Opal (Patterson) Smallwood (1919 - 2008)

Born 7 Jul 1919 in Yell, Arkansas, United States

Died 30 May 2008 at age 88 in Dumas, Desha, Arkansas, United States

Biography

Opal was born on 7 Jul 1919 in Yell County, Arkansas. She was the daughter of William Patterson and Lina Rana. Opal passed away in Dumas, Arkansas on 30 May 2008 and was buried in the Tyro Cemetery, Star City, Arkansas.^[1][2]

1920 Census: Six month old Opal Patterson is living with her parents, Will E. (35) and Lina (20) Patterson, in Bluffton, Arkansas. Her grandfather, Thomas R. Patterson (69) also resides in the home.^[3]

1 Jul 1935: Miss Opal Patterson, age 18, of Bluffton, Arkansas and Troy Smallwood, age 22, of Bluffton, Arkansas are married in Yell County, Arkansas.^[4][5]

1940 Census: Opal (20) and Troy (27) Smallwood are living in Gravelly Hill, Arkansas with their son Bobbie Jeane (3).^[6]

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Sources

1. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKT3-WGKG : accessed 30 June 2021), Mrs Opal Patterson Smallwood, Arkansas, United States, 31 May 2008; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Pine Bluff Commercial, born-digital text.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #121610707 for Opal Louise Patterson Smallwood (7 Jul 1919–30 May 2008), citing Tyro Cemetery, Star City, Lincoln County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Mary Fowler Leek (contributor 47354030).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDFT-Y57 : 31 January 2021), Ople Patterson in entry for Will E Patterson, 1920.
4. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM1W-348 : 9 March 2021), Opal Patterson in entry for Troy Smallwood, 1 Jun 1935; citing Marriage, Yell, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 2,069,531.
5. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-62QS-PKD?cc=1417439&wc=QDM2-H8H%3A1589733364 : 18 March 2019), 004331523 > image 749 of 942; county offices, Arkansas.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ22-Y6R : 8 January 2021), Opal Smallwood in household of Troy Smallwood, Gravelly Hill Township, Yell, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 75-18, sheet 3B, line 80, family 51, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 182.

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Acknowledgement

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