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Bennie Franklin Collins 1911–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 March 1911

Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 2 May 1955

Death Location: Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Collins

Mother: Josephine Watkins

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Bennie Franklin Collins was born in 1911 in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of John Engram Collins And Josephine Watkins. In 1920, Bennie Franklin Collins resided in Wagener, Oconee, South Carolina, USA. Bennie Franklin Collins passed away in 1955 in Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bennie Franklin Collins was born in 1911 in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of John Engram Collins And Josephine Watkins.
  • In 1920, Bennie Franklin Collins resided in Wagener, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.
  • Bennie Franklin Collins passed away in 1955 in Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Bennie Collins's Ancestors

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Bennie Collins
1911–1955
Birth Place: Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
John Engram Collins
1878–1924
Pickens County, South Carolina
Josephine Watkins
1883–1939
Grandparents
John (Marion Collins) MD
1844–1919
Pickens District, South Carolina
Lettie (Catherine) Alexander
1851–1933
Pickens District, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Collins
1805–
Mary Eaton
1807–1880
John Alexander
1811–1887
Elizabeth Stansell
1827–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Micajah Alexander
1784–1877
Elizabeth Lewis
1783–1840

Bennie Collins's Timeline

3 Records

1911
14 March 1911
Birth of Bennie Franklin Collins in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 9
Bennie Franklin Collins resided here in Wagener, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Wagener, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1955
2 May 1955
Age 44
Death of Bennie Franklin Collins in South Carolina, United States of America
South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 March 1911
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wagener, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1955
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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