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Bertie Mae DAVIS Collins Johnson 1911–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1911

Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 23 Feb 1996

Death Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA

Father: James DAVIS

Mother: Lela Davis

Spouse(s): Olton JOHNSON, Sterling COLLINS

Children(s): Chesley COLLINS, Hazel Hamby, Linda Watkins, Gertrude COLLINS, Myrtle COLLINS

The story of Bertie Mae DAVIS Collins Johnson began in 1911 in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA. In 1920, Bertie Mae DAVIS Collins Johnson resided in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA. In 1930, Bertie Mae DAVIS Collins Johnson resided in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA. Bertie Mae DAVIS Collins Johnson married Olton Harvey Johnson, Sterling Dee Collins, and had children including Chesley Dee Collins, Gertrude Louisa Collins, Glinda Joy Johnson Goode, Hazel Maxine Collins Waddell Hamby, Linda Johnson Watkins, Myrtle Maurine Collins. Bertie Mae DAVIS Collins Johnson passed away in 1996 in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Bertie Mae DAVIS Collins Johnson began in 1911 in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA.
  • In 1920, Bertie Mae DAVIS Collins Johnson resided in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA.
  • In 1930, Bertie Mae DAVIS Collins Johnson resided in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA.
  • Bertie Mae DAVIS Collins Johnson married Olton Harvey Johnson, Sterling Dee Collins, and had children including Chesley Dee Collins, Gertrude Louisa Collins, Glinda Joy Johnson Goode, Hazel Maxine Collins Waddell Hamby, Linda Johnson Watkins, Myrtle Maurine Collins.
  • Bertie Mae DAVIS Collins Johnson passed away in 1996 in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James DAVIS
1879–1941
Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
JD
Lela Davis
1884–1956
Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
LD

Spouses(s)

Olton JOHNSON
1914–2000
Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
OJ
Sterling COLLINS
1907–1933
Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
SC

Children(s)

Chesley COLLINS
1933–1999
Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
CC
Hazel Hamby
1929–2018
Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
HH
Linda Watkins
1946–2011
Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
LW
Gertrude COLLINS
1931–1934
Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
GC
Myrtle COLLINS
1928–1928
Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
MC

Bertie Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Bertie Johnson
1911–1996
Birth Place: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Parents
James Hamilton DAVIS
1879–1941
Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Lela (Bell SILVEY) Davis
1884–1956
Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Alonzo (Lon) Davis
1837–1920
Newton County, Mississippi, USA
Harriet (Ann Thomas) DAVIS
1851–1906
Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA
James (Edward Silvey) Jr
1846–1900
Columbus, Colorado, Texas, USA
Dornisha (Leutetia GREENHAM Silvey) Brown
1865–1946
Upshur County, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
William GREENHAW
1830–1864
Rutha Greenhaw
1830–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King Jr
1802–1873
Martha Prather
1805–

Bertie Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Bertie (Mae DAVIS Collins) Johnson (7 Oct 1911–23 Feb 1996) m. Olton (Harvey) JOHNSON (16 Nov 1914–12 Aug 2000) m. Sterling (Dee) COLLINS (3 Jan 1907–22 Oct 1933)
  1. 1. Chesley (Dee) COLLINS 1933–1999 m. Dorothy (Arvena THRAILKILL) Collins 1935–2015
  2. 2. Hazel (Maxine COLLINS Waddell) Hamby 1929–2018 m. Henry (LeGrande) WADDELL 1927–2019
  3. 3. Linda (JOHNSON) Watkins 1946–2011 m. Paul (Lee) WATKINS 1944–2005
  4. 4. Gertrude (Louisa) COLLINS 1931–1934
  5. 5. Myrtle (Maurine) COLLINS 1928–1928

Bertie Johnson's Timeline

7 Records

1911
7 Oct 1911
Birth of Bertie Mae DAVIS Collins Johnson in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 9
Bertie Mae DAVIS Collins Johnson resided here in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 19
Bertie Mae DAVIS Collins Johnson resided here in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
Bertie Mae DAVIS Collins Johnson resided here in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 29
Bertie Mae DAVIS Collins Johnson resided here in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Bertie Mae DAVIS Collins Johnson resided here in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
1996
23 Feb 1996
Age 85
Death of Bertie Mae DAVIS Collins Johnson in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1911
    Event Place: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nacogdoches, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04111; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 174-9
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Nacogdoches, Texas; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342113
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tyler Morning Telegraph; Publication Date: 24 Feb 1996; Publication Place: Tyler, Texas, USA; ,0.3195326,0.19152997,0.4749567&xid=3355
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Nacogdoches, Texas; Roll: 2969; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 174-21

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Nacogdoches, Texas; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342113

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nacogdoches, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04111; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 174-9

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nacogdoches, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04111; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 174-9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Nacogdoches, Texas; Roll: 2969; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 174-21

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1996
    Event Place: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tyler Morning Telegraph; Publication Date: 24 Feb 1996; Publication Place: Tyler, Texas, USA; ,0.3195326,0.19152997,0.4749567&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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