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Opal Bernice Simpson 1918–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 June 1918

Birth Location: Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 9 July 1988

Death Location: Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, California, USA

Father: Francis Hightower

Mother: Dollie Channel

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The story of Opal Bernice Simpson began in 1918 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA. Opal Bernice Simpson passed away in 1988 in Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Opal Bernice Simpson began in 1918 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA.
  • Opal Bernice Simpson passed away in 1988 in Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, California, USA.

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Opal Simpson's Ancestors

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Opal Simpson
1918–1988
Birth Place: Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
Parents
Francis Pharoah Hightower
1888–1964
Dexter, Cowley County, Kansas, USA
Dollie (Emaline) Channel
1886–1972
Neosho, Newton, MO, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry Monroe Madison) Channel
1842–1917
Gainesboro, Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Keziah (Polly) Norton
1847–1918
Union County, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Norton
1806–1886
Sophia 🟢
1805–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Norton
1787–1850
Mary Hanger
1784–1850
Jonathan Adamson
1771–1835
Ruth Williams
1774–1852

Opal Simpson's Timeline

2 Records

1918
27 June 1918
Birth of Opal Bernice Simpson in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
1988
9 July 1988
Age 70
Death of Opal Bernice Simpson in Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 June 1918
    Event Place: Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 July 1988
    Event Place: Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, California, USA

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