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Elvira Collins 1770–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1770

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: May 1860

Death Location: Hancock County, Tennessee

Father: David Collins

Mother: Thompsey Posting

Spouse(s): Morman Lawson, Moorman Sr

Children(s): David Lawson, Charles Lawson, Morman Lawson, Phoebe Lawson, Jane Lawson, Peter Lawson, William Lawson

In 1770, Elvira Collins entered the world in Virginia, born to David Collins And Thompsey Posting. In 1834, Elvira Collins resided in Virginia;Tennessee. In 1848, Elvira Collins resided in Jonesboro, Tennessee, USA. Elvira Collins married Moorman Norman Issac Lawson Rev War War Of 1812 Sr, Morman Lawson, and had children including Charles Lawson, David Lawson, Jane Lawson, Morman Lawson, Peter Lawson, Phoebe Ellen Lawson, William Stokely Lawson. Elvira Collins passed away in 1860 in Hancock County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1770, Elvira Collins entered the world in Virginia, born to David Collins And Thompsey Posting.
  • In 1834, Elvira Collins resided in Virginia;Tennessee.
  • In 1848, Elvira Collins resided in Jonesboro, Tennessee, USA.
  • Elvira Collins married Moorman Norman Issac Lawson Rev War War Of 1812 Sr, Morman Lawson, and had children including Charles Lawson, David Lawson, Jane Lawson, Morman Lawson, Peter Lawson, Phoebe Ellen Lawson, William Stokely Lawson.
  • Elvira Collins passed away in 1860 in Hancock County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Elvira Collins's Ancestors

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Elvira Collins
1770–1860
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
David Collins
1750–1832
Grayson, Virginia, United States
Thompsey Posting
1750–1810
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John Collins
1690–1752
Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Martha Dempsey
1700–1759
North Carolina,,Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
William GG-M
1665–1735
Elizabeth Moore
1665–1735
John Densey
1664–1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Collins
1643–1730

Elvira Collins's Descendants

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Elvira Collins (abt 1770–May 1860) m. Morman Lawson (17 Jan 1751–16 SEP 1842) m. Moorman (Norman Issac Lawson Rev War\War of 1812) Sr (17 Jan 1751–16 Sep 1842)
  1. 1. David Lawson 1775–1839
  2. 2. Charles Lawson 1805–
  3. 3. Morman Lawson 1815–1905
  4. 4. Phoebe (Ellen) Lawson 1819–
  5. 5. Jane Lawson 1820–
  6. 6. Peter Lawson 1811–1840
  7. 7. William (Stokely) Lawson 1820–1888

Elvira Collins's Timeline

5 Records

1770
abt 1770
Birth of Elvira Collins in Virginia
Virginia
1834
1834;1856
Age 64
Elvira Collins resided here in Virginia;Tennessee
Virginia;Tennessee
1848
1848-1868
Age 78
Elvira Collins resided here in Jonesboro, Tennessee, USA
Jonesboro, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 80
Elvira Collins resided here in Subdivision 33, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
Subdivision 33, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
1860
May 1860
Age 90
Death of Elvira Collins in Hancock County, Tennessee
Hancock County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1770
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 33, Hancock, Tennessee; Roll: 881; Page: 65b
    [2] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 27; Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Sneedville, Hancock, T

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1834;1856
    Event Place: Virginia;Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1848-1868
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 33, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 33, Hancock, Tennessee; Roll: 881; Page: 65b

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1860
    Event Place: Hancock County, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 27; Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Sneedville, Hancock, T

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