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Elvira "Elva" Collins 1780–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1780

Birth Location: Princess Anne, Virginia

Death Date: May 1860

Death Location: Hancock, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA

Father: David Collins

Mother: Thompsey Posting

Spouse(s): Morman Lawson

Children(s): Phoebe **

In 1780, Elvira "Elva" Collins entered the world in Princess Anne, Virginia, born to David Solomon Collins Collins And Thompsey Saponi Posting. Elvira "Elva" Collins married Morman Moreman Lawson, and had children including Phoebe Ellen Lawson. Elvira "Elva" Collins passed away in 1860 in Hancock, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1780, Elvira "Elva" Collins entered the world in Princess Anne, Virginia, born to David Solomon Collins Collins And Thompsey Saponi Posting.
  • Elvira "Elva" Collins married Morman Moreman Lawson, and had children including Phoebe Ellen Lawson.
  • Elvira "Elva" Collins passed away in 1860 in Hancock, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Collins
1750–1832
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
DC
Thompsey Posting
1753–1810
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
TP

Spouses(s)

Morman Lawson
1751–1842
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
ML

Children(s)

Phoebe **
1816–1900
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia
P*

Elvira Collins's Ancestors

Self
Elvira Collins
1780–1860
Birth Place: Princess Anne, Virginia
Parents
David Solomon Collins Collins
1750–1832
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Thompsey ((saponi)) Posting
1753–1810
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
JOHN (WILLIAM) COLLINS
1691–1753
Nansemond County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
MARY (MARTHA) DEMPSEY-COLLINS
1696–1775
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
William (Polston) Posting\Balston
1720–1800
England
Elizabeth ("Eliza" Pitfield) Polston
1725–1800
England
Great-Grandparents
William Collins
1665–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elvira Collins's Descendants

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Elvira ("Elva") Collins (abt 1780–May 1860) m. Morman (Moreman) Lawson (17 Jan 1751–16 Sept 1842)
  1. 1. Phoebe (Ellen Lawson) ** 1816–1900 m. William (Henderson) DURHAM 1814–1900
    1. 1. Thomas (Jackson) Durham 1862–1939 m. Rebecca (Jane) Durham 1866–1924
      1. 1. Lelia (Mae) Tiller 1894–1929 m. James (Ira) Tiller 1885–1969
        1. 1. Janice (Mae) Tiller 1929–2019 m. Lindsey (Boyd) Adkins 1925–2007
      2. 2. Blanche (Tennie) Summers 1903–1998
      3. 3. John (Everett) Durham 1887–1971
      4. 4. William (Pierce) Durham 1890–1962
      5. 5. Roy (Stinson) Durham 1908–1969
      6. 6. Edna Hunnell 1900–1992

Elvira Collins's Timeline

2 Records

1780
abt 1780
Birth of Elvira "Elva" Collins in Princess Anne, Virginia
Princess Anne, Virginia
1860
May 1860
Age 80
Death of Elvira "Elva" Collins in Hancock, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Hancock, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1780
    Event Place: Princess Anne, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1860
    Event Place: Hancock, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
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