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Ophelia H Banion 1904 - 2002

Ophelia H (Holmes) Banion of Helena, Telfair County, GA was born on July 21, 1904 in Helena to Harley Holmes. She had a brother Arthur Eddie (Holmes,) Sr.. Ophelia Banion died at age 97 years old on February 26, 2002 in Helena, and was buried at Helena Cemetery 2030 Memorial Park Dr, in Helena.

Ophelia H (Holmes) Banion
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Helena, Telfair County, GA 31037
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July 21, 1904
Helena, Telfair County, Georgia, United States
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Helena, Telfair County, Georgia, 30545, United States
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    Ophelia H (Holmes) Banion was born to Amos Harley Holmes Senior (born 1868) and Patience Grant (1869 - 1913). Both parents were born in Georgia. She had six siblings: John, Arthur, William, Belle, Ruth, and Amos Junior. Ophelia Holmes married "Charlie" Banion (born 1909 ) and they had a son, Charlie Brown Banion (died in 1998).
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    July 21, 1904
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Ophelia was Black. Both of her parents were born in Georgia.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Born and raised in Helena, Georgia, Ophelia was a lifelong resident of Helena, dying in Helena at the age of 97. She was buried in Helena Cemetery.

  • Early Life & Education

    When she was 35, Ophelia said that she had completed one year of college.

  • Professional Career

    Ophelia was a teacher in a public school.

  • Personal Life & Family

    Ophelia married Charlie Banion (born 1909) and they had a son, Charlie Brown Banion (died in 1998).
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    February 26, 2002
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In 1904, in the year that Ophelia H Banion was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1954, when she was 50 years old, from April 22 through June 17th, the Army v. McCarthy hearings were held. The U.S. Army accused Roy Cohn (chief counsel to Senator McCarthy and later trusted mentor of Donald Trump) of blackmail. McCarthy and Cohn accused the U.S. Army of harboring communists. The Army allegations were found to be true. The U.S. Senate later censured McCarthy.
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Holmes, Ophelia (Dec 16, 1895 - Nov 1980) Holmes, Ophelia (Sep 17, 1916 - Jul 8, 2006) Holmes, Ophelia (May 13, 1930 - Jan 20, 2011) Holmes, Ophelia (Mar 4, 1910 - Feb 26, 2004) Holmes, Ophelia (Nov 4, 1893 - Mar 1972) Holmes, Ophelia (Jun 5, 1901 - Apr 1977) Holmes, Ophelia (Aug 15, 1910 - Feb 1981)
Holmes, Ophelia (Jul 25, 1917 - Nov 3, 1993) Holmes, Ophelia (Jun 24, 1923 - Feb 3, 1999) Holmes, Ophelia (Mar 12, 1925 - Dec 30, 1999) Holmes, Ophelia (Apr 24, 1927 - Jun 4, 2008) Holmes, Ophelia (Oct 5, 1888 - Sep 1976) Holmes, Ophelia (Oct 1, 1897 - Oct 1983) Holmes, Ophelia (Sep 1, 1903 - Sep 22, 1994)

Other Holmes Family Biographies

VanTassel, Bethel (Born Feb 19, 1909) Holmes, Martha (Born Mar 9, 1877) Holmes, Ceta (Born Apr 9, 1916) Mc Farlane, La Verna  (Born Jan 28, 1914) Kroetch, Marian (Apr 21, 1929 - Sep 5, 1995) Holmes, John (Born Jun 17, 1832) Holmes, Clarissa (Born Oct 22, 1837) Holmes, Clarissa Angella (Born Oct 22, 1837) Holmes, Alma (Born May 21, 1872) Holmes, Charles (Born 1940)
Holmes, George (Born 1910) Holmes, Oscar (Born Feb 10, 1861) Holmes, Myrtle Joyce (Born Dec 26, 1870) Holmes, Keith (Born Jan 21, 1898) Dunkin-Holmes, Carrie (Born Sep 11, 1869) Holmes, Benjamin (Born Jun 28, 1861) Holmes, Porter (Sep 2, 1894 - Sep 15, 1969) Holmes, Jefferson (Born Dec 9, 1827) Musselwhite, Hallie (Feb 20, 1933 - May 25, 1993) Holmes, Barbara (Born 1935)
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