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Nora Mae Staples 1903–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1903

Birth Location: Bowie, Montague County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 5 Nov 1978

Death Location: Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA

Father: Samuel *

Mother: Josephine Sawyer

Spouse(s): Eugene Colbert

Children(s): Erline Colbert, Charles Colbert, Geneva Colbert, Billy Colbert, Thomas Colbert, Johnny Colbert, Robert Colbert, Patsy Colbert

Nora Mae Staples was born in 1903 in Bowie, Montague County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Samuel Sam Staples And Josephine Josie Sawyer. Nora Mae Staples married Eugene Calvin Gene Colbert, and had children including Billy Gene Colbert, Charles Edward Colbert, Erline Colbert, Geneva Colbert, Johnny Junior Colbert, Patsy Colbert, Robert Gene Colbert, Thomas Lee Colbert. Nora Mae Staples passed away in 1978 in Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Nora Mae Staples was born in 1903 in Bowie, Montague County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Samuel Sam Staples And Josephine Josie Sawyer.
  • Nora Mae Staples married Eugene Calvin Gene Colbert, and had children including Billy Gene Colbert, Charles Edward Colbert, Erline Colbert, Geneva Colbert, Johnny Junior Colbert, Patsy Colbert, Robert Gene Colbert, Thomas Lee Colbert.
  • Nora Mae Staples passed away in 1978 in Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA.

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Nora Staples's Ancestors

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Nora Staples
1903–1978
Birth Place: Bowie, Montague County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Samuel “Sam” Staples *
1875–1954
Alabama, USA
Josephine (Josie) Sawyer
1878–1964
Alabama, United States of America
Grandparents
Cary (A.) Staples
1820–1903
Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann Mollie) Williams
1848–1931
Jackson County, Alabama, USA
Albert (Harding) Sawyer
1850–1934
Macoupin County, Illinois
Nannie (R.) SoRelle
1851–1947
Marshall, Harrison, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Staples
1797–1847
Jane Larkin
1787–1859
Mason Sr
1830–1870
Nancy Burks
1824–1910
John Sorelle
1807–1882
Mary Vincent
1829–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John 38
1765–1841
Mary Watts
1769–1838

Nora Staples's Descendants

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Nora (Mae) Staples (6 May 1903–5 Nov 1978) m. Eugene (Calvin "Gene") Colbert (20 Jun 1877–4 May 1963)
  1. 1. Erline Colbert 1935–2019
  2. 2. Charles (Edward) Colbert 1936–1988 m. Saundra (Jo) Heath 1942–2023
  3. 3. Geneva Colbert 1931–1948
  4. 4. Billy (Gene) Colbert 1932–2015
  5. 5. Thomas (Lee) Colbert 1926–1989
  6. 6. Johnny (Junior) Colbert 1928–1996
  7. 7. Robert (Gene) Colbert 1927–2010
  8. 8. Patsy Colbert 1933–2022

Nora Staples's Timeline

2 Records

1903
6 May 1903
Birth of Nora Mae Staples in Bowie, Montague County, Texas, United States of America
Bowie, Montague County, Texas, United States of America
1978
5 Nov 1978
Age 75
Death of Nora Mae Staples in Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1903
    Event Place: Bowie, Montague County, Texas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1978
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA

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