Ora Melissa WilsonAge: 79 years1878–1957
- Name
- Ora Melissa Wilson
- Given names
- Ora Melissa
- Surname
- Wilson
- Married name
- Ora Melissa Ellis
 Birth | January 30, 1878 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Marriage | David Alvin Ellis — View this family about 1901 (Age 22 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Evelyn Ellis 1902 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Judson Ellis about 1905 (Age 26 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 37 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a son | Judson Ellis 1917 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 38 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 39 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 3, 1920 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 51 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 8, 1930 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | September 1, 1957 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sangie Cemetery |
| Family with David Alvin Ellis |
| husband |
David Alvin Ellis Birth: November 30, 1878 33 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 29, 1958 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Ora Melissa Wilson Birth: January 30, 1878 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 1, 1957 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1901 — |
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2 years daughter |
Evelyn Ellis Birth: 1902 23 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 1957 |
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4 years son |
Judson Ellis Birth: about 1905 26 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1917 |
No family available
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - David Alvin Ellis - Household
615 Franklin Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - David Alvin Ellis - Household
462 Edick Place Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - David Alvin Ellis - Household
329 N. McClain Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
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