Individual Details

1 Jun 1900, Madison Co., MT, ED 54 Sh 8B;
Allen Vincent, born Aug 1853, 46, widowed, born PA, both parents born PA, farmer, renting a farm
Tommy Vincent, son, born Feb 1879, 21, single, born IA father born PA mother born IA, farm laborer
Opal Vincent daughter, born July 1883, 16, born IA father born PA , mother born IA
Leroy Vincent, son, born Nov 1885, 14, born IA father born PA mother born IA
Alma Vincent, daughter, born Apr 1888, 12, born MT father born PA mother born IA
Flora Vincent, daughter, born Jul 1890, 9, born MT father born PA mother born IA
Walter Vincent, son, born Jan 1893, 7, born MT father born PA mother born IA.

1 Apr 1930, 506 B Street , Porterville, Tulare Co., CA, ED 44 Sh 7B, ;
George N. Brown, head, 63 (1866-67), 33 at first marriage, born VT both parents born VT, laborer at odd jobs, owns home of $3, 000, no radio
Opal Brown, wife, 46 (1883-84), 24 at first marriage, born IA father born PA mother born IA
Vincent Simon, step-son, 14 (1915-16), born MT, father born MO mother born IA
LeRoy Dray, head, but at same address as George and Opal Brown, 33 (1896-97), 28 at first marriage, born WA both parents born WA. Auto mechanic, rents, no radio
Agnes Dray, wife, 23 (1896-97), 20 at first marriage, born MT father born VT mother born IA.

1 Apr 1940, 506 B Street, Porterville, CA, ED 54-46 Sh 14B;
Geo. N. Brown, head, 73 (1866-67), completed 5th grade, same house in 1935, no occupation, owns home worth $1500
Opal M. Brown, wife, 56 (1883-84), completed 5th grade, same house in 1935.

Medical: Reaction to a penicillan shot and she died.

Opal and Will homesteaded "up the country from Ennis which was at that time called Lyon" according to the bio. After Will died around 1920, Opal moved to Porterville, California, and then married George Brown, who had been married to her sister, Violet.

Obituary in Porterville Recorder Wed., Jul. 29, 1964: "Graveside funeral services were held Monday afternoon in Home of Peace cemetery for Mrs. Opal M. Brown, 81, who died in a local convalescent home last Friday. Rev. Clifford Ford of the First Methodist church officiated.
Mrs. Brown, a native of Searsboro, Ia, had lived in Porterville for the past 41 years. Her home was at 506 South B Street.
She is survived by a step-son, Carl Brown; a step-daughter, Mrs. Everett Duncan, a sister, Mrs. Alma Morrison, all of Porterville; a brother, Walter Vincent of Montana; four grand-children and two great-grandchildren.
Loyd chapel was in charge of arrangements." Copy in possession of the author.

Birth	22 Jul 1883	Poweshiek Co., Iowa
Census	1885	IA State Census, Sugar Creek, Poweshiek County; Opal Vincent, 1 (1883-84) born Poweshiek County.
Census	1 Jun 1900	Madison Co., Montana
Marriage	24 Oct 1907	Silver Bow Co., MT - William August SIMON
Census	15 Apr 1910	Washington Bar Pct., Madison Co., MT, ED 53 Sh 4B; Opal M. Simon, wife, 26 (1883-84), marriage 1 of 2 yr., never a mother, born IA father born PA mother born IA.
Census	1 Jan 1920	Union Twp., Madison Co., MT. ED 142, pg 3B. Opal M. Simon, wife, 36 (1883), born IA, father born PA, mother born IA.
Marriage	Aft 16 Feb 1920	George N. BROWN
Census	1 Apr 1930	Porterville, Tulare Co., California
Census	1 Apr 1940	Porterville, Tulare Co., California
Death	24 Jul 1964	Anaphalactic shock - Porterville, Tulare Co., California
Burial	27 Jul 1964	Porterville, Tulare Co., California
Reference No		201

Spouse	William August SIMON (1876 - 1920)
Child	Vincent Henry SIMON (1915 - 1959)

Spouse

George N. BROWN (1866 - 1943)

Father	Allen VINCENT (1853 - 1920)
Mother	America Jennie MCDOWELL (1858 - 1895)
Sibling	Thomas Jackson "Tom" VINCENT (1879 - 1938)
Sibling	Violet Lydia VINCENT (1881 - 1919)
Sibling	Leroy (Lee) N. VINCENT (1885 - 1952)
Sibling	Alma Clara (Allie) VINCENT (1888 - 1982)
Sibling	Flora Belle VINCENT (1890 - 1960)
Sibling	Walter Scott VINCENT (1893 - 1964)
Sibling	Alan Robert VINCENT (1894 - 1918)