She passed away July 28, 1974 in Iowa. She was buried in the Oakwood Cemetery located in Walnut Township, Adair, Iowa.
Sources
1910 US Census: "United States Census, 1910" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004971417; FHL microfilm: 1374417; Image number: 52; Sheet number: 7; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03361-1 FamilySearch Record: ML11-TJ9 (accessed 23 March 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RNR-754 Opal I Stewart (3), single daughter, in household of Marion F Stewart (42) in Beaver, Guthrie, Iowa, United States. Born in Iowa.
1915 Iowa State Census: "Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925" State Historical Society of Iowa (Via Heritage Quest); Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 As Well Various Special Censuses From 1836-1897 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1084 #1303804 (accessed 23 March 2024) Opal Stewart in Beaver, Guthrie, Iowa, USA. Born in Iowa.
1920 US Census: "United States Census, 1920" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 13; Digital film/folder number: 004965869; FHL microfilm: 1820491; Image number: 430; Sheet number: 13; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01919-7 FamilySearch Record: M8BB-ZFN (accessed 23 March 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RXH-69D Opal Stewart (13), single daughter, in household of Marion Stewart (53) in Beaver Township, Guthrie, Iowa, United States. Born in Iowa.
1925 Iowa State Census: "Iowa State Census, 1925" citing Digital film/folder number: 007581832; FHL microfilm: 001429344; Image number: 197 FamilySearch Record: QKQH-LWWL (accessed 23 March 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9XG-Y9TX Opal Stewart (18), single daughter, in household of Daisy Stewart (45) in Guthrie, Iowa, United States.
1930 US Census: "United States Census, 1930" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 2; Digital film/folder number: 004950809; FHL microfilm: 2340392; Image number: 53; Sheet number: 1; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03793-4 FamilySearch Record: XMJZ-5WL (accessed 23 March 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RHW-2RP Opal I Betts (23), wife, in household of Walter R Betts (34) in Thompson, Guthrie, Iowa, United States. Born in Iowa.
1940 US Census: "United States Census, 1940" citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 61; Digital film/folder number: 005461433; Image number: 408; Sheet number: 3; Sheet letter: B FamilySearch Record: KMRR-R7G (accessed 23 March 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9M1-6XX3 Opal I Betts (33), wife, in household of Walter R Betts (42) in Walnut Township, Adair, Iowa, United States. Born in Iowa.
1950 US Census: "United States 1950 Census" citing Page: 1; Line: 5; Digital film/folder number: 109002158; Image number: 2 FamilySearch Record: 6F3V-HZSG (accessed 23 March 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QHJ-5QHW-TS61 Opal Betts (43), wife, in household of Walter Betts (53) in Walnut Township, Adair, Iowa, United States. Born in Iowa.
Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014" Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File Ancestry Record 3693 #4631810 (accessed 23 March 2024) Opal Betts death Jul 1974 (born 11 Jan 1907) residing at 50317, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.
Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #52854494 (accessed 23 March 2024) Memorial page for Opal I Betts (11 Jan 1907-28 Jun 1974), citing Oakwood Cemetery, Walnut Township, Adair County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by SW Iowa (contributor 47288119).
Acknowledgments
Stewart-11604 was created by Tom Greene through the import of wikijamesgreen0714.ged on Jul 12, 2014.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Opal by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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