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Opal Gladys Mayes 1911–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1911

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 16 Sep 1999

Death Location: Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas, USA

Father: James Mayes

Mother: Aletha Thompson

Spouse(s): Lee Sr, Leo Romero

Children(s): Opal Mayes, Billy(Bill) Mayes, Alma Mayes, Mary Mayes, Molly Mayes, Doris Mayes, Lee Jr

In 1911, Opal Gladys Mayes entered the world in Texas, born to James Riley Mayes And Aletha Jane Thompson. In 1920, Opal Gladys Mayes resided in Kyle, Hays, Texas, USA. Opal Gladys Mayes married Lee Allen Mayes Sr, Leo Porfirio Romero, and had children including Alma Lee Mayes, Billy Bill Don Mayes, Doris Juanita Mayes, Garland Mayes, Lee Allen Mayes Jr, Mary Jane Mayes, Molly Ann Mayes, Opal Darlene Mayes. Opal Gladys Mayes passed away in 1999 in Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1911, Opal Gladys Mayes entered the world in Texas, born to James Riley Mayes And Aletha Jane Thompson.
  • In 1920, Opal Gladys Mayes resided in Kyle, Hays, Texas, USA.
  • Opal Gladys Mayes married Lee Allen Mayes Sr, Leo Porfirio Romero, and had children including Alma Lee Mayes, Billy Bill Don Mayes, Doris Juanita Mayes, Garland Mayes, Lee Allen Mayes Jr, Mary Jane Mayes, Molly Ann Mayes, Opal Darlene Mayes.
  • Opal Gladys Mayes passed away in 1999 in Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mayes
1873–1948
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
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Aletha Thompson
1890–1969
Birth Location: Apple Springs, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lee Sr
1905–1981
Birth Location: Temple, Bell, TX
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Leo Romero
1913–1982
Birth Location: Taos, New Mexico
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Children(s)

Opal Mayes
1930–1999
Birth Location: Little River-Academy, Bell, Texas, USA
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Billy(Bill) Mayes
1943–2015
Birth Location: Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA
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Alma Mayes
1938–1998
Birth Location: Little River-Academy, Texas
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Mary Mayes
1936–2020
Birth Location: Bell, Texas
MM
Molly Mayes
1945–2007
Birth Location: Temple Bell, Texas
MM
Doris Mayes
1933–2012
Birth Location: Little River, Bell, Texas, USA
DM
Lee Jr
1940–2010
Birth Location: Bell, Texas
LJ

Opal Mayes's Ancestors

Self
Opal Mayes
1911–1999
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
James Riley Mayes
1873–1948
Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Aletha (Jane) Thompson
1890–1969
Apple Springs, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Coleman (Bridges) Mayes
1853–1919
Springfield, Washington, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth (Bell) McMullin
1849–1911
Washington County, Kentucky, USA
William (Henry) Thompson
1862–1907
Lufkin, Angelina, Texas
Mary (Ann Lee) Gann
1870–1948
Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Allen Mayes
1814–1855
Mary Brown
1822–1860
John McMullin
1818–1907
Nancy Divine
1828–1856
James Thompson
1828–1878
Martha Goodwin
1839–1923
Dr Gann
1820–1895
Aletha Aldredge
1825–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mayes
1787–1855
Sarah Hall
1787–1858
John Brown
1791–1873
Amy Carter
1790–1858
Arthur McMullin
1782–1866
Mary (Tumble)
1785–1836
Andrew Jr
1800–1856
Margaret Downey
1806–1852
George Thompson
1793–1886
Druscilla Knight
1806–1883
George Goodwin
1818–1886
Elizabeth Watson
1818–1879
William Gann
1796–1872
Ruth Delaney
1795–1837
John Aldridge
1786–1856
Jane Harvey
1796–1856

Opal Mayes's Descendants

1.
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Opal (Gladys) Mayes (1911–16 Sep 1999) m. Lee (Allen Mayes) Sr (1 November 1905–02 May 1981) m. Leo (Porfirio) Romero (21 May 1913–10 July 1982)
  1. 1. Opal (Darlene) Mayes 1930–1999 m. Thomas Bashall 1935–2008 m. Lyndell (Howard) Haywood 1946–2000 m. Jesse (Earl) Doughty 1929–2017
  2. 2. Billy(Bill) (Don) Mayes 1943–2015
  3. 3. Alma (Lee) Mayes 1938–1998 m. William (Monroe) Kellar 1927–1980 m. W. (B. Calvin) Fowler 1928–1986
  4. 4. Mary ((Jane)) Mayes 1936–2020
  5. 5. Molly (Ann) Mayes 1945–2007 m. Robert (F) Wilson 1937–1990
  6. 6. Doris (Juanita) Mayes 1933–2012 m. Benjamin (Simeon) Walter 1933–2016
  7. 7. Lee (Allen Mayes) Jr 1940–2010 m. Janus (L) Cottrell 1937–1990 m. Joycie (Elouise) Pace 1945–2007

Opal Mayes's Timeline

8 Records

1911
16 May 1911
Birth of Opal Gladys Mayes in Buda, Texas, USA
Buda, Texas, USA
1911
1911
Birth of Opal Gladys Mayes in Texas
Texas
1920
1920
Age 9
Opal Gladys Mayes resided here in Kyle, Hays, Texas, USA
Kyle, Hays, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 19
Opal Gladys Mayes resided here in Precinct 4, Bell, Texas
Precinct 4, Bell, Texas
1950
1950
Age 39
Opal Gladys Mayes resided here in Bell, Texas, USA
Bell, Texas, USA
1978
1978
Age 67
Opal Gladys Mayes resided here in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
1994
1994-2000
Age 83
Opal Gladys Mayes resided here in Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
1999
16 Sep 1999
Age 88
Death of Opal Gladys Mayes in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1911
    Event Place: Buda, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kyle, Hays, Texas; Roll: T625_1816; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 69; Image: 834
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 4, Bell, Texas; Roll: 2290; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 1003.0; FHL microfilm: 2342024
    [4] Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2011
    [5] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Kyle, Hays, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kyle, Hays, Texas; Roll: T625_1816; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 69; Image: 834

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Bell, Texas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 4, Bell, Texas; Roll: 2290; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 1003.0; FHL microfilm: 2342024

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bell, Texas, 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: Bell, Texas; Roll: 3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1978
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994-2000
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Dallas; State: Texas; Year(s): 1994-2000

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dallas, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1999
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas Death Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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