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Kenneth James Collier 1939 – 2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1939

Birth Location: Des Monies, Polk, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 21 Mar 2006

Death Location: Des Monies, Polk, Iowa, USA

Father: Clyde Collier

Mother: Dorothy Neil

Spouse(s): Benola Foster, Sharron Collier

Children(s): Kenneth Collier, Keith Collier

Early life: Kenneth James Collier Sr arrived in Des Monies, Polk, Iowa, USA in 1939, born to Clyde Henry Collier and Dorothy Mae Neil. Over time, Kenneth James Collier Sr formed a family with Benola L. Foster and Sharron Ann Collier, which included Kenneth James Collier and Keith A Collier. Kenneth James Collier Sr concluded life in Des Monies, Polk, Iowa, USA in 2006.

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Parents

Clyde Collier
1904 – 1972
Birth Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
CC
Dorothy Neil
1906 – 1995
Birth Location: Buxton, Monroe, Iowa, USA
DN

Spouses(s)

Benola Foster
Birth Location: –
BF
Sharron Collier
1944 – 2022
Birth Location: Longstreet, De Soto Parish, Louisiana
SC

Children(s)

Kenneth Collier
1972 – 2009
Birth Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
KC
Keith Collier
1978 –
Birth Location: Des Monies, Polk, Iowa, USA
KC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 31 Jan 1939
    Event Place: Des Monies, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019, U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2012, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: East High School; Year: 1958, Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01196; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 100-122, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 24 Mar 2006; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; ,0.8861444,0.6378505,0.9708567&xid=3355, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 26 Mar 2006; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; ,0.04433493,0.33447507,0.38427165&xid=33

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01196; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 100-122

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01196; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 100-122

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Des Moines

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1953
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1958
    Event Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: East High School; Year: 1958

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1968
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 20/ Jun/ 1968; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA;

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1973-2020
    Event Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1978
    Event Place: Muncie
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1990
    Event Place: Des Moines, IA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1992
    Event Place: Des Moines, IA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1993
    Event Place: Des Moines, IA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1995
    Event Place: Des Moines, IA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1996
    Event Place: Des Moines, IA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Des Moines
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 24 Mar 2006; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; ,0.8861444,0.6378505,0.9708567&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Des Moines SJ?Y
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 26 Mar 2006; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; ,0.04433493,0.33447507,0.38427165&xid=33

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 21 Mar 2006
    Event Place: Des Monies, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2012, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 24 Mar 2006; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; ,0.8861444,0.6378505,0.9708567&xid=3355, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 26 Mar 2006; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; ,0.04433493,0.33447507,0.38427165&xid=33

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 27 Mar 2006
    Event Place: Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA (military section)
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 26 Mar 2006; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; ,0.04433493,0.33447507,0.38427165&xid=33
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