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Opal L. Messer 1906–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 JAN 1906

Birth Location: Cherokee, Kansas

Death Date: DEC 1975

Death Location: Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma

Father: John Messer

Mother: Susa Dearing

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Opal L. Messer began in 1906 in Cherokee, Kansas. Opal L. Messer passed away in 1975 in Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma.

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Biography

  • The story of Opal L. Messer began in 1906 in Cherokee, Kansas.
  • Opal L. Messer passed away in 1975 in Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Messer
1880–1935
Birth Location: Cherokee, Kansas
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Susa Dearing
1883–1947
Birth Location: –
SD

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Opal Messer's Ancestors

Self
Opal Messer
1906–1975
Birth Place: Cherokee, Kansas
Parents
John Arthur "Ott" Messer
1880–1935
Cherokee, Kansas
Susa ("Sue") Dearing
1883–1947
Grandparents
John (B.) Messer
1834–1901
Giles, Tennessee
Mary (C.) Dodson
1844–1917
Giles, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Willis Dodson
1820–1898
Martha Spivey
1823–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elisha Dodson
1780–1850
Ann Dodson
1792–

Opal Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1906
28 JAN 1906
Birth of Opal L. Messer in Cherokee, Kansas
Cherokee, Kansas
1975
DEC 1975
Age 69
Death of Opal L. Messer in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri
Joplin, Jasper, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 JAN 1906
    Event Place: Cherokee, Kansas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: DEC 1975
    Event Place: Joplin, Jasper, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma
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