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Leila Emma Hayes Collins 1882–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 April 1882

Birth Location: Chilton County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 16 November 1950

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: John Hays

Mother: Celia Collins

Spouse(s): John Collins

Children(s): Frances Collins, Glennie Collins, Hollis Collins, Lloyd Collins, John Collins, Hazel Collins, Dollie (Bankson), Ceila Collins, Floid Collins, Infant Collins, Doil Collins

Leila Emma Hayes Collins was born in 1882 in Chilton County, Alabama, USA, the child of John Wesley Hays And Celia Garner Collins. In 1900, Leila Emma Hayes Collins resided in Strasburg, Chilton, Alabama, USA. Leila Emma Hayes Collins married John Retice Collins, and had children including Ceila Frances Collins, Doil Collins, Dollie Louetta Collins Bankson, Floid Collins, Frances Garner Collins, Glennie Erie Collins, Hazel Tinnie Collins, Hollis Doyle Collins, Infant Collins, John Redius J R Collins, Lloyd Daniel Collins, Ollie Butler. Leila Emma Hayes Collins passed away in 1950 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Leila Emma Hayes Collins was born in 1882 in Chilton County, Alabama, USA, the child of John Wesley Hays And Celia Garner Collins.
  • In 1900, Leila Emma Hayes Collins resided in Strasburg, Chilton, Alabama, USA.
  • Leila Emma Hayes Collins married John Retice Collins, and had children including Ceila Frances Collins, Doil Collins, Dollie Louetta Collins Bankson, Floid Collins, Frances Garner Collins, Glennie Erie Collins, Hazel Tinnie Collins, Hollis Doyle Collins, Infant Collins, John Redius J R Collins, Lloyd Daniel Collins, Ollie Butler.
  • Leila Emma Hayes Collins passed away in 1950 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hays
1860–1948
Birth Location: Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America
JH
Celia Collins
1864–1956
Birth Location: Chilton County, Alabama, USA
CC

Spouses(s)

John Collins
1880–1965
Birth Location: Chilton, Alabama, United States
JC

Children(s)

Frances Collins
1918–2001
Birth Location: Alabama
FC
Glennie Collins
1904–1973
Birth Location: Chilton County, Alabama, United States of America
GC
Hollis Collins
1908–1976
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
HC
Lloyd Collins
1904–1959
Birth Location: Thorsby, Chilton County, Alabama
LC
John Collins
1920–2010
Birth Location: Alabama
JC
Hazel Collins
1912–1997
Birth Location: Alabama
HC
Dollie (Bankson)
1915–1994
Birth Location: Alabama
D(
Ceila Collins
1918–2001
Birth Location: Thorsby, Chilton County, Alabama, USA
CC
Floid Collins
1909–1909
Birth Location: Alabama
FC
Infant Collins
1905–1905
Birth Location: –
IC
Doil Collins
1909–
Birth Location: Alabama
DC

Leila Collins's Ancestors

Self
Leila Collins
1882–1950
Birth Place: Chilton County, Alabama, USA
Parents
John Wesley Hays
1860–1948
Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America
Celia (Garner) Collins
1864–1956
Chilton County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Hiram (McDuffy) Hays
1830–1887
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (C “Rebecca”) Ware
1834–1860
Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, United States
James (Washington Collins) Sr
1819–1893
Alabama, United States of America
Martha (A) Bastain
1822–1903
Jackson, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Hays
1790–1860
Charlotte Howard
1792–1848
Samuel Wear
1790–1845
Mary Mawhenny
1805–1870
James Collins
1781–1826
Penelope Baggett
1785–1868
Jacob Bostian
1790–1851
Martha Bastin
1792–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jr.
1770–1850
Elizabeth Wade
1772–1870
Seth Howard
1746–1810
Adrah Collins
1748–1808
Col Constitution
1753–1817
Mary Thompson
1758–1797
Moses Collins
1766–1822
Clarissa Stribling
1760–1835
Joel Baggett
1753–1825
Martha Amason
1762–1835
Mathias Bostain
1759–1823
Sarah A
1760–
Groves Sammons
1769–1853
Sarah Sledge
1769–1853

