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Ora May Lewis 1883–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 NOV 1883

Birth Location: Jackson Co., WV

Death Date: 9 June 1963

Death Location: Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Burton Lewis

Mother: Malinda Smith

Spouse(s): Jasef Kelley

Children(s): Howard Kelley, Dessie Kelley, Harless Kelley, Homer Kelley, James Kelley, Hershel Kelley, Romie Kelley

The story of Ora May Lewis began in 1883 in Jackson Co., WV. Ora May Lewis married Jasef Whitzel Kelley, and had children including Dessie Myrtle Kelley, Harless Franklin Kelley, Hershel Leone Kelley, Homer Earl Kelley, Howard Burton Kelley, James Arlie Kelley, Romie Kelley. Ora May Lewis passed away in 1963 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ora May Lewis began in 1883 in Jackson Co., WV.
  • Ora May Lewis married Jasef Whitzel Kelley, and had children including Dessie Myrtle Kelley, Harless Franklin Kelley, Hershel Leone Kelley, Homer Earl Kelley, Howard Burton Kelley, James Arlie Kelley, Romie Kelley.
  • Ora May Lewis passed away in 1963 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Ora Lewis's Ancestors

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Ora Lewis
1883–1963
Birth Place: Jackson Co., WV
Parents
Burton Lewis
1857–1918
Putnam County, West Virginia, USA
Malinda (Elvira) Smith
1862–1889
Putnam County West Virginia
Grandparents
Andrew Lewis
1821–1881
Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Lucinda Clendenin
1825–1899
Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
John (Mansfield) Smith
1830–1924
Botetourt Co, Va
Lucrecia Harrison
1835–1917
Jackson County, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ora Lewis's Descendants

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Ora (May) Lewis (2 NOV 1883–9 June 1963) m. Jasef (Whitzel) Kelley (7 May 1867–19 August 1964)
  1. 1. Howard (Burton) Kelley 1908–1997 m. Edith (Olive) Lovejoy 1909–1970
    1. 1. James (Henry) Kelley 1932–2013 m. Wilma (Jean) Lowther 1939–2016
    2. 2. Homer (Staunton) Kelley 1934–1996
    3. 3. Howard (Franklin) Kelley 1931–2004
  2. 2. Dessie (Myrtle) Kelley 1901–1939
  3. 3. Harless (Franklin) Kelley 1904–1960
  4. 4. Homer (Earl) Kelley 1906–1984
  5. 5. James (Arlie) Kelley 1911–1998
  6. 6. Hershel (Leone) Kelley 1920–1984 m. Naomi (Lillian) Woodall 1915–1983
  7. 7. Romie Kelley 1914–1918

Ora Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1883
2 NOV 1883
Birth of Ora May Lewis in Jackson Co., WV
Jackson Co., WV
1963
9 June 1963
Age 80
Death of Ora May Lewis in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 NOV 1883
    Event Place: Jackson Co., WV

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 June 1963
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America

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