Ora Francis (Johns) Wilson
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Ora Francis (Johns) Wilson (1862 - 1944)

Ora Francis Wilson formerly Johns aka Chewning
Born in DeKalb, Georgia, United Statesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of — married 1909 (to 1919) in DeKalb, Georgia, United Statesmap
Died at age 82 in Cobb, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Ora Francis (Johns) Wilson was a Georgian.
The Life Summary of Ora Francis (Johns) Chewning Wilson:

When Ora Francis Johns was born on 25 November 1862, in Wilkes, Georgia, United States, her father, John Bolin Johns Sr, was 56 and her mother, Louisa Jane Prather, was 38.[1]

She married Jordan J. Chewning on 25 December 1883, in DeKalb, Georgia, United States.[2]

They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters:

Oscar E Chewning-1884–1918
Julia Leona Chewning-1886–1927
Otis Z Chewning-1888–1971
Thomas Jefferson Chewning-1891–1911
Son Chewning-1893–1900
Agnes Annie Chewning-1895–1980
Carrie Maybelle Chewning-1899–1995[3]

Jordon died in 1902.[4]

In 1909, Ora married Amos T. Wilson, and lived in Decatur, Dekalb, Georgia, United States in 1910.[5]

She lived in Clarkston, DeKalb, Georgia, United States in 1920[6] and District 1568, Cobb, Georgia, United States in 1940.[7]

She died on 21 December 1944, in Tucker, DeKalb, Georgia, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Rehoboth Cemetery, Tucker, DeKalb, Georgia, United States.[8]

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSB-X59 : 28 May 2021), Ora F Johns in entry for John B Johns, 1870.
  2. "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXV7-6KZ : 7 February 2020), Jordan J. Chewning and Ora F. Johns, 25 Dec 1883; citing Marriage, DeKalb, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 365,271.
  3. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MBSP-787
  4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10162596/jordan-jefferson-chewning
  5. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLKF-H7P : accessed 24 June 2023), Ora Wilson in household of Amos T Wilson, Decatur, Dekalb, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 18B, family 336, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 184; FHL microfilm 1,374,197.
  6. "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJDH-NN4 : 1 February 2021), Ora Chewning, 1920.
  7. "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:K7LH-5J5 : Wed Jun 14 02:07:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Millard F Robinson and Julia L Robinson, 1940.
  8. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10162649/ora-frances-chewning




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