Opal Mae Beeker ^{2 3 4}

   FamilySearch ID: LVZK-BQW.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN. ⁵ The 1900 census recorded renting a farm: Jason L. Beuker [sic, as indexed in census due to poor handwriting by census taker of John L. Beeker], farmer, 30, born Nov 1869, living with wife Dora, 30, Oct 1869; Opal, 6, Oct 1893; Hazle, 5, May 1895; Maggie, 3, Dec 1897; and Manford, 1, Aug 1899. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana.
On the same census page are neighbors Manford Beeker, 59, with his family and on the previous page John L. Beeker, 38, with his family.

2. Census in 1910 in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, IN. ⁶ The 1910 census recorded John L. Becker [sic, as indexed because handwriting of Beeker is poor], farmer, 40, living with wife Dora, 40; Opal, 16; Hazel, 14; Magdalene, 13; Manford, 11; and Burnice, 5. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana. John and Dora were married for 17 years and she had birthed 5 children all alive in 1910.

3. Residence: on 9 Dec 1937 in Monroe, Monroe, MI. ⁷

4. Residence: on 25 Mar 1942 in Britton, Lenawee, MI. ³

5. Newspaper: Journal and Courier: Real Estate Transfers: Manford Beeker and wife to Opal Aper et al, E 1/2 NE 1/4 sec. 1, Twp. 24, Range 4; also pt. NW 1/4 sec. 6, Twp. 24, Range 3; also N 1/2 SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec. 6, Twp. 24, Rge. 3, $1., 4 Mar 1943, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ⁸

6. Newspaper: Journal and Courier: Beekers File Suit To Break Will, 27 Oct 1956, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ⁹ Suit To Break Will Is Filed
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FRANKFORT -- Suit to set aside the will of May B. Black, filed for probate in Circuit court, was instituted Friday by eight persons -- Opal Aper, Hazel Chenoweth, Manford Beeker, Bernice Beeker, Clifford Beeker, Leonard Beeker, John Beeker and Stephen Beeker against Magdeline Hornbeck as executrix of the estate and Magdoline Hornback, Thornton Beeker and Katheryn Shigley as heirs named in the will. The estate includes real estate in Clinton and Tippecanoe counties estimated to be worth $30,000. The will was drawn April 11, 1950. The complaint alleges undue influence in the writing of the will.

Opal married William Clay Aper, son of Herman Aper and Mary D. Saxe, on 30 Jun 1913 in Saint Joseph, Berrien, MI.¹ (William Clay Aper was born on 17 Aug 1888 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN,¹⁰ died on 26 Oct 1965 in Milan, Washtenaw, MI ¹⁰ and was buried in Milan: Marble Park Cemetery, Washtenaw, MI ¹⁰.)