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Ralph Joshua Collins 1910–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 JAN 1910

Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina

Death Date: 15 JUN 1978

Death Location: Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Waddie Collins

Mother: Seletha Guinn

Spouse(s): Margie Cantrell

Children(s): Ralph Collins

Ralph Joshua Collins was born in 1910 in Oconee County, South Carolina, the child of Waddie Thompson Collins And Seletha Bethany Guinn. Ralph Joshua Collins married Margie Minerva Cantrell, and had children including Betty Ann Collins, Ralph Kenneth Collins. Ralph Joshua Collins passed away in 1978 in Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ralph Joshua Collins was born in 1910 in Oconee County, South Carolina, the child of Waddie Thompson Collins And Seletha Bethany Guinn.
  • Ralph Joshua Collins married Margie Minerva Cantrell, and had children including Betty Ann Collins, Ralph Kenneth Collins.
  • Ralph Joshua Collins passed away in 1978 in Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Ralph Collins's Ancestors

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Ralph Collins
1910–1978
Birth Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
Parents
Waddie Thompson Collins
1884–1957
Oconee County, South Carolina
Seletha (Bethany) Guinn
1889–1971
Oconee County, South Carolina
Grandparents
John (Marion Collins) MD
1844–1919
Pickens District, South Carolina
Lettie (Catherine) Alexander
1851–1933
Pickens District, South Carolina
Willis (Basden) Guinn
1864–1914
Pickens District, South Carolina
Mary (Malinda) Albertson
1864–1913
Pickens District, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Collins
1805–
Mary Eaton
1807–1880
John Alexander
1811–1887
Elizabeth Stansell
1827–1891
James Guinn
1812–1870
Susan Gantt
1820–1900
Jackson Albertson
1831–1868
Catherine Phillips
1828–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Micajah Alexander
1784–1877
Elizabeth Lewis
1783–1840
Samuel Albertson
1781–1866
Cynthia Graham
1794–1887
Levi Jr.
1799–1870

Ralph Collins's Descendants

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Ralph (Joshua) Collins (1 JAN 1910–15 JUN 1978) m. Margie (Minerva) Cantrell (9 August 1912–5 May 1997)
  1. 1. Ralph (Kenneth) Collins 1946–2020

Ralph Collins's Timeline

2 Records

1910
1 JAN 1910
Birth of Ralph Joshua Collins in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina
1978
15 JUN 1978
Age 68
Death of Ralph Joshua Collins in Spalding, Georgia
Spalding, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 JAN 1910
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1978
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Greenville News - 17 Jun 1978 - Page 21, Obituary for Ralph J. Collins 17 Jun 1978

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Walhalla
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 17 Jun 1978; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.76386297,0.9641346,0.96268034&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 JUN 1978
    Event Place: Spalding, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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