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Opal Marie Williams Nelson 1925–2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 April 1925

Birth Location: Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 28 May 2014

Death Location: Meadows, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Williams

Mother: Martha Williams

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Opal Marie Williams Nelson was born in 1925 in Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of John W Williams And Martha J Stephens Williams. In 1935, Opal Marie Williams Nelson resided in Meadows, Stokes, North Carolina. In 1940, Opal Marie Williams Nelson resided in Meadows Township, Meadows, Stokes, North Carolina,. Opal Marie Williams Nelson married Cloddie Nelson. Opal Marie Williams Nelson passed away in 2014 in Meadows, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Opal Marie Williams Nelson was born in 1925 in Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of John W Williams And Martha J Stephens Williams.
  • In 1935, Opal Marie Williams Nelson resided in Meadows, Stokes, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, Opal Marie Williams Nelson resided in Meadows Township, Meadows, Stokes, North Carolina,.
  • Opal Marie Williams Nelson married Cloddie Nelson.
  • Opal Marie Williams Nelson passed away in 2014 in Meadows, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Williams
1886–1942
Birth Location: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
JW
Martha Williams
1891–1970
Birth Location: Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America
MW

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Opal Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Opal Nelson
1925–2014
Birth Place: Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
John W Williams
1886–1942
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Martha (J Stephens) Williams
1891–1970
Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Charles (M.) Williams
1844–1933
Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Julia Fulp
1847–1928
Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
William (Robert (Bud )) Stephens
1848–1900
Stokes Co
Elizabeth (Bettie) Frye
1846–1927
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Williams
1802–1882
Mary Fowler
1804–1890
Peter Fulp
1798–1849
John Stephens
1826–1861
Susannah Throckmorton
1823–1908
Archelous (Fry)
1821–1912
Susan Lawrence
1824–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Fulp
1761–1814
Elizabeth Raper
1761–1839
Benjamin Frye
1789–1844
Frances McHone
1785–1880
James Lawrence
1785–1880
Susannah Lawrence
1791–1850

Opal Nelson's Timeline

5 Records

1925
26 April 1925
Birth of Opal Marie Williams Nelson in Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 10
Opal Marie Williams Nelson resided here in Meadows, Stokes, North Carolina
Meadows, Stokes, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 15
Opal Marie Williams Nelson resided here in Meadows Township, Meadows, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Meadows Township, Meadows, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Opal Marie Williams Nelson resided here in Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
2014
28 May 2014
Age 89
Death of Opal Marie Williams Nelson in Walnut Cove, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Walnut Cove, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 April 1925
    Event Place: Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 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: Forsyth, North Carol

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Meadows, Stokes, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Meadows, Stokes, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02976; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 85-7

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Meadows Township, Meadows, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Meadows, Stokes, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02976; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 85-7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Forsyth, North Carolina, 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: Forsyth, North Carol

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 2014
    Event Place: Walnut Cove, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Meadows, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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