Opal Dexter ClaxtonAge: 82 years1896–1979
- Name
- Opal Dexter Claxton
- Given names
- Opal Dexter
- Surname
- Claxton
- Married name
- Opal Dexter Stewart
 Birth | July 20, 1896 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 months)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 21 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/ |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Lou Ella Stewart August 26, 1928 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 33 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 daughter #2 | Mary Ellen Stewart March 13, 1930 (Age 33 years) |
 Census | April 16, 1930 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | James Delane Stewart September 6, 1933 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Bobby Ray Stewart April 17, 1937 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | April 27, 1940 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 53 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Ronald Alan Stewart April 6, 1964 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 | February 24, 1979 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery |
| Family with Roy Ancil Stewart |
| husband |
Roy Ancil Stewart Birth: August 3, 1899 28 19 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: November 7, 1979 — Grovespring, Wright, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Opal Dexter Claxton Birth: July 20, 1896 — Mint, Wright, Missouri, United States Death: February 24, 1979 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| daughter |
Lou Ella Stewart Birth: August 26, 1928 29 32 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: June 3, 1995 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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19 months daughter |
Mary Ellen Stewart Birth: March 13, 1930 30 33 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: April 18, 2007 — Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, United States |
| son |
Private |
| son |
James Delane Stewart Birth: September 6, 1933 34 37 — Grovespring, Wright, Missouri, United States Death: May 15, 2018 — Hartville, Wright, Missouri, United States |
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4 years son |
Bobby Ray Stewart Birth: April 17, 1937 37 40 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: June 5, 2009 — San Mateo, San Mateo, California, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
No family available
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Roy Ancil Stewart - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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