Florence Lea Ai (Anthony) Ogawa (1947 - 2010)

Born 21 Oct 1947 in Albany, Shackelford, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 20 Mar 2010 at age 62 in Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Ai (Anthony) Ogawa is Notable.

Ai Ogawa (born Florence Anthony) was a famous poet and educator. She won the 1999 National Book Award for Poetry.^[1]

Florence was born 21 Oct 1947 ^[2] and passed away in 2010.

Ai described herself as 1/2 Japanese, 1/8 Choctaw-Chickasaw, 1/4 Black, 1/16 Irish, Southern Cheyenne, and Comanche

In the 1950 census Florence (age 2) was the granddaughter of Robert H Walls in Smithville, Pima, Arizona, United States.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Ai (poet)
2. ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8HH-B8G : 1 January 2015), Florence Lea Anthony, 21 Oct 1947; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
3. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
   citing Page: 5; Line: 7; Digital film/folder number: 108808081; Image number: 7
   FamilySearch Record: 6XKG-Y9N9 (accessed 15 October 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHK-9QH7-YWBM
   Florence L Anthony (2), single granddaughter, in household of Robert H Walls (39 years) in Smithville, Pima, Arizona, United States. Born in Texas.

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q403146, en:Wikipedia
• Story-Teller Poet: The Ai Ogawa Papers are Newly Available in the Manuscript Division (https://blogs.loc.gov/manuscripts/2023/03/story-teller-poet-the-ai-ogawa-papers-are-newly-available-in-the-manuscript-division/)
• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLK3-TP3 : 8 November 2019), Ai I Ogawa, 2004-2008.
• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJK8-RPBF : 20 June 2020), A I Ogawa, 1999-2001.