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Opal Brown 1920–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1920

Birth Location: Newport, Giles, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 Aug 1999

Death Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

Father: Jeffery Brown

Mother: Rosetta Brown

Spouse(s): Catherine Stuart

Children(s): Robert Sr, Corine Rhodes, Doris Brown

Opal Brown was born in 1920 in Newport, Giles, Virginia, USA, the child of Jeffery L Brown And Rosetta Brown. In 1930, Opal Brown resided in Riverheads, Riverheads, Augusta, Virginia, USA. In 1950, Opal Brown resided in Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA. Opal Brown married Catherine Sarah Stuart, and had children including Corine Rhodes, Doris Ann Brown, Eugene Nelson Brown, Jerry William Brown, Johnny Leslie Brown, Linda Kathleen Brown, Louis Oplal Opie Brown, Robert Lee Brown Sr. Opal Brown passed away in 1999 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Opal Brown was born in 1920 in Newport, Giles, Virginia, USA, the child of Jeffery L Brown And Rosetta Brown.
  • In 1930, Opal Brown resided in Riverheads, Riverheads, Augusta, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1950, Opal Brown resided in Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.
  • Opal Brown married Catherine Sarah Stuart, and had children including Corine Rhodes, Doris Ann Brown, Eugene Nelson Brown, Jerry William Brown, Johnny Leslie Brown, Linda Kathleen Brown, Louis Oplal Opie Brown, Robert Lee Brown Sr.
  • Opal Brown passed away in 1999 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Opal Brown's Ancestors

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Opal Brown
1920–1999
Birth Place: Newport, Giles, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jeffery L Brown
1886–1937
Virginia
Rosetta Brown
1896–1969
Virginia
Grandparents
William (H) Brown
1845–
Virginia, USA
Mary (T) Ware
1855–
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Opal Brown's Descendants

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Opal Brown (17 Jan 1920–25 Aug 1999) m. Catherine (Sarah) Stuart (1 Apr 1924–13 Aug 2008)
  1. 1. Robert (Lee Brown) Sr 1949–2022
  2. 2. Corine Rhodes 1940–2025 m. William (barton) Rhodes 1938–2004
  3. 3. Doris (Ann) Brown 1944–2005

Opal Brown's Timeline

4 Records

1920
17 Jan 1920
Birth of Opal Brown in Newport, Giles, Virginia, USA
Newport, Giles, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 10
Opal Brown resided here in Riverheads, Riverheads, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Riverheads, Riverheads, Augusta, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Opal Brown resided here in Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
1999
25 Aug 1999
Age 79
Death of Opal Brown in Center, Shelby, Texas, USA
Center, Shelby, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Newport, Giles, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Riverheads, Augusta, Virginia; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2342169
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168350
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News Leader; Publication Date: 27 Aug 1999; Publication Place: Staunton, Virginia, USA; ,0.2929536,0.35995215,0.48598477&xid=3355
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia; Roll: 5546; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 82-28

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Riverheads, Riverheads, Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Riverheads, Augusta, Virginia; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2342169

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia; Roll: 5546; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 82-28

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Buena Vista, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News Leader; Publication Date: 27 Aug 1999; Publication Place: Staunton, Virginia, USA; ,0.2929536,0.35995215,0.48598477&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1999
    Event Place: Center, Shelby, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News Leader; Publication Date: 27 Aug 1999; Publication Place: Staunton, Virginia, USA; ,0.2929536,0.35995215,0.48598477&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News Leader; Publication Date: 27 Aug 1999; Publication Place: Staunton, Virginia, USA; ,0.2929536,0.35995215,0.48598477&xid=3355

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