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Nora Mae Staples 1903–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1903

Birth Location: Bowie, Texas

Death Date: 5 Nov 1978

Death Location: Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA

Father: Samuel Staples

Mother: Josephine Sawyer

Spouse(s): Gene Colbert

Children(s): Charles Colbert, Thomas Colbert, Johnny Colbert, Billy Calbert, Geneva Benson

Nora Mae Staples was born in 1903 in Bowie, Texas, the child of Samuel Sam Staples And Josephine Sawyer. Nora Mae Staples married Gene C Colbert, and had children including Billy Jean Calbert, Charles Edward Colbert, Geneva Colbert Benson, Johnny J 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, Texas, the child of Samuel Sam Staples And Josephine Sawyer.
  • Nora Mae Staples married Gene C Colbert, and had children including Billy Jean Calbert, Charles Edward Colbert, Geneva Colbert Benson, Johnny J Colbert, Thomas Lee Colbert.
  • Nora Mae Staples passed away in 1978 in Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Staples
1875–1954
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Josephine Sawyer
1878–1964
Birth Location: Texas
JS

Spouses(s)

Gene Colbert
1877–1963
Birth Location: Scottsburg, Alabama
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Children(s)

Charles Colbert
1936–1988
Birth Location: Tyler Smith, Texas
CC
Thomas Colbert
1926–1989
Birth Location: Topeka, Kansas
TC
Johnny Colbert
1928–1996
Birth Location: Mabank, Kaufman, Texas, USA
JC
Billy Calbert
1932–2015
Birth Location: Tyler, Texas
BC
Geneva Benson
1931–1948
Birth Location: Texas, United States of America
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Nora Staples's Ancestors

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Nora Staples
1903–1978
Birth Place: Bowie, Texas
Parents
Samuel Sam Staples
1875–1954
Alabama, USA
Josephine Sawyer
1878–1964
Texas
Grandparents
Cary (A) Staples
1820–1903
Tennessee, United States
Mary (Ann Mollie) Williams
1848–1931
Jackson County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mason Sr
1826–1870
Nancy Burks
1824–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alfred Colbert
1832–
Mary Colbert
1795–1880

Nora Staples's Descendants

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Nora (Mae) Staples (6 May 1903–5 Nov 1978) m. Gene (C) Colbert (20 Jun 1877–4 May 1963)
  1. 1. Charles (Edward) Colbert 1936–1988 m. Saundra (Jo) Heath 1942–2023
  2. 2. Thomas (Lee) Colbert 1926–1989
  3. 3. Johnny (J.) Colbert 1928–1996
  4. 4. Billy (Jean) Calbert 1932–2015
  5. 5. Geneva (Colbert) Benson 1931–1948

Nora Staples's Timeline

2 Records

1903
6 May 1903
Birth of Nora Mae Staples in Bowie, Texas
Bowie, Texas
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, Texas

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