Opal Eleanor (Williams) Wright (1918 - 2012)

Born 3 Oct 1918 in Georgia, United States

Wife of Earnest Taylor — married 19 Jan 1935 (to before 1940) in Spalding, Georgia, United States

Died 24 Apr 2012 at age 93 in Georgia, United States

Biography

Opal (Williams) Wright is a part of US Black heritage.

Opal Williams married Earnest Taylor 19 Jan 1935 in Spalding County, Georgia.^[1]

In 1940 the Williams family was in Seminole County. Judge was age 50. His wife "Princess" was age 47. Son Willie Floyd Williams was age 30. Daughter Opal Taylor was age 20. Son J H Williams was age 18.^[2]

In 1950 Opal Wright was age 31, b Georgia, divorced, and working as a domestic housemaid. She was living in the household of her parents, Judge Williams, age 59 b Georgia and Prentiss Williams, age 54 b Georgia. She had children: Lamar Wright age 7, Earlene Wright age 5, Larry Wright age 4 and Philip Wright age 2. District 1001, Spalding, Georgia.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28M-NHF1 : Thu Mar 07 16:38:37 UTC 2024), Entry for Earnest Taylor and Opal Williams, 19 January 1935.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7PN-1YX : Fri Mar 08 23:34:12 UTC 2024), Entry for Judge Williams and Princess Williams, 1940.
3. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FQT-MRDD : Tue Oct 03 19:36:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Judge Williams and Prentiss Williams, 1 May 1950.

• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KBG8-1CF : 29 January 2020), Opal Wright, 1964-2007.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5X-GGKS : Wed Oct 18 12:08:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Mrs Opel Eleanor Williams Wright, 28 Apr 2012.