Born in Walshville, Montgomery Co., Illinois
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Hemken
and Mary Alice (Kitchen) Hemken
Sister of
Elsie Marie (Hemken) Fenton, Charles Leslie Hemken, Vaughnie Louise (Hemken) Compton, William Maynard Hemken and Mervin Lee Hemken
Wife of
William George Fenton
— married
15 Sep 1926 in Montgomery Co., Illinois
Descendants 
Mother of
[private son (unknown - unknown)], [private son (unknown - unknown)], [private daughter (unknown - unknown)], William Harold Fenton, Thelma Irene (Fenton) Ryan, Elmer Wayne Fenton, [private son (1930s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at age 98
in Litchfield, Montgomery Co., Illinois
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Aug 2015
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Biography
Opal Mary Hemken was born on 26 Mar 1911 in Walshville, Montgomery Co., Illinois as the third child of George Hemken Hemken-19 and Mary Alice Kitchen Kitchen-752. She had five siblings, namely: Elsie Marie, Charles Leslie, Vaughnie Louise, Mervin Lee, and William Maynard. When she was 15, she married William George Fenton Fenton-1400, son of John Henry Fenton and Malinda Cordelia Jarvis, on 15 Sep 1926 in Montgomery Co., Illinois. William and Opal had eight children.
Opal lived in Walshville, Montgomery, Illinois in 1920 (Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Walshville, Montgomery, Illinois in 1930 (Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). She lived in rural Montgomery County, Illinois in 1935. She lived in Grisham Township, Montgomery County, Illinois on 01 Apr 1940 (Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife).
Opal died on 20 Sep 2009 in Litchfield, Montgomery Co., Illinois. She was buried in Sunnyside Cemetery, Sorento, Bond Co., Illinois.
Sources
- link to Year: 1920; Census Place: Walshville, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: T625_394; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 110; Image: 808
- link to Year: 1930; Census Place: Walshville, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: 544; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0047; Image: 1038.0; FHL microfilm: 2340279
- link to Year: 1940; Census Place: Grisham, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: T627_860; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 68-14
- link to Social Security Death Index
- Burial: Sunnyside Cemetery, Sorento, Bond Co., IL - Find A Grave Memorial# 42551446 link
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