

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1977
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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