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James Nelson Collier 1895 – 1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1895

Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Feb 1958

Death Location: Norton, Wise County, Virginia, USA

Father: James Collier

Mother: Fredonia Watson

Spouse(s): Cleo Ely

Children(s): Earl Collier, Evelyn Collier, Mary Collier, Reba Collier, Vernon Collier

1895 marked the beginning of James Nelson Collier's life in Lee County, Virginia, USA, to parents James Henderson Collier and Fredonia Watson. Eventually, James Nelson Collier married Cleo Roberta Ely, and they welcomed Earl Glen Collier, Evelyn Sue Collier, Mary J Collier, Reba Collier and Vernon Vivian Collier. James Nelson Collier passed in 1958 at Norton, Wise County, Virginia, USA.

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Parents

James Collier
1856 – 1929
Birth Location: Turkey Cove, Lee, Virginia, USA
JC
Fredonia Watson
1866 – 1927
Birth Location: Washington Co, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Cleo Ely
1911 – 1991
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Earl Collier
1927 –
Birth Location: Big Stone Gap, Virginia
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Evelyn Collier
1927 – 2004
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
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Mary Collier
1929 –
Birth Location: Virginia
MC
Reba Collier
1933 –
Birth Location: Virginia
RC
Vernon Collier
1934 – 2001
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 Dec 1895
    Event Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, Number: 230-28-9529; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Feb 1958
    Event Place: Norton, Wise County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, Number: 230-28-9529; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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