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Opal Lillian Lewis 1909–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1909

Birth Location: Memphis,Shelby,Tennessee,USA

Death Date: 28 July 1995

Death Location: Alice,Stewart,Tennessee,USA

Father: William Lewis

Mother: Alma Hayes

Spouse(s): Robert Byrd

Children(s): Richard Byrd, Tony Sr., John Sr., Lillian Byrd, Stillborn Byrd, Stillborn Byrd, Alma (Twisdale-Lane), Robert Byrd, Shelby Byrd

Opal Lillian Lewis was born in 1909 in Memphis,Shelby,Tennessee,USA, the child of William Alexander Lewis And Alma Allie Hayes. In 1935, Opal Lillian Lewis resided in Rural, Tipton, Tennessee. Opal Lillian Lewis married Robert David Byrd, and had children including Allice F Byrd, Alma Beatrice Byrd Twisdale Lane, Jerry L Byrd, John David Byrd Sr, Lillian Ophelia Byrd, Mamie Lou Byrd, Mary E Byrd, Richard L Byrd, Robert Holmes Byrd, Shelby Shelbo Robert Byrd, Stillborn Twin Byrd, Tony Buford Byrd Sr, William Paul Billy Byrd. Opal Lillian Lewis passed away in 1995 in Alice,Stewart,Tennessee,USA.

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Biography

  • Opal Lillian Lewis was born in 1909 in Memphis,Shelby,Tennessee,USA, the child of William Alexander Lewis And Alma Allie Hayes.
  • In 1935, Opal Lillian Lewis resided in Rural, Tipton, Tennessee.
  • Opal Lillian Lewis married Robert David Byrd, and had children including Allice F Byrd, Alma Beatrice Byrd Twisdale Lane, Jerry L Byrd, John David Byrd Sr, Lillian Ophelia Byrd, Mamie Lou Byrd, Mary E Byrd, Richard L Byrd, Robert Holmes Byrd, Shelby Shelbo Robert Byrd, Stillborn Twin Byrd, Tony Buford Byrd Sr, William Paul Billy Byrd.
  • Opal Lillian Lewis passed away in 1995 in Alice,Stewart,Tennessee,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Opal Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Opal Lewis
1909–1995
Birth Place: Memphis,Shelby,Tennessee,USA
Parents
William Alexander Lewis
1860–1932
Tennessee, USA
Alma (Allie) Hayes
1887–1921
Tennessee
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson) Lewis
1836–1899
Tennessee
Louvica (Parker) Morrow
1835–1908
Henderson County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Larkin Lewis
1795–1850
Nancy Hardy
1797–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Opal Lewis's Descendants

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Opal (Lillian) Lewis (18 Aug 1909–28 July 1995) m. Robert (David) Byrd (4 Nov 1896–Nov 1978)
  1. 1. Richard (L) Byrd 1935–
  2. 2. Tony (Buford Byrd) Sr. 1942–2019 m. Wanda (Jean) Green 1942–1985
  3. 3. John (David Byrd) Sr. 1927–2019
  4. 4. Lillian (Ophelia) Byrd 1929–2020
  5. 5. Stillborn (Twin) Byrd 1932–1932
  6. 6. Stillborn (Twin) Byrd 1931–1931
  7. 7. Alma (Beatrice Byrd) (Twisdale-Lane) 1925–2000 m. George (Taylor) Twisdale 1922–2010 m. J (D) Lane 1921–1981
    1. 1. Jimmy (George "Frog") Twisdale 1948–2020
  8. 8. Robert (Holmes) Byrd 1931–1931
  9. 9. Shelby ("Shelbo" Robert) Byrd 1932–2020

Opal Lewis's Timeline

7 Records

1909
18 AUG 1909
Birth of Opal Lillian Lewis in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tn
Memphis, Shelby Co., Tn
1909
18 Aug 1909
Birth of Opal Lillian Lewis in Memphis,Shelby,Tennessee,USA
Memphis,Shelby,Tennessee,USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Opal Lillian Lewis resided here in Rural, Tipton, Tennessee
Rural, Tipton, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 31
Opal Lillian Lewis resided here in 9th Civil District, Tipton, Tennessee, USA
9th Civil District, Tipton, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Opal Lillian Lewis resided here in Fayette, Tennessee, USA
Fayette, Tennessee, USA
1995
28 JUL 1995
Age 86
Death of Opal Lillian Lewis in Her Daughter's, Alice, Home In Sweetwater, Tennessee
Her Daughter's, Alice, Home In Sweetwater, Tennessee
1995
28 July 1995
Age 86
Death of Opal Lillian Lewis in Alice,Stewart,Tennessee,USA
Alice,Stewart,Tennessee,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 AUG 1909
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby Co., Tn
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1909
    Event Place: Memphis,Shelby,Tennessee,USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Tipton, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 9th Civil District, Tipton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Fayette, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JUL 1995
    Event Place: Her Daughter's, Alice, Home In Sweetwater, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 July 1995
    Event Place: Alice,Stewart,Tennessee,USA

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