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James Alfred Collier 1889 – 1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1889

Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 Jun 1958

Death Location: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Patton Collier

Mother: Sarah Johnson

Spouse(s): Mollie Kaylor

Children(s): Adelaide Collier, Reba Collier, James Collier, Fred Collier, JAMES Collier, DOROTHY Collier, Opal Hopkins, Tency Collier, Sarah Collier, MAMIE COLLIER

In 1889, James Alfred Collier entered the world in Lee County, Virginia, USA, born to Patton Collier and Sarah D Johnson. James Alfred Collier married Mollie Kaylor, and had children including Adelaide Collier, Reba Collier, James Elmer Collier, Fred Collier, JAMES ROBERT "JR" Collier, DOROTHY B. Collier, Opal Collier Hopkins, Tency Collier, Sarah Theo Collier, MAMIE RUTH COLLIER. James Alfred Collier passed away in 1958 in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1889, James Alfred Collier entered the world in Lee County, Virginia, USA, born to Patton Collier and Sarah D Johnson.
  • James Alfred Collier married Mollie Kaylor, and had children including Adelaide Collier, Reba Collier, James Elmer Collier, Fred Collier, JAMES ROBERT "JR" Collier, DOROTHY B. Collier, Opal Collier Hopkins, Tency Collier, Sarah Theo Collier, MAMIE RUTH COLLIER.
  • James Alfred Collier passed away in 1958 in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patton Collier
1865 – 1900
Birth Location: Turkey Cove, Lee, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Johnson
1867 – 1901
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mollie Kaylor
1894 – 1970
Birth Location: Kentucky
MK

Children(s)

Adelaide Collier
1910 – 2002
Birth Location: Virginia
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Reba Collier
1913 – 1985
Birth Location: Virginia
RC
James Collier
1914 – 1969
Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, United States
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Fred Collier
1917 – 1943
Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, United States
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JAMES Collier
1919 – 2001
Birth Location: Virginia
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DOROTHY Collier
1922 – 2010
Birth Location: Virginia
DC
Opal Hopkins
1925 – 2003
Birth Location: Virginia
OH
Tency Collier
1927 – 2004
Birth Location: Virginia
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Sarah Collier
1929 – 2013
Birth Location: –
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MAMIE COLLIER
1931 – 1936
Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia, USA
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James Collier's Ancestors

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James Collier
1889 – 1958
Birth Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Patton Collier
1865 – 1900
Turkey Cove, Lee, Virginia, United States
Sarah (D) Johnson
1867 – 1901
Lee, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Isom (W.) Collier
1815 – 1880
Lee, Virginia, USA
Nancy (J) Dawson
1825 – 1865
Gragson; VA
Alfred Johnson
1844 – 1916
Lee Co, Virginia
Rebecca Smith
1846 – 1890
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Collier
1775 – 1845
Catherine Roberts
1778 – 1862
Robert Dawson
1814 – 1903
Sophia Reynolds
1815 – 1914
James Johnson
1825 – 1914
Dolly Parker
1828 – 1895
William Smith
1821 –
Mary Ely
1823 – 1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron Collier
1750 – 1842
Elizabeth Goad
1755 – 1830

James Collier's Descendants

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James (Alfred) Collier (2 Aug 1889 – 11 Jun 1958) m. Mollie Kaylor (22 Apr 1894 – 1970)
  1. 1. Adelaide Collier (17 Jun 1910 – MAY 1, 2002)
  2. 2. Reba Collier (1913 – 21 Nov 1985)
  3. 3. James (Elmer) Collier (19 Oct 1914 – 29 Sep 1969)
  4. 4. Fred Collier (28 Mar 1917 – 3 Jul 1943)
  5. 5. JAMES (ROBERT "JR") Collier (9 Jul 1919 – 10 Sep 2001)
  6. 6. DOROTHY (B.) Collier (23 Jan 1922 – 15 Aug 2010)
  7. 7. Opal (Collier) Hopkins (abt 1925 – Aug 2003)
  8. 8. Tency Collier (1 Mar 1927 – 2004)
  9. 9. Sarah (Theo) Collier (1929 – 2013)
  10. 10. MAMIE (RUTH) COLLIER (15 May 1931 – 21 Mar 1936)

James Collier's Timeline

2 Records

1889
2 Aug 1889
Birth of James Alfred Collier in Lee County, Virginia, USA
Lee County, Virginia, USA
1958
11 Jun 1958
Age 69
Death of James Alfred Collier in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1889
    Event Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1958
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
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