Leila Collins's Descendants

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Leila (Emma Hayes) Collins (27 April 1882–16 November 1950) m. John (Retice) Collins (30 October 1880–27 November 1965)
  1. 1. Frances (Garner) Collins 1918–2001
  2. 2. Glennie (Erie) Collins 1904–1973 m. Quince Brodrick 1897–1969
    1. 1. John (Retice) Brodrick 1922–1991 m. Louise (Rebecca) King 1911–1981 m. Florence (May “Tod”) Brown 1921–2010
  3. 3. Hollis (Doyle) Collins 1908–1976
  4. 4. Lloyd (Daniel) Collins 1904–1959 m. Kathleen Forrester 1908–1937 m. Ethel (Louise) Cochran 1905–2020
    1. 1. Mary (Frances) Collins 1930–2019 m. Thomas (Everett Merrell) Jr 1928–1981
  5. 5. John (Redius "J.R.") Collins 1920–2010
  6. 6. Hazel (Tinnie) Collins 1912–1997 m. Wesley (Herman) King 1910–1987
  7. 7. Dollie (Louetta Collins) (Bankson) 1915–1994
  8. 8. Ceila (Frances) Collins 1918–2001
  9. 9. Floid Collins 1909–1909
  10. 10. Infant Collins 1905–1905
  11. 11. Doil Collins 1909–

Leila Collins's Timeline

11 Records

1882
27 April 1882
Birth of Leila Emma Hayes Collins in Chilton County, Alabama, United States of America
Chilton County, Alabama, United States of America
1882
27 April 1882
Birth of Leila Emma Hayes Collins in Chilton County, Alabama, USA
Chilton County, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 18
Leila Emma Hayes Collins resided here in Strasburg, Chilton, Alabama, USA
Strasburg, Chilton, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 28
Leila Emma Hayes Collins resided here in Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama, USA
Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama, USA
1926
1926
Age 44
Leila Emma Hayes Collins resided here in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 48
Leila Emma Hayes Collins resided here in Tarrant, Tarrant, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Tarrant, Tarrant, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 53
Leila Emma Hayes Collins resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 58
Leila Emma Hayes Collins resided here in E P 9 Thorsby, Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama, USA
E P 9 Thorsby, Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 68
Leila Emma Hayes Collins resided here in Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama, USA
Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama, USA
1950
16 Nov 1950
Age 68
Death of Leila Emma Hayes Collins in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
1950
16 November 1950
Age 68
Death of Leila Emma Hayes Collins in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 April 1882
    Event Place: Chilton County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00012; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 11-19A
    [2] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tarrant, Jefferson, Alabama; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0138; FHL microfilm: 2339766
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Strasburg, Chilton, Alabama; Roll: 7; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0033
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama; Roll: T624_6; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1374019
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Union-Banner; Publication Date: 23 Nov 1950; Publication Place: Clanton, Alabama, USA; ,0.27897343,0.9269755,0.43661195&xid=3355
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama; Roll: 2709; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 11-26

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 April 1882
    Event Place: Chilton County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Strasburg, Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Strasburg, Chilton, Alabama; Roll: 7; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0033

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama; Roll: T624_6; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1374019

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Tarrant, Tarrant, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tarrant, Jefferson, Alabama; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0138; FHL microfilm: 2339766

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00012; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 11-19A

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: E P 9 Thorsby, Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00012; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 11-19A

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama, 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: Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama; Roll: 2709; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 11-26

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Thorsby, Ala.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Union-Banner; Publication Date: 23 Nov 1950; Publication Place: Clanton, Alabama, USA; ,0.27897343,0.9269755,0.43661195&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1950
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Union-Banner; Publication Date: 23 Nov 1950; Publication Place: Clanton, Alabama, USA; ,0.27897343,0.9269755,0.43661195&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 November 1950
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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