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Opal Lee (Breeden) Boggess (1911 - 1967)

Opal Lee Boggess formerly Breeden
Born in Union Magisterial District, Kanawha, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Mother of [private daughter (1920s - 2000s)] and
Died at age 55 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Natal Family
Father: Fountain Fry Breeden
Mother: Minerva Lee Harper
Marriage: 1891 May 24, Kanawha County, West Virginia, by James T Monday [1]
Siblings: Effie E Breeden (Shamblen)
Herman Breeden [2]
William S Breeden [3]
Carter Cody Breeden
Okey Ivory Breeden
Annie M Breeden (Shamblin) [4]
Joseph Franklin Breeden
Earl F Breeden [5]
Linnie M Breeden (McCracken)
Opal Lee Breeden (Boggess)
Richard Breeden [6]
Birth
1911 Sep 9, Union District, Kanawha County, West Virginia. [7]
Marriage
1927 Apr 16, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, by A Davis [8]
Husband: Raymond Boggess
Wife: Opal Breeden
Children: Betty Jo Boggess (Burdette)
Hildred M Boggess (McCutcheon, Melton)
Residence
1920, Sugar Creek, Kanawha County, West Virginia. [9]
1930, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. [10]
1940, Ward 1 Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. [11]
1967 Jun 7, 1018 Madison Street, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
Death
1967 Jun 5, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
Burial: Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. [12]

Sources

  1. ↑ WV Archices: Register of Marriages, p 220, ln 177.
    1891 May 24, Kanawha. Husband; Fountain F Breedon, single, born 1870, of & in Kanawha. Wife; Minerva Harper, single, born 1872, of & in Kanawha. By: James T Monday. Remark: Cert.
  2. ↑ WV Archives: Delayed Certificate of Birth 21373
    1894 Dec 16, Sissonville, Kanawha, WV. Herman H Breeden, white, male, resides at 1312 Wesley Street Wilkinsberg PA. Parents: Fountain Fry Breeden, of Pocataligo, & Macrva Lee Harper, of Sissonville. Proof: (1) 1915 Jan Marriage Cert, (2) Affid of Marvia Harper & Fountain Breeden, (3) affid of D A Myer.
  3. ↑ WV Archives: Register of Births p 190, ln 4. & Register of Births, p 211 ln 10.
    1895/6 Aug 30, Sissonville, Poca District. Breeding/Breden Wm S, male, white, live, Parents: Breeding/Breedens F F, farming in Sissonville, & Breeding/Breedens M/Nerva. Informant: Breeding/Breedens F F, father.
  4. ↑ WV Archives: Certificate of Death 15897.
    1949 Dec 9, Harrell Nurseing Home, Chas, Kana. Anna Bell Shamblin, female, white, widowed. Residence: Riverview, Kana. Born: 1900 Apr 21, Kana. Parents: F F Breeden & Minervia Harper. Informant: Mrs Madelyn Lawhorn, daughter. Cause: naylloglice leukemia 5yr 2041-74A. Doctor: Arther C Litton MD, 714 1/2 Lee St, Chas. Burial: 1949 Dec 11, St Clair Cem. Undertaker: Maurice G White 930, Everette C Cunningham 512.
  5. ↑ WV Archives: 1968 Mar 28, Delayed Certificate of Birth 8710.
    1906 Sep 30, Sissonville, Kanawha. Earl Breeden, white, male. Residence: 220 Goshorn Street Chas. Parents: Fountain Fry Breeden & Minerva Lee Harper. Proof: (1) Affid of father-in-law Noldus G Songer 75, (2) Voter Registration, (3) WV motor vehicle operator license.
  6. ↑ WV Archives: Certificate of Death 4531 & WV Archives: Register of Deaths, book 3, p 78.
    1929 Mar 13, Chandler’s Branch, Chas Dist, Chas, Kana. Richard Breeden, white, male, student, single. Born: 1915 jan 1, Chas. Cause: infected tonsils and cardio-renal. Parents: F F Breeden, Kana WV, & Minerva Harper, Roane. Informant: M L Shamblin, RFD #3, Box 225. / G C Robertson MD, Box 1455, Chas. Burial: 1929 Mar 14, Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Undertaker: Owen & Baith, Chas.
  7. ↑ WV Archives: Register of Births, p 267, ln 6.
    1911 Sep 9, Union Dist, Kanawha. Breedons Opal, white, female, live, single birth. Parents: F F Breedons & Minerva Breedons. Informant: mother.
  8. ↑ WV Archives: Register of Marriages, p 58 ln 399.
    1927 Apr 16, Charleston. Husband; Raymond Boggess, single, born 1903/7, of Jackson Co, in Kana. Wife; Opal Breeden, single, born 1910, of & in Kana. By: A Davis.
  9. ↑ US Federal Census: 1920 Population Schedule, dist 85, family 381, p 19A.
    Breedour: Fountain F 1869, Minervia 1871, Effie 1883, William 1896, Okey 1901, Anna 1903, Joe 1904, Earl 1907, Lennie 1910, Opal 1912, Richard 1915.
  10. ↑ US Federal Census: 1930 Population Schedule, dist 56, family 10, p 1A.
    Boggess; Raymond R 1907, Opal L 1912, Betty J 1928, Hildred M 1930.
  11. ↑ US Federal Census: 1940 Population Schedule, dist 20-31, family 336, p 24A.
    Boggess; Raymond 1907, Opal 1912, Betty Jo 1928, Hildred 1930.
    Thaxton, Maxine (niece) 1923.
  12. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial 79787045.
    Has obit posted by Dolores Cochenour Carlson:
    Mrs. Opal Lee Boggess , 55, of 1018 Madison Street, died today at her home after an extended illness. She was a member of Pilgrim Holiness Church. Surviving; husband, Raymond R Boggess ; daughters Mrs. William W Melton of Charleston, Mrs Carl F Burdette of Parkersburg; brothers, Earl and Okey Breeden of Charleston, Joseph Breeden of Virginia; sister Mrs. Arnold McCracken of Charleston. The body is at Cunningham Funeral Home.




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