Mary Opal Fawcett
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'''Mary Opal Fawcett''' (1918-1984) | '''Mary Opal Fawcett''' (1918-1984) | ||
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− | Left to right: Noel DesMarais, Mary (Fawcett) DesMarais, William Johnson, Nola DesMarais, Lucy (Hunt | + | '''Left to right''': Noel DesMarais, Mary (Fawcett) DesMarais, William Johnson, Nola DesMarais, Lucy (Hunt) Johnson Sisson, Bill Sisson |
− | Mary Opal Fawcett's father [[Thomas Douglas Fawcett]] had moved from [[California]], probably from the area of Berkeley, Alameda County where his half-sister Emma was attending the University there, to the area of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomeroy,_Washington Pomeroy], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield_County,_Washington Garfield County, Washington], with his mother and brother sometime between 1905 and | + | Mary Opal Fawcett's father [[Thomas Douglas Fawcett]] had moved from [[California]], probably from the area of Berkeley, Alameda County where his half-sister Emma was attending the University there, to the area of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomeroy,_Washington Pomeroy], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield_County,_Washington Garfield County, Washington], with his mother and brother sometime between 1905 and 1909. Meanwhile, Mary's mother [[Alta May Wright]] had also moved there, with her parents and sisters, from [[Arkansas]] sometime between 1904 and 1907. Thomas Fawcett and Alta Wright were married in Pomeroy in 1915. Mary, their second child was born there on 28 Apr 1918. |
Between 1920 and 1926 the family had moved on to Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington, and finally by 1930 to Snohomish, Snohomish County, Washington. Mary Fawcett married [[Noel DesMarais]] on 15 Aug 1936 at St John's Episcopal Church in Snohomish, Washington. Mary and Noel had four children, all born in Snohomish. Their third child Alan died as an infant. | Between 1920 and 1926 the family had moved on to Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington, and finally by 1930 to Snohomish, Snohomish County, Washington. Mary Fawcett married [[Noel DesMarais]] on 15 Aug 1936 at St John's Episcopal Church in Snohomish, Washington. Mary and Noel had four children, all born in Snohomish. Their third child Alan died as an infant. |