Opal was born in 1906 to John Woodward and Norma Williams. She married at least three times, and lived in several states, including Arkansas, California, and Oklahoma. Opal passed away in 1985 at 79 years old.
Timeline with Sources
1906 Jan 14 - Birth - Muldrow, Sequoyah, OK
1910 United States Federal Census - Akins, Sequoyah, Oklahoma [1] Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
1920 United States Federal Census - Fort Smith Ward 1, Sebastian, Arkansas [2] Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
1923 Jun 16 - Marriage to Lloyd Lester Sumpter - Sebastian, Arkansas - Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957[3]
1925 - Fort Smith, Arkansas - U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [4] (NOTE: her husband is not listed. They could have already separated.)
by 1930 - Divorce from Lloyd Lester Sumpter
1930 United States Federal Census - Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas [5] Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter; Occupation: None
1940 United States Federal Census - Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma [6] Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head of House: Sister-in-law; Occupation: Housekeeper; Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade (Living with her sister Margie, and husband Charles Brock)
aft 1940 - Marriage to FNU Hunsaker
1972 Feb 12 - Marriage to Karl K Crabill - El Dorado, California - El Dorado, California - California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985[7] 1970-1979, Hamann-Kelley, Hubbard, Marlene-Hutson, Patricia C, p 160
1976 Apr 26 - Death of Husband Karl K Crabill - Placerville, El Dorado, California
1985 Jul 03 - Death - Shawnee, Pottawatomie, OK - date not documented
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DNA Connections
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.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Opal: