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Myrtle Lee Collins 1921–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1921

Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama

Death Date: 13 Sep 2011

Death Location: Trussville, Jefferson, Alabama

Father: Thomas Sr.

Mother: Lula Bass

Spouse(s): Jesse Thornton

Children(s):

The story of Myrtle Lee Collins began in 1921 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama. In 1930, Myrtle Lee Collins resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama. In 1935, Myrtle Lee Collins resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama. Myrtle Lee Collins married Jesse Lee Thornton, William Dyer Martin, and had children including James Thomas Thornton, Mary Evelyn Thornton. Myrtle Lee Collins passed away in 2011 in Trussville, Jefferson, Alabama.

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Biography

  • The story of Myrtle Lee Collins began in 1921 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama.
  • In 1930, Myrtle Lee Collins resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama.
  • In 1935, Myrtle Lee Collins resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama.
  • Myrtle Lee Collins married Jesse Lee Thornton, William Dyer Martin, and had children including James Thomas Thornton, Mary Evelyn Thornton.
  • Myrtle Lee Collins passed away in 2011 in Trussville, Jefferson, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Myrtle Collins's Ancestors

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Myrtle Collins
1921–2011
Birth Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Parents
Thomas Herndon Collins Sr.
1897–1968
Hale, Alabama
Lula (Ellen) Bass
1904–1974
Alabama
Grandparents
Walter (Fulton) Collins
1862–1937
Alabama
Annie (Elmira) Southworth
1879–1964
Perry, Alabama
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Myrtle Collins's Timeline

7 Records

1921
14 Oct 1921
Birth of Myrtle Lee Collins in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
1930
21 Apr 1930
Age 9
Myrtle Lee Collins resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
1935
1935
Age 14
Myrtle Lee Collins resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
1940
2 Apr 1940
Age 19
Myrtle Lee Collins resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
1940
16 Oct 1940
Age 19
Myrtle Lee Collins resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
2011
10 Sep 2011
Age 90
Death of Myrtle Lee Collins in Booneville, Prentiss, Mississippi
Booneville, Prentiss, Mississippi
2011
13 Sep 2011
Age 90
Burial of Myrtle Lee Collins in Trussville, Jefferson, Alabama
Trussville, Jefferson, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1921
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, County Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1930
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1940
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 2011
    Event Place: Booneville, Prentiss, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Sep 2011
    Event Place: Trussville, Jefferson, Alabama

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