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Opal Ruth Rich 1915–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1915

Birth Location: Crawford County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 4 February 1989

Death Location: Gerrish, Roscommon, Michigan, USA

Father: Charles Rich

Mother: Ruth Newman

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Opal Ruth Rich was born in 1915 in Crawford County, Illinois, USA, the child of Charles Everett Rich And Ruth Irene Newman. Opal Ruth Rich passed away in 1989 in Gerrish, Roscommon, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Opal Ruth Rich was born in 1915 in Crawford County, Illinois, USA, the child of Charles Everett Rich And Ruth Irene Newman.
  • Opal Ruth Rich passed away in 1989 in Gerrish, Roscommon, Michigan, USA.

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Opal Rich's Ancestors

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Opal Rich
1915–1989
Birth Place: Crawford County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Charles Everett Rich
1891–1963
Crawford County, Illinois, USA
Ruth (Irene) Newman
1898–1995
Wayne County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel (R) Rich
1857–1936
Birds Point, Crawford County, Illinois, USA
Sarah Shreffler
1861–1920
Lawrence County, Illinois, USA
Johnathan (William) Newman
1872–1930
West Virginia, USA
Laura (Alice) Butler
1869–1940
Wayne County, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaiah Rich
1836–1862
Lucretia Grimes
1837–1908
Elias Shreffler
1821–1894
Rebecca Sechrest
1825–1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John III
1775–1860
Polly West
1779–1862
Andrew Sechrest
1793–
Mary Wampler
1800–1876

Opal Rich's Timeline

2 Records

1915
3 May 1915
Birth of Opal Ruth Rich in Crawford County, Illinois, USA
Crawford County, Illinois, USA
1989
4 February 1989
Age 74
Death of Opal Ruth Rich in Gerrish, Roscommon, Michigan, USA
Gerrish, Roscommon, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1915
    Event Place: Crawford County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 February 1989
    Event Place: Gerrish, Roscommon, Michigan, USA

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