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Opal Irene Knight 1927–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1927

Birth Location: Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 14 Dec 2007

Death Location: Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, St Joseph, Indiana, USA

Father: Fay Knight

Mother: Elsie Schoonover

Spouse(s): Francis Wagner, Maurice Bontrager

Children(s): Francis Jr

The story of Opal Irene Knight began in 1927 in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA. In 1948, Opal Irene Knight resided in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA. Opal Irene Knight married Francis E Wagner, Maurice A Bontrager, and had children including Carrie Sue Bontrager, Diana Jean Wagner, Francis E Wagner Jr, Jimmie Ray Bontrager. Opal Irene Knight passed away in 2007 in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, St Joseph, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Opal Irene Knight began in 1927 in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1948, Opal Irene Knight resided in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA.
  • Opal Irene Knight married Francis E Wagner, Maurice A Bontrager, and had children including Carrie Sue Bontrager, Diana Jean Wagner, Francis E Wagner Jr, Jimmie Ray Bontrager.
  • Opal Irene Knight passed away in 2007 in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, St Joseph, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Opal Knight's Ancestors

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Opal Knight
1927–2007
Birth Place: Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Parents
Fay Glen Knight
1894–1958
Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA
Elsie (Irene) Schoonover
1900–1967
Knoxville, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Knight
1866–1942
Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
Dovey (S) Torrence
1876–1943
Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Opal Knight's Descendants

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Opal (Irene) Knight (30 Mar 1927–14 Dec 2007) m. Francis (E) Wagner (22 May 1924–31 Mar 1987) m. Maurice (A) Bontrager (27 Jan 1928–01 Apr 2009)
  1. 1. Francis (E Wagner) Jr 1947–1947

Opal Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1927
30 Mar 1927
Birth of Opal Irene Knight in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
1948
1948
Age 21
Opal Irene Knight resided here in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
2007
14 Dec 2007
Age 80
Death of Opal Irene Knight in Elkhart General Hospital, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Elkhart General Hospital, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1927
    Event Place: Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records
    [5] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2007; Roll: 28
    [6] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 2007
    Event Place: Elkhart General Hospital, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records
    [4] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2007; Roll: 28
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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