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Robert Lee Collier 1896 – 1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1896

Birth Location: Lee County, VA

Death Date: 9 Mar 1938

Death Location: Jonesville, VA

Father: Patton Collier

Mother: Sarah Johnson

Spouse(s): Tina Poteet

Children(s): Harold Collier, Mary Collier, James Collier, Janet Collier, Charles Collier, Sadie Collier, Robert Collier

The story of Robert Lee Collier began in 1896 in Lee County, VA. Robert Lee Collier married Tina Esther Poteet, and had children including Harold Carlton Collier, Mary Lee Mozelle Collier, James Hybert Collier, Janet Berniece Collier, Charles Keith Collier, Sadie Collier, Robert L Collier. Robert Lee Collier passed away in 1938 in Jonesville, VA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Lee Collier began in 1896 in Lee County, VA.
  • Robert Lee Collier married Tina Esther Poteet, and had children including Harold Carlton Collier, Mary Lee Mozelle Collier, James Hybert Collier, Janet Berniece Collier, Charles Keith Collier, Sadie Collier, Robert L Collier.
  • Robert Lee Collier passed away in 1938 in Jonesville, VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patton Collier
1865 – 1900
Birth Location: Turkey Cove, Lee, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Johnson
1867 – 1901
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Tina Poteet
1897 – 1980
Birth Location: Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Harold Collier
1920 – 2004
Birth Location: Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, United States
HC
Mary Collier
1922 – 1925
Birth Location: Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, United States
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James Collier
1924 – 1988
Birth Location: Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, United States
JC
Janet Collier
1927 – 1965
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
JC
Charles Collier
1929 –
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
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Sadie Collier
1932 – 2021
Birth Location: Virginia
SC
Robert Collier
1934 – 2010
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
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Robert Collier's Ancestors

Self
Robert Collier
1896 – 1938
Birth Place: Lee County, VA
Parents
Patton Collier
1865 – 1900
Turkey Cove, Lee, Virginia, United States
Sarah (D) Johnson
1867 – 1901
Lee, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Isom (W.) Collier
1815 – 1880
Lee, Virginia, USA
Nancy (J) Dawson
1825 – 1865
Gragson; VA
Alfred Johnson
1844 – 1916
Lee Co, Virginia
Rebecca Smith
1846 – 1890
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Collier
1775 – 1845
Catherine Roberts
1778 – 1862
Robert Dawson
1814 – 1903
Sophia Reynolds
1815 – 1914
James Johnson
1825 – 1914
Dolly Parker
1828 – 1895
William Smith
1821 –
Mary Ely
1823 – 1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron Collier
1750 – 1842
Elizabeth Goad
1755 – 1830

Robert Collier's Descendants

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Robert (Lee) Collier (8 Feb 1896 – 9 Mar 1938) m. Tina (Esther) Poteet (14 Oct 1897 – 17 Apr 1980)
  1. 1. Harold (Carlton) Collier (5 Feb 1920 – 15 Feb 2004)
  2. 2. Mary (Lee Mozelle) Collier (31 Aug 1922 – 17 Jul 1925)
  3. 3. James (Hybert) Collier (27 Jul 1924 – 15 Nov 1988) m. Carolyn (Maye) Blair (8 Dec 1931 – 31 January 2006) m. Mary (Frances) Collier (27 January 1928 – 29 March 2003)
    1. 1. Randie (Lee) Collier (07 Mar 1951 – 20 Apr 1999)
    2. 2. Lyndee Collier (8 Oct 1953 – 8 Nov 2009)
    3. 3. Cyndee Collier (8 Oct 1953 – 2 October 2012)
    4. 4. Sherry Collier
    5. 5. Jan Collier
  4. 4. Janet (Berniece) Collier (21 Jan 1927 – 19 Aug 1965) m. Pete Jordan m. Cecil (Eugene) Bolton (4 Jul 1924 – 8 Sep 1996)
    1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Bolton (24 Sep 1944 – ) m. Gary Schmitz m. Michael Merritt
      1. 1. Willaim Schmitz (25 Mar 1972 – )
      2. 2. Cynthia (Paige) Merritt (Nov – )
      3. 3. Lisa (Michele) Merritt (7 Jan 1965 – )
    2. 2. Linda (Louise) Bolton (16 Jan 1947 – ) m. Robert (Merle) Clark (21 Feb 1947 – 18 Mar 2018)
      1. 1. Robert (Jason) Clark (16 Nov 1966 – )
      2. 2. Trisha Clark (11 Apr 1969 – ) m. Troy (Douglas) McMahon m. Warren (Eugene) Ketcherside (26 Aug 1965 – ) m. Richard (Wayne) Biester (06 Aug 1968 – )
        1. 1. Tiffany (Noelle) Ketcherside (13 Nov 1988 – ) m. Robert Sharp (6 May 1989 – )
        2. 2. Michael (Jared) Clark (02 Apr 1987 – ) m. Patricia (Laene) Walber (15 Aug 1987 – )
      3. 3. Misty (Dawn) Clark (27 Feb 1972 – ) m. George (Curtis) Biester (1970 – ) m. Michael Molitor (11 Mar 1969 – )
        1. 1. Erik (Eleil) Clark (28 Jan 2000 – )
        2. 2. Nathan (Michael) Molitor (16 Feb 1992 – )
  5. 5. Charles (Keith) Collier (4 Jun 1929 – )
  6. 6. Sadie Collier (abt 1932 – 11/23/2021) m. James (William) Tipton (abt 1927 – )
  7. 7. Robert (L) Collier (14 Aug 1934 – 24 Sep 2010) m. Barbara Collier
    1. 1. Leesa Collier
    2. 2. Gary Collier

Robert Collier's Timeline

2 Records

1896
8 Feb 1896
Birth of Robert Lee Collier in Lee County, VA
Lee County, VA
1938
9 Mar 1938
Age 42
Death of Robert Lee Collier in Jonesville, VA
Jonesville, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1896
    Event Place: Lee County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1938
    Event Place: Jonesville, VA
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