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Joseph Johnson
(1793-1874)
Catherine Mary Wood
(1793-1856)
John Boyd Orr
(1787-1856)
Sarah Bowman
(1796-1875)
Joseph Wood Johnson
(1833-1901)
Henrietta Orr
(1834-1896)
Ona Deette Johnson
(1869-1908)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Howard Francis Myers

Ona Deette Johnson 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 17 September 1869, Ohio 3 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Howard Francis Myers on 13 December 1888 in , Stark County, OH 1 2
  • Died: November 1908, Alliance, OH at age 39 3 6
  • Buried: November 1908, Alliance City Cemetery, Alliance, OH 6
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Lexington Township, Stark County, OH on 24 June 1870. 4

1870 US Census
Page 28, Family 227
Lexington Township, Stark, Ohio, United States
Ona Johnson..9m..Ohio

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Lexington Township, Stark County, OH on 17 June 1880. 5

1880 US Census
Page 100C, District 143, Family 743, Roll 1067
Lexington Township, Stark County, Ohio
Ona Johnson..Daughter..10..OH..House Work

(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Alliance, OH on 7 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 124, Family 179
Alliance, Stark, Ohio, United States
57 East Market Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 11 years
Ona D. Myers..Wife..Apr 1870..30..Ohio..2/2

(Living with husband and 2 children.)

NOTE - Her birth date is believed to be 17 Sep 1869 instead of Apr 1870.



• She was buried in November 1908 in the Alliance City Cemetery in Alliance, OH.

PLOT J-5
Find a Grave Memorial 89299101
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Ona married Howard Francis Myers, son of Jonathan Myers and Emmaline Coppock, on 13 December 1888 in , Stark County, OH.1 2 (Howard Francis Myers was born on 10 November 1868 in Ohio,2 7 8 died on 25 November 1933 in Deming, NM 8 9 and was buried after 25 November 1933 in Alliance City Cemetery, Alliance, OH 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 13 December 1888, in , Stark County, OH. 1

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Alliance, OH on 7 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 124, Family 179
Alliance, Stark, Ohio, United States
57 East Market Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 11 years
Howard F. Myers..Head..Nov 1868..31..Ohio..R. R. Postal Clerk
Ona D. Myers..Wife..Apr 1870..30..Ohio..2/2
Mervin Myers..Son..May 1890..10..Ohio..At School
Henrietta Myers..Daughter..Feb 1892..8..Ohio..At School
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Howard F. Myers
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 13 Dec 1888
Event Place: Stark, Ohio, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 20
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Father's Name: Jonathan Myers
Spouse's Name: Ona D. Johnson
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Record Number: 33
Reference ID: p 310

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD23-RSD : 8 March 2021), Howard F. Myers and Ona D. Johnson, 13 Dec 1888; citing Marriage, Stark, Ohio, United States, p 310, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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A few researchers add a third child named Minerva Myers supposed born on the same day as Merwin Myers, thus making them twins. There are no birth records to support this and on the 1900 US Census, the mother stated that she had given birth to only 2 children.
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Sources


1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 April 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD23-RSD : 8 March 2021), Howard F. Myers and Ona D. Johnson, 13 Dec 1888; citing Marriage, Stark, Ohio, United States, p 310, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Alliance, Stark, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 124, sheet 7B, family 179, Howard Francis Myers and Ona Deette Johnson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 April 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 Robert E. Wallace, World Family Tree Vol. 012, Ed. 1, Tree #1194 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: July 28, 1997).

4 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Lexington Township, Stark, Ohio, United States, p. 28, family 227, Joseph Wood Johnson and Henrietta Orr; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 10 April 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

5 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Lexington Township, Stark County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 143, p. 100C, dwelling 657, family 743, Joseph Wood Johnson and Henrietta Orr; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Dec 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1067.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 13 April 2021, memorial page for Ona D Johnson Myers (1869-Nov 1908), Find a Grave Memorial no. 89299101, citing Alliance City Cemetery, Alliance, Stark County, Ohio, USA

7 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Washington Township, Stark, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 244, sheet 5B, family 73, Howard Francis Myers; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 April 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1232.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 13 April 2021, memorial page for Howard Francis Myers (1868-25 Nov 1933), Find a Grave Memorial no. 89299100, citing Alliance City Cemetery, Alliance, Stark County, Ohio, USA

9 "New Mexico Deaths, 1889-1945," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1546466 : accessed 13 April 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLYC-4YL : 10 March 2018), Howard Frances Myers, 25 Nov 1933; citing Deming, Luna, New Mexico, reference cn 2553, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Santa Fe; FHL microfilm 1,913,294.


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