Opal Irene Brooks

1909 - 1978  (69 years)

• Name	Opal Irene Brooks  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	28 Feb 1909	Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	Gracemont, Caddo, Oklahoma, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Niece of Minnie and Thomas Hancock
  Census	1920	Yale, Payne, Oklahoma, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter of Dalia and Lewis Brooks
  Census	1930	Mineola, Wood, Texas, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Richard
  Census	1940	Thomas, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Roy
  Census	1950	Thomas, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [7]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married
  Death	28 Sep 1978	New Castle, Garfield, Colorado, USA   [1, 2]
  Burial	Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Opal Brooks and James Tharp, buried together with young son, Jimmie
  		Burial-THARP Opal Roy and Jimmie Opal Brooks and James Tharp, buried together with young son, Jimmie - Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50581952/ james https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28304578/ opal https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28304335/ jimmie
  		Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery (also known as Oak Ridge Cemetery) Briar, Ripley, Missouri Find a Grave: #2185578
  Person ID	I13256	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	James Roy Tharp,   b. 9 Apr 1906, Ripley County, Missouri, USA d. 30 Jan 2003, Rifle, Garfield, Colorado, USA (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1931	Oregon County, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Richard Brooks Wellington,   b. 3 Aug 1926, Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, USA d. 11 Mar 2021, Rialto, San Bernardino, California, USA (Age 94 years)  [Father: Stepchild]  [Mother: natural]   2. Jimmie Ray Tharp,   b. 10 Mar 1950, Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, USA d. 13 Apr 1959, Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, USA (Age 9 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Living   4. Living   5. Carl Franklin Tharp,   b. 7 Feb 1937, Ripley County, Missouri, USA d. 27 Nov 1978, Lakewood, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Living
  Family ID	F4877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Richard B 'Dick' Wellington,   b. 23 Jan 1902, Whitewright, Grayson, Texas, USA d. 13 Jun 1975, Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	24 Apr 1924	Alton, Oregon, Missouri, USA   [2, 8]
  Children	1. Richard Brooks Wellington,   b. 3 Aug 1926, Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, USA d. 11 Mar 2021, Rialto, San Bernardino, California, USA (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Feb 1909 - Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Niece of Minnie and Thomas Hancock - 1910 - Gracemont, Caddo, Oklahoma, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter of Dalia and Lewis Brooks - 1920 - Yale, Payne, Oklahoma, USA Marriage - 24 Apr 1924 - Alton, Oregon, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Richard - 1930 - Mineola, Wood, Texas, USA Marriage - 23 Dec 1931 - Oregon County, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Roy - 1940 - Thomas, Ripley, Missouri, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married - 1950 - Thomas, Ripley, Missouri, USA Death - 28 Sep 1978 - New Castle, Garfield, Colorado, USA Burial - - Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar, Ripley, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-THARP Opal Roy and Jimmie Opal Brooks and James Tharp, buried together with young son, Jimmie - Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50581952/ james https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28304578/ opal https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28304335/ jimmie

  
  

  People

  BROOKS-Opal Tharp Opal Irene Brooks Wellington Tharp

  
  

• Sources

  [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 566-34-6571; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S7400] Find a Grave: BROOKS Opal Tharp 1909-1978, Opal Irene Brooks Wellington Tharp. - Birth: 28 Feb 1909, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma - Death: 28 Sep 1978 (aged 69) New Castle, Garfield County, Colorado - Burial: Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar, Ripley County, Missouri - Memorial ID: 28304578 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28304578/opal-irene-tharp [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Thomas, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T627_2144; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 91-14. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Thomas, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T627_2144; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 91-14 [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Yale, Payne, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1482; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 194; Image: 753. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Yale, Payne, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1482; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 194; Image: 753 [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Mineola, Wood, Texas; Roll: 2412; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 654.0; FHL microfilm: 2342146. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Mineola, Wood, Texas; Roll: 2412; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 654.0; FHL microfilm: 2342146 [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Gracemont, Caddo, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1245; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1375258. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Gracemont, Caddo, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1245; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1375258 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Thomas, Ripley, Miss. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Thomas, Ripley, Miss [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO ; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]