Opal M. Duncan (1887-1972) and a young man believed to be her nephew, Byron G. Ward (1912-2004).   When Opal's sister, Myrtle, died in 1917, Opal relocated to Wisconsin from Sangamon County, IL in order to help raise her nephew, Byron.  She is listed as a school teacher in the 1920 census of Maple Plain, living in the household of her widowed brother-in-law, Lee Ward.  She also appears in the 1930 census of Cumberland City as a restaurant cook, still living with Lee and Byron.  Opal's brother, Springer Duncan and his family also lived in Maple Plain. The photo is undated but ca 1932. Donated by Susan Monaghan

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