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Opal Sarah (Whittington) (Burch) Johnson 1913–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1913

Birth Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 Jun 1979

Death Location: Cross Lanes, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Ernest Johnson

Mother: Esther Walker

Spouse(s): Melvin Whittington, Paul Burch

Children(s):

The story of Opal Sarah (Whittington) (Burch) Johnson began in 1913 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA. In 1920, Opal Sarah (Whittington) (Burch) Johnson resided in Charleston Ward 1, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. In 1930, Opal Sarah (Whittington) (Burch) Johnson resided in Union, Union, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. Opal Sarah (Whittington) (Burch) Johnson married Melvin Leonard Whittington, Paul Burch. Opal Sarah (Whittington) (Burch) Johnson passed away in 1979 in Cross Lanes, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Opal Sarah (Whittington) (Burch) Johnson began in 1913 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Opal Sarah (Whittington) (Burch) Johnson resided in Charleston Ward 1, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Opal Sarah (Whittington) (Burch) Johnson resided in Union, Union, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • Opal Sarah (Whittington) (Burch) Johnson married Melvin Leonard Whittington, Paul Burch.
  • Opal Sarah (Whittington) (Burch) Johnson passed away in 1979 in Cross Lanes, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ernest Johnson
1886–1974
Birth Location: Herold, West Virginia, USA
EJ
Esther Walker
1888–1984
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
EW

Spouses(s)

Melvin Whittington
1910–1972
Birth Location: Putnam, West Virginia, USA
MW
Paul Burch
1911–1994
Birth Location: Eighteen Mile, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA
PB

Children(s)

Opal Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Opal Johnson
1913–1979
Birth Place: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Ernest Edwin Johnson
1886–1974
Herold, West Virginia, USA
Esther (Elizabeth "Estey" (Johnson)) Walker
1888–1984
West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joel (McPherson "Mack") Walker
1853–1939
Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
Rosina Boggs
1859–1940
Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joel Walker
1809–1887
Mary Fewell
1817–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Memucan Walker
1764–1836
Rachel Lewis
1781–1859

Opal Johnson's Timeline

8 Records

1913
21 Mar 1913
Birth of Opal Sarah (Whittington) (Burch) Johnson in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 7
Opal Sarah (Whittington) (Burch) Johnson resided here in Charleston Ward 1, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Charleston Ward 1, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 17
Opal Sarah (Whittington) (Burch) Johnson resided here in Union, Union, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Union, Union, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Opal Sarah (Whittington) (Burch) Johnson resided here in Nitro, Kanawha, West Virginia
Nitro, Kanawha, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 27
Opal Sarah (Whittington) (Burch) Johnson resided here in Cabin Creek Mag District, Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Cabin Creek Mag District, Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
Opal Sarah (Whittington) (Burch) Johnson resided here in Pocatalico, Putnam, West Virginia, USA
Pocatalico, Putnam, West Virginia, USA
1957
1957-1958
Age 44
Opal Sarah (Whittington) (Burch) Johnson resided here in West Virginia
West Virginia
1979
22 Jun 1979
Age 66
Death of Opal Sarah (Whittington) (Burch) Johnson in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1913
    Event Place: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Charleston Ward 1, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Union, Union, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Nitro, Kanawha, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04412; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 20-16A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cabin Creek Mag District, Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04412; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 20-16A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pocatalico, Putnam, West Virginia, 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: Pocatalico, Putnam

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957-1958
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1979
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cross Lanes, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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