0485 Opal TREFETHEN

Opal TREFETHEN⁰⁴⁸⁵
(05 April 1924 - 03 December 1997)
Married to Nathaniel COWAN
(16 April 1906 - 05 November 1981)

PARENTS: Chester A. TREFETHEN⁰⁴³⁴ (22 April 1883 - 20 January 1946) and Josephine DOLEZAL

Events:

Born on the farm in Lincoln County, Kansas. There was no town where she was born.
Married on 11 September 1942 in Franklin, Nebraska
He was a good dad according to source 172.
They divorced in 1968. Donna assumes it took place in Lucas, Russell County, Kansas.
Husband, 16 April 1906 - 05 November 1981, is from Lucas, Kansas
Had a daughter Patricia A Cowan Wyka.
They were driving along back roads, going to another town. Nathaniel wasn't feeling well, so they stopped and got stuck in the snow on the side of the road. He laid down and asked his friend to walk back to the nearest farm house to get help. By the time they returned, Nathaniel passed away carbon monoxide poisoning.
Buried in Lucas Cemetery in Lucas, Russell County, Kansas, USA

SOURCES:

35. LANGLEY, Eileen E.

172. Donna Hooton

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Children:

Patricia
Billy
Gordon
Dale
Allen
Linda
Debra
Donna COWAN. Lives in Kansas as of 21 December 2018. Married Hooton. Donna is the Source listed as Donna Hooton, above.
Richard
Diana

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Opal TREFETHEN0485 (05 April 1924 - 03 December 1997) Married to Nathaniel COWAN (16 April 1906 - 05 November 1981)

Opal TREFETHEN⁰⁴⁸⁵
(05 April 1924 - 03 December 1997)
Married to Nathaniel COWAN
(16 April 1906 - 05 November 1981)