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Opal Lelar Langston 1918–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1918

Birth Location: Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA

Death Date: 1994-03-25

Death Location: Mt Hope Cemetery, Maydelle, Cherokee Co. Tx

Father: Ruben Langston

Mother: Marry Dotson

Spouse(s): George Sadler, Bill None

Children(s): Margaret Higgins, RV Higgins

Opal Lelar Langston was born in 1918 in Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA, the child of Ruben Walter Langston And Marry Lelar Dotson. In 1920, Opal Lelar Langston resided in Justice Precinct 1, Cherokee, Texas. Opal Lelar Langston married Bill, George Lee Sadler, and had children including Margaret Lucille Higgins, Pamela Joe Higgins, Rv Higgins. Opal Lelar Langston passed away in 1994 in Mt Hope Cemetery, Maydelle, Cherokee Co. Tx.

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Biography

  • Opal Lelar Langston was born in 1918 in Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA, the child of Ruben Walter Langston And Marry Lelar Dotson.
  • In 1920, Opal Lelar Langston resided in Justice Precinct 1, Cherokee, Texas.
  • Opal Lelar Langston married Bill, George Lee Sadler, and had children including Margaret Lucille Higgins, Pamela Joe Higgins, Rv Higgins.
  • Opal Lelar Langston passed away in 1994 in Mt Hope Cemetery, Maydelle, Cherokee Co. Tx.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ruben Langston
1882–1945
Birth Location: Texas
RL
Marry Dotson
1889–1954
Birth Location: Henderson, Texas, USA
MD

Spouses(s)

George Sadler
1943–2011
Birth Location: Smith, Texas, USA
GS
Bill None
1915–1979
Birth Location: Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA
B

Children(s)

Margaret Higgins
1937–2020
Birth Location: Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX
MH
RV Higgins
1939–1999
Birth Location: Dialville, Cherokee Co., Tx.
RH

Opal Langston's Ancestors

Self
Opal Langston
1918–1994
Birth Place: Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA
Parents
Ruben Walter Langston
1882–1945
Texas
Marry (Lelar) Dotson
1889–1954
Henderson, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Silas (K. P.) Langston
1844–1904
Mattoon, Coles Co. Illinois
Tennessee Nipp
1844–1924
Arkansas
James Dotson
1835–1900
Al
Mary (Frances) Harmon
1851–1954
Tx
Great-Grandparents
Hiram Langston
1807–1878
Mary Curry
1807–1878
Lazarus Nipp
1814–1966
Peggy Newels
1815–
Susan Dotson
1814–1904
Thomas Harmon
1818–1860
Emeline Hamby
1819–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1787–1859
Mary Yarbrough
1787–1831
John Curry
1785–1861
Elizabeth Elliott
1786–1873
Rueben Nipp
1798–
Rebecca Townsend
1785–
Lazarus Dotson
1779–1859
Mary Williamson
1784–1844
Jacob Harmon
1786–1834
Anna Turner
1788–1851
Thomas Hamby
1777–1826
Ester Brooks
1781–

Opal Langston's Descendants

1.
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Opal (Lelar) Langston (27 Dec 1918–1994-03-25) m. George (Lee) Sadler (29 Jun 1943–30 May 2011) m. Bill (15 Jan 1915–1979-03-10)
  1. 1. Margaret (Lucille) Higgins 1937–2020 m. Roy (Donald) Adams 1928–2004 m. Glenn (Samuel) Webb 1925–1981 m. Joseph (Oliver) Fletcher 1923–1999
  2. 2. RV Higgins 1939–1999 m. Lynda (Kay) Coleson 1942–2018

Opal Langston's Timeline

13 Records

1918
27 Dec 1918
Birth of Opal Lelar Langston in Rusk, Cherokee Co. Tx
Rusk, Cherokee Co. Tx
1918
27 Dec 1918
Birth of Opal Lelar Langston in Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA
Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 2
Opal Lelar Langston resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Cherokee, Texas
Justice Precinct 1, Cherokee, Texas
1920
1920
Age 2
Opal Lelar Langston resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Cherokee, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 1, Cherokee, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 2
Opal Lelar Langston resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Cherokee, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 1, Cherokee, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Opal Lelar Langston resided here in Precinct 1, Cherokee, Texas
Precinct 1, Cherokee, Texas
1935
1935
Age 17
Opal Lelar Langston resided here in Rural, Cherokee, Texas
Rural, Cherokee, Texas
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 22
Opal Lelar Langston resided here in Cherokee, Texas, United States
Cherokee, Texas, United States
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 22
Opal Lelar Langston resided here in Cherokee, Texas, United States
Cherokee, Texas, United States
1950
1950
Age 32
Opal Lelar Langston resided here in Cherokee, Texas, USA
Cherokee, Texas, USA
1994
22 Mar 1994
Age 76
Death of Opal Lelar Langston in Rusk, Cherokee Co. Tx
Rusk, Cherokee Co. Tx
1994
22 Mar 1994
Age 76
Death of Opal Lelar Langston in Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA
Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA
1994
1994-03-25
Age 76
Burial of Opal Lelar Langston in Mt Hope Cemetery, Maydelle, Cherokee Co. Tx
Mt Hope Cemetery, Maydelle, Cherokee Co. Tx

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1918
    Event Place: Rusk, Cherokee Co. Tx
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cherokee, Texas; Roll: T627_4004; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 37-7
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 463-20-4553; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Cherokee, Texas; Roll: T625_1786; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 17; Image: 646
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 1, Cherokee, Texas; Roll: 2307; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 183.0; FHL microfilm: 2342041
    [5] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
    [8] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1918
    Event Place: Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Cherokee, Texas
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Cherokee, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Cherokee, Texas; Roll: T625_1786; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 17; Image: 646

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Cherokee, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Cherokee, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 1, Cherokee, Texas; Roll: 2307; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 183.0; FHL microfilm: 2342041
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Cherokee, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cherokee, Texas; Roll: T627_4004; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 37-7

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Cherokee, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Cherokee, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cherokee, Texas; Roll: T627_4004; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 37-7

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cherokee, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 463-20-4553; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1994
    Event Place: Rusk, Cherokee Co. Tx
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 463-20-4553; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Texas Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1994
    Event Place: Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1994-03-25
    Event Place: Mt Hope Cemetery, Maydelle, Cherokee Co. Tx
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
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