John Oliver Killens (1916 - 1987)

Born 14 Jan 1916 in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States

Died 27 Oct 1987 at age 71 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

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John Oliver Killens was an American fiction writer from Georgia.

John Oliver Killens was born in Macon, Georgia and was the son of Charles Myles Killens, Sr, and Willie Lee Killens.^[1]

John aspired to be a lawyer and attended some historically black colleges, including Edward Waters College, Robert H. Terrell Law School, Morris Brown College, and Howard University.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K73M-QW9 : 22 December 2019), John O Killens in household of Chas M Killens, Tract 30, District of Columbia, Police Precinct 10, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-409, sheet 5A, line 39, family 108, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 567.
2. ↑ Blumberg, Naomi. "John Oliver Killens, American writer and activist". Encyclopædia Britannica. Web, accessed 25 Sep 2022.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:39X7-8N2 : accessed 16 May 2023), Jno O Kellen in household of Maria Gilbert, Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 26, sheet 6A, line 7, family 99, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 338; FHL microfilm 2,340,073.

• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8TM-Z8H : 5 December 2014), John O Killens, enlisted 03 Jul 1942, Ft Myer, Virginia, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV54-36LG : accessed 28 February 2022), Mr John Oliver Killens, Georgia, United States, 31 Oct 1987; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.

• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4N-3DZ9 : 11 February 2023), John Oliver Killens, .

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