Opal Agnes Barton

1909 - 1971  (61 years)

• Name	Opal Agnes Barton
  Birth	18 Nov 1909	Oxford, Benton Co., IN
  Gender	Female
  Death	23 Mar 1971	Lafayette,Tippecanoe;bur:TippecanoeMemGardens,W.Lafayette,TippecanoeCo.,IN
  Person ID	I0081	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	John Wesley Barton,   b. 29 Aug 1875, Tippecanoe Co., IN d. 10 Feb 1936, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN; burial: Rest Haven Cem., Lafayette, IN (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Mattie Le Grace "Mattie Gracie" Haggard,   b. 11 Jan 1879, Sedalia, Clinton Co., IN (Census 1880 Odell, IN) d. 2 Oct 1957, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN; burial: Rest Haven Cem., Lafayette, IN (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	9 Jun 1898	West Point, White Co., IN
  Family ID	F0023	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Earl Oliver Masterson,   b. 1908, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN d. 27 May 1979, Lafayette,Tippecanoe;bur:TippecanoeMemGardens,W.Lafayette,TippecanoeCo.,IN (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	14 Jul 1928	Soldiers Home, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN
  Children	1. Marjorie Jean Masterson,   b. 22 Feb 1932, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN d. 9 Jan 2004, Lafayette,Tippecanoe;bur:TippecanoeMemGardens,W.Lafayette,TippecanoeCo.,IN (Age 71 years)   2. Carolyn Ann Masterson,   b. 15 Feb 1934, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN d. 13 Jun 2010, Lafayette,TippecanoeCo,IN;bur:TippecanoeMemGardens,W.Lafayette,TippecanoeCo.,IN (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F0489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Headstones

  Barton, Opal Agnes (1909-1971) Opal Agnes Barton Masterson (1909-1971); Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, USA. Photo was taken by David R. Clark, M.D. Thank you to Robin K. Moore, Family Service Consultant at Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, for helping us locate this headstone.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: David R. Clark, M.D.: Headstone: Dates Source: Robert and Martha Jennings: Names, dates, & places Source: Betty Colleen Barton Forney: Name & dates Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105501401/opal-agnes-masterson Created by: Vonda J Dowell Added: 19 Feb 2013 Find a Grave Memorial 105501401 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105501401/opal-agnes-masterson : accessed 26 May 2022), memorial page for Opal Agnes Barton Masterson (18 Nov 1909–23 Mar 1971), Find a Grave Memorial ID 105501401, citing Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Vonda J Dowell (contributor 46922561) . Opal Agnes Barton Masterson BIRTH 18 Nov 1909 Oxford, Benton County, Indiana, USA DEATH 23 Mar 1971 (aged 61) Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA BURIAL Tippecanoe Memory Gardens West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA PLOT Garden of Memories, Lot 205, Grave C MEMORIAL ID 105501401 · View Source Opal Agnes Barton Masterson, 61, died at 10:30 AM Tuesday [March 23, 1971] in St. Elizabeth Hospital, where she had been a patient since March 10. Born at Oxford, IN, she had resided in Lafayette most of her life. She was married to Earl Oliver Masterson on July 14, 1928 at the Indiana Veterans Home, West Lafayette; he survives. Mrs. Masterson was a member of Congress Street United Methodist Church and Order of Eastern Star, Hope Chapter 5. SURVIVORS OMITTED. --Lafayette Journal & Courier - Wed 3/24/1971, page 6 Family Members Parents John Barton John Wesley Barton 1875-1936 Mattie Barton Mattie LeGrace Haggard Barton 1879-1957 Spouse Earl Masterson Earl Oliver Masterson 1908-1979 (m. 1928) Siblings Thomas Barton Thomas Hamilton Barton 1899-1967 Clara Barton Clara Mae Barton 1904-–1984 Nellie Nelson Nellie Barton Nelson 1906-1985 Francis Barton Francis Earl Barton 1907-1972 Florence McCord Florence Louise Barton McCord 1911-1993 Edna Lowe Edna Adeline Barton Lowe 1915-2005 Paul Barton Paul Harold Barton 1916-1975 Children Marjorie Kirk Marjorie Jean Masterson Kirk 1932-2004