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Opal Grace Roper 1915–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1915

Birth Location: Walnut Hill, Illinois

Death Date: 16 Dec 1998

Death Location: Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Father: Franklin Roper

Mother: Cora Raines

Spouse(s): Charles Blue, Peter Bauer

Children(s): James Bauer

The story of Opal Grace Roper began in 1915 in Walnut Hill, Illinois. In 1920, Opal Grace Roper resided in Brookside, Clinton, Illinois, USA. In 1930, Opal Grace Roper resided in Centralia, Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA. Opal Grace Roper married Charles Cecil Blue, Peter James Bauer, and had children including James L Bauer, Orland D Bauer, Robert A Bauer. Opal Grace Roper passed away in 1998 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Opal Grace Roper began in 1915 in Walnut Hill, Illinois.
  • In 1920, Opal Grace Roper resided in Brookside, Clinton, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1930, Opal Grace Roper resided in Centralia, Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA.
  • Opal Grace Roper married Charles Cecil Blue, Peter James Bauer, and had children including James L Bauer, Orland D Bauer, Robert A Bauer.
  • Opal Grace Roper passed away in 1998 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Opal Roper's Ancestors

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Opal Roper
1915–1998
Birth Place: Walnut Hill, Illinois
Parents
Franklin Brown Roper
1872–1941
Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Cora (Belle) Raines
1874–1959
Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Franklin ("Frank") Roper
1823–1901
Clinton, Illinois, USA
Margaret (Jane) Elliot
1832–1889
Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Roper
1802–1855
Elizabeth Waters
1793–1856
Robert Elliott
1800–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Roper
1765–1845
Blanche Leeper
1770–1803

Opal Roper's Descendants

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Opal (Grace) Roper (31 Dec 1915–16 Dec 1998) m. Charles (Cecil) Blue (24 May 1915–23 Feb 1996) m. Peter (James) Bauer (22 Jan 1914–3 Jun 1983)
  1. 1. James (L.) Bauer 1939–2011

Opal Roper's Timeline

5 Records

1915
31 Dec 1915
Birth of Opal Grace Roper in Walnut Hill, Illinois
Walnut Hill, Illinois
1920
1920
Age 5
Opal Grace Roper resided here in Brookside, Clinton, Illinois, USA
Brookside, Clinton, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
Opal Grace Roper resided here in Centralia, Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
Centralia, Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Opal Grace Roper resided here in Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
1998
16 Dec 1998
Age 83
Death of Opal Grace Roper in Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1915
    Event Place: Walnut Hill, Illinois
    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: Centralia, Marion, I

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Brookside, Clinton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Centralia, Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois, 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: Centralia, Marion, I

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois
    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: Centralia, Marion, I

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1998
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA

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