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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

James Nelson Collier was born in 1895 in Lee County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Henderson Collier and Fredonia Watson. James Nelson Collier married Cleo Roberta Ely, and had children including Earl Glen Collier, Evelyn Sue Collier, Mary J Collier, Reba Collier, Vernon Vivian Collier. James Nelson Collier passed away in 1958 in Norton, Wise County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Nelson Collier was born in 1895 in Lee County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Henderson Collier and Fredonia Watson.
  • James Nelson Collier married Cleo Roberta Ely, and had children including Earl Glen Collier, Evelyn Sue Collier, Mary J Collier, Reba Collier, Vernon Vivian Collier.
  • James Nelson Collier passed away in 1958 in Norton, Wise County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Collier's Ancestors

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James Collier
1895 – 1958
Birth Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Henderson Collier
1856 – 1929
Turkey Cove, Lee, Virginia, USA
Fredonia Watson
1866 – 1927
Washington Co, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Dr (Aaron John Collier) Jr,
1801 – 1869
Turkey Cove, Lee, Virginia, United States
Sarah ("Sallie") Horton
1824 – 1900
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Pvt Collier,
1750 – 1842
Frances Frankey
1780 – 1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt Collier
1707 – 1773
Ciseley Hall
1707 – 1753

James Collier's Descendants

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James (Nelson) Collier (14 Dec 1895 – 12 Feb 1958) m. Cleo (Roberta) Ely (23 Oct 1911 – Feb 1991)
  1. 1. Earl (Glen) Collier (23 Jan 1927 – )
  2. 2. Evelyn (Sue) Collier (9 Apr 1927 – 9 Jul 2004)
  3. 3. Mary (J) Collier (abt 1929 – )
  4. 4. Reba Collier (abt 1933 – )
  5. 5. Vernon (Vivian) Collier (5 Mar 1934 – 20 Dec 2001)

James Collier's Timeline

2 Records

1895
14 Dec 1895
Birth of James Nelson Collier in Lee County, Virginia, USA
Lee County, Virginia, USA
1958
12 Feb 1958
Age 63
Death of James Nelson Collier in Norton, Wise County, Virginia, USA
Norton, Wise County, Virginia, USA

Sources

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

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

    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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