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Opal Irene McCuistion

Opal Irene McCuistion

Female 1911 - 1966  (54 years)

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  • Name Opal Irene McCuistion 
    Birth 29 Sep 1911  Dodge, Delaware County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 10 Jan 1966  Sacramento, Sacramento County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Burial Roseville, Placer County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I9698  Family
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2016 

    Father Ausie Lee McCuistion,   b. Feb 1891, Weddington, Washington County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1938, Fort Smith, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Effie Jane Richey,   b. 17 Dec 1893, Siloam Springs, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1978, Locust Grove, Mayes County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 6 Feb 1910  Weddington, Washington County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2064  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Denton Thurman,   b. 5 Mar 1908, Washington County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 1986, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage Y  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Alvin Denton Thurman
    Family ID F6970  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Jan 1966 - Sacramento, Sacramento County, California Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2934] Ancestry Message Board, 19 July 2001; entry for Opal Irene McCuistion.
      Opan Irene McCuistion
      ChristineFauls
      Posted: 8 Jul 2001 11:22PM
      Classification: Surnames: McCuistion

      I have a copy of Leona Bean McQuiston's "The McCuiston, McCuiston, and McQuesten Families, 1620-1937". Also have a copy of The Mccuistion Family News' "The new 1998 Edition of The Nccuistion: Ancestors, Desacendants, and Missing Links".

      However! I'm not able to find any link for my grandmother: Opal Irene McCuistion. Her father was Aussie Lee McCuistion and he married Effie Jane Richey. They had eight children:

      Opal Irene (married John Denton Thurman - 1 child), born 9-29-1911 in Dodge, Oklahoma. Died 1-10-1966

      John Lee (married Mary Margaret Foley - 3 children), born 8-6-1913 in Trident, Arkansas.

      Ruby Jewel (Married Amos Murrie - no children), born 1-1-1915 in Mount Vernon, Missouri. Died 2-18-1983

      Ruth Leone (don't know if she married - 1 child), born 1-16-1917 in Mount Vernon, Missouri. Died 8-3-1950

      Dorothy Delores (died when she was very young), born 12-23-1918 in Savoy, Arkansas. Died 12-23-1919

      Sammy Calvin (married Willie - 2 children), born 11-9-1920 in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.

      James Elmer (married 3 times - ? children), born 5-6-1924 in Sulphur Springs Arkansas

      Russell Herbert (never married - no children) 12-23-1926 in Sulphur Springs, Arkansas.

    2. [S2927] Find a Grave, 17 December 2016; Opal Irene McCuistion Thurman.
      Opal Irene McCuistion Thurman
      Birth: Sep. 29, 1912
      Dodge
      Delaware County
      Oklahoma, USA
      Death: Jan. 10, 1966
      Sacramento
      Sacramento County
      California, USA
      Opal is the daughter of Ausie Lee McCuistion and Effie Jane Richey.
      Opal Irene McCuistion and John Denton "Dent" Thurman were married about 1930. Together they had one child: Alvin Denton Thurman (1931- ).
      Opal and her husband Dent moved from Arkansas to Fresno, California about 1931.
      1940 US Federal Census: John T Thurman aged 32 born in AR, Opal Thurman aged 28 born in AR, Alvin Thurman aged 8 born in CA, Sam McCuiston aged 18 born in AR.
      US City Directories, 1821-1989, show John D and Opal Thurman reside at Route 8, Box 460, Fresno, California, in 1944.
      US City Directories, 1821-1989 show John D and Opal Thurman reside at 3915 22nd Ave, Sacramento, CA, in 1945. John D is a salesman at Pay Less Drugs.
      US City Directories, 1821-1989, show John D and Opal Thurman reside at 900 G Street, apt 4, Sacramento, CA, in 1953. John D is a clerk at Pay Less Drugs.
      Opal died from multiple sclerosis on 10 Jan 1966 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California.
      Family links: 
       Parents:
        Ausie Lee McCuistion (1880 - 1939)
        Effie Jane Richey McCuistion (1893 - 1978)
        Spouse:
        John Denton Thurman (1908 - 1986)
        Sibling:
        Opal Irene McCuistion Thurman (1912 - 1966)
        Ruby Jewell McCuistion Murrie (1915 - 1983)*
       Burial:
      Roseville Public Cemetery District
      Roseville
      Placer County
      California, USA
       Maintained by: Christine Rainwater Faul...
      Originally Created by: Valarie Vine
      Record added: Jul 18, 2012
      Find A Grave Memorial# 93844370