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Opal Edith Holt 1905–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 AUG 1905

Birth Location: Campbell, Dunklin Co., Missouri

Death Date: 26 Feb 1991

Death Location: Taft, Kern County, California, United States of America

Father: Thomas Holt

Mother: Arkatie Crawford

Spouse(s): George BESS

Children(s): Yvonne Bess, Janet Bess, Sheila Bess

The story of Opal Edith Holt began in 1905 in Campbell, Dunklin Co., Missouri. Opal Edith Holt married George Odas Roosevelt Bess, and had children including Janet Eileen Bess, Sheila Ann Bess, Yvonne Bess. Opal Edith Holt passed away in 1991 in Taft, Kern County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Opal Edith Holt began in 1905 in Campbell, Dunklin Co., Missouri.
  • Opal Edith Holt married George Odas Roosevelt Bess, and had children including Janet Eileen Bess, Sheila Ann Bess, Yvonne Bess.
  • Opal Edith Holt passed away in 1991 in Taft, Kern County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Holt
1882–1971
Birth Location: Weakley County, Tennessee, USA
TH
Arkatie Crawford
1884–1932
Birth Location: Dunklin, Missouri, USA
AC

Spouses(s)

George BESS
1906–1995
Birth Location: Dunklcan, Missouri, USA
GB

Children(s)

Yvonne Bess
1937–2011
Birth Location: Dustin Acres, Kern County, California, United States of America
YB
Janet Bess
1933–1978
Birth Location: Taft Kern, California
JB
Sheila Bess
1944–1967
Birth Location: Kern, California
SB

Opal Holt's Ancestors

Self
Opal Holt
1905–1991
Birth Place: Campbell, Dunklin Co., Missouri
Parents
Thomas Mikle Holt
1882–1971
Weakley County, Tennessee, USA
Arkatie ("Kate") Crawford
1884–1932
Dunklin, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Holt
1853–1887
Union Twsp, Dunklin, Tennessee, USA
Martha (Jane) Hopwood
1858–1903
Fayette, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Perry Holt
1824–1901
Mildred Jones
1824–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael II
1778–1876
Hannah Martin
1795–1878

Opal Holt's Descendants

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Opal (Edith) Holt (1 AUG 1905–26 Feb 1991) m. George (Odas Roosevelt) BESS (8 April 1906–9 Nov 1995)
  1. 1. Yvonne Bess 1937–2011 m. Jim Yorba 1934–2006
  2. 2. Janet (Eileen) Bess 1933–1978 m. George Hickernell 1929–2019
  3. 3. Sheila (Ann) Bess 1944–1967

Opal Holt's Timeline

2 Records

1905
1 AUG 1905
Birth of Opal Edith Holt in Campbell, Dunklin Co., Missouri
Campbell, Dunklin Co., Missouri
1991
26 Feb 1991
Age 86
Death of Opal Edith Holt in Kern, California, United States
Kern, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 AUG 1905
    Event Place: Campbell, Dunklin Co., Missouri

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1991
    Event Place: Kern, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Taft, Kern County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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