Brief Life History of Opal
When Opal Crump was born on 17 July 1932, in Old Fort, Polk, Tennessee, United States, her father, Thomas Sherman Crump, was 23 and her mother, Valley Mae Mantooth, was 24. She lived in Charleston, South Carolina, United States in 2007 and Charleston, Harper, Oklahoma, United States in 2007. She died on 10 May 2007, at the age of 74, and was buried in Carolina Memorial Park, North Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Opal Crump in household of T S Crump, "United States Census, 1940"
- Opal Spalviero, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
- Mrs Opal Spalviero, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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World Events (8)
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
1941 · Comanche Code Talkers
Many Native Americans from Oklahoma were once again employed as code talkers during WWII to create a code impenetrable by enemies. Rather than Choctaw, a Comanche-language code was developed. Several of these men were sent to invade Normandy to send messages. None of the men were killed and the Comanche code was never broken.
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.
Name Meaning
English (mainly West Midlands): nickname for a cripple or hunchback, from Middle English crumpe, croumpe, crampe ‘curved, bent, crooked’ (Old English crump, Old French crampe). Compare Croom .
Americanized form of German Krump , the variant Krumpp, or German and Dutch Kramp .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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