Opal Marie Riggs

1914 - 2010  (95 years)

• Name	Opal Marie Riggs  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	3 May 1914	Goreville, Johnson, Illinois, USA   [2, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Ross Croft
  Census	1950	Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA   [6]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Divorced of Ross Croft
  Residence	Aug 1974	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA   [4]
  	Opal Marie Danielson
  Death	29 Jan 2010	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA   [5]
  Burial	Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I27886	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Clarence Dale Danielson,   b. 16 Dec 1918, Gowrie Township, Webster, Iowa, USA d. 29 Mar 1979, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F12341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Ross A Croft,   b. 5 Feb 1912, Dongola, Union, Illinois, USA d. 1 Apr 1971, Illinois, USA (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	Abt Jun 1932	Williamson County, Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F464	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 May 1914 - Goreville, Johnson, Illinois, USA Marriage - Abt Jun 1932 - Williamson County, Illinois, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Ross Croft - 1940 - Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Divorced of Ross Croft - 1950 - Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA Residence - Opal Marie Danielson - Aug 1974 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Death - 29 Jan 2010 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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