Born in Rea, Andrew, Missouri
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Alderson Perry
and Mary Elizabeth (Johns) Perry
Sister of
James Santford Perry, Lora Edna (Perry) Jones, Nellie Ann (Perry) Kinsey, Audra Ellen (Perry) Fenton, Benjamin Harrison Perry and Edith Marie Perry
Wife of
George Lincoln Near
— married
27 May 1917 in Sioux, Nebraska, United States
Mother of
George Lincoln Near Jr and William Robert Near
Died
at age 78
in Brush, Morgan, Colorado
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Mar 2015
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Biography
When Mary Opal Perry was born on January 9, 1897, in Rea, Missouri, her father, Robert [Perry-6697], was 39, and her mother, Mary [Johns-1903], was 36. She married George Near in Nebraska, in 1917. She had two sons with George Lincoln Near between 1924 and 1926. She died on February 6, 1975, in Brush, Colorado, at the age of 78.
Sources
US Census 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950; Montana Birth Records, 1897-1988; Enid, Oklahoma City Directory, 1917; Social Security Applications and Claims Index; Social Security Death Index; Find a Grave memorial #78442198
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Opal by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Opal by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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:
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~6.25%
~6.25%
Deborah Head 
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~0.78%
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Rejected matches › Mary Perry (1894-1976) › Mary E (Perry) Blue (abt.1896-1981) › Opal (Perry) Schumm (1897-1966) › Mary (Perry) Lamica (1898-1974) › Mary B. Berry (1899-) › Mary Agnes (Perryman) Healey (1897-abt.1976) › Mary Susan Perry (abt.1895-) › Mary Margaret Perry (1897-) › Mary Berry (1899-)
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