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Betty Claire JAMES Collins 1926 – 2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 September 1926

Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 13 September 2011

Death Location: Birmingham Memorial Hospital, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

Father: Frank Collins

Mother: Ruby Spencer

Spouse(s): Ray James

Children(s): Ann James

Betty Claire JAMES Collins was born in 1926 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Frank E Collins and Ruby Bee COLLINS Spencer. In 1930, Betty Claire JAMES Collins resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. In 1935, Betty Claire JAMES Collins resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama. Betty Claire JAMES Collins married Ray Warren James, and had children including Ann James. Betty Claire JAMES Collins passed away in 2011 in Birmingham Memorial Hospital, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Betty Claire JAMES Collins was born in 1926 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Frank E Collins and Ruby Bee COLLINS Spencer.
  • In 1930, Betty Claire JAMES Collins resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1935, Betty Claire JAMES Collins resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama.
  • Betty Claire JAMES Collins married Ray Warren James, and had children including Ann James.
  • Betty Claire JAMES Collins passed away in 2011 in Birmingham Memorial Hospital, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Betty Collins's Ancestors

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Betty Collins
1926 – 2011
Birth Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Frank E Collins
1905 – 1981
Pike County, Alabama
Ruby (Bee COLLINS) Spencer
1904 – 1999
Pike County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Betty Collins's Descendants

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Betty (Claire JAMES) Collins (1 September 1926 – 13 September 2011) m. Ray (Warren) James (abt 1923 – 19 Apr 2005)
  1. 1. Ann James (10 April 1955 – )

Betty Collins's Timeline

5 Records

1926
1 September 1926
Birth of Betty Claire JAMES Collins in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 4
Betty Claire JAMES Collins resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Betty Claire JAMES Collins resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 14
Betty Claire JAMES Collins resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
2011
13 September 2011
Age 85
Death of Betty Claire JAMES Collins in Birmingham Memorial Hospital, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Birmingham Memorial Hospital, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 September 1926
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, Publication Place: Hoover, Alabama, USA; fh_id=10202&s_id=
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00092; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 68-52
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Page: 67A; Enumeration District: 0219; FHL microfilm: 2339758
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Page: 67A; Enumeration District: 0219; FHL microfilm: 2339758

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00092; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 68-52

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00092; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 68-52

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 September 2011
    Event Place: Birmingham Memorial Hospital, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, Publication Place: Hoover, Alabama, USA; fh_id=10202&s_id=
    [2] United States Obituary Collection, Publication: Birmingham News; Publication Date: 09/ 16/ 2011; Publication Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA; pid=153649124
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jefferson Memorial Gardens South, Hoover, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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