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Opal Baxter 1911–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1911

Birth Location: Oklahoma

Death Date: 27 May 1965

Death Location: Hodgen, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: William Shadwick

Mother: Bertha Kelley

Spouse(s): Clyde Baxter

Children(s): Claudia Baxter-Case-Meredith-Speer, Pauline Baxter, Wilma (Jones), Lawrence Baxter, Willa Baxter, Claude Baxter

In 1911, Opal Baxter entered the world in Oklahoma, born to William Calvin Shadwick And Bertha Ann Kelley. In 1930, Opal Baxter resided in Howe, Howe, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA. Opal Baxter married Clyde Monroe Baxter, and had children including Christine Baxter, Claude Baxter, Claudia Ellen Baxter Case Meredith Speer, Clyde Baxter, Clydie Mae Baxter, Imagene Baxter, James Baxter, Lawrence Lewis Baxter, Leon Baxter, Pauline Baxter, Peggie Baxter, Willa Lou Baxter, Wilma Baxter Jones. Opal Baxter passed away in 1965 in Hodgen, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1911, Opal Baxter entered the world in Oklahoma, born to William Calvin Shadwick And Bertha Ann Kelley.
  • In 1930, Opal Baxter resided in Howe, Howe, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Opal Baxter married Clyde Monroe Baxter, and had children including Christine Baxter, Claude Baxter, Claudia Ellen Baxter Case Meredith Speer, Clyde Baxter, Clydie Mae Baxter, Imagene Baxter, James Baxter, Lawrence Lewis Baxter, Leon Baxter, Pauline Baxter, Peggie Baxter, Willa Lou Baxter, Wilma Baxter Jones.
  • Opal Baxter passed away in 1965 in Hodgen, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Opal Baxter's Ancestors

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Opal Baxter
1911–1965
Birth Place: Oklahoma
Parents
William Calvin Shadwick
1884–1943
Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
Bertha (Ann) Kelley
1890–1968
Oklahoma
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Opal Baxter's Descendants

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Opal Baxter (abt 1911–27 May 1965) m. Clyde (Monroe) Baxter (14 July 1907–16 Dec 1973)
  1. 1. Claudia (Ellen) Baxter-Case-Meredith-Speer 1948–2003
  2. 2. Pauline Baxter 1929–2017 m. Ernest (Roger) Jones 1919–2002
  3. 3. Wilma (Baxter) (Jones) 1929–2021
  4. 4. Lawrence (Lewis) Baxter 1932–1950
  5. 5. Willa (Lou) Baxter 1946–1946
  6. 6. Claude Baxter 1949–2019

Opal Baxter's Timeline

7 Records

1910
24 May 1910
Birth of Opal Baxter in Howe, Leflore, Oklahoma, United States
Howe, Leflore, Oklahoma, United States
1911
abt 1911
Birth of Opal Baxter in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
1930
1930
Age 19
Opal Baxter resided here in Howe, Howe, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
Howe, Howe, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
Opal Baxter resided here in Rural
Rural
1940
1940
Age 29
Opal Baxter resided here in Howe Twp, Howe, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
Howe Twp, Howe, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Opal Baxter resided here in Heavener, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
Heavener, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
1965
27 May 1965
Age 54
Death of Opal Baxter in Howe, Leflore, OK, USA
Howe, Leflore, OK, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1910
    Event Place: Howe, Leflore, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1911
    Event Place: Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Howe, Howe, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Howe, Le Flore, Oklahoma; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2341644

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Howe Twp, Howe, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Heavener, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1965
    Event Place: Howe, Leflore, OK, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hodgen, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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