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Kenneth Stuart Collis 1921–2023 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1921

Birth Location: Arden, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 January 2023

Death Location: Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Collis

Mother: Ester Prather

Spouse(s): Edna Collins

Children(s):

Kenneth Stuart Collis was born in 1921 in Arden, West Virginia, USA, the child of John Edward Collis And Ester Custer Prather. In 1930, Kenneth Stuart Collis resided in Arden, Arden, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA. In 1935, Kenneth Stuart Collis resided in Rural, Berkeley. Kenneth Stuart Collis married Edna Catherine Collins, and had children including Kenneth S Collis Jr, Michael Craig Collis, Vicki Lynn Collis. Kenneth Stuart Collis passed away in 2023 in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Kenneth Stuart Collis was born in 1921 in Arden, West Virginia, USA, the child of John Edward Collis And Ester Custer Prather.
  • In 1930, Kenneth Stuart Collis resided in Arden, Arden, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, Kenneth Stuart Collis resided in Rural, Berkeley.
  • Kenneth Stuart Collis married Edna Catherine Collins, and had children including Kenneth S Collis Jr, Michael Craig Collis, Vicki Lynn Collis.
  • Kenneth Stuart Collis passed away in 2023 in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Kenneth Collis's Ancestors

Self
Kenneth Collis
1921–2023
Birth Place: Arden, West Virginia, USA
Parents
John Edward Collis
1889–1961
Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America
Ester (Custer) Prather
1894–1965
Darkesville, Berkeley, West Virginia
Grandparents
James (Nathaniel) Collis
1859–1912
Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America
Matilda (Thersa) Coe
1859–1928
West Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Norval Coe
1834–1909
Mary Hartley
1837–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah Hartley
1817–1850
Lucy Flora
1816–

Kenneth Collis's Timeline

8 Records

1921
15 May 1921
Birth of Kenneth Stuart Collis in Arden, West Virginia, USA
Arden, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 9
Kenneth Stuart Collis resided here in Arden, Arden, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Arden, Arden, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 14
Kenneth Stuart Collis resided here in Rural, Berkeley
Rural, Berkeley
1940
1940
Age 19
Kenneth Stuart Collis resided here in Gerrardstown Dist, Gerardstown, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Gerrardstown Dist, Gerardstown, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 21
Kenneth Stuart Collis resided here in Inwood, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Inwood, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 29
Kenneth Stuart Collis resided here in Mill Creek, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Mill Creek, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
1996
1996
Age 75
Kenneth Stuart Collis resided here in Inwood, WV
Inwood, WV
2023
16 January 2023
Age 102
Death of Kenneth Stuart Collis in Kearneysville, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America
Kearneysville, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1921
    Event Place: Arden, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Brown Funeral Home; Publication Date: 2023; Publication Place: Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA
    [4] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For West Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 95
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gerardstown, Berkeley, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04393; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 2-5
    [6] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Arden, Berkeley, West Virginia; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342260
    [8] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mill Creek, Berkeley, West Virginia; Roll: 356; Page: 35; Enumeration District: 2-38

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Arden, Arden, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Arden, Berkeley, West Virginia; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342260

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Berkeley
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gerardstown, Berkeley, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04393; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 2-5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Gerrardstown Dist, Gerardstown, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gerardstown, Berkeley, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04393; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 2-5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Inwood, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For West Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 95

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mill Creek, Berkeley, West Virginia, 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: Mill Creek, Berkeley, West Virginia; Roll: 356; Page: 35; Enumeration District: 2-38

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996
    Event Place: Inwood, WV
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Berkeley, West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Inwood
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Brown Funeral Home; Publication Date: 2023; Publication Place: Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Inwood, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 2023
    Event Place: Kearneysville, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Brown Funeral Home; Publication Date: 2023; Publication Place: Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Brown Funeral Home; Publication Date: 2023; Publication Place: Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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