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Emma Janet Highfill Collins 1930–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 June 1930

Birth Location: Bethel, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 23 April 2016

Death Location: Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: T Highfill

Mother: Connonel Highfill

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The story of Emma Janet Highfill Collins began in 1930 in Bethel, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America. In 1935, Emma Janet Highfill Collins resided in Haywood, North Carolina. In 1940, Emma Janet Highfill Collins resided in North Brook, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA. Emma Janet Highfill Collins passed away in 2016 in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Emma Janet Highfill Collins began in 1930 in Bethel, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • In 1935, Emma Janet Highfill Collins resided in Haywood, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, Emma Janet Highfill Collins resided in North Brook, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA.
  • Emma Janet Highfill Collins passed away in 2016 in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Emma Collins's Ancestors

Self
Emma Collins
1930–2016
Birth Place: Bethel, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
T F Highfill
1904–1992
Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Connonel Highfill
1905–1993
Crabtree, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Patrick (H.) Highfill
1858–1945
Janet (E) Highfill
1865–1933
Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
Thomas (Lawson) Kirkpatrick
1870–1940
Crabtree, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Hattie (Keturah) Kirkpatrick
1876–1960
Crabtree, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Yagler Kirkpatrick
1847–1931
Sarah Kirkpatrick
1848–1923
Thomas Ferguson
1851–1932
Barbara West
1855–1935
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hiram Rogers
1828–
Mary Ferguson
1829–
William West
1811–1887
Naomi Wesy
1813–1893

Emma Collins's Timeline

5 Records

1930
1 June 1930
Birth of Emma Janet Highfill Collins in Bethel, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Bethel, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 5
Emma Janet Highfill Collins resided here in Haywood, North Carolina
Haywood, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 10
Emma Janet Highfill Collins resided here in North Brook, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
North Brook, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 20
Emma Janet Highfill Collins resided here in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
2016
23 April 2016
Age 86
Death of Emma Janet Highfill Collins in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 June 1930
    Event Place: Bethel, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: North Brook, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02937; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 55-22
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: 5672; Page: 79; Enumeration District: 104-72

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Haywood, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: North Brook, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02937; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 55-22

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: North Brook, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: North Brook, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02937; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 55-22

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, 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: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: 5672; Page: 79; Enumeration District: 104-72

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 April 2016
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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