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Opal Lea Colvin Brown 1916–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1916

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 15 Dec 1986

Death Location: Navarro County, Texas, USA

Father: Samuel Colvin

Mother: Addie Poe

Spouse(s): Herbert Brown

Children(s): Linda Brown, Billy Brown

In 1916, Opal Lea Colvin Brown entered the world in Texas, born to Samuel Melvin Mel Colvin And Addie May Poe. Opal Lea Colvin Brown married Herbert Bertran Brown, and had children including Billy Ray Brown, Linda Ruth Brown. Opal Lea Colvin Brown passed away in 1986 in Navarro County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1916, Opal Lea Colvin Brown entered the world in Texas, born to Samuel Melvin Mel Colvin And Addie May Poe.
  • Opal Lea Colvin Brown married Herbert Bertran Brown, and had children including Billy Ray Brown, Linda Ruth Brown.
  • Opal Lea Colvin Brown passed away in 1986 in Navarro County, Texas, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Opal Brown's Ancestors

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Opal Brown
1916–1986
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Samuel Melvin (Mel) Colvin
1892–1972
Coryell County, Texas, USA
Addie (May) Poe
1894–1978
Belton, Bell County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
LaRoy (Sunderlin) Colvin
1855–1916
Palestine, Anderson County Texas, USA
Mary (Elizabeth "Mollie") Raines
1864–1933
, Coryell, Texas, USA
James (Hastings) Poe
1869–1936
Tulip, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA
Margaret (Maria) Poe
1877–1947
United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Colvin
1830–1874
Elizabeth Harrell
1834–1890
Henson Raines
1830–1869
Elizabeth Wrinkles
1833–1888
Steven Poe
1848–1929
Sarah McDaniel
1848–1892
Robert Crow
1853–1938
Nancy Ewing
1851–1934
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col Colvin
1798–1860
Bluett Colvin
1802–1838
Eli Horrell
1810–1849
Abigail Isaacs
1788–1845
Hasting Poe
1796–1861
Hannah Willborn
1812–1888
David McDaniel
1823–1869
Tabitha Mayfield
1829–1866
John Crow
1817–1898
Georgiana
1835–1910
Reuben Ewing
1824–1909
Mary White
1822–1857

Opal Brown's Descendants

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Opal (Lea Colvin) Brown (abt 1916–15 Dec 1986) m. Herbert (Bertran) Brown (5 Jul 1912–27 Feb 1972)
  1. 1. Linda (Ruth) Brown 1942–2020
  2. 2. Billy (Ray) Brown 1934–2006

Opal Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1916
abt 1916
Birth of Opal Lea Colvin Brown in Texas
Texas
1986
15 Dec 1986
Age 70
Death of Opal Lea Colvin Brown in Navarro County, Texas, USA
Navarro County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1916
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1986
    Event Place: Navarro County, Texas, USA

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