Opal Irene FreemanAge: 70 years1907–1978
- Name
- Opal Irene Freeman
- Given names
- Opal Irene
- Surname
- Freeman
- Married name
- Opal Irene Green
- Married name
- Opal Irene Greer
- Married name
- Opal Irene Frost
 Birth | December 31, 1907 25 20 |
 Birth of a brother | Arnold Emmitt “Bill” Freeman February 6, 1910 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Arthur Clarence “Red” Freeman July 22, 1916 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 8 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 9 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Death of a mother | Lula M Lasley 1918 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 10 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Amanda J “Mandy” Shemwell February 8, 1922 (Age 14 years) Cause: Influenza & bronco infection |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Wesley Freeman May 9, 1923 (Age 15 years) |
 Marriage | Edward Perdue “Eddie” Greer — View this family about 1924 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Justine Georgina Greer January 2, 1925 (Age 17 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Jasper Newton Freeman — Iva Peck — View this family about 1929 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 21 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Birth of a half-sister | Ruby Mildred Freeman January 13, 1931 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1940 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 42 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a father | Jasper Newton Freeman 1956 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a husband | Edward Perdue “Eddie” Greer February 19, 1958 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | October 14, 1978 (Age 70 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Jasper Newton Freeman Birth: July 10, 1882 38 36 — Christian, Missouri, United States Death: 1956 — Ellinwood, Barton, Kansas, United States |
| mother |
Lula M Lasley Birth: 1887 — Missouri, United States Death: 1918 |
|
Marriage: February 26, 1905 — Gertrude, Christian, Missouri, United States |
|
|
3 years herself |
Opal Irene Freeman Birth: December 31, 1907 25 20 — Kansas, United States Death: October 14, 1978 — Robinson, Brown, Kansas, United States |
|
2 years younger brother |
Arnold Emmitt “Bill” Freeman Birth: February 6, 1910 27 23 — Christian, Missouri, United States Death: April 8, 1997 — Texas, United States |
|
6 years younger brother |
Arthur Clarence “Red” Freeman Birth: July 22, 1916 34 29 — Rogersville, Webster, Missouri, United States Death: August 26, 1997 — Sparta, Christian, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Iva Peck |
| father |
Jasper Newton Freeman Birth: July 10, 1882 38 36 — Christian, Missouri, United States Death: 1956 — Ellinwood, Barton, Kansas, United States |
| step-mother |
Iva Peck Birth: about 1897 — Missouri, United States Death: |
|
Marriage: about 1929 — |
|
|
2 years half-sister |
Ruby Mildred Freeman Birth: January 13, 1931 48 34 — West Benton, Webster, Missouri, United States Death: May 25, 2005 |
| Family with Edward Perdue “Eddie” Greer |
| husband |
Edward Perdue “Eddie” Greer Birth: February 27, 1897 — Brown, Kansas, United States Death: February 19, 1958 — Robinson, Brown, Kansas, United States |
| herself |
Opal Irene Freeman Birth: December 31, 1907 25 20 — Kansas, United States Death: October 14, 1978 — Robinson, Brown, Kansas, United States |
|
Marriage: about 1924 — |
|
|
1 year daughter |
Justine Georgina Greer Birth: January 2, 1925 27 17 — Kansas, United States Death: March 5, 2016 |
| Family with Private |
| husband |
Private |
| herself |
Opal Irene Freeman Birth: December 31, 1907 25 20 — Kansas, United States Death: October 14, 1978 — Robinson, Brown, Kansas, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Jasper Newton Freeman - Household
Linden, Christian, Missouri
I think Ornel is Arnold -b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Edward Perdue “Eddie” Greer - Household
Robinson, Brown, Kansas
|