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Elijah Collins 1843–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1843

Birth Location: Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: 19 November 1920

Death Location: Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Chrisopher Collins

Mother: Emily Scarborough

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Elijah Collins was born in 1843 in Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America, the child of Chrisopher B Collins And Emily Amelia Scarborough. Elijah Collins passed away in 1920 in Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elijah Collins was born in 1843 in Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America, the child of Chrisopher B Collins And Emily Amelia Scarborough.
  • Elijah Collins passed away in 1920 in Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Elijah Collins's Ancestors

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Elijah Collins
1843–1920
Birth Place: Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America
Parents
Chrisopher B Collins
1808–1854
Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
Emily (Amelia) Scarborough
1818–1898
Mississippi, United States of America
Grandparents
David Scarborough
1779–1872
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Zilpha Scarborough
1789–1886
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Samuel 1752
1752–1806
Elizabeth Scarborough
1757–1843
Tarlton *
1773–1815
Zelphia Walker
1770–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Scarborough
1720–1773

Elijah Collins's Timeline

2 Records

1843
3 May 1843
Birth of Elijah Collins in Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America
Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America
1920
19 November 1920
Age 77
Death of Elijah Collins in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America
Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1843
    Event Place: Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 November 1920
    Event Place: Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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