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Opal Dita Martin 1906–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1906

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 24 Dec 1984

Death Location: Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA

Father: Luther Martin

Mother: Alice Cain

Spouse(s): Bruce Hanna, Ezra Stickles

Children(s): Nancy Hanna, Robert Hanna, Crpl. USMC, Alice Stickles, Melvin Stickles, Wayne Stickles, Robert Stickles, Kenneth Stickles

In 1906, Opal Dita Martin entered the world in Illinois, born to Luther Philip Martin And Alice Evangeline Cain. In 1935, Opal Dita Martin resided in Decatur, Macon, Illinois. In 1940, Opal Dita Martin resided in Perry, Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, USA. Opal Dita Martin married Bruce Bryant Hanna, Ezra James Stickles, and had children including Alice Lavone Stickles, Crpl Joseph Douglas Hanna Usmc, David Hanna, Kenneth Ivan Stickles, Melvin Richard Stickles, Nancy Maye Hanna, Robert Bob James Stickles, Robert Hanna, Wayne Allen Stickles. Opal Dita Martin passed away in 1984 in Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1906, Opal Dita Martin entered the world in Illinois, born to Luther Philip Martin And Alice Evangeline Cain.
  • In 1935, Opal Dita Martin resided in Decatur, Macon, Illinois.
  • In 1940, Opal Dita Martin resided in Perry, Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, USA.
  • Opal Dita Martin married Bruce Bryant Hanna, Ezra James Stickles, and had children including Alice Lavone Stickles, Crpl Joseph Douglas Hanna Usmc, David Hanna, Kenneth Ivan Stickles, Melvin Richard Stickles, Nancy Maye Hanna, Robert Bob James Stickles, Robert Hanna, Wayne Allen Stickles.
  • Opal Dita Martin passed away in 1984 in Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Opal Martin's Ancestors

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Opal Martin
1906–1984
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Luther Philip Martin
1868–1946
New Douglas, Madison, Illinois, USA
Alice (Evangeline) Cain
1872–1908
Virden, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Opal Martin's Descendants

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Opal (Dita) Martin (abt 1906–24 Dec 1984) m. Bruce (Bryant) Hanna (abt 1897–1976) m. Ezra (James) Stickles (8 Sep 1904–Feb 1976)
  1. 1. Nancy (Maye) Hanna 1939–2022 m. Jesse (Floyd) Heavin 1932–2017
  2. 2. Robert Hanna 1923–
  3. 3. Crpl. (Joseph Douglas Hanna) USMC 1947–2007
  4. 4. Alice (Lavone) Stickles 1924–1980
  5. 5. Melvin (Richard) Stickles 1927–1952
  6. 6. Wayne (Allen) Stickles 1935–1999
  7. 7. Robert ("Bob"James) Stickles 1922–1999
  8. 8. Kenneth (Ivan) Stickles 1930–2003

Opal Martin's Timeline

4 Records

1906
abt 1906
Birth of Opal Dita Martin in Illinois
Illinois
1935
1935
Age 29
Opal Dita Martin resided here in Decatur, Macon, Illinois
Decatur, Macon, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 34
Opal Dita Martin resided here in Perry, Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, USA
Perry, Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, USA
1984
24 Dec 1984
Age 78
Death of Opal Dita Martin in Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA
Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1906
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Perry, Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1984
    Event Place: Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA

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