Thelma and Opal

Opal and Thelma Frazier's senior pictures

They were double cousins. Their fathers, Chelise and William Frazier, were brothers and their mothers, Emma and Annie Weaver, were sisters. 

Born four months apart in Grant County, Indiana, Thelma and Opal undoubtedly grew up together. Thelma, the eldest, was born October 1904, and Opal was born January 1905. In 1923 Thelma was not only in high school, but also working as a bookkeeper while living with her Uncle Chelise and Aunt Emma.

Marion High School in Marion, Indiana in 1923.

Thelma went on to become a school teacher in Jefferonville, Indiana, but her health soon failed and she returned home to Marion where she died on March 15, 1937.

Opal married Donald Burnett Winslow and by 1931 she was working as a maid. The marriage ended in divorce and Opal reclaimed her maiden name. She died in her home town of Marion, Indiana in 1970. Opal had two sisters, Naomi and Ruth. She and Ruth share a headstone at the Estates of Serenity Cemetery where Thelma is also buried.