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Opal W West 1916–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1916

Birth Location: Noble, Noble, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 16 Feb 1998

Death Location: Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA

Father: James West

Mother: Pairle Mathews

Spouse(s): Gilbert Hicks

Children(s):

Opal W West was born in 1916 in Noble, Noble, Oklahoma, USA, the child of James Ora West And Pairle Melissa Mathews. In 1920, Opal W West resided in White Rock, Noble, Oklahoma, USA. In 1930, Opal W West resided in Noble, Noble, Noble, Oklahoma, USA. Opal W West married Gilbert Joesiah Hicks, and had children including Noretta Hicks. Opal W West passed away in 1998 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Opal W West was born in 1916 in Noble, Noble, Oklahoma, USA, the child of James Ora West And Pairle Melissa Mathews.
  • In 1920, Opal W West resided in White Rock, Noble, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1930, Opal W West resided in Noble, Noble, Noble, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Opal W West married Gilbert Joesiah Hicks, and had children including Noretta Hicks.
  • Opal W West passed away in 1998 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Opal West's Ancestors

Self
Opal West
1916–1998
Birth Place: Noble, Noble, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
James Ora West
1881–1961
Des Moines, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
Pairle (Melissa) Mathews
1887–1964
Missouri, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) West
1854–1927
Iowa, USA
Martha Kirkpatrick
1856–1946
Batavia, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jessie West
1813–1895
Eliza Peebler
1823–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah West
1786–1840
Elizabeth Henderson
1791–1866

Opal West's Timeline

8 Records

1916
22 Mar 1916
Birth of Opal W West in Noble, Noble, Oklahoma, USA
Noble, Noble, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
Opal W West resided here in White Rock, Noble, Oklahoma, USA
White Rock, Noble, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
Opal W West resided here in Noble, Noble, Noble, Oklahoma, USA
Noble, Noble, Noble, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 19
Opal W West resided here in Childress, Nowata, Oklahoma
Childress, Nowata, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 24
Opal W West resided here in Armstrong Twp, Armstrong, Nowata, Oklahoma, USA
Armstrong Twp, Armstrong, Nowata, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
Opal W West resided here in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 35
Opal W West resided here in Kansas
Kansas
1998
16 Feb 1998
Age 82
Death of Opal W West in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1916
    Event Place: Noble, Noble, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Armstrong, Nowata, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03315; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 53-3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: White Rock, Noble, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Noble, Noble, Noble, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Childress, Nowata, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Armstrong, Nowata, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03315; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 53-3

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Armstrong Twp, Armstrong, Nowata, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Armstrong, Nowata, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03315; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 53-3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: 1669; Page: 38; Enumeration District: 108-222

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Kansas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1998
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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